John S. Pyles

Mr. John S. Pyles, age 86 of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away, Saturday, August 10, 2013 at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Alex Hofner officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday from 12:00 PM until service time. A native of North Little Rock, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Noah T. and Martha Phoebe Sharp Pyles. He was a U. S. Navy WW II veteran. Mr. Pyles was a Presbyterian Minister attending the Austin Theological Seminary and the Dallas Theological Seminary. He started his ministry as an associate minister at Casa Linda Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. He then served the Wake Village Presbyterian Church in Wake Village, Texas and the Lakewood Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. He was also employed by the Dallas County District Court in Dallas, Texas. After retirement, he and his wife, Ardys Marie Marlin Pyles relocated to Tullahoma, Tennessee. Mr. Pyles was an avid reader and enjoyed studying the Bible. He was also an author and wrote a book about The Grace of God. Mr. Pyles was a loving sentimental man who was very devoted to his wife. They often referred to their life together as a “Waltz across Texas”. Mr. Pyles was a people person. Everyone he met fell in love with his witty and unique personality. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Boykin Pyles. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Ardys Marie Marlin Pyles of Tullahoma; two daughters, Laurie Smith of Tullahoma and Becky Osten and her husband, Dwight of Oklahoma; four grandchildren, James Reed of Barcelona, Spain, Jon Reed and his wife, Barbara of Tullahoma, Justin White and his wife, Lenny of Tucson, Arizona and Sean Boyle of Alexandria, Virginia; one great granddaughter, Sofia Arias-White; Double First Cousin, Tommy Sharp of California; his brother’s children, Karen Spearman of Decatur, Alabama and David Pyles and his wife, Heather of Atlanta, Georgia and numerous other family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation, 110 E. Lauderdale Street, Tullahoma, TN. 37388 Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

John S. Pyles

August 28, 1926 - August 10, 2013