Samuel R. Lyle

Samuel Ray Lyle, 83, of Burlington Junction, Missouri, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at  Mosiac Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri.

Sam was born at the old St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Missouri, on September 15, 1940, to Raymond Harold and Edith Lillian (Jones) Lyle. They preceded him in death.  He was also preceded by his 2 sisters, Sharon Irene Brown, and Mary Ellen Lyle.

He was a lifelong resident of the area.

He graduated from Burlington High School in 1958 and had attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville.  Sam was a farmer all his life.

He enjoyed horses and was a member of the Saddle Club, the Hoof & Horn Saddle Club.  He was active and always helpful at the Kiwanis Tractor Pull, and helped with 4-H.  He liked to Coyote hunt, he also liked watching western movies and westerns on TV.

On October 2, 1961, Sam was united in marriage to Joetta L. Johnson, in Bentonville, Arkansas.  She survives of the home.

Other survivors include his son, Janford Ray Lyle, Maryville, Missouri, his daughter, Jennifer Jillinda “Jill” (David) Kranda, Ft. Worth, Texas, his brother, Roy Ed Lyle, Burlington Junction, Missouri, and 2 grandchildren, Kevin S. Kranda and Kelli M. Kranda, and several nieces.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at the First Christian Church, Burlington Junction, Missouri.  The burial will follow in the Ohio Cemetery, Burlington Junction, MO.

The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 PM, on Friday, May 17, at the Bram Funeral Home, Maryville, MO.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church, Burlington Junction, 211 E. 3rd, Burlington Junction, Missouri 64428..