ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: LYLE, JAMES "JIM" RAY 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Saturday, October 30, 2010

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LYLE, JAMES "JIM" RAY 
(February 19, 1927 - October 30, 2010)

James Ray "Jim" Lyle of Mandeville, LA peacefully passed away Saturday, October 
30, 2010, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hershel Brown Lyle and Sarah Katherine 
Beaty Lyle, five brothers and three sisters. A native of El Dorado, Arkansas, 
Jim "Egg" served in the U.S. Army during WWII. After his honorable discharge 
from service, he attended LSU on a football scholarship where he played 
Defensive End from 1947 - 1950 under Coach Gaynell Tinsley. Jim was a member of 
the 1949 "Cinderella Team" that played in the Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma in 
January 1950. Upon graduation from LSU he began a career in the building 
industry where he worked for Georgia-Pacific Corporation until retirement in 
1989.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Juanda Corbin Lyle; three children, Lynn 
C. Lyle (Sheri) of Bossier City, LA, James Randolph "Randy" Lyle (Liz) of 
Atlanta, GA and Terri Lyle-Landry (Bobby) of Mandeville, LA; one sister, Dorothy 
Shepperson of El Dorado, AR; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service and Eucharist will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 4499 Sharp Road, Mandeville, LA at 3:00 PM. 
Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM at the Church.

The family wishes to thank the members of St. Joseph Hospice for their love and 
care during Jim's illness.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. Joseph Hospice Foundation, 
17732 Highland Road, Suite G, Baton Rouge, LA.

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