Bobby Pyles, 79

Posted by on Feb 23, 2021

Mr. Bobby Lee Pyles, 79, of Campbellsville passed peacefully from this life on Friday, February 19, 2021 at the Grandview Nursing and Rehab Center after an extended illness. Son of the late Judge and Letha (Burress) Pyles, he was born on April 3, 1941. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. He was a long-time employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville, having been in the first group hired at the plant’s opening, and one of the last to leave at its closing. He enjoyed working with his hands, and raised cattle and tobacco on Rocky Hill Farm.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Tommy Ann (Brockman) Pyles, and six siblings.

He leaves to cherish his memory:

One son: Brad Pyles and wife Mary of Wilmore,

Two grandchildren: Eli Pyles and Emmy Pyles,

And a host of extended family and friends.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Pyles on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Interment will follow in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 26, from 12:00 PM until time for the service.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials in the form of donations to Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church.