Lois Elaine (McIntosh) Lyon 88, of St Joseph, Missouri, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 in St Joseph. She was born June 4, 1935 in Martinsville, MO, daughter of the late Oreana and Ivan Gentry. She married Milton Gene on August 7, 1996, and he survives of the home. Lois managed Barbosas Castillo for 30 years, and Whitaker Cable. She loved RV camping, making Christmas candy, and she was a member of Grace Calvary Chapel.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Lynette Heald, first husband, Russell McIntosh, sisters, Dixie Barbosa and Datie Winsworth, and son-in-law, DeWayne Hicks. Survivors include: her husband, Milton Gene Lyon, daughters, Linda (Alan) (Hicks) Price and Pam (Brian) Freeman, Tucson, AZ, sons, Francis (Coleen) Lyon, Easton, MO, and Jerry (Diane) Lyon, Chapel Hill, NC, sisters, Ella Mae Horn and Margaret Wolfe, brother, John Gentry, brothers-in-law, Bill (Janet) Lyon and Al McIntosh, granddaughters, Shacinda Cook, Kaleigh Wilson, Melanie Garland, Amy Griffin, Penny Orrick, Libby Freeman, Abby Freeman, and Ellie Freeman, grandsons, Austin Hicks, Gideon Freeman, Ben Freeman, and Kris McKinney, 13 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 1-2:00 PM on Wednesday at Rupp Funeral Home. Funeral services and public live stream; 2:00 pm, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Rupp Funeral Home, Interment will be at the Ashland Cemetery. Memorials are requested to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences, obituary and public live stream at www.ruppfuneral.com.
