Richard Eugene “Jeep” Lyon, 79, of Village Mills, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at his residence in Wildwood. He was shipping and receiving supervisor for Lubrizol in Deer Park for thirty-one years before retiring to Wildwood, were he had been a resident for the last nineteen years.
Richard is survived by his wife, Joyce Lyon of Wildwood; son, Gary Lyon of Felton, California; daughter, Kathy Bogan and husband Bryan of Arlington; brother, Don Lyon and wife Phyllis of Deer Park; grandchildren, Matthew Evan Hill, Travis Richard Hill, Samantha Pearl Lyon, Brenda Anderson, and Bethney Bogan; great-grandchildren, Andrew Hill, Madeline Anderson, and Elizabeth Bogan.
A memorial service celebrating Richard’s life will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at Wildwood-Village Mills United Methodist Church, FM 3063 Village Mills, Texas, with Reverends Eldon Reed and Jim McConnell officiating.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 172, Village Mills, Texas 77663 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 3195 Calder Suite 200, Beaumont, Texas 77702, in Richard’s honor.