Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-12-05
In Memory OF LYDIA Mummey Pyle

In Memory OF LYDIA Mummey Pyle
A beautiful life, well lived, il
nobler than all words that can b.
used to describe it.
LYDIA Mummey Pyle, daughter o
the Rev. David and Martha Strons
Mummey, was born in Meigsvill'
township, Morgan county, Ohio
She was the last of family of tel
children: John Fletcher, Homer
c., Fred, Harry, Mrs. Lulu Teach
out, Mrs. Ada Rusk, Mrs. Frances
Mercer, Nellie and Ruth; also tw'
half brothers, Charles and Will
liam, and one half sister, Esther
When she was less than a year old
the family moved to McConnelsville
to the old Mummey home, just wes
of the late residence on MAR
street, known as the Mrs. Kate viii
liams home. She was educated IL
the McConnelsville schools. She
spent practically all of her life here
Her grandparents were John ant
Sarah Hammond Mummey, ant
Alexander and Eliza Mccullough
Strong. They were among the pio
neers of Morgan county. Her grea'
grandfather, christopher Mummey
was a Revolutionary soldier. HI
was native of Maryland, migrating
to Meigsville township, Morgan
county, in 1918.
LYDIA Mummey was married t.
Albert Gallatin Pyle, substantial
business man of McConnelsville
His death occurred Jan. 13, 1916
They were the parents Of five chill
dren. The three Oldest were Letha
Howard and Martha. These three
were all stricken with scarlet fe
fer in malignant form, and in tel
days they were not, for God hat
taken them, leaving only the prec
ious memory of their short lives tt
the stricken parents. Later two
daughters were born-Agnez, wife
Of Rev. Howard H. Scott, Board
man, Ohio, and Kenyon, wife O
William A. Vance, Johnstown, Pa
Mrs. Pyle is survived by these TIVE
daughters, and by four nieces, ant
three nephews.
Mrs. Pyle had been member o
the local Methodist Episcopa
church for over 70 years. She wa
student of the Word of God
earnest, devotional, always at thu
church, and active in all the aux
iliaries of the church, SO long al
her health permitted. She was {
charter member of the local w. f
I'M. S., and Of the w. c. T. U. Sh'
met each day of her advancing
years with remarkable fortitude
and a faith in the Divine love
which was indeed inspiring. Ir
1909 Mrs. Pyle suffered severe
stroke of paralysis. She PARTIAL,
recovered from this. In March
1927, she suffered another stroke
| During this period she had beer
practically helpless. On Dec.
1895, she passed away at the hom
Of her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Scott
! of Boardman, O.
''Some time at even when tn
tide is low, / will slip my mooring
and sail away, with no response t
the friendly hail, of the kindred
craft in busy day. In the silen
hush of the twilight pale, when tn
night stoops down to embrace th
day, and voices call in the water
fiow-sometime at even when th'
tide is low, / will slip my mooring
and sail away. A few who have
watched me sail away, will miss m!
craft from the busy bay: Some
friendly barks that have enchoret
near, some loving souls that my
heart held dear; but I shall have
peacefully furled my sail, in moor
ings sheltered from storm and gale
and have greeted the friends, who
have sailed before o'er the un
known sea to the unseen shore.
And thus quietly and sweetly she
sailed away to the shores Of heaven
With Paul she could say, ~ have
fought a good fight, have finished
my course, l have kept the faith.
Mrs. Pyle was an elect lady, who
daily enjoyed a Christian exper
ience of very high order, which
was duplicated in her life, ant
which perfectly supported her te
the last. "She rests from her la
bors and her works do follow af
ter her."
The above sketch was furnished
by a member of the family of the
deceased.
Mrs. Pyle's body arrived by train
Wednesday morning and was tax.
en- to Fishers undertaking parlOrs
1t was accompanied by Rev. H. H
Scott and wife, and later in the
day Mrs. Vance arrived. Funeral
services will be held this fore
Noon at IN O,c1Ock at the M r.
church, with Rev. Russell HI. Hoy
officiating. Interment will be made
in the local cemetery.