Carolyn Ann Corbin Lyons, 79, of Summertown, TN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at her home. She was a devoted member of the Baptist faith and a retired school bus driver from the Lawrence County School System. Carolyn found joy in visiting the beach, watching baseball, and listening to country music.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar Lee and Daris Ann Benefield Corbin; her daughter, Rita Ann Lyons Rawdon; and her brother, Jerry Allen Corbin. Carolyn is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Jesse Paul Lyons; her daughters, Anita Dickey (Terry) and Paula Hallmark; and her siblings, Kathryn Keener, Leon Corbin, Edwin Corbin (June), Fred Corbin (Brenda), Debbie Killen (Mike), Danny Corbin (Melinda), Glynda Stanford (Tim), and Darlene Ibbotson. She is also survived by her six grandchildren, Jerrica Barnett (Jason), Nicholas Dickey (Kelly), Sara Staggs (Cody), Jessica Hallmark (Caleb), Allen Hallmark (Kayla), and Katie Rawdon, as well as several great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Neal Funeral Home, 231 N. Military Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at Neal Funeral Home at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 19, 2025, with Ricky Cotton officiating. Interment will follow at Chapel Grove Cemetery in Summertown, TN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Carolyn will be dearly missed by all who knew her, and her memory will live on in the hearts of those she touched.