Mr. John Wesley (J.W.) Tyus, 83 of Twin Groves, Arkansas departed this life March 24, 2008 at Conway Regional Medical Center. He was born to the late John Lane and Gertha Brown Tyus in Damascus, Arkansas. Mr. Tyus worked in Construction, he was a former jailer at the Faulkner County Sheriff Dept and a deacon at the Zion Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife Ruby Riddle Tyus and several children. Survivors : 4 Sons - Rev. Wesley Tyus and Glen Tyus of Twin Groves; Derrick Tyus and Rev. Lee Tyus of Conway; 5 Daughters - Telitha Ealy, Mary Tyus, Della Waters, Rita Glover all of Twin Groves; Azerlene Westley, Little Rock; One Step Daughter - Gene Walker; Atlanta, GA; One Brother - Cornelius Tyus, Twin Groves; Two Sisters - Husie Sanders, Kansas City, MO and Odella Dillard, Twin Groves; 23 Grandchildren, 18 Great Grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11am Saturday at Zion Grove Baptist Church. Interment Zion Grove Cemetery. Arrangements Larry G. Acklin Funeral Home, Conway
