Sybil Pyle Still of the Sowhatchee Community went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 15, 2026, passing peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 95. Sybil was a devoted member of Zion Free Will Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for all ages for more than 60 years. She was also a faithful member of the church’s Ladies Auxiliary, where she treasured the special friendships she formed with its members over the years. She was a longtime member of the Georgia Retired Educators Association and the Blakely Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, where she served in various local and state offices. Traveling throughout Georgia with fellow members and friends was one of the highlights of her retirement. Sybil was born in Miller County, Ga., on December 13, 1930, to the late John Sibley and Agnes Mae Houston Pyle in the home of her grandparents, Sheriff and Mrs. Benny Edgar Houston. She was raised on the family farm, where she worked in the fields and helped with livestock. She loved traveling by wagon to Saturday night gospel sings, but her fondest childhood memories were of time spent with her cousins, with whom she remained close throughout her life. Sybil attended school in Cedar Springs, Ga., graduating from Jakin High School in 1947. She went on to attend Mount Berry College in Rome, Ga., where she worked in the laundry, bakery, cannery and sewing room to help fund her education. During college, she was active in the Georgia Literary…
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