Lamkin Lyles, Jr.

Published 2:18 pm Tuesday, December 17, 2024

May 7, 1958 – Dec. 11, 2024

NATCHEZ – Funeral services for Lamkin “Daddyo” Lyles, Jr., 66, of Ferriday, who departed this earthly life on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Ferriday, will be held on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at 6 p.m. at West Gate Funeral Home (George F. West Sr. Memorial Chapel) with Pastor Michelle Brooks officiating.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.

Lamkin was born on May 7, 1958, in Natchez, the son of Bessie Clark-Lyles and Lampkin Lyles, Sr. He attended South Natchez High School and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was employed as a masonry worker. Lamkin loved football and was a fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and Kansas City Chiefs.

He is preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Gertrude and Duffy Clark and Rachel and Mose Bell; brother, Warren Bell; sister, Jency Lyles-Marsaw; mother and father-in-law, Betty and John Harrison; sister-in-law, Deborah Cortese; and brother-in-law, Felton Middleton.

Lamkin leaves to cherish his memories; wife, Mary “Libby” Lyles; sons, Justin Sylvester (Shenikka) and Dustin Sylvester (Davisha); brothers, Charles Boxley (Fate) and Sylvester Lyles (Angela); sisters, Barbara Green (Fleming), Joann Middleton, and Deborah Fleming (Eric); and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be sent to www.westgatefh.com.