Mrs. Ruth Dempsey Hoyle

Mrs. Ruth Dempsey Hoyle, age 89, of Patrick Springs, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Northern Hospital of Surry County, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 24, 1919 to the late Henry V. Dempsey and Clara Shaver Dempsey. She was preceded in death by her husband Rev. Robert B. Hoyle who passed away on January 31, 2002 after 62 years of marriage. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Mildred D. Bowen.
Mrs. Hoyle had been a member of the Patrick Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church since 1951 after her husband became pastor at the church. Mrs. Hoyle began teaching Sunday School while in her teens, and continued to teach until she was 88. Due to declining health, she had moved to the Landmark Assisted Living Facility in Stuart last year.
Mrs. Hoyle is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and Joseph Gorman of Charleston, South Carolina, Faye and Michael Wessells of Aberdeen, Washington; one son and daughter-in-law, James Robert and Elizabeth Hoyle of Bassett; five grandchildren, Joseph L. Gorman, Jr., Robert J. Wessells, David A. Wessells, Summer E. Hoyle and Winston J. Hoyle; three great-grandchildren, Taran, Teilo and Claire Wessells; one brother, Henry V. Dempsey, Jr. of Virginia Beach, and one sister, Frances D. Rogers of Boydton.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hoyle will be held Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at Patrick Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Trent Wall officiating. Burial will follow in Patrick Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the church. Moody Funeral Home in Stuart is in charge of the services. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.