Dell Christy Tyson

Dell Christy Tyson, 76, of Rogers, Arkansas passed away, April 17, 2016. Dell Tyson was a woman of many talents and interests. She graduated from four colleges or graduates schools with degrees in nursing, human relations, and marriage and family therapy. She then specialized in marriage and family therapy, play therapy, and Emotion Focused Therapy and co-founded two counseling centers, Christian Family Counseling Center in Oklahoma and Fresh Roots in Rogers. She also plugged her energy into all kinds of endeavors: American Christian Teen Singers, community tennis leagues, bike trips across the US and other countries with her husband, children, and grandchildren, photographing nature and her family, and painting anything and everything. She would whip up a bowl of soup in no time and could be counted on by grandchildren to have Tic Tacs in her purse. Dell knew she was loved by God and took the use of her God-given talents seriously. She allowed God to lead her life and it showed in her actions and words. She told her family she died with no regrets and she died as she lived, making the most of what she had. Her prayer was that we would each live into what God created us to be. Ephesians 3:14-19. She was born January 10, 1940 in Bay City, Texas to Royce Altus and Doris Newburn Christy and was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Chester Douglas Christy. Dell is survived by her husband of 53 years, Alan Tyson; one son, Paul Tyson and wife, Jane of Orlando, Fla.; one daughter, Deborah Tyson of Nashville, Tenn.; sister, Sara Lou Manning and husband Mike of Avoca, Ark.; six grandchildren, Kristen Kate Daughtery and husband Josh, Nathan Olmstead, Charles "Chase" Alan Tyson II, Finley Tyson, Anna Eiring, Owen Tyson and one great granddaughter, Lily Daugherty. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services, 2898 West Walnut Street in Rogers. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 at First Church of the Nazarene in Rogers with Pastor Alan Johnson, Pastor Mike McDaniel and Brad Franklin officiating. She is being laid to rest beside her family at Benton County Memorial Park Cemetery in Rogers. In memory of Dell Tyson, memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice at http://nwacircleoflife.com or BreakThrough at http://www.heartconnexion.org/. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers, Arkansas. Words of comfort may be made at stockdalefuneral.com.