Chester Allen Pyles Obituary (1921

Mr. Chester Allen Pyles, age 92, of Hanover, Indiana entered this life on March 1, 1921 in Providence, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late, Claude Thomas and Ethel Mae Dunn Pyles. He was raised in Trimble County, Kentucky and attended school there. Chester was united in marriage on Sept. 7, 1940 to Edna Mae Ogden in LaGrange, Kentucky, in a double wedding with his sister in law and brother in law. This union was blessed with two sons and two daughters. Chester and Edna enjoyed sixty eight years of marriage together until her death on August 19, 2008. The couple resided for a few years in East Enterprise, Indiana, moving to the Madison community in 1947. Chester was employed for twenty five years with Volz Chevrolet in Madison as the service manager. He then owned and operated Pyles Carpet and Tile in Madison for twenty five years. He was a faithful member of the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Milton, Kentucky, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and Deacon. Chester loved music and enjoyed playing the guitar and singing. He was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather. Chester died Monday, March 25, 2013 at 12:35 a.m. at the Davis Elderly Care Home in Hanover, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Chester will be missed by his loving daughters: Beverly Jean Sauley of Hanover, Indiana, Pamela Gay Gates and her husband, Thomas of Franklin, Tennessee; his loving sons: Vernon A. Pyles and his wife, Shirley of Madison, Indiana, Jerry L. Pyles and his wife, Charlotte of Anthem, Arizona; his loving sister: Eva Lena Sedam and her husband, Marion "Sonny" of Indianapolis, Indiana; his loving brother: Laurel Gene Pyles and his wife, Ann of Morgantown, Indiana; his loving grandchildren: Kimberly, Terry Allen, Scott, Randy and Jeremy; his great grandchildren: Haleigh, Dustin, Sydney, Stella, Beatrice, Emily, Shelley, Jaqueline and Max; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude Thomas Pyles and Ethel Mae Dunn Pyles; his wife, Edna Mae Ogden Pyles died August 19, 2008; his grandson, Troy Pyles died, March 8, 1988; his son in law, Terry L. Sauley died, March 1, 2013; his brothers, Suter, Pete & David; his sisters, Helen, Mary Lillian, Rose, & Margaret. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Monday, April 1, 2013 at 1:00 p.m., by Dr. Lowell Ogden and the Rev. Dianne Reistroffer at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Moffett Cemetery in Milton, Kentucky. VISITATION Friends may call Monday, April 1, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Troy Pyles Memorial Scholarship. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Chester Allen Pyles, please click here to visit our sympathy store.