Bessie Mae Pyle

Bessie Mae Pyle, 94 of Du Quoin, passed away at 8:15 P.M., Monday, July 22, 2002 at the Fair View Nursing Center in Du Quoin.
Bessie was a retired elementary school teacher and a sales clerk. She was a member of the Du Quoin Church of Christ and a fifty year member of the Eastern Star.
She was born July 21, 1908 in Perry County, IL the daughter of Albert and Harriet (Miller) Wilks.
She married Orville Edward Pyle on June 21, 1936 at Perry County, IL, he passed away December 17, 1994.
She is survived by a brother-in-law- Claude Pyle of New Mexico, three nieces- Nina Stockton of Tamaroa, Jennie Baxter of Pawnee, Mary Oxencis of Springfield, nephew- James A. Wilks of Taylorville, several great nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Funeral services were at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, July 25, 2002 at the Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin.
Friends called from 9 to 10:30 A.M. Thursday at the Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin.
Interment was in the Tamaroa Cemetery.
Friends may make memorials to the Shriners Crippled Childrens Hospital or the DuQuoin Church of Christ.
