Muriel Churchill Gould Pyburn .. February 26, 1910 - August 18, 2009 PACIFIC GROVE - Muriel Pyburn, died in Carmel of natural causes associated with old age. She was born Muriel Churchill Gould to Fred and Mollie Gould in Monterey. Muriel started school at Oak Grove Elementary in Monterey, moved briefly to San Jose and then moved to a farm south of Sali- nas, graduating from Salinas High School in 1927. She worked for the telephone company until she married William H. Pyburn in 1935. He passed away in 1974. To- g©therthey raised three children in E. San Benancio - Canyon. Muriel was a 1114.1 2 stay-at-home 14* 1 11,1 i mother until her , f i ,·' 4 children were in 11 -1 1, high school, at ' '1 which time she * went to work as the office manager - of the school bus department of Salinas High Schooland then as the office manager at Van Gas Propane Company. Moving to Pacific Grove in 1976, Muriel started a life of volunteerism. She was a docent at the Point Pifios Lighthouse, the Pacific Grove Her- itage Society Barn and the Cooper-MoleraAdobe. She served as a storekeeper at the Cooper-Molera Store as well as the Pacific Grove Museum store. She volunteered at the Pacific Grove Library and the Mayo Hayes O'Donnell Library in Monterey. She served on the boards of Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library, the Old Monterey Preserva- tion Society, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Association and the Pacific Grove Her- itage Society. In 1990, Muriel received an award from the State of California for her outstanding work at the Cooper-Molera Adobe. She was a member of the Monterey First Presbyterian Church where she was an ordained elder. She was also a charter member of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and belonged to the Robert Louis Stevenson Soci- ety. When Muriel was 70, she got her radio opera- tor' s license and went on the air with KAZU. When she was 90, she published a book,'The Dear Sarah Letters." In her spare time, she knitted about 100 blankets for Project Linus. Muriel is survived by her daughter, Muriel "Robin" Sparks (and her husband, Al) of San Rafael; her daughter, Pamela Marr ofAlturas; and her son, William E. Pyburn (and his wife, Mary Lou) of Salinas; and seven grandchildren. Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Serv- ice and reception on Sunday, August 30,2009 at 3:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Mon- terey at 501 El Dorado. Burial at El Carmelo ' Cemetery in Pacific Grove will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library, RO. Box EH, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Please visit www. thepaulmortuary.com to sign Muriel's guest book and leave condolences for her family. , OCR Text: Muriel Churchill Gould Pyburn .. February 26, 1910 - August 18, 2009 PACIFIC GROVE - Muriel Pyburn, died in Carmel of natural causes associated with old age. She was born Muriel Churchill Gould to Fred and Mollie Gould in Monterey. Muriel started school at Oak Grove Elementary in Monterey, moved briefly to San Jose and then moved to a farm south of Sali- nas, graduating from Salinas High School in 1927. She worked for the telephone company until she married William H. Pyburn in 1935. He passed away in 1974. To- g©therthey raised three children in E. San Benancio - Canyon. Muriel was a 1114.1 2 stay-at-home 14* 1 11,1 i mother until her , f i ,·' 4 children were in 11 -1 1, high school, at ' '1 which time she * went to work as the office manager - of the school bus department of Salinas High Schooland then as the office manager at Van Gas Propane Company. Moving to Pacific Grove in 1976, Muriel started a life of volunteerism. She was a docent at the Point Pifios Lighthouse, the Pacific Grove Her- itage Society Barn and the Cooper-MoleraAdobe. She served as a storekeeper at the Cooper-Molera Store as well as the Pacific Grove Museum store. She volunteered at the Pacific Grove Library and the Mayo Hayes O'Donnell Library in Monterey. She served on the boards of Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library, the Old Monterey Preserva- tion Society, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Association and the Pacific Grove Her- itage Society. In 1990, Muriel received an award from the State of California for her outstanding work at the Cooper-Molera Adobe. She was a member of the Monterey First Presbyterian Church where she was an ordained elder. She was also a charter member of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and belonged to the Robert Louis Stevenson Soci- ety. When Muriel was 70, she got her radio opera- tor' s license and went on the air with KAZU. When she was 90, she published a book,'The Dear Sarah Letters." In her spare time, she knitted about 100 blankets for Project Linus. Muriel is survived by her daughter, Muriel "Robin" Sparks (and her husband, Al) of San Rafael; her daughter, Pamela Marr ofAlturas; and her son, William E. Pyburn (and his wife, Mary Lou) of Salinas; and seven grandchildren. Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Serv- ice and reception on Sunday, August 30,2009 at 3:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Mon- terey at 501 El Dorado. Burial at El Carmelo ' Cemetery in Pacific Grove will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Friends of the Pacific Grove Public Library, RO. Box EH, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Please visit www. thepaulmortuary.com to sign Muriel's guest book and leave condolences for her family. , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,N through P File names,Pyburn,PYBURN_001.pdf,PYBURN_001.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: PYBURN_001.PDF, PYBURN_001.pdf 1 Page 1