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LYLE DEAN CANTRELL

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Lyle Dean Cantrell, 71, of Plato, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at his home.

He was born July 7, 1949, in Denver, Colo. to Carl and Willa Mae (Crewse) Cantrell.

On June 16, 1984, he married Paula Lay.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Mae Cantrell; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Leonard and Alice Lay; a sister, Janice Cantrell-Hall; and a granddaughter, Adley Lay Cantrell.

He grew up in the Plato community and graduated from Plato High School in 1967. Lyle worked for 42 years at Plato School as a custodian.

Lyle accepted Christ as his Savior and Lord and was baptized on June 7, 1981, at Plato Baptist Church. He had been an active member at Roby Baptist Church for over 25 years.

He is survived by his wife, Paula (Lay) Cantrell of the home; and his children, Julie Ann Parrish, Clifton Micah Cantrell and his wife Kayla, Caylen Mae Cantrell, and Caleb Dean Cantrell and his wife Erica; grandchildren, Andrew and Austin Parrish, Aubrey, Ailee, and Audie Cantrell; great-grandson, Landon Parrish; a sister, Judy Cantrell Ryan and Kory Ryan; an uncle, Bernard Crewse and his Faye; and several cousins and friends.

Funeral services for Lyle Dean Cantrell will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2021, at Roby Baptist Church. Burial will be in Dutch Chapel Cemetery near Lynchburg, under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home of Mountain Grove.