Ernestine Kelly Tyson Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on September 14, 2025, Ernestine Kelly Tyson of Orangeburg, South Carolina passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her husband Stephen Eason "Big T" Tyson, Jr.; her parents, Cornell Kelly and Ernest Kelly; her children, Stephen Eason Tyson, III of Orangeburg, Allison Wray Tyson Dearmin of La Veta, Colorado., Lynda Tyson Jayne of Brevard, NC and Rosalyn Tyson Cox (Mike) of Palmetto, FL; her son-in-law Lukas Elijah Dearmin of La Veta, CO; her grandchildren, Stephen Eason "Steve" Tyson, IV (Amy) of St. Matthews, SC, Lewis Marcus "Mark" Jayne, IV of Jersey City, NJ and Elizah Wray Dearmin of Leadville, CO; and her great grandchild Stephen Eason "Seth" Tyson.
In lieu of flowers, Ernestine would want you to share your flowers and love to brighten someone's day, and to donate to the Parkinson Foundation, https://www.parkinson.org, in honor of Big T, the American Heart Association, https://www.heart.org, in honor of Stephen, or the American Cancer Society, https://www.cancer.org, in honor of Allison.
