Johnnie Tyler Obituary

Tyler, Johnnie Mae (Wilson) age 89, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2008. She was the seventh child, born February 10, 1919 in Brookhaven, Mississippi to John and Ella Wilson. John and Ella Wilson had 10 children. She attended Alexander High School in Brookhaven Mississippi. She joined St. James Missionary Baptist Church at the age of seven. She moved to Chicago Illinois in 1940 and joined Progressive Baptist Church under the late Pastor T.E. Brown. Johnnie Mae Tyler was preceded in death by her husband John Tyler, whom she married in 1945. There were no children to this union. Ms. Tyler owned "Tyler's Restaurant" from 1963 to 1988 a well known eatery on the South Side of Chicago, home of the famous "Beef Burger "near (Comiskey) White Sox Ball Park. Ms. Tyler leaves behind three sisters: Laura Mae Sills, Ann Lee Brown and Josephine Smith, one brother in law Mack Smith a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Visitation for Jonnie Mae Tyler will be at Taylor Funeral Home at 63 E 79th Street in Chicago Illinois, from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. Ms. Tyler's funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2008, at 11 a.m., at Progressive Baptist Church, 3658 South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60609.