Tommy Tyson

CHAPEL HILL -- Tommy Tyson, 80, born July 23, 1922 near Farmville, NC, died peacefully in his home on December 5, 2002. A retired United Methodist minister and evangelist, he was educated at Campbell University, Guilford College and earned his B.A. degree from Duke University and his Master of Divinity degree from Duke Divinity School. He held an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Oral Roberts University, where he served as its first chaplain. He also founded Aqueduct Conference Center in Chapel Hill.
He is survived by a daughter, Joyce Carole Carter and husband, Stan, of Vero Beach, FL; sons, Thomas Earl Tyson of Chapel Hill and Kenneth Wayne Tyson of Greensboro, NC; granddaughters Molly Anne Tyson, Mary Kathryn Tyson and Sarah Hope Tyson, all of Chapel Hill; brothers, Earl S. Tyson of Scottsville, VA, Vernon C. Tyson of Raleigh, NC, and Bobby P. Tyson of Lillington, NC; and a sister, Merle Tyson Hackney of Sanford, NC. He is preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Frances Brewer Tyson.
Funeral service is 11 AM Tuesday, December 10, at Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church, Greenville, NC. Bishop Marion M. Edwards will preside. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 PM at Hollywood Cemetery, Farmville, NC.
Memorial contributions may be made to Aqueduct Conference Center, PO Box 17299, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
Arrangements by Farmville Funeral Home, Farmville, NC.