Gary Roe Lyon (2010)

LYON, MITTAG, VARCE

Posted By: Shirley Keating (email)
Date: 8/26/2010 at 22:40:42

Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa
August 21, 2010

GARY ROE LYON, Van Meter

Gary Roe Lyon, 54, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at his home after battling with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Monday, August 23, 2010 at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Norwalk. Burial will follow at the Van Meter Cemetery, Van Meter, Iowa.

Gary was born August 18, 1956 in Winterset to Forrest and Leona Lyon. He and his wife, Mary Jude had lived in Van Meter for 29 years. As the founder of Gary Lyon Construction, Gary loved being a home builder. He enjoyed participating in his children's sporting events as they grew up. He had a great appreciation for the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and being in the timber. Gary was an avid NASCAR fan and a member of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Jude Lyon; son, Nicholas (Elizabeth) Lyon of Winterset; daughter, Ashley (Nathan) Mittag of Waukee; grandsons, Hunter and Jaden Lyon, Coltrane Mittag; mother, Leona Lyon of Van Meter; brothers, Ron (Vickie) Lyon of Winterset, Terry (Jan) Lyon of Van Meter; and sister, Bonnie (Dwight) Varce of Cherokee. Gary was preceded in death by his father and his daughter, Melissa Lyon.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 22, 2010, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church where a vigil service will begin at 4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Foundation PO Box 57271, Washington DC, 20037.