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Submitted: 2/18/19 • Approved: 2/18/19 • Last Updated: 2/21/19 • R1256143-G1256143-S3
Lucille
September 15, 1916 - January 22, 2018
Daughter of Clarence C & Hortia Moss Day
Van
April 30, 1912 - December 19, 1986
Son of John Ardis & Ila Jane Matthews Tyson
Married 1st Fannie Rhea Cheek Tyson 1911–1953
who is buried in Atkins City Cemetery
Atkins, Pope County, Arkansas
Lucille Day Tyson died peacefully in her sleep Monday, January 22, 2018, after 101 years of service and devotion to her family and community. She was born September 15, 1916, in DeValls Bluff (Prairie County), Arkansas, to Clarence and Hortia Moss Day. She left her position as postmaster at Hazen to marry Van Tyson (Atkins postmaster) and became a citizen of Atkins, Arkrkansas, in 1956. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband; four brothers, John Day, Tom Day, Carl Day, and George Day; and sisters, Minnie Tilghman, Elsie Hughes, Mary Ingram, and Martha Trusler.
She is survived by four stepchildren and partners: John Thomas (Barbara) Tyson of St. Louis, Missouri, Van Allen (Virginia) Tyson, Frances Rebecca “Beckie” Tyson, and Robert Henry Tyson, all of Atkins; grandchildren: Joshua Van Tyson and Claire Elise Tyson (Alex) of St Louis, Missouri; Emory Tyson (the late Jason) Molitor of Russellville; Gail Tyson (Mark) Murdoch of Atkins; Robert Warren Riley, III of Salt Lake City, Utah; Kelly Athleen Riley (Travis) Arnold of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Jon Michael Tyson (Nena) of Liberty, Missouri; and Scarlett Ann Tyson (Sean) of Gladstone, Missouri; and great-grandchildren Moira Elaine Murdoch (Judd) Moore of Conway, Abigail Marie Molitor and Olivia Helen Molitor of Russellville, Sean Aidan Cusack of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Roman and Lincoln Tyson of Liberty, Missouri, and a great-great-granddaughter, Laykin Moore, and many special nieces and nephews.
She grew up on a farm and once said she valued the family closeness and the freedom of that life. In Atkins she was a civic volunteer, serving on the Atkins Planning Commission and a leader of Memorial Presbyterian Church. She was a skilled and avid gardener, a seamstress, a painter, and a quilter. She became an artist in quilt-making, creating her own designs. Her quilts won many awards for the quality of her work, and she furnished many friends and family members with love in the form of a quilt. One of her principal joys was to plan, cook and serve delicious meals to family and friends.
Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday at Lemley Funeral Service, and services will be 2 pm Saturday at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Atkins. Officiating the service will be Charles Olson and Rev Keith Coker.
Pallbearers will be Mark Murdoch, Sean Cusack, Travis Arnold, Robert Riley, Mike Tyson, Josh Tyson, Matthew Gullett, Glenn Gray and Paul Allen Gray. Honorary pall bearers will be Bill Cains, Judd Moore, and Todd Tyson.
Contributed on 2/18/19 by hawkinsdonna48
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