Arthur
Arthur Freeman "Red" Tyler
d. April 28, 2014
Arthur Freeman “Red†Tyler, 88, of Bedford, died Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Bedford County Nursing Home. He was born September 9, 1925 in Blue Ridge, VA a son of the late Herman Arthur Tyler and Irene Bell Jones Tyler.
Red attended Thaxton Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII and a retiree of N&S Railroad.
In addition to his parents, Red was preceded in death by two sisters, Katherine Dillman and Martha Grace Adams; and three brothers, Harold “Archie†Tyler, William “Cute†Tyler and Linwood C. Tyler. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elma June Fizer Tyler; two daughters, Charmie Ann Richardson and her husband, Patrick and Julia Elaine Hall and her husband, Larry and their sons Thomas & Phillip Hall; four sisters, Leona Jane Leonard, Nancy Louise Whittaker, Annette Bartlet and her husband, Morgan, and Helen Burnette and her husband, JT; one brother, Fred “Price†Tyler; one sister-in-law, Blanche, Opal, and Barbara Tyler; and numerous nieces, nephews, and many dear friends.
A celebration of Red’s life will be conducted at 1 PM, Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Thaxton Baptist Church with Rev. Randy C. Krantz officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM, Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford, (540) 586-3443.
Red attended Thaxton Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII and a retiree of N&S Railroad.
In addition to his parents, Red was preceded in death by two sisters, Katherine Dillman and Martha Grace Adams; and three brothers, Harold “Archie†Tyler, William “Cute†Tyler and Linwood C. Tyler. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elma June Fizer Tyler; two daughters, Charmie Ann Richardson and her husband, Patrick and Julia Elaine Hall and her husband, Larry and their sons Thomas & Phillip Hall; four sisters, Leona Jane Leonard, Nancy Louise Whittaker, Annette Bartlet and her husband, Morgan, and Helen Burnette and her husband, JT; one brother, Fred “Price†Tyler; one sister-in-law, Blanche, Opal, and Barbara Tyler; and numerous nieces, nephews, and many dear friends.
A celebration of Red’s life will be conducted at 1 PM, Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Thaxton Baptist Church with Rev. Randy C. Krantz officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM, Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford. Arrangements by Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford, (540) 586-3443.
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