Rodney was born on March 26th, 1937. Rodney's father was Glen Hunter Lyman and his mother was Lillian M Mellor. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Alvin Lyman and Lavinia Hunter. He had a brother and two sisters, named Murrel, Murrell and Iris. He was the second youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 79 on December 12th, 2016.