Gerald D. Lyne Sr., 85, of Delta, died at 12:40 p.m. Jan. 14, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Born March 19, 1918, in Oran, son of the late Edmond S. and Fannie Lobmaster Lyne Sr., he served in Civilian Conservation Corps before World War II. He served 22 years with the U.S. Air Force, retiring March 1, 1966, as a technical sergeant. In May 1972, he received a bachelor of arts degree in agriculture from Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau and retired in 1978 as a self-employed farmer.
A member of the First Baptist Church in Oran, he was an honorary member of the Randles General Baptist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher for 27 years. A 32nd degree Mason, he was a past master of Whitewater Masonic Lodge 417 and member of Sam Davis Masonic Lodge 661 in Smyrna, Tenn. He was a Shriner with the AINAD Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of East St. Louis, IL. Also a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Southern Illinois, he was a member of the Sword of Bunker Hill in Jackson. Lyne was named to Who's Who in Indian Artifacts and published a children's book, "Grandpa's Stories."
He was first married to Thelma Terry who preceded him in death in 1963.
On Jan. 29, 1966, he married Retta M. Parker who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Joyce Parker; one daughter and son-in-law, Deloris Jackson and Clifton Trentham.
He was also preceded in death by one son, Gerald "Denny" Lyne Jr.; two sisters, Gladys Stuart and Dorothy Montgomery; one brother, Edmond S. Lyne Jr.; and one grandson, Doug Parker.
Visitation was at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where the Whitewater Masonic Lodge will conduct rites.
Services were scheduled at the funeral home with the Rev. Keith Price and Bob Murray officiating.
Full graveside military honors were conducted at the Friend Cemetery at Oran.
Pallbearers were: David Parker, Ron Pruett, Chris Hornbuckle, James Hornbuckle, Mitchell Jackson, Harold Lancaster and Kevin Parker.
Jan 15, 2004 Sikeston Standard Democrat
Born March 19, 1918, in Oran, son of the late Edmond S. and Fannie Lobmaster Lyne Sr., he served in Civilian Conservation Corps before World War II. He served 22 years with the U.S. Air Force, retiring March 1, 1966, as a technical sergeant. In May 1972, he received a bachelor of arts degree in agriculture from Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau and retired in 1978 as a self-employed farmer.
A member of the First Baptist Church in Oran, he was an honorary member of the Randles General Baptist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher for 27 years. A 32nd degree Mason, he was a past master of Whitewater Masonic Lodge 417 and member of Sam Davis Masonic Lodge 661 in Smyrna, Tenn. He was a Shriner with the AINAD Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of East St. Louis, IL. Also a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Southern Illinois, he was a member of the Sword of Bunker Hill in Jackson. Lyne was named to Who's Who in Indian Artifacts and published a children's book, "Grandpa's Stories."
He was first married to Thelma Terry who preceded him in death in 1963.
On Jan. 29, 1966, he married Retta M. Parker who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Joyce Parker; one daughter and son-in-law, Deloris Jackson and Clifton Trentham.
He was also preceded in death by one son, Gerald "Denny" Lyne Jr.; two sisters, Gladys Stuart and Dorothy Montgomery; one brother, Edmond S. Lyne Jr.; and one grandson, Doug Parker.
Visitation was at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where the Whitewater Masonic Lodge will conduct rites.
Services were scheduled at the funeral home with the Rev. Keith Price and Bob Murray officiating.
Full graveside military honors were conducted at the Friend Cemetery at Oran.
Pallbearers were: David Parker, Ron Pruett, Chris Hornbuckle, James Hornbuckle, Mitchell Jackson, Harold Lancaster and Kevin Parker.
Jan 15, 2004 Sikeston Standard Democrat
Gerald D. Lyne Sr., 85, of Delta, died at 12:40 p.m. Jan. 14, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Born March 19, 1918, in Oran, son of the late Edmond S. and Fannie Lobmaster Lyne Sr., he served in Civilian Conservation Corps before World War II. He served 22 years with the U.S. Air Force, retiring March 1, 1966, as a technical sergeant. In May 1972, he received a bachelor of arts degree in agriculture from Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau and retired in 1978 as a self-employed farmer.
A member of the First Baptist Church in Oran, he was an honorary member of the Randles General Baptist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher for 27 years. A 32nd degree Mason, he was a past master of Whitewater Masonic Lodge 417 and member of Sam Davis Masonic Lodge 661 in Smyrna, Tenn. He was a Shriner with the AINAD Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of East St. Louis, IL. Also a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Southern Illinois, he was a member of the Sword of Bunker Hill in Jackson. Lyne was named to Who's Who in Indian Artifacts and published a children's book, "Grandpa's Stories."
He was first married to Thelma Terry who preceded him in death in 1963.
On Jan. 29, 1966, he married Retta M. Parker who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Joyce Parker; one daughter and son-in-law, Deloris Jackson and Clifton Trentham.
He was also preceded in death by one son, Gerald "Denny" Lyne Jr.; two sisters, Gladys Stuart and Dorothy Montgomery; one brother, Edmond S. Lyne Jr.; and one grandson, Doug Parker.
Visitation was at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where the Whitewater Masonic Lodge will conduct rites.
Services were scheduled at the funeral home with the Rev. Keith Price and Bob Murray officiating.
Full graveside military honors were conducted at the Friend Cemetery at Oran.
Pallbearers were: David Parker, Ron Pruett, Chris Hornbuckle, James Hornbuckle, Mitchell Jackson, Harold Lancaster and Kevin Parker.
Jan 15, 2004 Sikeston Standard Democrat
Born March 19, 1918, in Oran, son of the late Edmond S. and Fannie Lobmaster Lyne Sr., he served in Civilian Conservation Corps before World War II. He served 22 years with the U.S. Air Force, retiring March 1, 1966, as a technical sergeant. In May 1972, he received a bachelor of arts degree in agriculture from Southeast Missouri State University at Cape Girardeau and retired in 1978 as a self-employed farmer.
A member of the First Baptist Church in Oran, he was an honorary member of the Randles General Baptist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher for 27 years. A 32nd degree Mason, he was a past master of Whitewater Masonic Lodge 417 and member of Sam Davis Masonic Lodge 661 in Smyrna, Tenn. He was a Shriner with the AINAD Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of East St. Louis, IL. Also a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Southern Illinois, he was a member of the Sword of Bunker Hill in Jackson. Lyne was named to Who's Who in Indian Artifacts and published a children's book, "Grandpa's Stories."
He was first married to Thelma Terry who preceded him in death in 1963.
On Jan. 29, 1966, he married Retta M. Parker who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Joyce Parker; one daughter and son-in-law, Deloris Jackson and Clifton Trentham.
He was also preceded in death by one son, Gerald "Denny" Lyne Jr.; two sisters, Gladys Stuart and Dorothy Montgomery; one brother, Edmond S. Lyne Jr.; and one grandson, Doug Parker.
Visitation was at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where the Whitewater Masonic Lodge will conduct rites.
Services were scheduled at the funeral home with the Rev. Keith Price and Bob Murray officiating.
Full graveside military honors were conducted at the Friend Cemetery at Oran.
Pallbearers were: David Parker, Ron Pruett, Chris Hornbuckle, James Hornbuckle, Mitchell Jackson, Harold Lancaster and Kevin Parker.
Jan 15, 2004 Sikeston Standard Democrat
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