Varrell Kay Lyman Sr.

Varrell Kay Lyman Sr. age 78, of Thornton, passed away from natural causes Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born in Burton, Idaho on February 20, 1932 to Eric Ambrose Lyman and Margaret McCulloch Lyman. He was the youngest of six siblings; two brothers, Leorn and Gary Dean Lyman and three sisters, Luella (Bill) Hadden, Flossie (Archie) Jensen, and Margaret (Dean) Cutler. Varrell graduated from Madison High School in 1950. He joined the United States Navy and worked as an aviation electronics technician and was honorably discharged after four years of service. In 1954, Varrell and Joyce Randle were married and later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple, they later divorced. Varrell and Joyce had eight children together. He married Gail Hess and later divorced, he had 4 stepchildren he loved. In 1993 he married Ruth Wolfe in Las Vegas, Nevada. Varrell was employed by Teton Communications for over 40 years as a Master Technician until he retired in September 1, 1999. Varrell loved to play music on his one of a kind organ, piano, and accordion. He also enjoyed repairing, collecting, and using ham radios. He loved using his ham radio in which he checked into the Farm Net every night at 8:00 p.m. as “W7UAA” He is survived by his children; Debbie Bingham, Linda Valencia, Carol (Royce) Douglass, Pamela (Jim) Fisher, Sandra Lyman, Becky Jewkes, Varrell Lyman Jr., and Erichia (Darren Judd) Sloan. As well as 31 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren his first wife Joyce Randle Lyman and two boxer dogs Max and Rufus. He was preceded in death his parents, wife, Ruth Lyman, Grandchildren: Bridget Marlow and Manual Valencia. Siblings; Leorn and Gary Dean Lyman, Luella Haddon, Flossie Jensen, Margaret Cutler and his best friend Lady, his boxer. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 13, 2010, at the Lyman L.D.S. Chapel at 1:00 p.m. with Doug Jacobson officiating. The family will visit with friends on Thursday evening August 12, 2010, at Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. and prior to the service on Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. at the Lyman L.D.S. Church building. Burial will be in the Annis Little Butte Cemetery.