Viola was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth France; children, Martin Lyons and Doris Constable; parents, Harry and Nellie Gentry; and sisters, Dallas Duball, Jennette Brown, and Nellidene Gentry.
Left to cherish her memory are her grandchildren, Monique Mister, Scott Lyons, Sean Lyons, Martin Keith Lyons, and Mark Lyons; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Adlline Sumner and Harry Gentry.
A funeral service will be held Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 2 pm at Meadow Hill Baptist Church, 5513 Minor Lane. Visitation will be Saturday from 2 pm-8 pm at Evergreen Funeral Home. Entombment will be at Evergreen Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in memory of Viola can be made to the Ken France Building.