Emily Amanda Pyle

Emily Amanda Pyle, 16, of Brookland, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at her home. She was a student at Brookland High School and attended Bethel Church Of Christ. She was the daughter of Lonnie and Gloria Pyle. She was preceded in death by her paternal great grandparents, Ray and Yvettea Pyle and maternal great grandfather, Bill Cline. Emily is also survived by her half-brother, Wade Lytle; half-sister, Maddie Lytle; step-brother, Grant Tunstill; birth mother, Julie Tunstill; and step-father, Jason Tunstill, all of Athens, Alabama; and great grandmother, Frances Cline of Paragould. A special thanks is sent to Amenie Wellman; Chris-mari Wellman; Aubreigh Soles; Dr. Warren Skaug, Dr. Jane Sneed, and Dr. Charles Kemp and their staffs; and all of Emily's doctors at Arkansas Children's Hospital. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 1:00 pm at Heath Colonial Chapel with Gary Cremeens, Billy Cline, and Lonnie Pyle officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Knot Cemetery. Lasting memorials may be sent to the Arkansas Children's Hospital. To sign the on-line registry, visit www.heathfuneralhome.com