ROCKY MOUNT – Mr. Michael Lyons, 53, of Rocky Mount, died on Friday, June 24, 2011.

A visitation for Mr. Lyons will be held from 12 until 1 p.m., with the funeral service beginning at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Ray of Hope Christian Center in Whitakers.  Pastor Shirley McFarlin will be officiating.  The interment will take place immediately following the service in the Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery in Rocky Mount.