Pylant Geneology

Obit; Pocahontas Star Herald, 16 Oct 1930:
Mrs. Novella F. Pyland died on Monday Oct 13, 1930 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Slayton of this place after a very painful and lingering illness. She was 77 years, seven months, and 10 days old.
Mrs. Pyland's home was at Noland where she had faithfully served the people for 43 years as their postmistress. She was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon at the family cemetery at Noland. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. J. Will Henley of Skaggs. Her going was the first death in the family.
She leaves an aged husband, B. A. Pyland, and ten children; Mrs. India Slayton, Mrs. Florence Gwinn and Mrs. Ora Pace of Pocahontas, Mrs. Lena Young of Swifton, Mrs. Hattie Hooton of Garden Grove, Calif., Mrs. Elmer Slayton of Brea, Calif., Claudia and Pearl Pyland of Noland, Ernest Pyland of Fullerton, Calif., and Bert Pyland of Placentia, Calif.
This good woman will certainly be missed by the entire community and the Star Herald extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Obit; Pocahontas Star Herald, 26 Feb 1931:
B. A. Pyland, aged 82, died at his home at Noland on Wednesday, 23 Feb, after a few days of illness.
Mr. Pyland was the husband of the late Mrs. Novella Pyland, who died at the home of their daughter, Mrs. John Slayton, here on Oct 13, 1930. He leaves ten children. The body was laid to rest in the family burying ground by the side of his wife, the following day.

Obit; Pocahontas Star Herald, 13 Dec 1951
William Cicero Pyland, aged 72, lifelong resident and farmer of Randolph county, died at his home near Noland Sunday. He had spent practically all of his life in the Noland community.
Funeral services were conducted at Noland Tuesday at 2 p.m. by Bro. F. W. Gould of Pocahontas. Interment was in the Chesser cemetery under the direction of McNabb Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Etta Pyland; a son, Marshall Pyland of Rockford, ILL; five daughters, Mrs. Verda Bennett of Chicago, Mrs. Neva Million of Pocahontas, Mrs. Nena Hulse of Kennett, Mo., Mrs. Ruby White of Sycamore, ILL., and Mrs. Connie Phillips of Geona, ILL; three brothers, Bert and Ernest Pyland of California and Pearl Pyland of Black Rock; five sisters, Mrs. India Slayton, Mrs. Florence Gwinn, Mrs. Noah Pace of Pocahontas, Mrs. Lena Young of Tuckerman, and Mrs. Hattie Hooten of California.