1SG Ret. John William Dyar Sr., 85, of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Friday, December 08, 2017. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 beginning at 2:00PM EST, with Billy Glover officiating the service. The interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Vance-Brooks …
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1SG Ret. John William Dyar Sr., 85, of Forsyth, Georgia passed away Friday, December 08, 2017. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 beginning at 2:00PM EST, with Billy Glover officiating the service. The interment will conclude at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Vance-Brooks funeral home from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00P.M. EST.
John was born December 16, 1931 in Walhalla, South Carolina to the parents of William and Annie Dyar. John was a member of Kirkland Memorial Baptist Church. John was a retired 1SG, E-8, in the U.S. Army. He served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. In Korea John was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. While serving in Vietnam John was awarded 2 Bronze Stars medals and The Army Commendation Medal with Valor. John was also a retiree from the Muscogee County Board of Education Plant Services. John continued to serve by being a member of The Veterans of Foreign Wars, The American Legion and The Disabled American Veterans organizations.
Other than his parents, John is predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Kay Dyar. Two sons, Kenneth Ray Dyar and Danny Tyrone Dyar, one sister Lucille Hanvey. John is also predeceased by two brothers, Bob and Jimmy Dyar
Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Dyar and wife Mary Ranson of Forsyth, Ga.; three sons, John William Dyar Jr. and wife Laura of Weaver, Al., Randall Paul Dyar and his domestic partner Melissa of Whitehall, AR., Timothy Dale Dyar and wife Jennifer of Elberton, Ga., two sisters Carolyn Nix and husband Gerald of Seneca, S.C., Pat Presley of Daytona, Fl. John is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 15 great grand children with 4 additional great grand children to soon join the family.
Randy Dyar and Melissa Taylor
left a message on March 22, 2018:
My dad my hero
bj
left a message on December 18, 2017:
My sympathy for your loss John.Those who has passed on are in God's memory because they are precious in God's eyes. Psalms 116:115.
Weaver, Alabama
left a message on December 12, 2017:
Family, in particular, John Dyar of Weaver,
I want to express my condolences to you and your family. I do have experience with your feelings since I lost my dad just a few years ago. I'm praying for you to be strong in the coming months as the full impact of his loss begins to set in.
If you need an ear to hear you, don't hesitate to contact me.
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
Tom Holland
I want to express my condolences to you and your family. I do have experience with your feelings since I lost my dad just a few years ago. I'm praying for you to be strong in the coming months as the full impact of his loss begins to set in.
If you need an ear to hear you, don't hesitate to contact me.
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
Tom Holland
Donna Rae
left a message on December 12, 2017:
A candle was lit by Donna Rae on 2017/12/12
DeVonna Ponthieu
left a message on December 12, 2017:
A candle was lit by DeVonna Ponthieu on 2017/12/12
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Expression of Sympathy
left a message on December 12, 2017:
A SPATHIPHYLLUM was sent on December 12, 2017
You and you family are in our thoughts and prayers. Your Unit 037 Family at DCF
Katie Saturday
left a message on December 11, 2017:
Love you pop I'm glad I got to see you before you went you will be missed by many
Expression of Sympathy
left a message on December 11, 2017:
An INDOOR GARDEN BASKET was ordered on December 11, 2017
Katie Saturday
left a message on December 11, 2017:
A candle was lit by Katie Saturday on 2017/12/11
Al
left a message on December 11, 2017:
I am sorry for your loss. I personally experienced comfort from the Bible (Revelation 21:3,4 and Acts 24:15) as I face loss of loved ones. Imagine being reunited through a resurrection hope. There is a future, without death, awaiting mankind.
Al.
Al.
Casey Mccollough
left a message on December 11, 2017:
A candle was lit by Casey Mccollough on 2017/12/11
Kathy and Martin Fisher
left a message on December 11, 2017:
A candle was lit by Kathy and Martin Fisher on 2017/12/11
Karen Hanvey Penley
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Karen Hanvey Penley on 2017/12/10
Jr. and Joy Williams
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jr. and Joy Williams on 2017/12/10
Kesterson family
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Kesterson family on 2017/12/10
Kevin DeChane
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Kevin DeChane on 2017/12/10
Kevin DeChane
left a message on December 10, 2017:
Prayers and condolences to your family words are beyond me at a time of such loss.
Kevin Kesterson
left a message on December 10, 2017:
Joe, so sorry for your loss! My prayers are with you and the family. May God bless you all and bring you peace!!
KIMBERLY FOXWORTH
left a message on December 10, 2017:
MR.DYAR was a great person and a good Grand farther to my son Danny
rest in peace JOHN.Prayers are with the family.
rest in peace JOHN.Prayers are with the family.
North Port Florida
left a message on December 10, 2017:
So sorry for your loss praying for you all during this time.
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Seneca, SC
left a message on December 10, 2017:
We're so sorry for the loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you Al during this difficult time. We also want to thAnk John and his family for his service protecting our freedom we enjoy today!
He's walking hand-in-hand with God and all of his loved ones who have went home before us.
Deepest Sympathies,
Travis & Nichole
(Kenny's family, because we're friends)
He's walking hand-in-hand with God and all of his loved ones who have went home before us.
Deepest Sympathies,
Travis & Nichole
(Kenny's family, because we're friends)
The Bodor's New York
left a message on December 10, 2017:
Lane and Ashley
So sorry to hear about your Grandpa.
Love and prayers for you and your family.рџ’›
Andy, Kim, Andie and Mikey
So sorry to hear about your Grandpa.
Love and prayers for you and your family.рџ’›
Andy, Kim, Andie and Mikey
Travis & Nichole
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Travis & Nichole on 2017/12/10
Jessica Martin
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jessica Martin on 2017/12/10
Donna Reed
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Donna Reed on 2017/12/10
Expression of Sympathy
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A THE COLOR OF MEMORIES TABLE ARRANGEMENT was sent on December 10, 2017
You're still in our hearts...until we meet again. Larry, Wanda, Derek Cutsail, Martin and Kathy Fisher, and Kyle and Chynna Adams.
Donna Ayers
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Donna Ayers on 2017/12/10
Haley Vaca
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Haley Vaca on 2017/12/10
Haley Vaca
left a message on December 10, 2017:
I love you Paw Paw. My life was better because of you. I will miss you so much. I am lucky to have known such an amazing hero. I will never forget all of our memories. I will cherish them all. So happy you are reunited with maw maw.
David Nesbitt
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by David Nesbitt on 2017/12/09
Pam Wolff
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Prayers Lifted for all of your family Sandy and Mary. So sorry to hear about John passing. He is a kind man, I only got to meet and be around him a few times but it was very apparent that he cared for his family deeply. I am glad I got to see y'all the other day!
Sister Patricia Pressley
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Sister Patricia Pressley on 2017/12/09
Tassie Childers
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Prayers to all the Dyar family. May you find comfort in each other and the memories you hold close to your hearts.
Bobby Nielsen
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Bobby Nielsen on 2017/12/09
Bobby and Leigh Ann
left a message on December 9, 2017:
We will miss this amazing man. He touched us both. Very sorry for the family's loss.
Jean ashmore
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jean ashmore on 2017/12/09
Thomas and Karen Peters
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Thomas and Karen Peters on 2017/12/09
Tony and Melissa Ryland
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Sending our prayers to the Dyar family. May God comfort you in this time. We were blessed to have known Mr. Dyar.
Anthony
left a message on December 9, 2017:
I love you and miss you
Anthony
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Anthony on 2017/12/09
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Pam Wolff
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Pam Wolff on 2017/12/09
David Strawser
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by David Strawser on 2017/12/09
Melissa Clanton
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Melissa Clanton on 2017/12/09
Jacquelyn Riggers
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jacquelyn Riggers on 2017/12/09
Jackie Johnson. United Bank
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jackie Johnson. United Bank on 2017/12/09
Frankie Redmond-Holt
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Sweetest Paw Paw, you were amazing man. For the short time I was part of your family, you loved me as if I was your child. You were a supreme gentleman with a gentle spirit. You will be missed. I love you.
Dwight and Shirley
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Dwight and Shirley on 2017/12/09
Dexter & Jennifer Leach
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Dexter & Jennifer Leach on 2017/12/09
Denise Nesbitt Martin
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Denise Nesbitt Martin on 2017/12/09
Larry, Wanda, Derek Cutsail and Chynna & Kyle Adams
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Larry, Wanda, Derek Cutsail and Chynna & Kyle Adams on 2017/12/09
Leigh Ann
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Leigh Ann on 2017/12/09
Lori Ann Hampshire & Family
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Lori Ann Hampshire & Family on 2017/12/09
Mary Ranson
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Mary Ranson on 2017/12/09
Your daughter
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Your daughter on 2017/12/09
left a message:
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.
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Randy Dyar and Melissa Taylor
left a message on March 22, 2018:
My dad my hero
bj
left a message on December 18, 2017:
My sympathy for your loss John.Those who has passed on are in God's memory because they are precious in God's eyes. Psalms 116:115.
Weaver, Alabama
left a message on December 12, 2017:
Family, in particular, John Dyar of Weaver,
I want to express my condolences to you and your family. I do have experience with your feelings since I lost my dad just a few years ago. I'm praying for you to be strong in the coming months as the full impact of his loss begins to set in.
If you need an ear to hear you, don't hesitate to contact me.
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
Tom Holland
I want to express my condolences to you and your family. I do have experience with your feelings since I lost my dad just a few years ago. I'm praying for you to be strong in the coming months as the full impact of his loss begins to set in.
If you need an ear to hear you, don't hesitate to contact me.
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
Tom Holland
Donna Rae
left a message on December 12, 2017:
A candle was lit by Donna Rae on 2017/12/12
DeVonna Ponthieu
left a message on December 12, 2017:
A candle was lit by DeVonna Ponthieu on 2017/12/12
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Expression of Sympathy
left a message on December 12, 2017:
A SPATHIPHYLLUM was sent on December 12, 2017
You and you family are in our thoughts and prayers. Your Unit 037 Family at DCF
Katie Saturday
left a message on December 11, 2017:
Love you pop I'm glad I got to see you before you went you will be missed by many
Expression of Sympathy
left a message on December 11, 2017:
An INDOOR GARDEN BASKET was ordered on December 11, 2017
Katie Saturday
left a message on December 11, 2017:
A candle was lit by Katie Saturday on 2017/12/11
Al
left a message on December 11, 2017:
I am sorry for your loss. I personally experienced comfort from the Bible (Revelation 21:3,4 and Acts 24:15) as I face loss of loved ones. Imagine being reunited through a resurrection hope. There is a future, without death, awaiting mankind.
Al.
Al.
Casey Mccollough
left a message on December 11, 2017:
A candle was lit by Casey Mccollough on 2017/12/11
Kathy and Martin Fisher
left a message on December 11, 2017:
A candle was lit by Kathy and Martin Fisher on 2017/12/11
Karen Hanvey Penley
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Karen Hanvey Penley on 2017/12/10
Jr. and Joy Williams
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jr. and Joy Williams on 2017/12/10
Kesterson family
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Kesterson family on 2017/12/10
Kevin DeChane
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Kevin DeChane on 2017/12/10
Kevin DeChane
left a message on December 10, 2017:
Prayers and condolences to your family words are beyond me at a time of such loss.
Kevin Kesterson
left a message on December 10, 2017:
Joe, so sorry for your loss! My prayers are with you and the family. May God bless you all and bring you peace!!
KIMBERLY FOXWORTH
left a message on December 10, 2017:
MR.DYAR was a great person and a good Grand farther to my son Danny
rest in peace JOHN.Prayers are with the family.
rest in peace JOHN.Prayers are with the family.
North Port Florida
left a message on December 10, 2017:
So sorry for your loss praying for you all during this time.
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Seneca, SC
left a message on December 10, 2017:
We're so sorry for the loss, our thoughts and prayers are with you Al during this difficult time. We also want to thAnk John and his family for his service protecting our freedom we enjoy today!
He's walking hand-in-hand with God and all of his loved ones who have went home before us.
Deepest Sympathies,
Travis & Nichole
(Kenny's family, because we're friends)
He's walking hand-in-hand with God and all of his loved ones who have went home before us.
Deepest Sympathies,
Travis & Nichole
(Kenny's family, because we're friends)
The Bodor's New York
left a message on December 10, 2017:
Lane and Ashley
So sorry to hear about your Grandpa.
Love and prayers for you and your family.рџ’›
Andy, Kim, Andie and Mikey
So sorry to hear about your Grandpa.
Love and prayers for you and your family.рџ’›
Andy, Kim, Andie and Mikey
Travis & Nichole
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Travis & Nichole on 2017/12/10
Jessica Martin
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jessica Martin on 2017/12/10
Donna Reed
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Donna Reed on 2017/12/10
Expression of Sympathy
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A THE COLOR OF MEMORIES TABLE ARRANGEMENT was sent on December 10, 2017
You're still in our hearts...until we meet again. Larry, Wanda, Derek Cutsail, Martin and Kathy Fisher, and Kyle and Chynna Adams.
Donna Ayers
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Donna Ayers on 2017/12/10
Haley Vaca
left a message on December 10, 2017:
A candle was lit by Haley Vaca on 2017/12/10
Haley Vaca
left a message on December 10, 2017:
I love you Paw Paw. My life was better because of you. I will miss you so much. I am lucky to have known such an amazing hero. I will never forget all of our memories. I will cherish them all. So happy you are reunited with maw maw.
David Nesbitt
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by David Nesbitt on 2017/12/09
Pam Wolff
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Prayers Lifted for all of your family Sandy and Mary. So sorry to hear about John passing. He is a kind man, I only got to meet and be around him a few times but it was very apparent that he cared for his family deeply. I am glad I got to see y'all the other day!
Sister Patricia Pressley
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Sister Patricia Pressley on 2017/12/09
Tassie Childers
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Prayers to all the Dyar family. May you find comfort in each other and the memories you hold close to your hearts.
Bobby Nielsen
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Bobby Nielsen on 2017/12/09
Bobby and Leigh Ann
left a message on December 9, 2017:
We will miss this amazing man. He touched us both. Very sorry for the family's loss.
Jean ashmore
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jean ashmore on 2017/12/09
Thomas and Karen Peters
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Thomas and Karen Peters on 2017/12/09
Tony and Melissa Ryland
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Sending our prayers to the Dyar family. May God comfort you in this time. We were blessed to have known Mr. Dyar.
Anthony
left a message on December 9, 2017:
I love you and miss you
Anthony
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Anthony on 2017/12/09
Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.
Pam Wolff
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Pam Wolff on 2017/12/09
David Strawser
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by David Strawser on 2017/12/09
Melissa Clanton
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Melissa Clanton on 2017/12/09
Jacquelyn Riggers
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jacquelyn Riggers on 2017/12/09
Jackie Johnson. United Bank
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Jackie Johnson. United Bank on 2017/12/09
Frankie Redmond-Holt
left a message on December 9, 2017:
Sweetest Paw Paw, you were amazing man. For the short time I was part of your family, you loved me as if I was your child. You were a supreme gentleman with a gentle spirit. You will be missed. I love you.
Dwight and Shirley
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Dwight and Shirley on 2017/12/09
Dexter & Jennifer Leach
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Dexter & Jennifer Leach on 2017/12/09
Denise Nesbitt Martin
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Denise Nesbitt Martin on 2017/12/09
Larry, Wanda, Derek Cutsail and Chynna & Kyle Adams
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Larry, Wanda, Derek Cutsail and Chynna & Kyle Adams on 2017/12/09
Leigh Ann
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Leigh Ann on 2017/12/09
Lori Ann Hampshire & Family
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Lori Ann Hampshire & Family on 2017/12/09
Mary Ranson
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Mary Ranson on 2017/12/09
Your daughter
left a message on December 9, 2017:
A candle was lit by Your daughter on 2017/12/09
left a message:
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.
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