Obituary of Betty Tarver Lyman

Funeral services for Betty Tarver Lyman, age 85, of Roanoke will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Bro. Eric Lester officiating.  Burial will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30-2:00 PM on Friday before services begin.

Mrs. Lyman passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham.

Survivors include: one niece, Nanette Palmer of Brandon, MS; three nephews, Mark Dendinger (Lavina) of Atlanta, John Dendinger of Madisonville, LA, and Gregory Dendinger (Jennifer) of Wedowee; four great-nephews, three great-nieces, and four great-great-nieces; and neighbor and good friend, Paula Lambert of Roanoke.

Pallbearers will be Greg Dendinger, Mark Dendinger, and Nathaniel Morrow.

A Randolph County native, Mrs. Lyman was born on August 1, 1938, the daughter of Taft and Mary Lee Buchanan Tarver.  She was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church in Chambers Cunty and worked as a bookkeeper for Ace Home Center.  After her retirement from Ace, Mrs. Lyman worked at Happy Trails as a greeter.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lynard C. Lyman; and a sister, Catherine Dendinger.