Alice Louise Lee Lyon

Lyon, Alice Louise Lee

Alice Louise Lee Lyon, of 113 Ferris Pl., Ithaca, NY, died at home on April 28, 2014. She was born on October 4, 1913 in her parents' home in Wyalusing, PA and was the daughter of William Henry and Millie Brown Lee. Alice was a graduate of Wyalusing High School and Westchester Teachers' College - now Westchester University - and did graduate work at Cornell University. She taught for twenty-five years in PA and Ithaca, NY. In Ithaca she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Ithaca Woman's Club and National and Ithaca Teachers' Associations. She volunteered at Ithacare, the First Presbyterian Church, the Women's Service League, Oak Hill Manor and as a hospital aide. Alice was married to Wayne Sumner Lyon on June 29, 1940 in the family home in Wyalusing, PA. They had been married nearly seventy years before Wayne's death. She is survived by her three children, Wayne Eric of Ithaca, Diane Lee (Yuri) of Edmonton, Canada and Mark Sumner (Anne) of Monson, MA. She is also survived by five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and four nieces. She was predeceased by her husband Wayne, youngest son Kirk Allen, sisters Helen Bonnell and Nancy McCann and brother John Lee. A private burial service will be held in Wyalusing, PA at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Challenge Industries Inc., 950 Danby Rd., Suite #179, Ithaca, NY 14850 or to the charity of one's choice. Please sign the guest book at http://www.zirbelfuneralhome.com/