Clifford Wayne Tyson, public health retiree
Clifford Wayne Tyson, 98, beloved husband of the late Miriam Blackwell Tyson, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Country Rest Home in Greenwood. He was born in Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 1918, son of the late Perry W. and Margaret A. (Kussler) Tyson.
Mr. Tyson grew up in Pennsylvania, then received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from George Washington University, Washington, D.C. Serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, he was a staff sergeant and personnel technician. He was in France and Germany in World War II to muster out the troops at the end of the fighting in Europe.
Mr. Tyson was retired from the U.S. Public Health Service as a senior personnel management specialist, ending 37 years in federal service. He volunteered for 55 years in numerous positions in the Boy Scouts of America where he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award, one of the highest given by the Boy Scouts. For years he was a member of First United Methodist Church, Hyattsville, Md., and after moving to Rehoboth Beach he joined Epworth United Methodist Church. He filled various positions there, among them teaching The Seekers Class for nine years, a class for adults; lay delegate to the annual conference, and was lay speaker and trustee.
Clif was a charter and life member of the Chesapeake Bay Insulator Club made up of people interested in collecting insulators in the Maryland, Virginia and Delaware areas. He enjoyed woodworking and reading Colonial American history, as hobbies, and taking trips and ship cruises with Miriam. He was a contributing member of George Washington's Mount Vernon and Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia, and a charter member of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pa.
Clif was married to Miriam for 69 years. He is survived by a daughter, Karen Kapusta of Wilmington, N.C.; his sons, Wayne of Mesa, Ariz., Alan of Greenwood and Mark of Binghampton, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial Services will be held Wednesday, March 29, at 11 a.m., at Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, where friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m.
Entombment will be private at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro.
Memorial contributions in Clif's name may be made to Epworth United Methodist Church to the address listed above or to the Boy Scouts of America, PO Box 152079, Irving, TX, 75015.
Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, Lewes.
Please visit Mr. Tyson's Life Memorial Webpage and sign his online guest book at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.
