PYEATT, Lester

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ November 2, 1956, p. 1 Les Pyeatt Rites Held In Glendale Funeral services for Lester (Les) Lee Pyeatt, 56-year-oJd Wickenburg resident famed for his rodeo skills, were held Wednesday afternoon in Glendale with burial following in that town. Well known here where he was a wrangler at Monte Vista Ranch most of the time between 1948 and 1950 and a leading contender in local rodeos. Mr. Pyeatt suffered a heart attack in December and had been ill health since. About two months ago he and Mrs. Pyeatt went to South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas to visit relatives. It was while in Channelview, Tex., with his son, Lester, that he suffered a fatal attack on Friday of last week. After doubling between Monte Vista Ranch here and Ed Stopher's ranch in Estes Park, Colo., Mr. Pyeatt bought a cattle ranch near Aguila in the fall of 1953. He sold the ranch about a year later and purchased a home in Sunny Cove where he had lived since. He was born in Payson July 30, 1900. Survivors include his wife, Irene, Wickenburg; a son, Lester L., Channelview; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Brownell, Custer, S. D.; three brothers, Andrew of Phoenix, Lloyd of Brawley, Calif., and Edward of Cottage Grove, are.; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Cline of Phoenix, Dollie Lazear of Florence, and Mrs. Ollie Anderson of Brawley; his mother, Mrs. Mary Ella Pyeatt of Phoenix; and four grandchildren.