Johnny Thomas Lyons Jr.

Johnny Thomas Lyons, Jr., 60, of Statesville, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

He was born on June 24, 1960 in Muscogee County, Georgia to Johnny T. Lyons, Sr. and Barbara Jean McCluskey Lyons.

John had many interests in life and loved to work. He had worked as a truck driver, had pastored several churches including Morningside Baptist in Lincolnton, Georgia, Tryon Baptist in Tryon, Georgia and Calvary Baptist in Mocksville, NC. He also owned and operated Sonrise Caf from 2005 to 2013. John was also a jack-of-all-trades and could fix most anything. John was always a jokester. He liked to cook and go out to eat and he loved the beach. He enjoyed Christian music, was quite a people person, and he never met a stranger. More than anything, he loved his family.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 41 years, Donna Elliott Lyons, 2 sons, Johnny Thomas Lyons, III (Kristin), Joshua Thomas Lyons, Sr. ((Charlena), 2 daughters, Crystal Renea Barnes (Eric), Cassandra Lyons Chege, 15 grandchildren, Katelyn Lyons, Kelsey Lyons, Savannah Lyons, Olivia Lyons, Aubrey Lyons, Elizabeth Davis, Rebecca Davis, Samuel Davis, Hannah Davis, Ethan Barnes, Tucker Barnes, Camila Chege, Nicolas Chege, Natalia Lyons, Joshua Lyons, Jr., his father, Johnny T. Lyons Sr. (Ellie), his mother, Barbara Jean Lyons, 2 sisters, Deborah Jean Lyons, Theresa Lyons Buchanan (Rock Buchanan), 2 half-sisters, April Boulware (Chris) Carra Lyons, and his special fur baby, Pumpkin.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held Monday, January 4, 2021 at 6:00 pm at the Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Chris Thompson officiating. The service will be live streamed beginning promptly at 6:00. The family will visit with friends following the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to help the family with funeral costs at Nicholson Funeral Home, 135 E. Front St., Statesville, NC 28677 or by calling 704-872-5287 to make a donation with a credit or debit card by phone.

You may watch the service live here: https://www.oneroomstreaming.com/view/authorise.php?k=160963921193167 Previous Events





Celebration of Life Service





JAN 4. 6:00 PM (ET)



Nicholson Funeral Home Chapel

135 E. Front St.

Statesville, NC



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