Wm. F. Pyle
Retired farmer who lived near Boyce all his life and died at 81 at his son Milton S. Pyle's home in November 1922; buried at the Old Chapel.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of November 23, 1922 reports that Wm. F. Pyle, aged 81, died on a Monday morning at the home of his son, Milton S. Pyle, near Boyce. It says he was a farmer who had lived near Boyce all his life, names his surviving children, among them Milton S. Pyle and Mrs. John Ritter of Boyce, a brother, Robert Pyle, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Goodrick, both of Boyce, and says he was buried in the Old Chapel cemetery after a funeral on November 21.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of November 23, 1922 reports that Wm. F. Pyle, aged 81, died on a Monday morning at the home of his son, Milton S. Pyle, near Boyce. It says he was a farmer who had lived near Boyce all his life, names his surviving children, among them Milton S. Pyle and Mrs. John Ritter of Boyce, a brother, Robert Pyle, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Goodrick, both of Boyce, and says he was buried in the Old Chapel cemetery after a funeral on November 21.
What the source supports
That Wm. F. Pyle, a farmer of near Boyce, died at 81, as reported on November 23, 1922.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The headline prints "Wm. V. Pyle." The item dates the death only as "Monday morning." Of his relatives, Milton S. Pyle, Mrs. John Ritter, Robert Pyle and Mrs. Robert Goodrick have records here, each linked by proposal.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The November 23, 1922 obituary of Wm. F. Pyle.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., November 23, 1922
Clarke Courier · 1922-11-23 (publication)
Locator: Page 3, obituary "Wm. F. Pyle Dies at Home of His Son"
Relevant passageWm. F. Pyle, aged 81 years, died at the home of hia [his] son, Mr. Milton 8. [S.] Pile, near Boyce, Monday morning. 1 at 3:30 o’clock. Mr. Pyle was a far i met [farmer], having lived near Boyce all liis [his] j life. ... Tho following children survive Mr. Milton S. Pyle. Miss Mary Pyle. Mrs. John Ritter, of Boyce; ... also survived by one brother Mr. Robert Pyle and one sister, Mrs. Robert ; Goodrick, both of Boyce. The funeral services wttre [were] conduct : ed Tuesday. November 21 ... interment in ■ Old Chapel cemetery.
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