Iona Marie (Vanderpool) Black-Dyer Obituary (1919

Iona Marie (Vanderpool) Black-Dyer, 94, Passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 24, 2013. She was born on April 1, 1919 in Bartlesville, Ok , parents Millard and Mary Vanderpool , raised in Salyersville, Ky. She came to Washington , married John E. Black in 1939 , and moved extensively being a Navy family before settling in Port Orchard in 1968. She married Philip Dyer in 1986, often referring to him as "her honey". He passed in 1992. Her accomplishments are many. Nurse at Naval Hosp., founding member of ROWA est in 1973, voted Volunteer of the Year at PO Life Care Center, craft shop owner, artist, excellent cook, and most of all, a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and Friend. Survived by sons, Al Black (Gena) Belfair, John Black (Wanda) Belfair, stepdaughter, Vicki Dyer Stone (Mike) Chandler, Az , stepson, Rusty Dyer , grandchildren Tracy, Brian, Marcy, Kim, Angela, Jenny, Greg with their spouses, 17 great grandchildren , 1 great great grandson and Chipper, her bird. Special thanks from the family to her dear friends Betty , Lena and Tim, Sue and Mark. She will be missed by all. Public visitation will be held at Lewis Funeral Chapel in Bremerton on Thursday, Sept 5th at 1pm, with a funeral service to follow at 2pm. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery.