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Lionel Z Naylor, Jr., M.D.- Madison Parish, Louisiana
Decatur
Dailey, Decatur, AL December 11, 2024
Lionel Z Naylor, Jr., M.D. (Lynn) died December 9, 2024, following a
lengthy illness.
A native of Tallulah, LA, he was a 1959 graduate of Mississippi College
where he was a member of the football team, and of Louisiana State University
School of Medicine in 1963. He completed a general surgery residency at the
University of Tennessee, Memphis, where he was chief resident. He then
co-founded Surgical Associates of North Alabama in Decatur, AL, where he
practiced general, thoracic, and vascular surgery for 52 years. Dr. Naylor was
a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Medical
Association of the State of Alabama, and served on the Board of Censors for the
Morgan County Medical Society. He was also chief of staff at both Decatur
General and Parkway Hospitals. Throughout a long and storied career, Dr. Naylor
received many awards and served as a medical missionary in Honduras, Guatemala,
and Zambia. He was an Eagle Scout, avid outdoorsman, and member of First Bible
Church, Decatur, AL.
He was preceded in death by his son, Matthew Naylor, and parents Lionel Z
Naylor, Sr., Ivie Naylor Lewis, and Col. James Lewis. He is survived by his
wife, Chandra, and their son, Luke Naylor, M.D. Also his children: Cathy Story
(Ed), Renee Rush, Jeanne Haugen (George), Lionel Z (Trey) Naylor lll (Blair),
and Nicole Klooster (Craig). He is also survived by 13 grandchildren: Chase
Story, Chris Story, Caleb Story, Madison Papich, Victoria Haugen, Charis
Beliveau, Will Haugen, Michaela Benjamins, Kate Naylor, Thomas Naylor, Clay
Klooster, Wyatt Klooster, and Olivia Klooster, and also 4 great grandchildren.
He is also survived by sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Sylvia and Ron
Sykes and Suzette and Philip Tew, nieces and nephews Jamie Sykes (Pam), Andrea
White (Michael), Ken Tew (Kristin), and Miriam Ruoff, M.D. (Garrett).
Visitation will be held at 12:00PM followed by the funeral service at
1:00PM First Bible Church, Decatur, AL.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be directed to First
Bible Church, Decatur, AL, earmarked “missions”.