Marion Overton Obituary (1939 - 2021)

Marion Eola Lyons Overton, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. in Meritus Medical Center Hagerstown, Maryland at the age of 81. Marion was born January 29, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Harold Lyons Sr. and late Rosa Lee Gueno Lyons McCullough. She was married to the late Collis A. Overton Jr. and from this union, one child was born; Collis A. Overton III. Marion was a graduate of C.A. Johnson High School of Columbia, South Carolina. She accepted Christ at an early age. She was U. S. Postal worker until she retired in 2002. Marion leaves to cherish her memories her loving son Collis A. Overton III and his wife Gayle Elaine Williams Overton of Frederick, Maryland; two sisters, Mary Lee Lyons Gabriel of Houma, Louisiana, Jimmie McCullough Bickham of Atlanta, Georgia; two nephews, Benjamin (Annette) Thomas of Stafford, Virginia, and Charles Bickham Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia; three nieces, Jennifer (Clarence) Moses and Denise Thomas of Houma, Louisiana and Renada Bickham Sparks of Atlanta, Georgia; two aunts, Geraldine Lyons Miller and Gazelda Lyons of Houma, Louisiana; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents and husband, Marion was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Lyons Jr.; her maternal grandparents, Belton Gueno Sr. and Loretta C. Gueno; maternal great-grandparents, Louis Clinton and Violet Clinton; paternal grandparents, Abe Lyons and Maggie Lewis Lyons; and great-grandparents August Lewis and Margaret Lewis. Marion will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved her. ~earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal~