Marion Tyler

Marion “Pete” Tyler, 85, of Water Valley passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from 11:00am until 12:00pm at Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford. The funeral service celebrating his life will take place on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 12:00pm in the chapel of Coleman Funeral Home. February 13, 1937 marks the day Robert Archie Tyler and Elizabeth Grace Mills Tyler welcomed their son, Marion, into the world. As a young child, Marion contracted polio. This disease left him with limited mobility but it also gave him a strong sense of independence and determination throughout his life. Marion completed grade school at the community school in Taylor. Then after high school, continued his education to become a licensed barber. He was a self-employed barber for many years in Oxford before selling his shop. This strong-willed conservative traded in his scissors and razors for a career in the construction industry where he was able to travel with his wife, Carolyn, before retiring. However, he did not keep an idle hand after entering retirement. He stayed active by growing tomatoes and cultivating some of the largest watermelons in the area. In his younger days, Marion could be found in the woods at night with his coon hounds in pursuit of a good hunt. Later in life, Marion enjoyed trading and saddling up horses for his family to ride. Although this father and grandfather has departed our presence, he has gone to be reunited with loved ones in a place free of the trials and troubles of this life. Marion leaves behind a loving family to continue walking down the path of life in his absence: three daughters Kathy (Mickey) Moore of Falkner, Carolyn (Tony) Way of Water Valley, and Judy (Preston) Weber of Norco, Louisiana; ten grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren. The family members that departed from life before Marion include: beloved wife, Carolyn Tyler; father, Archie Tyler; mother, Elizabeth Grace Tyler; one son, Marion Bruce Tyler; two daughters, Wanda Tyler and Peggy Tyler; two granddaughters, Melissa Moore and Beth Keel; and one great grandson, Tyler Magee. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is honored to serve the Tyler family as they navigate through this season of loss.

Marion Tyler

February 13, 1937 - November 27, 2022

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