VINTON:  Ruth B. Lyons, 86, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Virginia Gay Hospital following a brief illness. 

     Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton with Rev. Clark E. Frederick officiating.  Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.  Friends may call at Phillips Family Center, 605 2nd Ave in Vinton from 4 to 7 PM on Monday.   A Memorial Fund has been established.

     Ruth was born March 11, 1923 in Vinton to Henry and Mabel (McIntyre) Alpers.  On March 4, 1944 she was united in marriage to James Howard Lyons at Columbus, Mississippi.  James preceded her in death in 1991.

     Ruth was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Vinton where she enjoyed membership in Mission Circle and Fireside Club.  She attended Senior Dining, enjoyed playing cards, and loved her grandchildren.

     She is survived by her daughters, Rita (Jack) Staley of Amarillo, TX, Trudy (Jerry) Schwarting of Vinton, and Coleen Stull of Belle Plaine; her step-daughter, Gayle (Ken) Futch of Leesburg, FL;  ten grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; her brothers, Harold (Dorothy) Alpers of Bettendorf; Russell Alpers of Palm Beach, FL; and her sisters, Mae (Don) Wilhelmi of Atkins, and Joann (Orville) Schrage of Vinton.

     In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her son, Doug Lyons; three brothers; and two sisters.