Helen Virginia (nee Eaton) Pyatt of Sullivan, Missouri was born Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1941 in Keysville, Missouri to John Earl Eaton and Erma Bertha (nee Happle) Eaton and passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at the age of 85 years, 4 months and 12 days.
She was raised in Crawford County, attending school in Keysville and Cook Station.
She worked in the dietary department at St. John’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Following her hospital career, she babysat for many years until her retirement.
On January 17, 1960, Helen married Kenneth Ray Pyatt in Cherryville, Missouri.
She was a member of the Full Gospel Assembly Church in Sullivan, Missouri.
She enjoyed sewing, quilting and embroidering. She also loved tending to her flowers, cooking and working on Bible word puzzles.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Erma Eaton; parents-in-law, Otto (Martha) Pyatt; husband, Kenneth Pyatt; daughter, Karen Slade; sister, Bertha Taber; brothers, David (Angela) Eaton, Gerald Eaton and Johnny (Shirley) Eaton; brothers-in-law, Paul Myers, Troy Pyatt, Harold (Marie) Cooper, Claude Pyatt, Joe Stubblefield and Ray (Erma) Anderson; sisters-in-law, Imagine (Lester) McBenge and Geneva Pyatt; and grandson-in-law, Phil Black.
She is survived by her son, Ricky and wife Rose Pyatt of Beaufort, Missouri; son-in-law, Jeff Slade of Hernando, Mississippi; brother, Llyod and wife Carol Eaton of Cuba, Missouri; sisters, Mary Pyatt, Maxine Myers, Glenda Stubblefield all of Cuba, Missouri and Peggy and husband Junior Callahan of
Steelville, Missouri; sister-in-law, Suzie Eaton of Cuba, Missouri; brothers-in-law, Leo Pyatt of Sullivan, Missouri and Garland and wife Linda Pyatt of St. James, Missouri; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2026 at Hutson Funeral Home in Cuba, Missouri.
Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Full Gospel Assembly of God in Sullivan, Missouri with Pastor Ryan Martin officiating.
Burial at Bourbon Cemetery in Bourbon, Missouri.
Arrangements under the direction of Hutson Funeral Home in Cuba, Missouri.
