Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cecil, Mary Lyda December 24, 2014 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Woolfitt http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008401 April 5, 2022, 9:26 am Virginian-Pilot December 28, 2014 Norfolk - Mary Lyda Cecil, 92, passed away at her home, peacefully on December 24, 2014. Lyda was born on July 7, 1922 in Lebanon, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Ida Alvey, and her brother and six sisters, one of which was Ida, her twin. Lyda's dear husband of 61 years, Joe Cecil, passed in 2006. Lyda's memory will be cherished by her daughter, Mary Charlene Trimyer, and husband, Hervey: son, Joe Cecil, and wife, Janet; and granddaughters, Julie Williams Duy, and husband, John, Ashley Williams, and fiancé, Ryan Armistead, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Lyda was a devoted Catholic and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church. She attended Mass regularly until her health began to fail. Lyda was a military wife, following Joe whenever possible all across the U.S. She loved her family, finding joy in keeping house, cooking and listening to beautiful music. She loved all animals and tending to her garden. Her devoted daughter and son, Charlene and Joe, held her hands as she drew her last breath. She will be dearly missed. The family will receive friends at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, located at 6400 Newport Avenue, on Monday, December 29, 2014, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. A funeral mass celebrated by Father Joe Metzger will follow at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery. The family requests that donations be made to a favorite charity. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon- brown.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/c/cecil2257nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb