MENTONE – Kevin D. Pyle, 49, of rural Akron and formerly of Mentone, passed at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center of Fort Wayne.
He was born on June 11, 1969, in Warsaw, to Larry and Sue A. Borton Pyle.
Kevin helped Metzger Auctioneering and was involved with farming for many years. He was a 1988 graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School, where he was an FFA member and in the band and marching band. He was a 10-year member of 4-H as well as a member of the Fulton County Historical Power Association. He enjoyed farming and playing the drums.
Survivors include his companion, Janet Lee, Akron; mother, Sue Pyle, Mentone; daughter, Jennifer (and husband Joel) Kerns, Evansville; sons, Adric Pyle, Mentone, and Maverick Pyle, Rochester; daughter, Melissa Pyle, Rochester; grandson, Liam Edward Kerns; and brother, Brian D. Pyle, Mentone.
He was preceded in death by his father, Larry D. Pyle (2013); and sisters, Lou Ann Guilford (2016) Jennifer Sue Witham (1992).
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with the Rev. Phil Pratt officiating. Burial will be in Mentone Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
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Memorials to Tippecanoe Valley FFA or the Tippecanoe Valley band.
