TYLER, Alice LaVon (1930-2019)

TYLER

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 5/26/2020 at 19:45:36

Alice LaVon Tyler
(October 30, 1930 - July 13, 2019)

Alice LaVon Tyler went to be with the Lord on Saturday July 13, 2019. A daughter of the late Leslie Graham Smith and Bernice Reed Smith, she was born in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Foods & Nutrition. She was married to David Earle Tyler on September 6, 1952. She moved to Athens, GA in 1966 where she received a Master's degree in education and taught for 20 years before retiring in 1992. In 2012 she moved to Fort Mill, SC to be closer to her children and grandchildren.

A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who lived for her family, she is survived by her sister Arleen Bumgardner of Des Moines, IA, husband David Earle Tyler of Fort Mill, SC; son John William Tyler of Fontana, CA; daughter Anne Tyler Sink of Charlotte, NC; two grandchildren Christina Marie Smith of Raleigh, NC and Laura Michelle Sink of Charlotte, NC; great grandson Ian Thomas Smith of Raleigh, NC; brother-in-law Bruce Bumgardner of Des Moines, IA, sister-in-law Jean Smith of Harlingen, TX, son-in-law Ralph Merritt Sink of Charlotte, NC and Grandson-in-law Tyler O'Neil Smith of Raleigh, NC. This memorial is provided by Peterson Funeral Home, 415 School Street, Carlisle, Iowa,
http://www.petersonfuneralservice.com