Eliza Lyda Lucinda Kerr

PYEATT, Eliza Lucinda KERR - Mrs. E.L.K. Pyeatt To Be Buried Thursday - Mrs. Eliza Lucinda Kerr Pyeatt of Prairie Grove died about 11 o'clock Tuesday night at a Siloam Springs hospital where she was taken Monday suffering from typhoid fever. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Prairie Grove Methodist Church, Rev. Edward Forrest officiating with interment in the local cemetery there.

Mrs. Pyeatt was born August 18, 1850 at Knoxville, Tennessee, moving later to Stockton, Missouri and was married to Presley Pyeatt soon after the war. There were eight children, Claude, now deceased; Fred of Tulsa; Bert and Ralph, both of Siloam Springs; Dan, Prairie Grove; Mrs. H.C. Magruder, Inois, Oklahoma; Miss Bess Pyeatt of Gentry; another daughter, Mrs. Lotis Council is deceased. Mr. Pyeatt passed over about 15 years ago. [Fayetteville Democrat 10/19/1927]

Mrs. Lydia Pyeatte, aged 78, mother of Miss Bess Pyeatte, who has been ill for some time, died at the Siloam Springs hospital last Tuesday night at 11:30, death having been caused by a severe attack of typhoid fever. The funeral is to be held this afternoon at Prairie Grove. Mrs. Pyeatte was ill for several days from an attack of flu but friends were hopeful for her recovery until it was discovered that she had contracted a severe case of typhoid fever. In her weakened condition and because of her advanced age Mrs. Pyeatte did not rally from the attack of fever. In addition to Miss Bess Mrs. Pyeatte leaves five sons, Ralph and Bert, Siloam Springs; Dan Pyeatte, Prairie Grove; Gene Pyeatte, Tahlequah; and Fred Pyeatte, Tulsa; and one daughter, Mrs. Teen McGruder, Inola, to mourn her loss. All of the children of Mrs. Pyeatte have come to hold important places in their communities, Miss Pyeatte being the manager of the Gentry Mercantile store here, while Bert and Ralph Pyeatte have for some years been proprietors of The Right Place at Siloam Springs. Both Gene and Dan Pyeatte are managers of stores in their respective communities. [Gentry Journal-Advance 10/20/1927]

Mrs. Lydia Pyeatte was born in East Tennessee August 15, 1850 and died at the Siloam Springs hospital October 19 at the age of 77 years, two months and four days. The body was laid to rest beside the body of her husband in the Prairie Grove cemetery. Interment was made last Thursday afternoon following the funeral services conducted at the Methodist church at Prairie Grove. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Forrest, pastor of the church. Mrs. Pyeatte was one of the old settlers in the Prairie Grove community, having come to that place from Missouri following her marriage to Jasper P. Pyeatte in 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Pyeatte made their home on the old Pyeatte homestead, located in the Viney Grove neighborhood, the new home having been made in the house which was the birthplace of Jasper Pyeatte. Most of the children born to the couple were born in the old farm¬house which later was re-placed by a more modern residence. Early in life Mrs. Pyeatte was converted, having joined the old school Presbyterian church but she later became a member of the Prairie Grove Methodist church which membership she held until the time of her death. While rearing the family the mother kept before her children the high ideals for which the church stood. All of the children were given a high school education while the daughters, Bess and Teen, were graduated from the? University of Arkansas. After leaving the home all of the children became engaged in mercantile pursuits and today, with the exception of Fred, all are connected with mercantile firms in the towns in which they reside. Fred Pyeatte is engaged in the banking business in Tulsa. After the death of Mr. Pyeatte Mrs. Pyeatte sold the old homestead and moved to Prairie Grove where she resided until the time of her death. Her son, Dan, together with his wife, made their home with Mrs. Pyeatte and cared for her until her death. Until eight years ago when she was crippled by a fall, Mrs. Pyeatte had enjoyed the best of health but since that time has been confined more closely to the home. Her death was caused by an attack of typhoid fever following a severe attack of flu. The children desire to thank the Gentry people who were so thoughtful at the time of their bereavement. [Gentry Journal-Advance 10/27/1927]