Lyle Malone

June 30, 1924 - July 1, 2024

June 30, 1924 –
July 1, 2024

Lyle was born in Twin Falls, ID to Ruth and Loren Malone.
He was one of five children and after his eighth-grade year dropped out of school as he was needed on the family farm.
On June 28, 1944 Lyle was inducted into the Navy during WWII where he served as a Gunner on the USS Alderbaran, USS South Dakota and SS Sea Runner in the Asiatic Pacific Area.
After the War, Lyle married Evelyn Hainline and moved to Toledo, Oregon to work in the timber industry.
Daughter Kathy was born in 1947 and the family moved to Filer, Idaho where Lyle farmed with his father.
In 1948 their son Ted was born and shortly thereafter Lyle created a road construction company with Ted Leno called L&M Construction.
When this partnership dissolved, Lyle continued to run the company on his own.
One of his legacy’s was he was the only person that would run a D8 Cat up an extremely steep embankment on highway 21 from Stanley, Idaho to Lowman Idaho.
In 1961, Lyle married his second wife, Darlene Atwood and they had one daughter, Crista Joy Malone and she was the “apple of his eye”.
The marriage dissolved quickly, however Lyle always stayed in close contact with his blonde-haired baby girl.
In 1965, Lyle married Sharon Malone and they ended up making their home in Battle Mountain, Nevada. Son David was born in 1970 and Scott in 1972.
Lyle was a dog lover and was rarely seen without a dog by his side.
Lyle was preceded in death by his oldest son, Ted Malone and sister Lucille Thomas.
He is survived by daughters Kathy Comstock and Chris Johnson, sons Scott Malone and David Malone, brother Kenny Malone and sisters Carol Cooper and Margaret Linville.
A Celebration of Life gathering will take place at the Owl Club on July 28, 2024 from Noon to 2:00 p.m.