This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pyle/Arbuckle/Sikes/McDowell/Johnston/Barnes/Downing/Copeland/Ace Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0dB.2ACI/4030 Message Board Post: The Derrick, Thursday, August 31, 2000: EUGENE PYLE. from The Derrick Online) Eugene Pyle, 91, of 718 11th St., died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in The Caring Place. Born Feb. 6, 1909, in Franklin, he was a son of Ernest and Eva DUNLAP Pyle. Mr. Pyle was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in the Pacific Theater where he was involved in the battles of Guadalcanal, North Solomon and New Guinea. He earned the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal with three Bronze Stars and a Sharpshooter Medal. He retired as a machinist from Joy Manufacturing after more than 30 years of service. Mr. Pyle was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was married Jan. 17, 1942, to Mary Catherine ROBERTSON, who preceded him in death. Surviving are a son and his wife, John and Ann Pyle of Richland Center, Wis.; a daughter, Jeannie M. HAMILTON of Franklin; and four grandchildren, Diana Pyle of Raleigh, N.C., David Pyle of South Bend, Ind., Adam Pyle of! Bloomington, Ind., and Amy Pyle of Madison, Wis. He also is survived by two sisters, Myra MAIER and Mary Etta OAKES, both of Franklin. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Pyle was preceded in death by a son, William Pyle; two sisters, Vivian Pyle FRY and Marie Pyle CAMERON; and a brother, Ray Pyle. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with Dr. David Holste, pastor of Christ United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Graham Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Visiting Nurses Association of Venango County.