Mary Lou Kyle

1941 - 2026

Mary Lou Perryman Kyle, 84, of High Point, North Carolina, passed away on March 22, 2026. She was born on December 20, 1941, in Lewisville, North Carolina, to J.I. and Louise Perryman.

Mary Lou attended High Point University, where she earned her teaching degree, and later received her master's degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Over the course of her career, she served in several teaching positions with Guilford County Schools, worked in administration, and later became a professor at both High Point University and UNCG, sharing her love of learning with generations of future teachers.

The love of her life, and husband of 59 years, Jerry Kyle, passed away in 2021, a loss from which she never fully recovered. Mary Lou was also preceded in death by her son, Perry Kyle, and her granddaughter, Stephanie Douglas.

Mary Lou loved books, children, her family and her faith. She is survived by her daughters, Kim Kyle Douglas and husband Bill Douglas of Jamestown, North Carolina, and Amy Kyle Goodman and husband Lee Goodman of Ogunquit, Maine and her daughter in law, Trish Kyle of High Point, NC.

Her seven grandchildren were her greatest joy: Sidney Wolfe and husband Gray Wolfe, Melissa Douglas, Madison Kyle McGee and husband Seth McGee, Taylor Kyle, Jackson Kyle, and Walker Kyle. To her grandchildren, she was "Grandmother," known for her tea parties, endless storybooks, and shared viewings of The Sound of Music, creating memories they will treasure for a lifetime.

She is also survived by her greatgrandchildren, Oakley and Easton Wolfe and Lucas Perry McGee.

In lieu of flowers, please bring a children's book (or two) to the funeral; they will be donated in Mary Lou's honor to the Montlieu Academy of Technology or make a donation to your local library.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at Cumby Funeral Home on Friday March 27, at 2 p.m.

In a final act of devotion to the profession she loved, Mary Lou has donated her body to the High Point University Willed Body Program. Even in her passing, she continues her life's work-teaching the next generation of medical professionals and serving as a silent mentor to those who will go on to heal others.