Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lyon, Harold J., 1977 

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HAROLD JUDSON LYON

HAROLD J. LYON, EXECUTIVE, DIES

   FRANKLIN - Harold Judson "Hal" Lyon, a theater and hotel executive, died 
Wednesday at his home here. He was 67.

   Mr. Lyon was president and general manager of the Lyon Realty Corp., Hal 
Lyon Enterprises, Inc., and the Franklin Amusement Corp.  He was also the 
owner of Motion Picture Theatres and Hotels and the Townhouse here.

   From 1944 to 1948, he served as president of the National Foundation of 
Infantile Paralysis, and he was a former president of the Franklin Chapter of 
Commerce and the Virginia Motion Picture Theatre Owners.

   He was a director of the Virginia Hotel & Motel Association and was a 
member of the Richmond Organ Enthusiastic and the Franklin Lions Club.  He was 
a vice president of the Franklin Community Fund, Inc., in 1942 and 1943.

   A graduate of the American Conservatory of Music, Mr. Lyon received his 
master’s degree from Union Theological Seminary.

   He was master of music at the Franklin Baptist Church from 1930 to 1945, 
and was organist and choirmaster of the High Street Methodist Church in 
Franklin from 1945 until 1963.

   He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Halouise Lyon McDowell of Roanoke 
Rapids, N.C.

   Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

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HAROLD JUDSON LYON

   Harold Judson Lyon, 67, theatre and hotel executive died May 11, 1977 at 
his home on High Street, Franklin.  He was the son of the late Judson and 
Clary Parker Lyon.  He was the husband of the late Mrs. Louise Basnight Lyon. 
He was a graduate of the American Conservatory of Music, Westminister Choir 
and his Masters from Union Theological Seminary, also, he had studied with 
private tutors.  He was Master of Music in Franklin Baptist Church from 1930 
to 1945.  He was organist and choir master of the High Street Methodist 
Church, Franklin from 1945 to 1963, president and general manager of Lyon 
Reality Corp., Hal Lyon Enterprises, Inc., Franklin Amusement Corp.; he was 
owner and operator of Motion Picture Theatres and Hotels; he also owned the 
Townhouse in Franklin.  He was president of the Franklin Housing Corp. and 
vice-president of the Virginia Travel Council.  He was president of the 
Franklin Community Fund, Inc. from 1942 to 1943.  He was president of the 
National Foundational of Infantile Paralysis from 1944 to 1948, president of 
the Chamber of Commerce and Motion Picture Theatre Owners, he was director of 
the Virginia Hotel Association, he was a member of the Lions Club and Richmond 
Organ Enthusiastic.  Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Halouise Lyon McDowell 
and two grandchildren.  Funeral arrangements are pending at Wright Funeral 
Home, Franklin.


Harold Judson "Hal" LYON, Franklin businessman, organist & philanthropist, 
d. 11 May 1977, at home, Franklin, age 67, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 112A/113A*), Franklin, 
"The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," May 12, 1977, B-2 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

His ex-wife's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Sep. 29, 1960, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/l500l3ob.txt 

They m. 20 Jul 1929 in Williamsburg, & div. in 1948 in Southampton Co. 


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