Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRuth Rebecca Walton
Birth10 Jul 1925, Rowan County, NC
Death2 Oct 2004, Genesis Healthcare, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial5 Oct 2004, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherCharles M. Walton (1888-1949)
MotherLillie Rebecca Holder (1894-1965)
Spouses
Birth29 May 1924, Rowan County, NC
Death2 Jun 2009, Genesis Healthcare, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Burial4 Jun 2009, Rowan Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherRoy Leslie Lyerly (1899-1949)
MotherMinnie Clementine Stoner (1900-1969)
Marriage28 Mar 1947
ChildrenMelvin Leroy (1951-)
 Tommy Roy (1956-)
Notes for Ruth Rebecca Walton
Ruth Walton Lyerly

The funeral will be Tuesday for Ruth Rebecca Walton Lyerly, 79, Salisbury, who died Saturday (Oct. 2, 2004) at Genesis Eldercare after four months of declining health.

Born July 10, 1925, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Lilly Holden Walton. Mrs. Lyerly graduated in 1943 from East Spencer High School and retired after more than 40 years with Cannon Mills Co. She was a member of Trading Ford Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, LeRoy Junior Lyerly, whom she married March 28, 1947; sons Melvin Lyerly, Salisbury, and Tommy Lyerly, Rockwell; a sister, Mary Kirk, Salisbury; and two grandchildren.

Services: Graveside, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Rowan Memorial Park, conducted by the Rev. Mike Motley, pastor, Trading Ford Baptist Church.

Lyerly Funeral Home is in charge.

Salisbury Post, 4 Oct 2004
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