Beverly Pyle

Beverly D. Pyle, age 83, of rural Portland passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Albany Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

She was born in South Whitley, Indiana, on March 10, 1940, the daughter of Ford and Orpha (Bollinger) Mishler. She was married on Sept. 10, 1961, to William (Bill) Pyle, who survives.

Beverly was a registered nurse at Jay County Hospital, retiring in 2002. She was a 10-year 4-H member in Whitley County and a member of Jay County Historical Society and Friends of the Library, and a 63-year member of Indiana Extension Homemakers (61 years with Budget Bells in Jay County and two years with Saratoga Club in Randolph County. She loved to travel and go camping.

Surviving are her husband William (Bill); one son, Kevin Pyle of Paragon, Indiana; two daughters, Karla Mikel (husband: Scott) of Goshen Indiana and Kim Thomas (husband: Mike) of Portland; one brother, Harley Mishler (wife: Deb) of South Whitley, Indiana; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Roland Mishler.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at 10 a.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Beth Stephens presiding. Burial will follow in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Fort Recovery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. and 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Fairview United Methodist Church, Jay County Historical Society, Friends of the Library or Heart to Heart Hospice.

Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.