Pyron, James Marlin ~ Obituary

Obituary for James Marlin Pyron from THE MONITOR-HERALD,
Calhoun City, Calhoun County, MS, Thursday, April 25, 1935.

Mr. J. M. Pyron Laid At Rest

Pittsboro Citizen Succumbs After Long Illness--Died At Home of Daughter,

Mr. J. M. Pyron, age 77, died Friday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ernest Lane, at Pittsboro. Funeral services were held at Pittsboro Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. R. L. Breland of Coffeeville, pastor of Pittsboro Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. R. E. Wasson, pastor of the Methodist Church of Pittsboro, and interment was made in the cemetery at Pittsboro, Pryor Funeral Home directed arrangements.

Mr. Pyron was a native of Montgomery County, but has lived in this county for several years. He was a good citizen and was highly respected wherever known. He was preceded in death by his wife only a few years ago.

Surviving are three sons, Billy Pyron, Greenwood; Andrew Pyron, Charleston; Homer Pyron, Clarksdale; by three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Lane, Pittsboro; Mrs. Ada Green, Ripley, Tenn; Mrs. Lela Blaylock, Steele, Mo; by one sister, Mrs. Bransker, Indianola; by one brother, Andy Pyron, Duck Hill.
 
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I received the above obituary from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. James Marlin Pyron was my g-grandfather and I received this obit. when I got his Death Certificate.  
 
J. M. Pyron was married to Elizabeth Townsend Pyron and she is buried beside him in the Pittsboro Cemetery.