Jolyn Barnes Tyson, 72, of Plant City, died Jan. 1, 2017.
She was born in Plant City on Nov. 24, 1944, to Charles Olin and Joanna Taylor Barnes. She graduated from Plant City High School and later attended the University of South Florida, where she graduated magna cum laude and earned her nursing degree. She was a registered nurse, a teacher of nursing and medical assistants, a medical auditor and a director of continuous quality improvement/education. She was a member of Who’s Who of Professional Management, Who’s Who in American Nursing, Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges, as well as the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, American Association of Managed Care Nurses, Association for Quality and Participation, American Society for Training and Development, GOAL/QPC, Florida Medical Auditors’ Association and the National Association of Female Executives. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church in Plant City.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Raymond Tyson; daughters, Janice Dorman (James) and Amy Woodall (Michael); brothers, Charles O. Barnes Jr., Noel Barnes (Patricia) and David Barnes (Melody); sisters, Betsy B. Paschall and Lyra Hoeft (Bill); and grandchildren, Victoria Schrack and Kayla Dorman.
A celebration of life was held Jan. 6, at Harmony Baptist Church in Plant City. Burial followed at Townsend Cemetery in Bell, Florida.
Online condolences may be made at HaughtFuneralHome.com.