Lyon, Sadie Massey Aycock, 1917-1998
Biography
Mrs. Sadie (Sarah Elizabeth) Massey Aycock Lyon was a life-long resident of Johnston County, enjoyed growing flowers (especially camellias), and painting portraits and pastels.
She was born June 13, 1917, to Samuel Herbert and Emma Turnage Massey. After attending Smithfield High School, she graduated from Meredith College in the mid-1930s and taught school in Johnston County for more than 30 years. She retired in 1982.
She married Ernest Aycock in 1942 and they had two sons, Samuel Ernest and Thomas L. Aycock. After her first husband’s death, she married Judge W. Pope Lyon in 1981, and he passed away in 1993. An active member of First Presbyterian Church, she was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the N. C. Camellia Society, and the Fayetteville Camellia Club.
Mrs. Lyon died November 29, 1998, and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Smithfield, NC.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Sadie Massey Aycock Lyon Portrait Photograph Collection
The Sadie Massey Aycock Lyon Portrait Photograph Collection consists of 2 albums.
The first album contains 67 photographs of portraits of individuals and camellias. These are dated from 1985 through 1989. In the back of this album are 24 loose photographs of portraits which are not identified.
The second albumn contains 63 portraits of individuals and camellias. These are dated from 1989 through 1994.
Sadie Massey Aycock Papers
The Sadie Massey Aycock Papers contains newspaper clippings from 1915-1916, a small box of photographs, and memorabilia from the Smithfield High School Class of 1934.
Teacher Elizabeth Uzzle with Her Students at Smithfield School , c. 1926
This collection consists of individual photographs that have been donated, copied and preserved by the Johnston County Heritage Center. Many of these are portrait photographs of individuals and families.