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1930
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2009
Hoyle Wright Obituary
Born July 22, 1930, in Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Clemmie McCoy Wright and Nutrice Novella Greene Wright.
He was the pressroom manager for the Shelby Daily Star, where he worked for 37½ years. A lifetime member of Fallston Baptist Church, he was church teller and a member of the Joy Club. He also served as a former deacon chairman, Sunday school director and an RA leader. Wright was a gradu-ate of Fallston High School and a member of the 1949 Flying Five Championship Basketball Team.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
The funeral will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Fallston Baptist Church with the Rev. David Blanton officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Park.
A visitation will be from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. Sunday at Stamey Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be mad to Fallston Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 116, Fallston, NC 28042.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Craig & Sherry Whitaker
May 4, 2009
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
May 3, 2009
Eloise,
We are so sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.
Leonard and Jeanette Gibson
May 3, 2009
Eloise, Jeff, Denise, Sheila and Tracy.
Our hearts and prayers are for you. We will miss his smile and helpful advice.
We love you all
Bill, Renee and Josh Summey
Steve and Brenda Bouser
May 3, 2009
Hoyle was a wonderful man, a real Southern gentleman, and an incredible asset to The Shelby Star, where we knew him as a kind and hardworking co-worker. Our sympathies to Eloise and her family.
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