Sarah Murphy Lyons
August 29, 1950 - May 28, 2016
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Sarah Murphy Lyons
August 29, 1950 - May 28, 2016
Obituary
Sarah murphy lyons of charleston, age 65, passed away peacefully at home saturday, may 28th, 2016. She was the loving wife of dan lyons, mother of meredith johnston(eric), kate westrin(charles), and jeff foster, and proud grandmother of ella westrin.
Sarah was born to the late lane and mildred murphy of princeton, wv. She graduated from princeton high school and west virginia university where she was crowned miss mountaineer. sarah received her master’s degree in english education and library science.
Upon graduation from college, sarah moved to charleston where she taught english for many years at various schools in kanawha county. sarah was passionate about spreading her love of reading and writing to all of her students. then sarah took her love of integrating technology to the state board of education. She worked as director of educational technology, developing and implementing technology based education in schools throughout the state.
sarah never met a stranger; she made a lasting impression on everyone she met. she loved her walks with her best friend june, reading, and spending time with friends and family. Sarah and dan loved to travel and working at home in their garden.
sarah is also survived by her sisters suzanne lowry(rick) and beth vinyard(rodney) and many other loving family members
memorial service will be 11 a.M. Wednesday, june 1, 2016 at first presbyterian church sanctuary, charleston. the family will receive friends for a visitation time from 6 to 8 p.M. Tuesday, may 31, 2016 at barlow bonsall funeral home, charleston.
in lieu of flowers the family asks that you please make donations to: read aloud west virginia or camc cancer center.
21 responses to Sarah Murphy Lyons
Jessie Roberts says:
August 10, 2021
Location: Elkins West Virginia
My Deepest Sympathies To Your Family… I Worked With Sarah At The Virtual School And Respected Her And Enjoyed Her Grace And Humor Greatly. I Am So Sorry For Your Loss,
Jessie
Kitty And Jim Cooper says:
August 10, 2021
Relationship: Friends
Location: Charleston West Virginia
We Had No Idea Sarah Had Been Sick. We Just Missed Seeing You All At The Wvu Games. Sarah And I (Kitty) Used To Play Bridge Together And We Both Served In The Junior League. We Will Both Miss Sarah . She Was A True Friend And She Will Be E Greatly Missed.
Ron And Pauline Robson says:
August 10, 2021
Relationship: Friends
Location: Hurricane West Virginia
So Sorry To Hear Of Your Loss.
Sandi Mariani says:
August 10, 2021
Relationship: Neighbor
Location: Houston Texas
Our Deepest Sympathy. Loved Our Friendship On Bedford Road. May God Bring You Peace And Comfort During This Time.
Marsha Spears says:
August 10, 2021
Relationship: Friend
Location: Texas
I’M So Sorry For Your Loss. Sarah Was A Close Friend In Charleston After We Met At Mary Baldwin College. She Was Always Bubbly, Kind, Funny And Loyal. She Will Be Missed!