The following classmates have left this life but live on in our

memories of our dear time with them at Lyons High School.

 

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are deceased and have not been listed below by clicking "contact us" above.

 

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 We are not independently verifying the information. Please notify us if there is any incorrect information listed.

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      Most Recent Passings (20):​

   

• Elaine (Wright) Mauldin, Class of '65, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025.

• Russell “Russ” Neesmith, USAR, Class of '50, of Richmond Hill, died Saturday, April 12, 2025, at St. Joseph Candler in Savannah after a brief illness. 

• Dorothy “Dot” Higgs Cobb, Class of '61, of the Ohoopee Community, died Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Meadows Health & Rehab in Vidalia following an extended illness. 

• Jo (Wilson) Scott, Class of 1960, on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Southern Manor in Metter, Georgia, after a long illness of dementia.

• Lyvenia (Franklin) Copeland, Class of '53, died Friday, March 14, 2025, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia following an extended illness. 

• Henry Griffin, Class of '65,, of the Pensacola Community, passed away on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 at Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Burnsville, NC.

• Jack Harden,  Class of ‘51, of the Ohoopee Community, died Monday, March 3, 2025, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia following an extended illness. 

• Betty Ann Morgan Jones, Class of ‘65, died Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Memorial Health in Savannah after a sudden illness. 

• Henry Horry (Hank) Hair, III, Class of '54, died April 23, 2005, at his home in Lakeland, Florida.

• Laura Kate (Pye) Jones, Class of '48, on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Oxley Park Health & Rehab in Lyons following an extended illness.

• Brenda (Wheeler) Clark, Class of '71, passed away on February 9, 2025.

• Johnny Dixon, Class '60, passed away on June 29, 2024, after an extended illness.

• Jimmy Collins, Class of '59, passed away on October 18, 2024, in Reidsville, Ga. at the Tattnall Health Care, after a short illness.

• Kenneth “Buck” Bryant, Class of '66, died Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at The Select Medical Hospital in Savannah following an extended illness.

• Kenneth “Buck” Bryant, Class of '66, died Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at The Select Medical Hospital in Savannah following an extended illness. 

• Emma Jean Anderson, Class of '60, passed away on December 5, 2024, at home in Kennesaw, Georgia.

• Ruth R. Wilson, Class of '59, died Sunday, December 22, 2024, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia, following an extended illness. 

• Deanne (Matheson) Gebhard, Class of '62, on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at her apartment at Thrive of Augusta, GA.

• Elaine (Wilkes) McSwain, Class of '56, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at her home in Gainesville, Georgia.

• Cheryl (Jones) Clifton, Class of '63, of Palm Coast, FL., died on Thursday, October 24, 2024, following an extended illness.

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You may view the full list of all known deceased classmates, grouped by year of graduation,

by clicking the links below:

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 1934-1960    1961-1973