Mava Lucille Pyle, 84, of Richmond, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.

Mava was born on May 20, 1939, in Rule, AR, the daughter of Clyde and Julia (Wise) Sims.

Survivors include: daughter, Pamela L. Swope (Craig Kear) of Richmond; two sons, Michael A. (Stacey) Pyle of Rapid City, SD, and adoptive son, Daniel (Shannon) Davis of Colorado; three grandchildren: Erin (Chad) Minnick, Taylor (Foster) Bartholow, and Levi (Tessa) Pyle; three great-grandchildren, Mason Minnick and Presley Minnick, and a baby Bartholow on-the-way; and sister, Evelyn Ownbey of Gladstone.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Glen Sims.

Mava attended Green Forest Schools in Arkansas, having graduated with the class of 1957.  She moved to Henrietta, MO, in 1963 and lived there for 41 years before moving to Richmond in 2004.  In later years, Mava enjoyed her retirement, after having worked with the Richmond School District for 28 years as a secretary at the high school.  She was a member of the Henrietta Baptist Church.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Presley's Journey.  They can be left at or mailed to Thurman Funeral Home, 507 East Main Street-P.O. Box 190, Richmond, MO 64085.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, July 31, 2023, at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond.  Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Richmond Memory Gardens.  Please remember to share your memories of Mava with the family by visiting www.thurmanfuneralhome.com.