In a message dated 8/27/00 10:48:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << In what way does the name PYLES (this spelling) appear on Mary's tombstone? I guess what I'm asking is for an exact transcription of the inscription, for example, is she Mary PYLES, wife of Fairfax PELL or something like that? And just for completeness, is hers a Preston Co WV death certificate? >> Jim, It is a Certificate of Death from the State of West Virginia, the County of Preston. As to the inscription on the stone. The stone is for both Fairfax Pell and Mary Pyles. I will send you privately a copy of the photo I took this past July. It is very clear. Judy in Ohio but always a MOUNTAINEER WRIGHT, PELL, FAIRFAX, PHILLIPS, PYLES, PILES, MILLER, MITTER