Thomas Reavis Lyons

Mr. Thomas Reavis Lyons, 84, of 154 Paige Street, Mount Airy, passed away Friday morning, May 1, 2015, at Central Continuing Care. Mr. Lyons was born July 20, 1930, in Carroll County, VA, one of eleven children born to the late Charles Lloyd and Julia Mary Jarrell Lyons. Reavis served our country as an airman first class in the United States Air Force from January 1951 until December 1954. He later retired as a mail carrier from the United States Postal Service and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He is survived by three sisters and a brother-in-law, Arretta Lyons Norman, Margaret Lyons and Lowell Layman, and Mary Lyons Parsons, all of Mount Airy; two brothers and sisters-in-law, G.C. Lyons of Raleigh, Fred and Betty Lyons of Hendersonville, and Ruth Lyons of Sylva; and many beloved nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lyons was preceded in death by his wife, Fannie Lou Haynes Lyons; a sister, Lois Lyons; and four brothers, Arwood Lyons, Elmo Lyons, Dewey Lyons, and Clancy Lyons. The funeral service will be held Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 2:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy, with the Rev. Trent Lyons officiating. Burial will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens, with military honors by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Joy Ranch, P.O. Box 727, Hillsville, VA 24343.