Lyle L. Link
(1922 — 2009)




Published: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:23 AM EDT

IRVINE, Calif. — Lyle L. Link, age 87, of Irvine, Calif., and formerly of Fayette, Ohio, passed away peacefully Monday evening, August 24, 2009, at his home in Irvine, Calif.

Lyle was born on May 11, 1922, in Tedrow, Ohio, the son of the late Ray and Twila (Brink) Link. He married Edith Thompson on June 26, 1943, in Montgomery, Ala., and she preceded him in death in 1991. He married Joyce Searles in 2000, and she survives.

Lyle, a retired real estate broker, was a 1940 graduate of Gorham-Fayette High School. He furthered his education at the Ohio State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture in 1948. Lyle proudly served his country during World War II, serving as a B17 Captain in the 99th Bomb Group of the Army Air Corps. He received a Certificate of Valor in recognition of Courageous Service in Aerial Combat.

Surviving Lyle besides his wife, Joyce, are two sons, William (Marsha) Link of Irvine, Calif., and Steve (Jennifer) Link of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; three sisters, Imogene Cowgill of Morenci, Mich., Patricia Valentine of Sun City, Calif., and Linda (Carver) Wagner of Fayette; nine grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.


He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Edith; son and daughter-in-law Robert and Diane Link; a brother, Ralph; and a sister, Shirley Harter.

A funeral service for Lyle Link will be held Saturday, August 29, 2009, at 2 p.m., at the Eagle Funeral Home-Barrett Chapel in Fayette with Rev. Winston Hatcliff officiating. Interment with Military Honors conducted by the Fulton County Honor Guard will follow at the Pleasant View Union Cemetery in Fayette. The family will receive friends for visitation on Saturday from noon until time of the service at the funeral home.

Memorial donations in honor of Lyle are suggested to the American Heart Association. Family and friends can view Lyle’s obituary and send condolences to his family online at www.eaglefuneralhomes.com.