Evening star., 1945-11-23
Mrs. Pyle Dies in New Mexico;
Widow of Noted c Correspondent
Health Broke After
Ernie Wus Killed on
lie Shimo in April

BY the Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Nov.
23.-Mrs. Ernie Pyle, widow Of
the famed war correspondent,
often referred to as that girl" in
his column, died at 7:30 am. to-
day.
Mrs. Pyle had been in Ill health
since Ernie, was killed by a Jap
sniper on Ie Shima last April
l8. Her physician said she died OF
complications arising from an at
tack of influenza.
Wednesday she became much
worse and was removed to st.
Joseph's Hospital.
Mrs. Pyle had not been away from
Albuquerque since July when she
flew to Washington to receive the
Army and Navy Medal of Merit
awarded posthumously to her hus-
band. She was so i'll then that she
returned home Immediately after
the ceremony.
They had no children.
Mrs. Pyle is survived by her
mother, Mrs. John Siebolds, Alton.
Mimi; two brothers, John L. Sic
bolds, Withrow, Mimi. and Capt.
Fred Siebolds, recently returned
from overseas service, and two sis
| tiers, Mrs. w. H. Jones, Fort Morgan,
Colo, and Mrs. Roy F. Johnson,
saltwater, MINI.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Mrs. Pyle, the former Geraldine
Seibolds of Hastings, Mimi, was
we'll known in Washington, having
worked at the Civil Service Com
mission for many years.
She came here during the World
War and was employed at the Civil
Service Commission until after her
marriage to Mr.. Pyle in July, 1925
At that time he was telegraph editor
Of the Washington Daily News.
/ About year after their marriage
the Pyles left Washington by auto
mobile for a trip to California and
they enjoyed the experience SO much
that Ernie thereafter was never sat-
isfied with humdrum desk work
He and Mrs. Pyle lived In New York
about a year on their return East
while Ernie worked on the New
York Post and the old Evening
World.
Many Trips Across Country.
They returned to Washington late
In 1927 and lived here at 456 N
street S.W. until Ernie became {
wandering columnSt during tn,
mid-30s. During the period, he hat
become managing editor of th'
Daily News and had written al
aviation column and a Washington
column.
During their many trips acros
: the country-later followed by jour
neys to Alaska, Hawaii, South Amer
ica and Mexico-Mrs. Pyle alway
accompanied Ernie, who invariabl.
referred to her in his column a
That Girl" All their friends agreet
that this was very much in charac
ter, since Jerry" always insisted OF
remaining in the background.
About the time Ernie returned
from his first trip to Europe afte
the war broke out, the Pyles pur
chased a small tract Of land on tn
edge Of Albuquerque, N. Mex, ant
built what they expected to be thei
permanent home. But shortly after
ward, a small news item shocket
Ernie's legion Of readers. Ernie Pyl
, was divorced" t...--. .a 49,.
Whatever caused the divorce.
., didn't last long. For early in 1874
:. while Ernie was becoming world ia
:, NOUS for his columns on the Mort,
!, Africa fighting, the Pyles were re
married-by telephone. He was !
:, North Africa, she in New Mexico.
: In the months that followed, Mr.
Pyle's health failed rapidly and sh
spent a long period in an Albu
t querque hospital after complet
nervous breakdown. This was tn
: tragedy in Ernie's life that his read
v ers knew nothing Of.
e At times, Mrs. Pyle seemed we'll o
the road to recovery, but the new