Margaret's obituary appeared as follows in "The Lead Belt News", Flat River, St. Francois County, MO, October 15, 1969:
MARGARET PYEATT DIED; FUNERAL WAS OCT. 12
Margaret Pyeatt of St. Louis died October 9, 1969, at age 52. Born April 28, 1917, at Elmo, Mo., she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sullivan. Surviving are: her husband, James Pyeatt of St. Louis; one daughter Alberta Pyeatt of the home; two sons, James Pyeatt of Bonne Terre [St. Francois County], and Ervin Pyeatt of St. Louis; one brother, Charles Sullivan, Desloge; four sisters, Blance Woods of Desloge, Ruby Roux of Irondale, Roxie Saffell of Horine, Mo., and Wilda Roux of St. Louis; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son.
Chapel services were Sunday, October 12 1 p.m. Boyers, Bonne Terre. Rev. William Newhouse officiated and interment was at Mitchell Cemetery, Leadwood, under the direction of C. Z. Boyer & Son, Bonne Terre.
[The Lead Belt News, October 15, 1969]
Margaret was buried in the Mitchell Cemetery in St. Francois County, MO, where James' parents, Mikel and Rosetta, are buried.
Sources:
- Michael Pyeatt research of Marianne Cowan Pyeatt
- Margaret Sullivan Pyeatt obituary
- Research of Donald Jaster of Bonne Terre, MO dp63628@aol.com
