Margaret Pyeatt

Margaret Ann (Mabery) Pyeatt, age 70, went home to be with the Lord November 26, 2014, at her residence. She was born December 12, 1943, to the late Ralph T. and Velma (Govero) Mabery. She is preceded in death by her husband James O. "Bobo" Pyeatt; six brothers Bural, Donald, Roland, Melvin, Virgil, Ewell; five sisters, Juanita, Norma, Shirley, Olibell, and Mary Christine. Margaret is survived by seven children, Alice (Willie) Bacon, Dennis (fiancé Laurie) Mabery, Emmet "Pete" (Diana) Pyeatt, James "Jim" (friend Pam) Pyeatt, David Pyeatt, Kathy (David) Rawson, Bishop Danny (Carla) Pyeatt; thirteen grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren; one great-grandchild on the way; two great-great-grandchildren; one-great-great-grandchild on the way; brothers, LeRoy Mabery, Warren Mabery, Brian (Becky) Mabery, Ronnie Mabery; five sisters, Opal (Ivan) Griffin, Marcella (John) Nelms, Sandra Mabery, Hope (Clarence) Kohut, Sharon (Kenneth) Belew. Margaret was a retired head cook from the Bonne Terre Senior Center of 19 years of service. She also, in her earlier years, drove a head start bus for our town. She was a head cook at a small restaurant that was owned by her late friend Ginger Bollinger. After her retirement she continued to volunteer at the Bonne Terre Senior Center for many years. Margaret was an active member of the Flat River Church of God where she also served for some time as a Sunday School Teacher. Margaret was not only a mom to her seven children, she also mothered numerous other individuals. She always had a caring heart and would welcome anyone in to her home. Those that knew her well knew her love for family, friends, cooking, and most of all her love for penguins! Visitation will be Friday November 28, 2014, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the C.Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home in Bonne Terre. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the C.Z. Boyer Chapel with Bishop Danny Pyeatt and Rev. Wayne Baker officiating. Interment will follow at the Bonne Terre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family in care of the funeral home.