Betty Elenor Lyon

Betty Elenor Lyon, born Betty Elenor Law, passed away on Sunday August 23, 2026, at The Journey Home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She was born on July 6, 1940, in Oshkosh, Nebraska, and lived a life marked by faith, care for others, and deep devotion to family.

Betty attended schools in Oshkosh, Nebraska, and in Wichita, later receiving her GED. She went on to spend many years serving others through her work as director of a daycare and as a paraprofessional in the Howard school district. She was especially gifted at working with children and was known for her patience and for having a way with children that others could not match. Her work with special needs children reflected the compassion, steadiness, and kindness that shaped so much of her life.

Her interests brought warmth and personality to her home and to those who knew her well. Betty was a collector of cardinals and angels, and she found joy in the simple beauty they represented. She loved children deeply, and that love was evident not only in her profession, but in the way she lived and served others each day.

Faith was also a guiding part of Betty’s life. She was a pastor's wife in the Wesleyan Church for 30 years, sharing in a life of ministry and church family that remained important to her through the years.

Betty is survived by her children and their families: her son Lon Lyon and his wife, Kim, of Dewey, Oklahoma; her daughter Twila McCammon and her husband, Gale, of Independence, Kansas; her son Wes Lyon and his wife, Melissa, of Silverton, Idaho; and her daughter-in-law, Merly Lyon of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She is also survived by her siblings, Vivian Dietrich of Mulvane, Kansas, Barbara Elkins of Nebraska, and Terry Law of Shell Knob, Missouri. Betty is survived by 10 grandchildren and 19 grandchildren. These family members, along with all who shared in her life, carry forward the memory of her love, her patience, and her faithful spirit.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lewis Lyon and Garrold Lyon; by her infant daughter, Betty Lou Lyon; her son Kevin Lyon, by her father, Clyde Law; by her mother, Ruth Smith Law; and by her siblings Virgil Law, Marvin Law, Twila Robbins, Shirley Bradbury, Larry Law, Rodney Law.

Betty will be remembered as a woman of compassion, faith, and quiet strength. Her life touched children, family, church, and community in lasting ways, and her memory will remain a blessing to those who knew and loved her.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wickham Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service located at 510 N. 7th St. Fredonia, Kansas 66736.

Visitation will be Wednesday August 26, from 9:00-9:30 am at the funeral home in Fredonia, with graveside services at 10 am, at Farmington Cemetery located at 8467 1800 Rd. in Fredonia.

Memorial remembrances to The Journey Home, may be mailed or left at the funeral home.