September 14, 1940 ~ March 22, 2022
Shirley Edith Lyons, 81, North Manchester, passed away at 1:19 am on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Peabody Retirement Community in North Manchester. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Saturday, September 14, 1940, to Tracy and Edith (Coffelt) Wampner. On December 5, 1959, she married Bruce Lyons and he preceded her in death.
Shirley graduated from Van Buren High School.
Although Shirley was a homemaker and considered a homebody, she was a babysitter for several families. However, Shirley was actively involved in other areas outside the home. She was her children’s biggest cheerleader and attended most, if not all, of their sporting events. She was also both a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader and a softball coach. She took care of her family in so many ways and put her hand to canning and gardening to financially help their family of six.
Survivors include her two sons, Greg (late wife, Stephanie) Lyons of Gas City, and Ricky (Malisa) Lyons of Marion; two daughters, Peggy Lyons of Raleigh, NC, and Angela (David) Glass of Silver Lake; three grandsons, Derek (Karla) Lyons of Hartford City, Preston Robinson of Raleigh, NC, and Jordan Welch of MO; five granddaughters, Courtney (Bryan) Clem of Jonesboro, Jessica (Darin) Fridley of Fort Benning, GA, Alexa (Kolt Derry) Glass of Silver Lake, Abigail Glass of Silver Lake, and Kayla Welch of Gas City; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Delbert (Betty) Wampner of WI; two sisters, Virginia (Ron) Estes and Lois (Tom) Kilgore.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bruce Lyons; three great-grandchildren; four brothers, Herman Craig, Willis Wampner, Elwood Wampner, and Harvey Wampner; four sisters, Arretta Powell, Bertha Booth, Betty Turner, and Ellowaine Miller.
The family will receive visitors from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon on Friday, March 25, 2022, at Needham-Storey-Wampner- Storey Chapel, 400 E. Main Street, Gas City, IN.
A Funeral Service to celebrate Shirley’s life will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, March 25, 2022, at Needham-Storey-Wampner – Storey Chapel. Pastor Mick Simpkins will be officiating with burial following at Grant Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Cancer Services of Grant County Tower Suites 305 S. Norton Ave., Marion, IN 46952.
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