Lyle Dean Towns, age 90, of Montpelier, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Charleston, West Virginia.

Lyle was born on July 26, 1934, in Blackford County, Indiana, to the late Henry Gear Towns and Hazel May Havens Towns. He was a 1952 graduate of Montpelier High School and attended Ball State Teachers College.

Lyle proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1957 to 1963. He was a dedicated member of the Moyer Poole American Legion Post #159 in Hartford City, Indiana. Throughout his career, Lyle worked at Corning Glass in Bluffton, Indiana, and later retired from Borg Warner in Muncie, Indiana, where he was employed as a machine repairman. Lyle enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Lyle's legacy will be remembered by his children: Marilyn Monk of Michigan, Brenda Jones, of Florida; Sam Towns of Ohio; Lyle D. Towns, II of West Virginia and numerous step children by marriage.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wives, sons; Charles Andrew Towns and Kevin Matthew Towns, all of his siblings: Earl Towns, Charles "Dee" Towns, Levetha Winger, June Johns, and Neil Towns.

Family and Friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Homes, located at 109 W. Windsor Street, Montpelier on Sunday, March 16, 2025, from 1-3 pm.  A service to celebrate Lyle's life will be held at the funeral home on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 11 am, with pastor Steve Rogers officiating. Lyle will be laid to rest in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Montpelier, Indiana. Military honors will be conducted at the grave by the Millard Brown American Legion Post #156.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Millard Brown American Legion Post #156.

His family and friends will remember him for his dedication, kindness, and the special connections he formed throughout his life.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Walker & Glancy Funeral Home, Montpelier, Indiana.