Daryle Lee Byers

1951 - 2025

Daryle Lee Byers, 74, of Karns City, passed away in the comfort of his home Wednesday evening, July 30, 2025.
Daryle was born in Butler on June 4, 1951. He was the son of the late Merle R. and Bessie Mae Maxwell Byers.
He was a 1969 graduate of Karns City Area High School and a member of the Argyle Masonic Lodge No. 540 F&AM in Chicora.
Daryle enjoyed hunting, especially with his dad, fishing, watching old Westerns, and listening to classic country music.
He retired in 2012 from Indspec in Petrolia following 43 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Miriam Ruth Byers, whom he married in Fairview Dec. 20, 1986. Mrs. Byers passed away Sept. 5, 2020.
Surviving are two daughters, JoLee Mae Range and her husband, Townsend, of Oliver Springs, Tenn. and Ashley Nichole File and her husband, Curtis, of Bruin; six grandchildren, Summer Elizabeth File and Colton John File, Rebekka Lynn and Andrea Irene Range, and Benjamin Steven and Gavin Todd Pilkay; two sisters, Earla Crawford and her husband, Bill, of Saxonburg and Kay Marlene Uenking and her husband, Thomas, of Chicora; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Rae Pilkay; a brother, Richard A. Byers; and an infant sister, Darla Lou Byers.
BYERS - Friends of Daryle Lee Byers, who died Wednesday, July 30, 2025, will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at HILE FUNERAL HOME OF KARNS CITY, 128 Main St., Karns City. A funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Barger, pastor of the Scrubgrass Stone Church and longtime family friend, officiating.
Interment will be in Bear Creek Cemetery, Petrolia.
Condolences may be sent by visiting www.hilefh.com.