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Martha Jean Pyke

Martha Jean Pyke[1, 2]

Female 1930 - 2019  (88 years)

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  • Name Martha Jean Pyke 
    Birth 15 Mar 1930  Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Martha J. Pyke Birth Certificate 1930    		 Martha J. Pyke Birth Certificate 1930
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Jan 2019  Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Obituary

      Martha Jean Lavengood, 88, Kokomo, passed away at 11:37 a.m. on Friday, January 18, 2019, at Brookdale Anderson Senior Living in Anderson, South Carolina.  She was born March 15, 1930, in Center, Indiana, to Jesse Earl and Dorothy (Phillips) Pyke.  On June 28, 1953, she married Roy K. Lavengood, at the Converse Church of Christ, and he preceded her in death on November 20, 2015.
      Jean graduated from Jackson Township High School in Howard County in 1948 and from the Wishard Hospital School of Nursing in Indianapolis in 1954.  She worked as a registered nurse for four years at Home Hospital in Lafayette, sixteen years at Wabash County Hospital and thirteen years at the Veteran’s Hospital in Marion.  She also worked for ten years with the One Mission Society.  She was a member of the Nurse’s Association and Greentown Wesleyan Church.
      She is survived by three sons, Dr. Daniel (Cindy) Lavengood, Brian (Katrina) Lavengood and Dennis Lavengood; daughter, Lori (Roy) Reinertsen; daughter-in-law, Kristin Lavengood; grandchildren, Amanda (Ryan) Weaver, Jason (Jessica) Lavengood, Kara (Chris) Pogue, Amber (Wyatt) Henry, Danielle (Sean) Hughes, Dr. Matthew (Sarah) Lavengood, Dr. Samantha (Ben) Boucher, Kevin DeRossett, Dennis L. Lavengood, Levi Lavengood, Madison (Eric) Edmondson, Meghan Reinertsen and Nicholas Reinertsen; and thirty-one great-grandchildren.
      In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Dr. Todd Lavengood; and a granddaughter, Michelle Lavengood DeRossett.
      Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at Greentown Wesleyan Church, 120 N. Maple St., Greentown, with Rev. Paul Boss officiating.  Burial will follow in Kokomo Zion Cemetery.  Friends are invited to visit with the family from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturday at the church.  Contributions may be made in Jean’s memory to Greentown Wesleyan Church.
    Burial 26 Jan 2019  Kokoma, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I39739  Family
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2020 

    Father Jesse Earl Pyke,   b. 31 Dec 1901, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1980, Marion, Grant County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Lucille Phillips,   b. 22 Aug 1905, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1977, Marion, Grant County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1926  [1] 
    Family ID F14579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roy Kelton Lavengood,   b. 17 Feb 1930, Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 2015, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1953  Converse, Howard County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Lavengood-Pyke Marriage Record 1953    		 Lavengood-Pyke Marriage Record 1953
    Lavengood-Pyke Wedding Announcement 1953    		 Lavengood-Pyke Wedding Announcement 1953
    Children 
     1. Dr. Todd D. Lavengood,   b. 29 Nov 1957, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 2016, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Dr. Daniel Joe Lavengood
     3. Brian S. Lavengood
     4. Dennis Lavengood
     5. Lori Ann Lavengood
    Family ID F14585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Mar 1930 - Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Martha J. Pyke (1930 - 2019)    		Martha J. Pyke (1930 - 2019)

  • Sources 
    1. [S4326] Kokomo Tribune, Deaths; obituary; 7 February 1980; Earl Pyke; 24 November 2020.

    2. [S3992] Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, 24 November 2020; Martha J. Pyke Birth Certificate 1930.

    3. [S4342] Hasler & Stout Funeral Home, 27 November 2020; Martha Jean (Pyke) Lavengood obituary 2019.

    4. [S4248] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 - FamilySearch, 24 November 2020; Lavengood-Pyke Marriage Record 1953.

    5. [S4326] Kokomo Tribune, Lavengood-Pyke Nuptials Read Sunday; announcement; 29 June 1953; Lavengood and Pyke; 27 November 2020.