Clinton, MS
Funeral Home
Lakewood Memorial Funeral Home
Visitation
Thursday, June 19, 2025, 5-7 PM, Lakewood Funeral Home.
Service
Friday, June 20, 2025, 10 AM, Lakewood Funeral Home.
Obituary
Military Service Tribute, Honors, and Obituary:
Recognizing and Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard. “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten”.
In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero. Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.
Another great Airman and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on June 16, 2025 and has moved on to his heavenly home. Retired Technical Sergeant Douglas Lewayne Pyron, age 92, who had served within the MSANG within the 172d Airlift Wing has departed and gone to a better place with our good Lord. Pyron had initially served in US Army.
It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country. A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.
Rest in Peace Airman. We applaud your patriotism, sacrifices, and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, our country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright, and live so free.
You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.
Another great Airman has gone home, “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten, Airman for Life”.
Obituary, Visitation, and Service details:
Douglas Lewayne Pyron, age 92, of Clinton, MS, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025. He was born on August 6, 1932, to Roy and Annabell Pyron in Duck Hill, MS.
He married Rachel Andrews in 1955 in Jackson, and together they built a loving family with three boys, Doug, David, and Don. Douglas worked for many years for the Jackson Public School System, starting as a teacher and moving into the role of counselor at Provine High School. Douglas also served his country in the U.S. Army for 4 years and then transferred into the U.S. Air Force National Guard, rising to Technical Sergeant, before retiring after 20 years of service. He was a member of Parkway Baptist Church.
He is preceded by his wife, Rachel Pyron, and son, Don Pyron.
Left to cherish his memory are his sons, Doug Pyron (Charity) of Madison, MS, and David Pyron (Linda) of Brandon, MS; and two grandsons, Ben Pyron and William Loyal Pyron.
A visitation for Douglas will be held Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Lakewood Funeral Home, 6011 Clinton Blvd, Jackson, MS 39209. A celebration of life will occur Friday, June 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Lakewood Funeral Home with a burial to follow at Lakewood Memorial Park.