Joan Lyons

September 23, 1949 - September 9, 2015

Joan Lyons age 65 of Sandy Hook, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, September 09, 2015 at the Elliott Nursing & Rehab in Sandy Hook. Mrs. Lyons was born September 23, 1949 to the late Luke and Minnie Simmons Thornsberry. Joan was a Christian and attended the Concord Enterprise Baptist Church. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant at Life Care in Morehead, Kentucky where she enjoyed caring for others. Joan enjoyed being with people and loved her family. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her loving husband of 26 years Charles Edward Lyons, three sisters; Evelyn Wagoner, Earlene Wagoner, and Shirley Carter, three brothers; Chester Hiram, Oscar Thornsberry and Edgar Thornsberry. She is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws; Michael and Crystal Lyons of Sandy Hook, Kentucky and Wayne and Mary Lyons of Cleveland, Ohio, two grandchildren; Hunter and Reese Lyons, two brothers; Donald and Frank Thornsberry of Flat Rock, Michigan, two sisters; Korene Gibson and Helen Lewis of Sandy Hook, Kentucky. She also leaves behind a host of family and friends that will sadly morn her passing. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Waddell & Whitt Funeral Home in Sandy Hook, Kentucky with Brother Bill Perry officiating. Burial will follow in the Thornsberry Family Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the service hour Saturday. Dexter Brickey, Justin Brickey, Wes Lewis, Ronnie Boggs, Allen Porter and Jason Branham will be serving as Pallbearers. Bill McGary, Roger Randolph, and David Hitch will be Honorary Pallbearers.