Inez Ford Lyons 1864-1929

FORD, LYONS, BLACK, WILLIS, HORN, DOROTHY, RINGLAND, TURNER

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/20/2001 at 17:09:05

LOCAL WOMAN DIED AT FAIRFIELD

Mrs. Inez Ford Lyons was born in Wayne county, Ohio, December 7, 1864, and passed away at the Jefferson county hospital in Fairfield Saturday, December 21, at the age of 65 years. The following children survive: Mrs. Zenith Black, Fairfield, Mrs. Stella Willis, Kenoshoea, Ill., Mrs. Mabel Horn, and Harry Lyons of Ottumwa, Mrs. Lola Dorothy, Ft. Madison, Mrs. Helen Ringland, Chicago, Mrs. Mina Turner and Sam Lyons of Birmingham also 28 grand children and two great grand children. The funeral was held in the Methodist Episcopal church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. R. V. Pike in charge. Miss Mary Hootman, Mrs. Stanley Watts, Merle Countryman and John Wilson sang the selections. Burial was made in the Winchester cemetery.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 334 of Obit Book B found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in July 1999. Name of newspaper not given, however a handwritten at top of the obit is "Keo. Rep. 2 Jan 1930 p.7 col. 2.")

I am NOT related to Mrs. Inez Ford Lyons and am posting her obit for those who may find her in their family history.