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Charla Rae Lyon

April 14, 1956 — October 17, 2024

Dowling

Charla Rae Lyon, 68, of Battle Creek passed away October 17, 2024.

Charla was born on April 14, 1956 in Battle Creek, MI to Robert Norton and Charlene (Clark) Ulery. She was a 1974 graduate of Lakeview High School. After graduation she moved to Traverse City, MI where she had her two daughters. She enjoyed softball, bowling, golfing and rock hunting. In 1994 she moved back to her hometown where she married her Jr. High School sweetheart, Daniel Lyon, and they owned Ben Franklin until they closed in the early 2000’s.

Charla’s girls and grandchildren meant the world to her. She was a mom to everybody, very outgoing and always lit up a room. She enjoyed hosting holiday events and spending time with friends and family. Her laugh was contagious and once you got her going you couldn’t get her to stop. 

Charla is survived by her husband of 29 years, Dan Lyon; her daughters, Kelly Guthrie and Courtney Morrison; grandchildren, Logan, Connor, Makayla, Kaidan, Malek, Keenan, Tavaria, Jayveon and great-grandchildren, Landon and Sailyn; as well as a sister, Heather Behnke. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother.

Charla’s visitation for family & friends will be on Friday, October 25 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home, where a service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, October 26 at 12:00 p.m. The service will be Live-streamed and may be viewed athttps://vimeo.com/event/4681608.   Feel free to join us to continuing celebrating her at the Dolphin Lounge from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (681 Capital Ave SW, BC, MI 49015).  In lieu of flowers, donations in Charla’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org (http://www.cancer.org/). Personal messages for her family may be shared at www.farleyestesdowdle.com.


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Visitation

Friday, October 25, 2024

5:00 - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)

Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Cremation Preneed Care

105 Capital Ave NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017

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Celebration of Life

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Starts at 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

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105 Capital Ave NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017

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