Lyric Maeve Hyder

Lyric Maeve Hyder, infant daughter of Jason Lee Hyder and Rachel Leona Cox, was born on  August 27, 2024 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, KS and left this world unexpectedly in her mother’s arms on December 30, 2024 at her home in Nevada, MO.

     Since the beginning,  Lyric has been a fighter.  At just 18 weeks gestation it was discovered that Lyric had gastroschisis, meaning her organs were growing outside of her tummy.  Despite that setback she grew well.  At 32 weeks things began getting more complicated and she was born at 11:47 a.m. weighing 3 pounds 13 ounces and was 16¼ inches long.   Despite being born two months early, Lyric thrived in the NICU.  Anyone that took care of her was astounded by how well she jumped each hurdle daily.  Lyric’s tiny organs were placed in a silo that allowed gravity to pull them back inside her belly.  At one week old, Lyric went through her first surgery, and she proved again just how strong and how much of a fighter she was.   This surgery was to close the hole in her belly left from gastroschisis.  Lyric was 3½ weeks old before she got her first feeding of milk.  Until that point she was given TPN for nutrients through a PICC line.  Once she got the good stuff she was adamant about every feeding and made sure everyone knew when she was hungry.  At one month old Lyric had surpassed all the expectations of the NICU and got to go home to meet all of her family for the first time.

     Anyone that knew Lyric loved her instantly.   She had the sweetest spirit and the most infectious smile.   She was a joy to hold and feed, and hearing her baby coos made it that much more enjoyable.  Lyric thrived at home with her family.   She continued to grow and loved snuggles and bright colors, but her favorite pastime was eating.  That was proven by how much she weighed at her last appointment.  Lyric was 7 pound 8 ounces, over double her birth weight.

     On December 2nd Lyric endured her second surgery.  This surgery was to repair an umbilical hernia, just as before she made it through like a champ.  Lyric has often been referred to as our little warrior because every day she proved how strong she was.

      In her four short months here on earth with us, she taught us strength and also humbled us.   She taught us to live for each day, because tomorrow isn’t expected.  She humbled us with her strength through all of her pain.  She was the happiest baby.   To know Lyric is to know love, and our family will never be the same without her, but, we will continue to remember her and keep her in our hearts daily.

     In addition to her parents, she is survived by her siblings, Paisley Hyder, Lane Hyder, and Layla Hyder; grandparents, Tim and Stephanie Hyder, Hume, MO, David and Tricia Cox, Richards, MO, and Connie and John Haney, Nevada; great-grandparents, Patricia Middleton, Metz, MO, Nadine Hyder, Phyllis & Ron Bakert, Marshall, MO, and Janet & Greg Finkle, Hume;  and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.  She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Danny Middleton, Denny Hyder, and  great-great-grandmother Emily Middleton, a cousin, Matthew Lawrence, and an uncle, Dylan Giffen.

     Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Ferry Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Smith officiating.  Private burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery, Nevada.  The family will receive friends at 10:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service.

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