Lurlyne Myers, daughter of the late Reed Hardy and Pauline Patterson Hardy, was born on January 14, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas and departed this life on February 17, 2014 in West Plains, Missouri at the age of 72.

Mrs. Myers was a member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff and the Broadwater Church of the Brethren.  She had studied history in Europe in 1959, worked as a teacher and had taught school in Dexter and Poplar Bluff.  She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and ADK, was a former resident of Dexter and was living at Wappapello.

On December 22, 1963, she was united in marriage to Grover “Gene” Myers in Dexter.  Mr. Myers preceded her in death on August 15, 2013.

She is survived by two sons, John Thomas Myers of Marion, Arkansas and James Riley Myers of Poplar Bluff; by one daughter and son-in-law, Libby Myers Gall and husband Jeff of West Plains, Missouri; by one sister, Reeda Hampton of Marion, Arkansas; and by five grandchildren, Mary Katherine Myers, Ian Thomas Myers, Dylan Ray Myers, Lane Eugene Gall and Luke Eli Gall.

A memorial service will be conducted on Friday, February 21, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Brother Harold Gass officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Stoddard County Relay for Life, 515 G West Market Street, Dexter, Missouri  63841.