Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland 1925–2001

Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland, 1925–2001 (aged 75 years)

Name

Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland

Name: Helen Mignon 'Minnie' /Pyland/
Given names: Helen Mignon 'Minnie'
Surname: Pyland

Gender Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	December 10, 1925 29 31 Noland, Randolph Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDF0F1B7AF24494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7957
Birth of a brother	Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland April 13, 1930 (aged 4 years) Noland, Randolph Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDF166A7B094494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7968
Death of a paternal grandmother	Novella Frances Leathers October 13, 1930 (aged 4 years) Pocahontas, Randolph Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDEAE9E79B64494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7779 Shared note: Obit; Pocahontas Star Herald, 16 Oct 1930: 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.
Burial of a paternal grandmother	Novella Frances Leathers October 15, 1930 (aged 4 years) Hufstedler Cemetery, Noland, Randolph Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDEAF0B79B74494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7780
Birth of a half-brother	Dannie Earle Pyland 1931 (aged 5 years) Unique identifier: 561188EE269211BD34494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF60751
Death of a paternal grandfather	Britton Alonzo Pyland February 23, 1931 (aged 5 years) Noland, Randolph Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DC46B4851004494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF2386 Shared note: Obit; Pocahontas Star Herald, 26 Feb 1931: 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.
Burial of a paternal grandfather	Britton Alonzo Pyland February 24, 1931 (aged 5 years) Hufstedler Cemetery, Noland, Randolph Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DC46BAF51014494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF2387
Death of a half-brother	Dannie Earle Pyland December 26, 1933 (aged 8 years) Brea, CA Unique identifier: 561188EE26C6E1BD54494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF60752 Shared note: Obituary: On December 26, 1933, the Grim Reaper called at the home of Mr. & Mrs. P. E. Pyland in Bre… Obituary: On December 26, 1933, the Grim Reaper called at the home of Mr. & Mrs. P. E. Pyland in Brea, California and took their precious baby, Dannie Earl, aged 2 years. He was taken ill December 14. Funeral services were held in Fullerton, Calif., Wednesday, Dec 27. Burial was in Loma Vista Memorial Cemetery, Brea, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Pyland and children had only been in Calif one month. They plan to come back east to live in the near future. (Pocahontas Star Herald, Jan 4, 1934.)
Burial of a half-brother	Dannie Earle Pyland December 27, 1933 (aged 8 years) Loma Vista Memorial Cemetery, Brea, CA Unique identifier: 561188EE26D851BD64494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF60753
Death of a mother	Gladys Louise Holmes July 18, 1941 (aged 15 years) San Diego, CA Unique identifier: 561188DDEFD147AB14494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7926
Burial of a mother	Gladys Louise Holmes July 23, 1941 (aged 15 years) Mt Pope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Unique identifier: 561188DDEFD817AB24494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7927
Death of a father	Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland September 16, 1982 (aged 56 years) Poplar Bluff, Butler Co, MO Unique identifier: 561188DDEFA3B7AA94494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7921 Shared note: Obit; Pocahontas Star Herald, 23 Sep 1982: Obit; Pocahontas Star Herald, 23 Sep 1982: P. L. (Pearl) Pyland, 86, Black Rock, died last Thursday morning in the VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Born at Noland, he was a veteran of World War I, retired self-employed businessman and was a member of the Black Rock Church of Christ. He and his family resided in Pocahontas in the lates 1920s and early 1930s. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Claudia Pyland of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Mignon Smith, West Memphis, and Mrs. Phyllis Kyger, Ellisville, Mo.; three sons, Joe M. Pyland, Black Rock, P. E. Pyland, Jr., Napa, Calif., and Robert Pyland, Warrenton, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Lena Wright, Walnut Ridge; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 in the Black Rock Church of Christ with Lamoyne Mulle, minister, officiating. Burial was in the Pyland cemetery at Noland under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Service of Walnut Ridge. Pallbearers were Joe Hester, Joe Tomlinson, Edwin Grissom, Don DePreist, Norman Kyger and Shaw Jones. Honorary pallbearers were R. D. McGough, Bud Verkler, Frank Meek, Sam Hill, Wesley Woodson, Charles Young, Willard Upshaw and Perry Joe Pace.
Burial of a father	Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland September 18, 1982 (aged 56 years) Hufstedler Cemetery, Noland, Randolph Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDEFAA97AAA4494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7922
Death of a half-brother	Joe Marion Pyland June 25, 1989 (aged 63 years) Craighead Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDEFF6C7AB94494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7930 Shared note: (Social Security Death Index)
Death of a brother	Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland January 3, 2000 (aged 74 years) Springfield, MO Unique identifier: 561188DDF19277B0B4494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7969 Shared note: Obit: (Springfield News Leader, 5 Jan 2000) Obit: (Springfield News Leader, 5 Jan 2000) <p>Robert E. 'Bob' Pyland, 69, Springfield, MO, passed away at 6:35 p.m. Jan 3, 2000, in St. John's Regional Health Center. He fought a courageous battle with cancer for the past six years. Bob was born April 13, 1930, in Noland, Ark., the son of P.E. and Gladys Louise Holmes Pyland. He was well known in Missouri, Arkansas and the southern states as a professional trainer of Tennessee Walking Horses. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Joe and Danny Earl Pyland. Bob is survived by his wife Heidi; a son, Bobby Joe Pyland; a step son, Barry Fee, all of the home; two daughters, Debbie Horine and husband Bruce, and daughters, Jessica and Katie of Springfield, and Becky Davis and husband Darrell, of Marshfield; two sons, Rob Pyland and wife, Irene, and son Michael, and daughter, Audrey, of Ozark, and Dan Pyland and special friend, Misty Ritter of Ozark; two sisters, Mignon Smith of Black Rock, Ark., and Phyllis Kyger, of St. Louis, Mo.; and a brother, Ed Pyland, of Napa, Calif. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2000, in the Walnut Lawn DeGraffenreid-Wood Funeral Home Chapel, 2001 West Walnut Lawn, Springfield, Mo. Burial will follow in Patterson Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bruce Horine, Rob Pyland, Michael Pyland, Dan Pyland, Darrell Davis and Becky Pyland Davis. The family will receive friends from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Burial of a brother	Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland January 6, 2000 (aged 74 years) Patterson Cemetery, Springfield, MO Unique identifier: 561188DDF19967B0C4494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7970
Reference Number	Unique identifier: 561188DDF11DC7AF74494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7960 Shared note: 3271
Death	March 27, 2001 (aged 75 years) at home, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDF10F97AF44494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7958 Shared note: Obituary: Helen Mignon Pyland Smith, age 75, of Black Rock, died March 27, 2001, at her home. Obituary: Helen Mignon Pyland Smith, age 75, of Black Rock, died March 27, 2001, at her home. Born Dec. 10, 1925 in Noland, she was the daughter of P. E. and Gladys Holmes Pyland. She was a retired bookkeeper, a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Walnut Riodge and an active member of the Black Rock Alumni Association and Scholarship Committee. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Joe Pyland and Robert Pyland. Survivors include her husband, Stanford J. Smith; two daughters, Drew Smith, Jonesboro, and Jane Rhodes, Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Ed Pyland, Napa, Calif.; a sister, Phyllis Gail Kyger, St. Louis, and two grandchilddren, Jacob Rhodes and Caitlin Drew Rhodes. Graveside service and burial will be Thursday morning at 10 at Oak Forrest Cemetery in Black Rock with Dale Cobble officiating. Higginbotham Funeral Service has charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Burial	March 29, 2001 (2 days after death) Oak Forrest Cemetery, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR Unique identifier: 561188DDF116E7AF54494FC262BEB6D4 Record ID number: MH:IF7959

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: November 20, 1896 47 43 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Census: 1920 — Roanoke, Randolph Co, AR Reference Number: Death: September 16, 1982 — Poplar Bluff, Butler Co, MO Burial: September 18, 1982 — Hufstedler Cemetery, Noland, Randolph Co, AR Record ID number: MH:I3250 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gladys Louise Holmes Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland Family with spouse Claudia Emmaline Thompson Joe Marion Pyland Dannie Earle Pyland Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland 1896–1982 Birth: November 20, 1896 47 43 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Death: September 16, 1982 — Poplar Bluff, Butler Co, MO
mother	Links Birth: September 11, 1894 — Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN Reference Number: Death: July 18, 1941 — San Diego, CA Burial: July 23, 1941 — Mt Pope Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA Record ID number: MH:I3251 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland Gladys Louise Holmes 1894–1941 Birth: September 11, 1894 — Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN Death: July 18, 1941 — San Diego, CA
younger brother	Links Birth: April 13, 1930 33 35 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Reference Number: Death: January 3, 2000 — Springfield, MO Burial: January 6, 2000 — Patterson Cemetery, Springfield, MO Record ID number: MH:I3271 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland 1930–2000 Birth: April 13, 1930 33 35 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Death: January 3, 2000 — Springfield, MO
elder brother	Private –
herself	Links Birth: December 10, 1925 29 31 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Reference Number: Death: March 27, 2001 — at home, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR Burial: March 29, 2001 — Oak Forrest Cemetery, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR Record ID number: MH:I3266 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland 1925–2001 Birth: December 10, 1925 29 31 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Death: March 27, 2001 — at home, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR

Father’s family with Claudia Emmaline Thompson
father	Links Birth: November 20, 1896 47 43 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Census: 1920 — Roanoke, Randolph Co, AR Reference Number: Death: September 16, 1982 — Poplar Bluff, Butler Co, MO Burial: September 18, 1982 — Hufstedler Cemetery, Noland, Randolph Co, AR Record ID number: MH:I3250 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gladys Louise Holmes Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland Family with spouse Claudia Emmaline Thompson Joe Marion Pyland Dannie Earle Pyland Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland 1896–1982 Birth: November 20, 1896 47 43 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Death: September 16, 1982 — Poplar Bluff, Butler Co, MO
stepmother	Links Birth: September 5, 1899 — Stranger's Home, AR Reference Number: Death: July 20, 1993 — Walnut Ridge, Randolph Co, AR Record ID number: MH:I3278 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland Joe Marion Pyland Dannie Earle Pyland Claudia Emmaline Thompson 1899–1993 Birth: September 5, 1899 — Stranger's Home, AR Death: July 20, 1993 — Walnut Ridge, Randolph Co, AR
half-sister	Private –
half-brother	Links Birth: June 16, 1918 21 18 — AR Reference Number: Death: June 25, 1989 — Craighead Co, AR Record ID number: MH:I3252 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Virginia Pearl Spades Joe Marion Pyland 1918–1989 Birth: June 16, 1918 21 18 — AR Death: June 25, 1989 — Craighead Co, AR
14 years half-brother	Links Birth: 1931 34 31 Reference Number: Death: December 26, 1933 — Brea, CA Burial: December 27, 1933 — Loma Vista Memorial Cemetery, Brea, CA Record ID number: MH:I29476 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dannie Earle Pyland 1931–1933 Birth: 1931 34 31 Death: December 26, 1933 — Brea, CA

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husband	Private –
herself	Links Birth: December 10, 1925 29 31 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Reference Number: Death: March 27, 2001 — at home, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR Burial: March 29, 2001 — Oak Forrest Cemetery, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR Record ID number: MH:I3266 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland 1925–2001 Birth: December 10, 1925 29 31 — Noland, Randolph Co, AR Death: March 27, 2001 — at home, Black Rock, Lawrence Co, AR
daughter	Private –
daughter	Private –

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Reference Number	Shared note 3271
Death	Shared note Obituary: Helen Mignon Pyland Smith, age 75, of Black Rock, died March 27, 2001, at her home. Born Dec. 10, 1925 in Noland, she was the daughter of P. E. and Gladys Holmes Pyland. She was a retired bookkeeper, a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Walnut Riodge and an active member of the Black Rock Alumni Association and Scholarship Committee. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Joe Pyland and Robert Pyland. Survivors include her husband, Stanford J. Smith; two daughters, Drew Smith, Jonesboro, and Jane Rhodes, Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Ed Pyland, Napa, Calif.; a sister, Phyllis Gail Kyger, St. Louis, and two grandchilddren, Jacob Rhodes and Caitlin Drew Rhodes. Graveside service and burial will be Thursday morning at 10 at Oak Forrest Cemetery in Black Rock with Dale Cobble officiating. Higginbotham Funeral Service has charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Record ID number

MH:I3266

Unique identifier

561188DDF11F87AF84494FC262BEB6D4

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Family with parents
father Parents Britton Alonzo Pyland Novella Frances Leathers	Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland 1896–1982
mother Parents James Hammell Holmes Sarah Amanda Barnum	Gladys Louise Holmes 1894–1941
younger brother Family Private Private Family Private Private Private Private Private	Robert Edwin 'Bob' Pyland 1930–2000
elder brother Family Erma Lee Lawrence Private Private	Private
herself	Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland 1925–2001

Father’s family with Claudia Emmaline Thompson
father Parents Britton Alonzo Pyland Novella Frances Leathers	Pearlia Francis 'Pearl' Pyland 1896–1982
stepmother Parents Thomas Marion Thompson Ella Jane White	Claudia Emmaline Thompson 1899–1993
half-sister Family Private Private Private Private Private Private	Private
half-brother Family Virginia Pearl Spades Private Private	Joe Marion Pyland 1918–1989
half-brother	Dannie Earle Pyland 1931–1933

Family with Private
husband Parents Private Private	Private
herself	Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland 1925–2001
daughter Family Private Private Private	Private
daughter	Private

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Helen Mignon 'Minnie' Pyland(1925–2001)
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