Eighth Generation

12326. Lyle Byard Aldridge was born on 20 February 1928 in Watauga Co., NC.³⁵⁹⁷⁷ Lyle was a WWII veteran of the US Army. Lyle died on 5 December 2010 at the age of 82 at Gateway Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausolem in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 7 December 2010.³⁵⁹⁷⁸

Obituary, Greer-McElveen Funeral Home, on-line, Dec. 5, 2010

Lyle Byard Aldridge, age 82, of Clarks Chapel Rd., Lenoir, died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Gateway Nursing Center. He was born February 20, 1928 in Watauga County to the late Sam and Lora Destimona Coffey Aldridge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia Reid Aldridge; one step-son, Thomas Bates; three brothers and two sisters.

Mr. Aldridge retired from Harper Furniture and was a World War II Army Veteran.

Survivors include one daughter, Lynn Gillaspie and husband Cary of Las Vegas, Nevada, one step-son, David Bates and wife Carla of Lenoir; two step-daughters, Brenda Freeman and Roberta Conner and husband Paul, of Lenoir; one brother, Claude Aldridge of Hickory, one sister, Clara Parham of Stokesdale, North Carolina; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. at Greer-McElveen Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Tony Harris. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens of Lenoir.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Paul Conner, David Bates, Carson Bates, J. C. Nelson, Robert Everhart III, and John Sanders.

On-line condolences may be left at www.greer-mcelveenfuneralhome.com.

Greer-McElveen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Lyle Byard Aldridge and Juanita Mittie Oaks were married on 23 April 1955 in Caldwell Co., NC.³⁵⁹⁷⁹ They³⁵⁹⁷⁹ were divorced on 30 January 1968 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC. Juanita Mittie Oaks was born circa 1935 in North Carolina.

Lyle Byard Aldridge and Sylvia Leona Reid were married. Sylvia Leona Reid was born circa 1939. Sylvia died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 22 May 2005.

Obituary, Hickory Daily Record, May 23, 2005

SYLVIA R. ALDRIDGE

LENOIR - Sylvia Reid Aldridge, 66, of Clark’s Chapel Road, died May 22, 2005.
The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Greer-McElveen Funeral Home.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 tonight.