Eleanor B. Lyter, 77, of Lebanon, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the wife of James R. Lyter. On Oct. 11, they would have celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary.
Born in Roxborough on Oct. 15, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian (Cole) Hicks. She worked and enjoyed her time as a server for the Hershey Lodge. She was raised in the Catholic faith. Eleanor enjoyed listening to music, playing computer games, and doing word puzzles. She especially enjoyed shopping with her girls and spending time with her family.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her sons, John J., husband of Alma Morey, of Lebanon, Eldon R. “Bubber” Jr., husband of Stefanie Morey, of Palmyra, and James K. Lyter, of Lebanon; daughters, Tamerra A., wife of the late Brian Brandt, of Lebanon, Krista Henry, of Londonderry Township, Wylla M., wife of Kristopher Nolan, of Lebanon, Lillian W.C., wife of Gary Heisey, of Lebanon, Darcy, wife of John Allen, of Campbelltown, and Llara L., wife of Kevin Bartal, of Lebanon; brothers, James Hicks, of Philadelphia, and Richard Hicks, of Lebanon; sister, Adelaide Bywaters, of Lansdale; 34 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her grandsons, Tyler, Trevor, and Josha; and seven siblings.
A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at the Kreamer & Lum Funeral Home & Crematory, Jonestown. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude at stjude.org, the Shriners Hospital at donate.shrinerschildren.org, or the Lebanon Rescue Mission, 1223 Bitner Blvd., Lebanon, PA 17046.
