Lyle D. Conyers
Lyle D. Conyers, 82, of Andrews, TX, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018.
Family and friends will gather to celebrate his life at a graveside service at 4:00 PM Friday, December 28, 2018 in the Andrews North Cemetery. Services are under the personal care of McNett Funeral Home in Andrews. Please celebrate his life by visiting www.mcnettfuneralhome.com.
Lyle was born on May 29, 1936 in Minden, Nebraska to Walter James Conyers and Esther Mildred Baker Conyers. He was raised in Minden and graduated from Minden High School in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army from April 1955 – February 1957 and moved back to Minden, where he farmed. He attended the Kearney State College in Kearney, Nebraska then moved to Denver in 1963, where he attended University of Denver and later, the University of Colorado at Denver. He was studying accounting. He married Betty Marie Ferris on November 14, 1964 in Denver, Colorado. He started working for Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors in 1963. He was transferred to Dodge City, Kansas in 1972, where he worked until 1975 as the District Manager for Chevrolet Motor Division for the west and south part of Kansas. They moved to Andrews in 1975, where they owned and operated Holiday Motor Inn until 1982. They also owned the Beacon Lodge in Snyder from 1979 to 1986. Lyle enjoyed drinking coffee with his friends at B & J Restaurant in Andrews. The family moved to Min-den, Nebraska in 1985, in order to be closer to his family. He earned his pilot’s license there, and enjoyed flying family and friends over the farms around Minden. They were members of the First Christian Church in Minden. They moved to Seminole, TX, in 1990 and to Midland, TX, in 1994. While in Midland, he earned his Texas Real Estate License in 1994. He was a past member of the Toastmasters International Club. They were members of Green Tree Country Club and Green Tree North Home Owners Association. They moved to Granbury, TX, in 1999, choosing to live in Pecan Plantation. Lyle spent a lot of time playing golf with friends. He tamed and fed his pet squirrel, named Molly. Other interests were collecting coins and watching sports. Lyle and Betty recently moved back to Andrews in 2018 to be closer to son, Bryan, and his family. Lyle met many new friends at Permian Residential Care Center. His favorite thing to do was spend time with his family, and he adored his two granddaughters, Clary Jo and Cylee Joy.
Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, brother and sister in law, Duane and Mary Jane Conyers, brother in law, Frederick Thaut, and niece, Cindy Thaut.
Lyle is survived by his wife, Betty Conyers, of Andrews, son, Bryan D. Conyers and wife, Holly, of Andrews and their two daughters, Clary Jo and Cylee Joy. Also sister, Shirley Thaut of Minden, Nebraska; nephew, Roger Thaut of Minden, Nebraska; niece, Donna Preisendorf of Grand Island, Nebraska; niece, Diane Bohl of Lincoln, Nebraska; niece, Nancy Keup of Kearney, Nebraska; niece, Debby Overleese of Min-den, Nebraska; nephew, Dave Conyers of Heart-well, Nebraska; and niece Dottie Buck of Kearney, Nebraska.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Permian Residential Care Center, PO Box 2108, Andrews, Texas 79714.
