Carolyn Jean Lyons Leonard September 19, 1946 – April 30, 2022
Born to William & Edith Lyons of Gillespie Illinois. She attended catholic school in Gillespie. After graduation she, married Danny Leonard and had 3 children: Jackie Mae, Danny Charles Jr, Sherry Christine Leonard. She had 9 grandchildren, and several great
grandchildren. She spent most of her adult life driving a school bus in Wyoming and Florida, and bartending through the years. She loved camping in the Big Horns, and Keyhole Reservoir. She loved to have a good time. She loved swimming in the ocean and gambling in Deadwood South Dakota. She had fun where ever she went.
She had many close friends Cathy Tobin of Wyoming and Joanne Biggar of Florida, and many more. She made friends wherever she went. She always had fun no matter what she was doing. Her ashes will be spread in some of these places she loved. She was a
widow preceded in death by her husband Donny Hein, her mother and father William and Edith Lyons, and her grandmother Dorthy Redolfi, her sister Diane Boggs, and brothers Micheal Lyons and Frank Lyons. Also her great grandson Levi Lucero. She is survived by her children Jackie (Brian) Cowley of Port Richey Floida, Danny (Melanie) Leonard of New Douglas Illinois. Sherry(Dan) weeding of Gillette Wyoming. Her brother David Lyons of Melbourne Florida. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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