CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - PIKE Mary Cullen
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Wynot Tribune 6-30-1955

Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Pike in South Dakota

            Wynot – Funeral services for Mrs. H.A. Pike, former county 
resident, were held at Tyndall, S.D., June 18, at the Methodist church. 
Mrs. Pike died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, June 
15, at Wynot.

            She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, and 
Mrs. H.A. Golde,  Reliance, Sd., one son James, Riverton, Wyo., and one 
granddaughter.

            Mary Cullen Pike was born south of Wynot, at the Waucapona 
community. She spent her early life here and was teacher in Cedar county 
schools. She married H.A. Pike at Yankton and they moved to Tyndall where 
Mrs. Pike lived the past 55 years.  Mr. Pike published the Tyndall Register 
for many years. Following his death Mrs. Pike was appointed postmistress at 
Tyndall and served in the county register of deeds office. She published 
the Tyndall Register from 1933 until 1937. Mrs. Pike came to Wynot in May 
to spend the summer with her sister. 

            Mrs. Pike was a member of the Elizabeth Chapter of Eastern Star, 
the Federated Church at Tyndall and a charter member of the American Legion 
Auxiliary of Pike-Wagner Post no. 2. She was a Sunday school teacher.

            Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, Miss Frances Reifenrath of Wynot and Mr. 
and Mrs. Vincent Conway of Omaha attended the funeral.