Hubert Lyons

LYONS
Hubert Anthony Lyons
Dec. 30, 1930 - Dec. 23, 2015 Man of many talents, keen mind, analytical acumen and dramatic flair, Hubert Anthony Lyons II died peacefully at his home on Dec. 23, 2015. He was 84. Mr. Lyons was born in Manhattan on Dec. 30, 1930, the son of the late urologist Dr. Hubert Anthony Lyons and the late Mary Hayes Lyons. His brother David Risse Lyons, sister Mary Lyons French, son John Francis Lyons, daughter Anne Derick Lyons, grandson Loudon Lyons and nephew Michael McEvoy also preceded him in death. While attending Spring Hill College, he met his wife of 66 years, Mary Frances McCrary Lyons, after a Joe Jefferson Player's audition for the male romantic interest in The Royal Family, a play about theater's Barrymores. Mr. Lyons got the part. He used his good speaking voice in producing promotional shows as an employee of Alabama Dry Docks, and to read for Alabama for the Blind on public radio. He was an accomplished photographer, played marimba on the local Dot Moore show and worked as a quality control specialist for Boeing in Seattle, Japan and Indonesia, much like the efficiency expert father in Cheaper by the Dozen. Mr. Lyons loved spending time with his 11 children, 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews, and family Thanksgivings at Florida's O'Leno State Park. He led the family on many outdoor adventures, once tried to scare a bear away from the bacon and chocolate in Yosemite Park and later drove to Alaska. He loved the Catholic Church, classical music and animals - especially dogs. After seeing the aftermath of a motorcycle accident, he took his BMW motorcycle apart so his sons could no longer sneak it out at night, and went back to the Ford Pinto. He read widely and made decisions with an independent mind. He leaves behind Mrs. Lyons, and nine children: Theresa Blackwell, Anthony Lyons, Michael Lyons, Jimmy Lyons, Dominic Lyons, Stephen Lyons, Robert Lyons, Elizabeth Lyons, Kathleen Jeter; 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and three nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Dr. Stephen Dill and his nurse Zorina for their compassionate care. Visitation will be 4 PM to 7 PM (Rosary 6 PM) Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 6040 Three Notch Rd., Mobile, AL 36619. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated from St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at 1:30 PM. Interment will be in Catholic Cemetery, with reception following at St. Vincent's. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Bay Area Food Bank.
Condolences may be offered at www.mobilememorialfunerals.com

Visitation

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Monday, December 28, 2015
4:00-7:00 PM

Rosary

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Monday, December 28, 2015
6:00 PM

Service

Mass of Christian Burial

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
5023 Camelot Drive
Mobile, AL  36619
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
1:30 PM

Cemetery

Mobile Memorial Gardens
6100 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619