Shirley Ann Gentry Lyons
Shirley Ann Gentry Lyons
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Shirley Ann Gentry Lyons, age 79 of Lafayette, TN passed away Wednesday morning, January 14, 2026 at her residence. Shirley is in the care of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Red Boiling Springs, TN.
Funeral Services for Shirley Ann Gentry Lyons will be conducted Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. from the chapel of Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Red Boiling Springs, TN with John Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the Biles Cemetery.
Visitation will begin on Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. and again on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 1:00 p.m.
She is preceded in death by: husband, Billy Lyons; parents, O.J. & Estell (Etheridge) Gentry; brothers, Dennis Gentry, Gene Gentry, Jr. Gentry.
Survivors include: daughters, Penny Lyons Reid & companion, Mark Reece of the Mt. Vernon Community, Paula Sircy & companion, Robert Grace of Whitleyville; sons, James Lyons of Summer Shade, KY, Paul Lyons & wife, Jennifer of Nashville; 10 grandchildren & 6 great-grandchildren; brother, Louis Gentry & wife, Joyce of Lafayette; sister, Ann Pippin of Gallatin.
Arrangements entrusted to Anderson & Son Funeral Home, Directors, Red Boiling Springs, TN. 615-699-2191 www.andersonandsonfuneralhomes.com
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544 Lafayette Road, Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150
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