Melvin Earl Lyon died peacefully Monday July 25, 2022 at home with family.  He was born in Westmore, Vt   August 3, 1931 to parents Erton Beebe and Alta Zoe Woodard Lyon.  On June 23, 1952 he married Shirley Simons and just celebrated their 70th Anniversary.  Melvin farmed most of his life and then got his CDL to truck drive at Calkins Sand and Gravel with the truck "Sweet 16" until his retirement at 79 years old.  He was a volunteer fireman for Barton, member of the snowmobile club the "Snow Hawks" and drove in parades for the clubs float for the 4th of July.  At the farmhouse he enjoyed the kitchen junkits on Saturday nights with record playing and dancing, he enjoyed going to the Barton Fair and occasionally Fryeburg Fair, he enjoyed Sunday rides and getting ice cream in the summertime.  He enjoyed the boat ride on Memphremagog with about 40 family members for his 80th birthday.  One fall he did a cross country trip with his Ford Fairlane station wagon with a pop up Apache camper and six family members going to Portland Oregon down thru California thru Texas to Florida (visiting family) and back to Vt.  The family cared for Shirley's cousin Billy Simons for almost 20 years and was Melvins sidekick.                                       He is survived by his wife Shirley Simons; two daughters Janice Sicard (Alan),  Ellen Valley (Maurice), two sons Harvey (Sue),  Dean (Jan).  One sister Marilyn Corlis, one sister-in-law Grace McKinnon, one brother-in-law Bob Morse.  He leaves behind eight grandkids, eighteen great grandkids and seven great great grandkids.  He was predeceased by a sister Marjorie Chappell and her husband Ray, a brother-in-law Caston Corlis, a sister-in-law Joyce Morse, and a brother-in-law A.Wayne McKinnon.                                                                                                                   There will be no calling hours and a graveside service will be held on Sunday August 7, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Welcome O Brown cemetery in Barton.  On-line condolences at curtis-britch.com.  Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home & Cremation Service, locally family owned and operated.