Thelma Lyles went to sleep in Jesus on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, while sleeping at home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill†Lyles; her son, Gary Blount Lyles; a daughter, Karen Sue Lyles; and two grandsons, Allen “Sonny†Cox III and William “Les†Lyles.
Thelma met her love and husband, William, in Savannah, Ga., where they were married on June 5, 1943. They were married for 64 years. They returned to Coalfield, Tenn., after marriage, where Bill had resided all his life. Here, Thelma and Bill raised their family: one son, Gary, and four daughters, Charlotte Ann Isbell, Jeannette Cox, Regina Kay Cross, and Karen Sue Lyles.
Additionally, she has one son-in-law, Eddie Cross, and she had eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Wade Adcock, wife Star, and son Jake were considered as family. [Read more…]