Lyle Burns "Inky" Anderson, 84, husband of Wisby Shearer Anderson, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2026 at his home in Carlisle.

Born July 3, 1942 in Nicholas County to the late Marion M. & Evelyn Miller Anderson, he was a 1960 graduate of Nicholas County High School, a U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam, and the former owner of Dee Jay Auto Parts and D & A Exhaust. He was a member of the Blue Licks Christian Church and attended the Carlisle Christian Church. Inky was an avid golfer and fisherman. He also loved to tinker with anything mechanical and could literally fix anything.

Also surviving are 2 children, Tamila Humphries of Carlisle and Lyle B. "Andy" Anderson, Jr. and his wife, Tara, of Brookville, Indiana; a sister, Marian Anderson Taylor (late Robert) of Orlando, Florida; 2 sisters-in-law, Malissa (Doug) Sexton of Nicholas County and Jonetta Shearer (late Ralph Edward) of Lexington; 7 grandchildren: Lakyn (Tristan) Burchell, Timothy Drew Jolly, Tessa Humphries (Cameron Oniszko), Truston Humphries (Nathan Baker), Bryce Felton, Abigail (Kenny) Fields & Brett Anderson; and 4 great-grandchildren: Quentin Lyle & Malcolm James Burchell and Madicc Knox & Omen Wilder Fields.

A Celebration of Life will begin at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, October 10th at the Carlisle Christian Church and conclude with Military Honors at 2:00 P.M.

Private inurnment will be on the family lot in Carlisle Cemetery.