HOMER PAUL LYONS
Homer Paul Lyons, 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He and his twin brother, Howard, were born Feb. 28, 1921, to Paul Irvin Lyons and Roxie Mary Cary Lyons on the family farm north of Metz, Mo., the site which is now the McGinnis Youth Center.
He was educated in the rural public schools and graduated from Metz High School. He married Clara Margaret Easton on July 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kan. She preceded him in death on Nov. 9, 2010. He proudly served our country in the Civil Air Patrol and then in the Army Air Corps as a B-29 flight engineer instructor during WWII. Following his discharge from the Army, Homer and Clara bought a farm in Vernon County. They began operating a grade A dairy farm and farming in Metz Township.
He was very active in church and community activities, having served on the Metz school board for a number of years. Following their retirement from the farm, Homer and Clara moved to Fort Scott, where he worked in real estate and was a member of the American Legion. Homer was a member of the Community Christian Church and active in the 55 plus program there.
Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. today at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Community Christian Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. 66701.
Homer Paul Lyons, 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He and his twin brother, Howard, were born Feb. 28, 1921, to Paul Irvin Lyons and Roxie Mary Cary Lyons on the family farm north of Metz, Mo., the site which is now the McGinnis Youth Center.
He was educated in the rural public schools and graduated from Metz High School. He married Clara Margaret Easton on July 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kan. She preceded him in death on Nov. 9, 2010. He proudly served our country in the Civil Air Patrol and then in the Army Air Corps as a B-29 flight engineer instructor during WWII. Following his discharge from the Army, Homer and Clara bought a farm in Vernon County. They began operating a grade A dairy farm and farming in Metz Township.
He was very active in church and community activities, having served on the Metz school board for a number of years. Following their retirement from the farm, Homer and Clara moved to Fort Scott, where he worked in real estate and was a member of the American Legion. Homer was a member of the Community Christian Church and active in the 55 plus program there.
Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. today at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Community Christian Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. 66701.
HOMER PAUL LYONS
Homer Paul Lyons, 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He and his twin brother, Howard, were born Feb. 28, 1921, to Paul Irvin Lyons and Roxie Mary Cary Lyons on the family farm north of Metz, Mo., the site which is now the McGinnis Youth Center.
He was educated in the rural public schools and graduated from Metz High School. He married Clara Margaret Easton on July 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kan. She preceded him in death on Nov. 9, 2010. He proudly served our country in the Civil Air Patrol and then in the Army Air Corps as a B-29 flight engineer instructor during WWII. Following his discharge from the Army, Homer and Clara bought a farm in Vernon County. They began operating a grade A dairy farm and farming in Metz Township.
He was very active in church and community activities, having served on the Metz school board for a number of years. Following their retirement from the farm, Homer and Clara moved to Fort Scott, where he worked in real estate and was a member of the American Legion. Homer was a member of the Community Christian Church and active in the 55 plus program there.
Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. today at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Community Christian Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. 66701.
Homer Paul Lyons, 91, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. He and his twin brother, Howard, were born Feb. 28, 1921, to Paul Irvin Lyons and Roxie Mary Cary Lyons on the family farm north of Metz, Mo., the site which is now the McGinnis Youth Center.
He was educated in the rural public schools and graduated from Metz High School. He married Clara Margaret Easton on July 25, 1943, in Wichita, Kan. She preceded him in death on Nov. 9, 2010. He proudly served our country in the Civil Air Patrol and then in the Army Air Corps as a B-29 flight engineer instructor during WWII. Following his discharge from the Army, Homer and Clara bought a farm in Vernon County. They began operating a grade A dairy farm and farming in Metz Township.
He was very active in church and community activities, having served on the Metz school board for a number of years. Following their retirement from the farm, Homer and Clara moved to Fort Scott, where he worked in real estate and was a member of the American Legion. Homer was a member of the Community Christian Church and active in the 55 plus program there.
Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. today at the Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Community Christian Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. 66701.
