Obit: Lyon, Archie Dale #2 (1902 - 1961)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Lyon, Shymanski, Behrens, Warner, Bigges, Schuette, Widmar, Miller, Olson, Egbert

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) July 27, 1961

Lyon, Archie Dale (12 December 1902 - 16 July 1961)

Archie Dale Lyon, 598, of Riplinger, former Greenwood resident, died July 16 at Milwaukee County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Lyon had visited relatives in Racine and were starting on their return trip to Riplinger, when he suffered a heart attack and died shortly after.

Archie Lyon, son of William and Luetta Lyon, was born December 12, 1902, at Northfield.  He was married in June, 1922, to Lucille Shymanski.  In 19231 he and his parents moved from Alma Center to Greenwood, where for many yeas they operated a restaurant.  Fourteen years ago they moved to Riplinger, where they operated a general store until last June, when he retired.

He is survived by his wife; three sons, Harold of Sparta, and William and Gerald of Riplinger; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Hill Funeral Home in Greenwood. The Rev. Orval Egbert, pastor of the United Church, officiated.  Burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Miss Nettie Miller sang, "Face to Face" and "Sometime we’ll Understand," accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Daniel Olson.

Pallbearers were Fred Behrens, Don Warner, William Bigges, Charles Shymanski, Walter Schuette and John Widmar.