Bertha Almeda Lyon

June 3, 1921 - June 7, 2017

BERTHA ALMEDA LYON TORRINGTON, WY --- Bertha Almeda Lyon, 96, died June 7, 2017 in Waverly, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ted Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery in Torrington. Memorials may be made to 3ABN, a broadcast station associated with Seventh Day Adventist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time and the casket will be open after the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send their condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com . Bertha was born June 3, 1921, in Douglas, Wyoming, the daughter of Robert Singleton and Martha Mae (Gore) George. Bertha married Dick Lyon on March 28, 1949 in Casper, Wyoming and the couple moved to Torrington shortly after their marriage. She worked as a LPN in Torrington. Bertha also helped her husband on their dairy farm while raising 3 children. After her husband died, in 2014, she moved to Greeley, Colorado for a short time and then to Waverly, Nebraska to live with her daughter. Her hobbies included roses, gardening, and canning. She also enjoyed bowling. Bertha was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include her daughter Lori Lyon of Waverly, Nebraska; her son Gary Lyon of Cheyenne, Wyoming; her brother William George of Greeley, Colorado; her sister Katherin Huey of Portland, Oregon; three grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; her son Loni Lyon; her grandson Jerod Lyon; two sisters Martha Loomer and Frances Morley; and two infant brothers Robert and Arthur George.