Emily (Froom) Lyons (2010)

LYONS, FROOM, MCDONALD, REEVES

Posted By: Shirley Keating (email)
Date: 1/28/2010 at 21:34:57

Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa
January 25, 2010

EMILY LYONS, Winterset

Emily Lyons, 72, died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born December 10, 1937 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Austin and Lucille Froom.

She enjoyed being with her family, reading and writing.

Emily is survived by her children Jeff (Corinne) Lyons; and Jamie (Bryan) McDonald; her grandchildren Ben, Adam, Chelsea and Jenna Lyons; Jake and Breanna Reeves and great- granddaughters Sadie and Kaylee.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be held 1 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 3424 Forest Ave.

A visitation with the family present will be Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 5 to 8 p.m., at Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street, Des Moines.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation in loving memory of Emily.
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa

January 27, 2010

EMILY LYONS, WINTERSET

Emily Lyons, 72, of Winterset, died Sunday, Jan. 24 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Funeral services were held today (Wednesday, Jan. 27) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Des Moines.

Emily Froom was born Dec. 10, 1937, in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Austin and Lucille Froom.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by a son, Jeff Lyons; a daughter, Jamie McDonald; six grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.

The Hamilton Southtown Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the Arthritis Foundation.