Tom Pyle
Tom Pyle, 86 of Tipton, and a life-long Tipton County resident, died Monday, December 28, 2020 at home. Born on December 16, 1934 in Sharpsville he was the son of Eugene & Martha (Pfankuche) Pyle. Tom married Ramona Thatcher and she preceded him in death.
Tom had worked as a foreman at Syndicate Sales in Kokomo and for many years as a barber both at A-1 Barber Shop and Gene’s Barber Shop in Kokomo. He was a graduate of Sharpsville High School and had served in the U.S. Air Force. He received his barber training in Indianapolis.
Tom loved woodworking and he made many wall plaques and clocks through the years. He enjoyed reading, studying the Civil War and watching basketball and football.
Survivors include one son, Jeffrey J. Pyle, Tipton and one grandson, Jacob Thomas Pyle. He was preceded in death by one sister, Sally Pyle Porter.
No funeral services are scheduled. After cremation Tom will be laid to rest in Nevada Cemetery. Young-Nichols Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the Pyle family.
Memorial contributions in Tom’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, Illinois, 60674.
Tom was a long time neighbor and my barber. We were also glad for him to be in our church family at Bethel Tabernacle. He had served on the Nevada Cemetery Board with me as as well. I am sure he is not only missed by his family and myself, but by the many people who knew him. Jeff and Jacob have my condolences. AND I hope to see Tom in that great and glorious city on High.
I had the pleasure of knowing Tom since he started barbering in the shop next to J C Penny in the Kokomo Mall. I impulsively let my hair grow for seven years in the start of the seventies and resumed a civilized look in late 1977 and quickly found where Tom was then barbering and got reacquainted. I have been seeing Tom for a trim and the “latest” ever since. A visit with Tom was a welcome respite from everyday life for such a long time. I know I’m not the only one of his barbering friends who will miss him greatly. I believe my last haircut was about the first of October this year just before taking a short trip . I had been hoping and praying that he would recover and have been hand trimming the overgrowth around my ears for about a month or so now but the loss is knowing that Tom isn’t around anymore to brighten my day and and also trim down the cowlick and lighten my aging load in more ways than one. I pray he’s in a much better place now.
Tom Pyle
I remember Tom and his sister,Diana. We were members at Nevada’s Methodist church.Our condolences to the family.