David Lee Lyon, age 70, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023 at the Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Friday, August 4, 2023 at the Cedar Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Eric Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in EverRest of Cheatham Cemetery in Pleasant View.
The family will receive friends from 4-8pm Thursday, at the church, and again from 10am until time of the service at 11am Friday, at the church.
Mr. Lyon was born April 1, 1953 in Sturgis, KY to the late Darnell and Emma Lee Lyon. He was born, raised, and married his loving wife in KY. Then David and Mary Lou moved to southern IL where they raised their children, and then they moved to Springfield 26 years ago. While in IL, David became a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. Mr. Lyon was a Mining Engineer with Zeigler Coal Company, Old Ben Coal Corporation, and then locally with The Rogers Group, retiring in 2016. He was a member of Gideons International for many years, as well as the Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief organization. David’s passion was to spread the Gospel. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather who loved to travel and plan trips for his family. Mr. Lyon was a member of the Cedar Hill Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Barbara O’Connor, and Patti Browning.
David is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mary Lou Lyon; daughters, Dawne (Perry) Montgomery of Murphysboro, IL, and Sarah (Tim) Ellsworth of Jackson, TN; son, Joshua (April) Lyon of Pleasant View, TN; 9 grandchildren, Devan (Amber) Baril, Megan Baril, Madison Baril, Daniel Ellsworth, Emmalee Ellsworth, Noah Ellsworth, Makayla Lyon, Drew Lyon, and Hannah Lyon; 1 great granddaughter, Greyson Wilson; brothers, William “Bill” (Donna) Lyon, and Thomas “Tommy” (Margaret) Lyon; and a sister, Virginia “Gina” (Jim) Treuthardt.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or by visiting https://www.stjude.org or to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 97251, Washington DC, 20090 or by visiting https://www.gideons.org
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
