Jean E. Pyatt

Jean Pyatt, age 88, of Hillsboro, MO, passed away on January 27, 2026, at her home. Born on August 21, 1937, in IA. Her daughter Linda writes, Upon being asked to write an obituary for my mother, Emma Jeanette Pyatt, better known as Jean Pyatt, I thought, ‘ How in the world do you put 88 years of living into a few paragraphs?’ Especially when your goal is to truly show what a difference her life made in countless other lives. From her birth to her death, I can only imagine how many souls my mother touched, from her proud parents at her birth in August of 1937 to her nursing career right out of high school. And on the weekends, bootlegging moonshine across dry Texas county lines. Yes, I said bootlegging. Then she met our father in a way it would take too much time to go into on paper. Just trust me when I say their story would make a great Romantic-Comedy at the theatre. Raised 7 children, while being the Operating and Financial Officer of Pyatt Plumbing Company. And if that wasn’t enough, she ran a day care out of the home office called Play Time Cottage in Arnold, Missouri. Which is where the Pyatt family called home for decades. Here they were members of the First Baptist Church of Arnold, and later were founding members of the First Presbyterian Church of Arnold. They bought a small farm, raised registered polled Hereford cattle, which were all named, became pets, and each had its own, rather large feed bowl. The time came to sell the farm, and they moved to Goldman. A little town just north of Hillsboro in a 3-story home right down from the historic covered bridge. Here they opened The Old Curiosity Shop, where she could finally display all those treasures purchased at auctions she and Dad went to on a weekly basis for well over a quarter of a century. Just about every auctioneer in Missouri was on a first-name basis with Louie and Jean! And I can’t leave out their love for animals. As the children left the nest, they were replaced by four-legged furry children. Each one found here and there in need of a loving home. And if you haven’t noticed by now, it’s difficult to talk about mom without talking about dad. He was a Democrat (until Reagan came along), and she was a Republican. He liked country music, she preferred classical. Somehow, they made it work. And work they did, their entire marriage. Still holding hands after more than 50 years of marriage. They were the loves of their lives, and when our father was called home 17 years ago, our mother was never the same. It gives my heart great joy knowing now she is with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and once again, holding my dad’s hand. She is survived by her children, sons Steven and Larry Pyatt; 3 daughters, Karen Greco, Joyce, and Linda Pyatt. Dear Grandmother and great-grandmother of many. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis "Louie" Kenneth Pyatt; son, Gary Pyatt; daughter, Billie Jean Kutzer; son, Kenneth Pyatt; son-in-law, Lenny Greco, Parents- Matthew George and Wilna Loretta Schoen; and lifelong friends, Dean and Carol Greever. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Longmeadow Rescue Ranch 480 St. Joseph's Rd, Union, MO 63084 Interment at Peaceful Meadows Cemetery in Hillsboro.

Jean E. Pyatt

August 21, 1937 - January 27, 2026