Sarah Marnell Tyler

On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, Marnell Tyler went home peacefully to be with her Lord with her two daughters by her side. Born on October 5, 1935 in Rockport Kentucky, she was one of five children of Herschel and Mildred Fogle. On January 23, 1954 she married James Tyler.

She graduated from Benton Harbor High school in Michigan in 1954. Jim and Marnell were married 53 years before his passing in 2007. Marnell was a stay-at-home mom, bank manager and church secretary during her working years. She was a leader in the Psalms Bible Study in Kokomo, IN for over twenty years.

Her survivors include her two daughters, six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Debbie and Mike Meehan, Columbus, IN, Patrick Meehan, Westfield, IN, Chad Meehan, Kokomo, IN, Katie Anderson, Nashville, TN, Tyler Anderson, Wilton Manors, FL, Jamie and Jay Smith, Pittsboro, IN, Matthew Smith, Pittsboro, IN and David Smith, Davenport, FL.

She was preceded in death by her husband James, daughter Marlene Forrest, parents, three brothers and one sister.

A very special thank you goes to The Village Assisted Living facility in Evansville, IN for their loving care of Marnell over the past 3 three years.

Funeral services with be at 1:00 p.m. Monday at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home followed by the burial at Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 12:00 to

1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.