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==Death==

==Death==

Lyons died at the age of eighty-three at her 7130 Gilbert Drive residence in Shreveport. After a private burial at Forest Park East Cemetery, a memorial service was held on August 4, 2007, at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Shreveport. In addition to Laurie Lyons and her husband, Henry Clay Walker, IV (born August 1942), Lyons was survived by her five other children and their spouses: Susybelle L. Gosslee (born 1945), the former president of the League of Women Voters chapter in [[Dallas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?susybellegosslee|title=Susybelle Gosslee|publisher=[[C-SPAN]]|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref> and the former wife of John Michael Gosslee;<ref name=jwgobit/> Stafford Lyons, wife of Henry P. Offermann; Charlton H. Lyons, III, and wife, the former Dianne Lewis; Sally L. Wood, and Marian L. McGoldrick, wife of Bruce Mortin McGoldrick. Her sister, Margaret Wilkinson Wilson (1929-2017), formerly Margaret Butler, survived her, as did thirteen grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/> Her oldest grandchild, John Wilkinson Gosslee of Dallas, died in 2013 of cancer at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=jwgobit/>

Lyons died at the age of eighty-three at her 7130 Gilbert Drive residence in Shreveport. After a private burial at Forest Park East Cemetery, a memorial service was held on August 4, 2007, at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in Shreveport. In addition to Laurie Lyons and her husband, Henry Clay Walker, IV (born August 1942), Lyons was survived by her five other children and their spouses: Susybelle L. Gosslee (born 1945), the former president of the League of Women Voters chapter in [[Dallas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?susybellegosslee|title=Susybelle Gosslee|publisher=[[C-SPAN]]|accessdate=August 24, 2014}}</ref> and the former wife of John Michael Gosslee;<ref name=jwgobit/> Stafford Lyons, wife of Henry P. Offermann; Charlton H. Lyons, III, and wife, the former Dianne Lewis; Sally L. Wood, and Marian L. McGoldrick, wife of Bruce Mortin McGoldrick. Her sister, Margaret Wilkinson Wilson (1929-2017), formerly Margaret Butler, survived her, as did thirteen grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/> Her oldest grandchild, John Wilkinson Gosslee of Dallas, died in 2013 of cancer at the age of forty-eight.<ref name=jwgobit/> Another grandson, Peter McDade Lyons (1970-2026), built a career in food service and hospitality and rose into leadership roles in which he understood both operations and the experience of those he served. He launched the Lyons Pride Coffee Company in Shreveport-Bossier City. He is interred next to his grandmother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/obituaries/plou1475820|title=Peter McDade Lyons obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 9, 2026}}</ref>

According to her obituary, Lyons "loved the arts, music, and anything beautiful. She loved people and dogs, children and parties, and above all – laughter. Her generosity, sense of humor, and love of life will long be remembered."<ref name=obit/>

According to her obituary, Susybelle Lyons "loved the arts, music, and anything beautiful. She loved people and dogs, children and parties, and above all – laughter. Her generosity, sense of humor, and love of life will long be remembered."<ref name=obit/>

On February 1, 2008, Lyons's heirs held an estate sale at her home. The sale, which included Cartier jewelry and an assortment of unique household items, attracted a large crowd and was covered for ''The Shreveport Times'' by the photographer Greg Pearson and Margaret Martin, who wrote numerous articles about Lyons, whom she described as "one of those delightful persons we met through our long career."<ref name=mmartin>{{cite web|url=http://maggieoutandabout.blogspot.com/2008/02/assignment-estate-sale.html|title=Out and About, Assignment: Estate sale|publisher=maggieoutandabout.blogspot.com|date=February 1, 2008|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=D9&Date=20080201&Category=LIVING&ArtNo=802010801&Ref=PH|title=Susybelle Lyons Estate Sale|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 1, 2008|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref>

On February 1, 2008, Lyons's heirs held an estate sale at her home. The sale, which included Cartier jewelry and an assortment of unique household items, attracted a large crowd and was covered for ''The Shreveport Times'' by the photographer Greg Pearson and Margaret Martin, who wrote numerous articles about Lyons, whom she described as "one of those delightful persons we met through our long career."<ref name=mmartin>{{cite web|url=http://maggieoutandabout.blogspot.com/2008/02/assignment-estate-sale.html|title=Out and About, Assignment: Estate sale|publisher=maggieoutandabout.blogspot.com|date=February 1, 2008|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=D9&Date=20080201&Category=LIVING&ArtNo=802010801&Ref=PH|title=Susybelle Lyons Estate Sale|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 1, 2008|accessdate=August 25, 2014}}</ref>