Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameBobby Ford Lyerly
Birth15 Jan 1936, Rowan County, NC
Death27 Apr 2004, VA Medical Center, Durham, Durham County, NC
Burial1 May 2004, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
FatherIsaac Ford Lyerly (1905-1952)
MotherMyrtle Barger (1905-1988)
Spouses
Birth29 Jun 1943, Rowan County, NC
Death17 Sep 2002, Rowan County, NC
Burial20 Sep 2002, Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
FatherLee Luther Lyerly (1909-1993)
MotherJossie Pearlene Poole (1913-2004)
Marriage1 Sep 1963
Divorcebef 17 Aug 1985
ChildrenMiste Dawn (1964-1984)
Birth31 Oct 1946, New London, Stanly County, NC
Death19 May 2021, Rowan County, NC
FatherBoyce Worth Lomax (1923-2012)
MotherIsabelle Fraser (1926-2011)
Marriage8 Oct 1988
Notes for Bobby Ford Lyerly
Bobby Ford Lyerly

GRANITE QUARRY -- Bobby Ford Lyerly, 68, Granite Quarry, died Tuesday (April 27, 2004) at Durham VA Medical Center.

Born Jan. 15, 1936, in Rowan County, Mr. Lyerly, a son of the late Isaac Ford and Myrtle Barger Lyerly, was educated in the Rowan County schools. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines.

Owner and operator of Bob Lyerly Construction Co., he was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Keller Memorial Masonic Lodge 657, Rowan County Shrine Club, Scottish Rite, Granite Quarry American Legion, Livengood-Peeler Wood 448.

A daughter, Miste Dawn Lyerly, died May 18, 1984.

Survivors include wife Mary Ann Lomax Lyerly, whom he married Oct. 8, 1988; stepson Nick Wadell, Salisbury; stepdaughters Dawn Derringer, Gold Hill, and Laura Cargner, Salisbury; brothers John Joe Lyerly,Granite Quarry, and Tex Carlton Lyerly, Salisbury; and seven grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Powles Funeral Home chapel, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. John E. Pless, pastor, Organ Lutheran Church. Masons will be seated as a group. Burial, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell. Military rites by Rowan County Veterans Council.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Nazareth Children's Home, Miste Lyerly Fund, 855 Crescent Road, Rockwell, NC 28138; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Miste Lyerly Fund, 2570 St. Peters Church Road, Salisbury, NC 28146; or American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210.

Salisbury Post, 29 Apr 2004
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