Virginia Carol Lyons

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Virginia Carol Lyons, former resident of Fort Scott, and more recently of Pittsburg, Kan., died Thursday evening, July 28, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Pittsburg. She was born on Aug. 28, 1932, in Fort Scott, Kan., the daughter of James Edward and Sarah Isabelle Orr Payne. She married Donald W. "Doc" Lyons on Jan. 1, 1952. He preceded her in death on April 5, 2005. She worked for Dairy Queen and JC Penney in Fort Scott. Virginia was very active in politics with the Republican Party. She was chairman of the Bourbon County Republicans and was a delegate to the 1972 Republican Convention. She also ran for county commission in 1972. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and President of BPW. Virginia never missed a sporting event or program her sons were involved in. She always enjoyed the family barbeques, which usually grew to include much of the county. She was a friend to many and will be greatly missed.

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