Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....LYTLE, MICHAEL JAMES April 20, 2017
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MICHAEL JAMES LYTLE

BONITA, LA. Michael "Mike" James Lytle, 68, of Bonita, Louisiana was born March 
19, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois and died April 20, 2017 in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Elaine Sheer Lytle and William Ro
Robert Lytle of Hinsdale, Illinois; and a sister, Linda Scott Nelson of Denver, Co
Colorado.

He is survived by his brother Thomas Robert Lytle and wife Jeanette Ann Greco 
of Longmont, Colorado. He is also survived by Deborah Shackelford Mock, and 
cousins, Kelsey Scott and Marilyn McKoin of Bonita, Catherine Ann McKoin 
Herrington of Bonita, and Scott and Sandi McKoin of Cookeville, Tennessee.

Mike had a deep affection for the rural northeast corner of Louisiana 
countryside, where his mother had grown up. He enjoyed visiting his 
grandparents, the late Charles Vincent Shear and Leslie Scott Shear of Bonita, 
Louisiana, throughout his youth. After attending the University of Illinois and 
earning a degree as a Certified Public Accountant, Mike audited for Hart, Schaffner
Schaffner, and Marx, after which he moved to Bonita where he opened and owned a CP
CPA and Notary Public Service.

He also served as Mayor of the Village of Bonita for two terms and this began 
his sincere interest in keeping the village in "good shape." Under his 
administration, he sponsored the Alligator Festival and Trade Days. He was 
often found at Bonita Elementary School helping with activities there also. The 
Bonita Museum was organized under Mike's mayorship, providing a visual and la
lasting piece of history of the village and surrounding communities.

Respected for his knowledge and love of Bonita, townspeople came to him for 
advice. He was known as the town's "go-to" authority for everything. Mike's love f
love for his community and civic duties extended into Morehouse Parish, where he
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he served as a member of the Morehouse Economic Development board and was a board 
board member for Morehouse Parish Farm Bureau Insurance Company.

Mike will be missed. He was a great man, kind, caring, smart. Alexis Carrel migh
might have been speaking about Mike when he said, "Great men are gifted with intu
intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know."

A memorial service will be announced at a later date by the family through Cox Fu
Funeral Home of Bastrop.

For those who wish, the family suggest planned memorials be made to: Evergreen 
Life Services, 4400 Viking Drive, Bossier City, Louisiana 71111 or to the 
charity of the donor's choice.

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