Kathleen Terrill Pye, age 85 of Dubach,  passed away peacefully on May 22, 2021 in Ruston, LA.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Owens Memorial Chapel with Pastor Larry Bullock officiating. Interment will follow in Rock Corner Cemetery in Dubach under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston. The family will begin to receive friends at Owens Memorial Chapel at 12:30 PM until time of service.

Kathleen Pye was born Sept 1, 1935 to T.W. and Anne May DeFreese Terrill in Ruston, LA.  Her parents and two brothers, Eugene Terrill and Nolan Terrill, precede her in death. Brothers, Mark Anthony Terrill of Houston, TX, and J.W. Terrill of Anchorage, AK; and Janette Brown of Gladewater, TX, a first cousin and close friend survive her.

Kathleen Pye is also survived by four children: Jerry Pye and wife Ruby of Marshall, TX, Sherry and husband Jimmy Slaton of Farmerville, LA, Rex Pye and wife Joy of Scroggins, TX and Roy Pye and wife Cindy of Arcadia, LA; fourteen grandchildren:  Crystal and husband Jesse Mathes of Sterlington, LA, Karen and husband Jessie Tubbs of Sterlington, LA, Robert Pye of West Monroe, LA.  Jamie and husband Tracy Voss of Farmerville, LA, John Slaton and wife Shelly of Dubach, LA, Diane and husband Ronny Tolbert of Bastrop LA, James Slaton of Dubach, LA, Amanda and husband Paul Hunter of Eros, LA, Jerry Dewayne Pye and wife Jennifer of Minden, LA, Bradley Pye and wife Morgan of Bossier City, LA, Joshua Pye and wife Bridgette of Bossier City, LA, Kimberly Pye of Bossier City, LA, Kendall Breashears and wife Tiffany of Mt. Vernon, TX, Jonathan Pye and wife Lauren of Ruston, LA and Elizabeth Pye of Arcadia, LA; seventeen great grandchildren and twelve great-great children.

Serving as pallbearers are: John Slaton, Jerry Dewayne Pye, Josh Pye, Bradley Pye, Jonathan Pye and Robert Pye.  Honorary pallbearers are:  James Slaton, Payton Pye and Abe Pye.

Kathleen attended Ruston High School, getting her GED and attended Louisiana Tech for one year.  She worked at the glass plant, Bernice Garment Plant, Ruston State School, as a nursing home aid and retired as a convenience store manager.  Kathleen was such a strong independent woman. There wasn't anything that she wouldn't tackle on her own. She raised four children on her own at time when being divorced and female was very rare.

Never to remarry, she worked tirelessly to provide for her kids in a time raising kids wasn't easy. But she did it with integrity and grit. She worked hard to make sure her children were raised right and she loved her kids and grandchildren with her all of her heart and soul. She didn't have much, but would give you the shirt off her back. She taught each of the children how to cook and clean, so they could stand on their own when they were grown.

She bought her first house when she had four kids at home. It was a small house, but it was hers. Kathleen made up her mind up to add on to the house and doubled the size of the house. She and her four kids built the house board-by-board, one weekend at a time.  She later built another house by herself in the Mineral Spring community.

She had a strong will that when she put her mind to something you were not changing it.  Her children were all she had and she dedicated her whole life to them. All she wanted was to talk and visit with her family.  She made sure to teach her children about life and living and what it would take to survive in this world, morals, good character and dedication.

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