Lockland Vance Tyler Jr. (1922 - 2015)

Born 26 Dec 1922 in Richmond, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Gloria (Hagler) Tyler — married 14 Dec 1948 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States

Died 17 Feb 2015 at age 92 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, United States

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Biography

Dr. Lockland Vance Tyler, Jr. was born in Augusta, GA to Dr. Lockland Vance Tyler and Jennie Lee Tyler on December 26, 1922 and departed this life on Tuesday, February 17, 2015.

When he was two, his family moved to Jacksonville, FL where he grew up and attended Bolles Military School. He graduated from Emory University and Emory University Medical School and completed his internship at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA.

He was a Commander in the Navy (Medical Corp) and served in Korea. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at the U. S. Naval Hospital in Oakland, CA and at Stanford University in San Francisco, CA. He was a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member of the Florida Medical Association and Escambia County Medical Society where he served as President. He left the Navy and he joined the Medical Center Clinic in 1957.

He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved fishing, hunting and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Gloria and 5 children, Vance (Debby) of Pensacola, FL, Barbara (Lee) of Houston, TX, John of Niceville, FL, Connie (Joe) of Pensacola, FL and Melissa (George) of Long Beach, MS. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Dr. Tyler was a member of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church where a Memorial service will be held in his honor on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 11:00am.

There will be a reception following the service in the Parish Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Covenant Hospice, 5041 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32504, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 3200 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32503 or to a charity of your choice. Harper-Morris 2/19/2015

Lockland was born in 1923. He was the son of Lockland Tyler and Jennie Richards. He passed away in 2015.

Lockland was mentioned on a memorial in Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida with a death date of 2015.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #208732303 (accessed 10 February 2024)
   Memorial page for Lockland Vance Tyler (26 Dec 1922-2015), citing Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pensacolanewsjournal/name/lockland-tyler-obituary?id=16363146