Gretchen B. Lyon

Gretchen Boyd Lyon passed away peacefully on July 27, 2009 in her home. She was born on January 12, 1912 in Des Moines, Iowa to Mary Larkin and Harve Boyd. She was a graduate of Drake University and an active member of Chi Omega Sorority. After graduation, she was employed as an actuarial at a local insurance company. In 1940, she was introduced to a young Army Air Corps officer, Donald W. Lyon, whom she married on May 24, 1941. After World War II, they settled in California until they were transferred to Toledo, Ohio in 1951. She and her husband enjoyed entertaining and were inveterate bridge players. They enjoyed landscaping and gardening. Upon Dons demise, Gretchen enjoyed travelling with her friends making several trips to Europe and to visit friends around the U.S. Gretchen was an active volunteer in the community. She was a museum aide at The Toledo Museum of Art where she and good friend, Dody Condon, established a then groundbreaking program of incorporating live plants in the museum; an active participant on a number of committees of St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Maumee; St. Pauls Community Center for which she delivered food; the League of Women Voters; and a den mother for the Girl Scouts, Gretchen was predeceased by her husband of 36 years as well as brothers, Robert and Harve. She is survived by her three children, Donald W. Lyon Susan; Virginia L. Fisher; and Janet E. Lyon James Hill; six grandchildren, Amanda Fisher, Todd Lyon, Jason Fisher, Matt Lyon Miho, and Sarah and Samantha Lyon-Hill; her sister-in-law, Rosemary Boyd; brother-in-law, Richard C. Lyon; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be given to St Pauls Episcopal Church or the Toledo Museum of Art. Arrangements by Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, Maumee. www.walkerfuneralhomes.com