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1930 - 2019 (88 years)

Name	Martha Jean Pyke
Born	15 Mar 1930	Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana [2]
Born		Martha J. Pyke Birth Certificate 1930
Gender	Female
Died	18 Jan 2019	Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina [3]
Died	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.
Buried	26 Jan 2019	Kokoma, Howard County, Indiana [3]
Person ID	I39739	Family
Last Modified	27 Nov 2020

Father	Jesse Earl Pyke, b. 31 Dec 1901, Indiana , d. 6 Feb 1980, Marion, Grant County, Indiana (Age 78 years)
Mother	Dorothy Lucille Phillips, b. 22 Aug 1905, Indiana , d. 2 Mar 1977, Marion, Grant County, Indiana (Age 71 years)
Married	1926 [1]
Family ID	F14579	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Roy Kelton Lavengood, b. 17 Feb 1930, Harrison Township, Miami County, Indiana , d. 20 Nov 2015, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina (Age 85 years)

Married 28 Jun 1953 Converse, Howard County, Indiana [4, 5]

Lavengood-Pyke Marriage Record 1953

Lavengood-Pyke Wedding Announcement 1953

Children

	1. Dr. Todd D. Lavengood, b. 29 Nov 1957, Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana , d. 12 Dec 2016, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina (Age 59 years)
	2. Dr. Daniel Joe Lavengood
	3. Brian S. Lavengood
	4. Dennis Lavengood
	5. Lori Ann Lavengood

Last Modified 30 May 2024

Family ID F14585 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Born - 15 Mar 1930 - Taylor Township, Howard County, Indiana

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Martha J. Pyke (1930 - 2019)

Sources

[S4326] Kokomo Tribune, Deaths; obituary; 7 February 1980; Earl Pyke; 24 November 2020.
[S3992] Indiana Birth Certificates, 1907-1940, 24 November 2020; Martha J. Pyke Birth Certificate 1930.
[S4342] Hasler & Stout Funeral Home, 27 November 2020; Martha Jean (Pyke) Lavengood obituary 2019.
[S4248] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007 - FamilySearch, 24 November 2020; Lavengood-Pyke Marriage Record 1953.
[S4326] Kokomo Tribune, Lavengood-Pyke Nuptials Read Sunday; announcement; 29 June 1953; Lavengood and Pyke; 27 November 2020.

Martha Jean Pyke[1, 2]

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