Venetia Parker Lyons, 89

GEORGETOWN - Venetia Parker Lyons, died on Thursday, May 28, 2009, in Harrison Senior Living, Georgetown. She was 89. Mrs. Lyons was born in Georgetown, the daughter of the late Charles H. and Bertha Rogers Parker. She worked at L.D. Caulk in Milford for six years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Georgetown, past member of the Sussex Post 8, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Georgetown Historical Society. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph H. Lyons. She is survived by her good friends, Wayne and Joan Hart of Bridgeville; and a sister-in-law, Virginia Lyons. Memorial Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2009 at the First Baptist Church, 601 N. Dupont Hwy., Georgetown. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Georgetown. Contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 601 N. Dupont Hwy., Georgetown, DE 19947; or The Gideons International, P.O. Box 483, Seaford, DE 19973. Arrangements handled by Short Funeral Services, Georgetown.