Lake County Obituaries

Helen Lyon Dodge

Submitted by Judy Dubauskas

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Lake County Bee, January 13, 1961

Graveside services were held Thursday at Hartley Cemetery for Mrs. Helen Lyon 
Dodge, who passed away at the Masonic Home at Decoto Jan. 9. She was 76 years 
old. Funeral services had been held earlier at the Masonic Home. 
Mrs. Dodge, born and raised in Lakeport, was the daughter of the late Mr.and 
Mrs. George A. Lyon, pioneer residents of Lake County. Following graduation from 
Lakeport Academy, she attended San Jose Normal, graduating with elementary 
school teaching credentials. Mrs. Dodge taught a number of years at Lakeport 
Elementary School before moving to Richmond with her husband, the late Dwight 
Dodge. Mrs. Dodge frequently visited Lakeport after moving to the Masonic Home 
six years ago. She was a member of Lakeport Presbyterian Church while a resident 
of this community. 
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lucille Muzio of Oakland; sisters, Mrs. Edna 
Churchill of Pasadena and Mrs. Reba Specht of San Francisco; brothers, Homer 
Lyon of Portland, Ore., and Harold Lyon of Lakeport; and a number of nieces and 
nephews.