Parents:
/Barden/ George Crippen
/Randall/ Lottie Mae
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Born: 20 September 1918
Place: Mansfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania
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Died: 28 January 2001
Place: Winterhaven, Polk, Florida
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Buried:
Place: Wellsboro, Tioga, Pennsylvania
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Spouse: /Sherman/ Theo May
Married: 4 February 1939
Place: Mansfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania
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Children:
/Barden/ Sandra Rosalie
/Barden/ Sylvia Arlene
/Barden/ Steven George
Baptism:
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His father later married a woman by the name of Mae Tinna, whom he divorced. Then, George married Emma Bartlett, who became a good stepmother to Lyle.
When the time came, Lyle attended trade school, where he learned welding. He married Theo Sherman, the daughter of a local farmer, and they began a long and devoted marriage.
Lyle invented a new type of trailer hitch, which he patented, but which none of the trailer companies adopted.
His lifelong dream was to become a surveyor, but never pursued that dream.
He also had a gift for charming animals. As a young man, he had, as pets, a woodchuck, a squirrel, a skunk (not de-scented), and a crow, all wild animals. He never met a dog that didn't like him, even those which were of a very bad disposition. He loved to tease his mother-in-law's cat, as well, and the cat loved it.
Lyle also loved to travel, and did so at every opportunity, whether it was day trips to explore local attractions, or long vacations across the United States. He especially liked the western United States.
Lyle worked construction as a plumber/steamfitter for many years. He helped to build the Three-Mile Island Nuclear Facility. He took pride in his work, no matter whether it was on construction, or on a craft project.
He and his wife retired to Florida, after selling the family farm. He lost his wife at the beginning of April in 2000, and mourned her passing with great dispair. He never quite recovered from that loss. Finally, he suffered a massive stroke, which left him paralyzed on one side.
In January of 2001, his three children gathered around his bedside, to provide comfort, support, and love as he passed from this mortal life to rejoin his beloved wife, Theo. We can hardly imagine them ever apart, and in death, they are now rejoined, sealed together, for eternity, in the Orlando Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
