Lynda Tyler
Lynda Clay Tyler (née McBrayer), 76, of Chattanooga, passed peacefully Home to be with her husband, parents, and heavenly Father on Thursday, July 18, 2019.
Lynda was an interior designer with half a century of experience, a lifelong purveyor of art and style, and a determined businesswoman who worked for, founded, or owned several companies in the Chattanooga and Atlanta areas. She was also a widely respected member of the Christian community, who gave generously of her time as a prayer warrior and was long active in several churches and ministries across Tennessee, Georgia, and Africa.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband Jack Tyler, and by her parents, Robert Vaughan and Beatrice Adella (née Hatchett) McBrayer.
She is survived by her sons, Ryan and Justin Tyler; by her brother, Robert Vaughan McBrayer, Jr., nephew, Robert McBrayer, III, and great-nephew, Robyn McBrayer, IV; and by her brother, Bill McBrayer and sister-in-law, Sandy, nieces, Stacy Molander and Lauren Miller, and great-nephews, and -nieces, Hannah, George, Eliot, Ford, and Roag.
The family will receive friends at Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel, 404 S. Moore Road on Monday, July 22, with visitation to begin at noon. Services will follow at 2 p.m. before carrying Lynda to her final resting place alongside her beloved mother and daddy at Lakewood Memory Gardens East.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in her honor to Beat the Drum Children’s Home in Kenya (at https://tinyurl.com/lyndatyler), a charity organization near and dear to Lynda’s heart.
We invite you to share your fondest and wildest memories of her at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.