Melinda Gay Lyons

Melinda Gay Lyons obituary, Martin, KY

Melinda Gay Lyons

Melinda Lyons Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hall Funeral Home - Martin on May 11, 2025.
Melinda Gay Bates Lyons, age 71, of Prestonsburg, KY, widow of the late Larry Lyons, passed away Friday, May 9, 2025, in the Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY. She was born November 7, 1953, in Martin, KY, a daughter of the late Charles and Alpha Meade Bates. She was a retired Respiratory therapist.
She is survived by two sons: Jeremy Brent (Amanda) Lyons, Hager Hill, KY, John Bradley (Rogetta) Lyons, Prestonsburg, KY; one sister: Sandra Newsome, Prestonsburg, KY; three grandchildren: Payton Riley Lyons, Nicholas Grant Lyons, & Brooklyn Lee Ann Lyons.
Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 1:00 pm in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, KY. Burial will follow at Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, KY. Visitation will be Thursday after 6:00 pm and Friday after 10:00 am at the funeral home, under direction of the Hall Funeral Home, Martin, KY.
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