Daniel Ray Pyland
January 27, 1951 ~ September 19, 2006
Funeral services for Daniel Ray Pyland Sr., 55, of Ore City will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, 2006 at Reeder-Davis Chapel with Rev. Otis Thrash officiating. Interment will follow at Ore City Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Pyland died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at a Longview hospital. He was born January 27, 1951 in Shakopee, Minnesota. He worked in pipe testing and was a member of New Life Assembly of God. He served in the US Army during Viet Nam. He was preceded in death by his father, Dennis L. Pyland; sisters, Brenda Ruiz and Sharon Robinson; a great granddaughter, Olivia Ray Loraine Spangler. Survivors include his wife Mary Francis Pyland of Ore City; two sons and daughters-in-law Daniel Ray Jr. and Teresa Pyland of White Oak and Kenneth Roy and Tabitha Anderson of Grovetown GA; one daughter Loretta Lynne and Larry Lampkin of Harleton; mother, Mary Ellen Pyland of Ore City; three brothers, Dennis Pyland of Houston, David Pyland of South Carolina, and Dale Pyland of Diana; seven sisters, Mary Myers, Arlene Pyland, Gwen Dunn and Donna Turner, all of Ore City; Jean Hurley of Houston; Becky Quinn of Dallas and Pam Casey of Pritchett; 12 grandchildren Kenneth Roy Anderson Jr., Ashlynn Nicole Key; Tyler Dean Key; Alyssa Aubrey Anderson, Nathan Mikel Pyland, Shadie Nicole Pyland, Dakota Ryan Pyland, John Allen Little, Tyler Lee Little, Joshua Ray Spangler, William Dane Robertson, and Ali Lampkin; one great grandchild, Peyton Ray Spangler; numerous nieces and nephews; and his extended family of sisters and brothers-in-law. Viewing and visitation will be Thursday afternoon and evening at the funeral home and the family will receive friends after 6:00 p.m.
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Though its been almost two years you are still sorely missed. Now you will be joined by yet another sibling just know we are waiting to join you in the heavenly place around God's throne.
PawPaw, I love you so much and I miss you dearly. I miss all the times that you came and visited and stayed for months at a time. I loved every moment of it, even though you always put hott stuff in your food 😛 I don't know what I would have done if you weren't an active memeber in my life. You helped me become the person I am today and the person I will be in the future. You are always in my heart and always in my thoughts. I love you, Alyssa!
To one of the greatest persons I've had the privilege of knowing. Thank you Ray for everything you were and everything you taught me. You will always be in my heart and I will love you always.