Herbert Arthur Lyon

Maj. Gen. Herbert Arthur Lyon, U.S. Air Force (retired) of Redmond died on May 24, 2006, at age 84, following an extended period of deteriorating health.

Lyon was born in St. Paul, Minn. in 1921, to Herbert A. Lyon, Sr. and Johanna Lyon. He was the oldest of four children. He married Katherine (Betty) Blomstrand in April 1943, and they just celebrated their 63rd anniversary.

Lyon joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and was a career Air Force officer, a source of his pride and satisfaction. He flew C-46 aircraft in the southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

Following the war, his assignments included operational suitability testing for new transport aircraft, budgeting for technical facilities at test centers and ranges and giving testimony before Congressional committees to satisfy requests for new technical facilities. He was at various times director of the Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory, Deputy for Engineering at the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Division, and vice commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems development organization. His final posting before retiring in 1975 was as commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Test Organization at Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif., where he was responsible for test launches of experimental ballistic components and military satellite launches from the base and from Cape Canaveral (now Kennedy Space Center), Fla.

During his military career, he obtained a bachelor's in engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1948, a master's of science degree from Purdue University in 1952 and a master's of business administration from George Washington University in 1965.

After retiring, he moved to Medina, later moving to Bellevue in 1987. He entered the Emerald Heights retirement community in Redmond in 2003.

Herb was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, and an active community leader. He has served as an elder at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Bellevue and was a member of the Board of the Eastside Retirement Association. One of his many contributions to the community was to participate in planning for Emerald Heights before it had a location or a name.

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Herb is survived by his wife, Betty of Redmond; their two children, Barbara Bennett of Alexandria, Va., and Paul Lyon of Burlington, Vt.; and Paul's four children, John, Grace, Paul Eugene, and Philip. He is also survived by his brother, Jack Lyon, and his sister, Dorothy Jacobs.

A funeral service will be held at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, (10420 Southeast 11th Street, Bellevue.) on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., followed by a light lunch. After lunch, all are invited to join the family for the interment at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. Contributions can be made to a favorite charity.

Neva Stevens

Neva J. Stevens of Snoqualmie, died May 25, 2006, at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. She was 70.

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Stevens was born July 11, 1935, in Two Harbors, Minn., the daughter of Harold and Geneva Howell. She was raised in Two Harbors until 1942, when the family moved to May Valley. She graduated in the class of 1953 from Issaquah High School.

She married Willard D. Stevens Dec. 26, 1952, in Snoqualmie and moved to Snoqualmie in 1956. She was a medical receptionist at the Snoqualmie Valley Clinic for more than 20 years, then worked at the Snoqualmie Middle School as a teacher's aide. From 1986 until retirement, she was an administrative assistant for Network Systems.

She enjoyed salmon fishing, camping in her motor home, sewing, cooking, reading, working crossword puzzles and spending time with her family. For the last five years, the Stevenses spent winters in Arizona in the motor home. She was a proud lifetime member of the Rainbow Girls, Renton-Pickering Post No. 79 of American Legion Auxiliary, and the Lake Sammamish Elks No. 1843 Camping Club. She served as President of the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union Auxiliary.

In addition to her husband, Willard, survivors include daughter, Teresa Schomber of North Bend; sons, Jeff Stevens of Othello and Scott Stevens of Snoqualmie; sister, Betty LaPierre of Spirit Lake, Idaho; four grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

A committal service will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. A reception will be held Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at the home of Teresa Schomber in North Bend.

Remembrances may be made to the Northwest Kidney Centers Foundation, P.O. Box 3035, Seattle, WA 98114.

Friends are invited to share memories and sign the family's online guest book at www.flintofts.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Flintoft's Issaquah Funeral Home.