Lester and Minerva had the following known children:
Lester's obituary appeared as follows in 'The Arizona Republic'
Tuesday, October 30, 1956:
Lester L. Pyeatt Rites Tomorrow
Glendale--Funeral services for Lester Lee Pyeatt, 56, who died Friday in
Channelview, Tex., will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Lundberg-Hansen Mortuary. Friends may call any time today a tthe mortuary. Mr. Pyeatt was born in Payson July 30, 1900, and had been a cattle rancher. For the past eight years he had lived in Wickenburg. Survivors include his wife, Irene, Wickenburg; a son, Lester I., Channelview; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Brownell, Custer, S.D.; three brothers, Andrew of Phoenix, Lloyd of Brawley, Calif., and Edward of Cottage Grove, Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Cline of Phoenix, Mrs. Dollie Lazear of Florence, and Mrs. Ollie Anderson of Brawley; his mother, Mrs. Mary Ella Pyeatt of Phoenix; and four grandchildren.
The obituary from Wickenburg Sun [Wickenburg, AZ] reads:
[November 2, 1956, p. 1] LES PYEATT Rites Held In Glendale
Funeral services for LESTER (LES) LEE PYEATT, 56-year-oJd Wickenburg resident famed for his rodeo skills, were held Wednesday afternoon in Glendale with burial following in that town. Well known here where he was a wrangler at Monte Vista Ranch most of the time between 1948 and 1950 and a leading contender in local rodeos, Mr. PYEATT suffered a heart attack in December and had been ill health since. About two months ago he and Mrs. PYEATT went to South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas to visit relatives. It was while in Channelview, Texas, with his son, Lester, that he suffered a fatal attack on Friday of last week. After doubling between Monte Vista Ranch here and Ed STOPHER's ranch in Estes Park, Colorado, Mr. PYEATT bought a cattle ranch near Aguila in the fall of 1953. He sold the ranch about a year later and purchased a home in Sunny Cove where he had lived since. He was born in Payson July 30, 1900. Survivors include his wife, Irene, Wickenburg; a son, Lester L., Channelview; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara BROWNELL, Custer, S. D.; three brothers, Andrew of Phoenix, Lloyd of Brawley, Calif., and Edward of Cottage Grove, Oregon; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie CLINE of Phoenix, Dollie LAZEAR of Florence, and Mrs. Ollie ANDERSON of Brawley; his mother, Mrs. Mary Ella PYEATT of Phoenix; and four grandchildren.
Irene's obituary from The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ / October 26, 1978, p. 6
IRENE PYEATT - Funeral services for Irene Pyeatt were Friday afternoon last week in the Wickenburg Funeral Home. Bishop Thomas G. Jones of the Church of Latter Day Saints officiated. Interment followed at Resthaven Park Cemetery in Glendale. Mrs. Pyeatt died at home in Wickenburg on Tuesday last week. She had been born in New Mexico 68 years ago. She was a nurse's aide and had resided in the area 55 years. Survivors are a daughter, Bobbie Jo Brownell of Wickenburg; a son, Les of San Diego, Calif., a brother, Elvin Wilson of New Mexico; a sister, Linnie Neal of California, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Bobbie Jo's obituary from Wickenburg Funeral Home & Crematory / Wickenburg, Arizona / July 8, 1933 - August 15, 2011
Bobbie Jo Brownell, age 78, passed away August 15, 2011 in Sun City West, AZ.
She was born in Ashfork, Arizona to Lester Pyeatt and Irene Wilson Pyeatt.
She was preceded in death by her husband Gene Russell Brownell March 9, 2010.
Bobbie Jo is survived by her children: Steve Brownell, Danae Brownell and Don Brownell, Grandchildren: Bonnie, Crystal and Alex and Great-grandchildren Ryan and Reese.
Land records in Gila County, Arizona, include:
Lester L Pyeatt 04/12/1926; sec 5 town 10N rang 10E and sec 8 town 10-N rang 10-E 159.98 acres; AZPHX 0051721
Walter M Pyeatt 09/22/1915; doc #22788; N1/2SWSE sec 6 town 10N rang 10-E N1/2S1/2SWSE sec 6 town 10N rang 10E and E1/2NESESW sec 6 town 10N rang 10E and NESESESW sec 6 town 10N rang 10E 37.5 acres; AZPHX0022788
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