Pastor Hoyle

HOYLE, Pastor James - Age 85, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010. Family hour 10 a.m. Friday, December 24, 2010 at New Zion Baptist Church, 1601 Chippewa St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Friday. Pastor Hoyle will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Flint Bible Institute, 1600 S. Saginaw St., Flint MI., 48503 or New Hope Baptist Church, 8095 Frances Rd., Flushing, MI. 48433. Pastor James L. Hoyle was born to James and Lela Roberta Puckett Hoyle in Jackson, Tennessee on April 18, 1925. Pastor Hoyle married Laura Louise Pirtle and to this union, two children were born. In 1956, Pastor Hoyle moved to Flint, MI, where he obtained employment with GM and later retired in 1983. Pastor Hoyle joined New Zion MBC in 1956. In 1972, he became the Pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Flushing, Michigan and spearheaded rebuilding efforts. He was an instructor at the Flint Bible Institute for 38 years and also spread the good news of Christ through a weekly radio ministry that aired on WFLT. Pastor Hoyle’s evangelistic efforts included evangelizing at the Pierson Road Meijers’, taking an international trip to India in 1973, and sharing Christ wherever he went. Pastor Hoyle loved the Lord and served faithfully until his home-going. He is survived by: daughter, Hildria Yolanda Richmond of Flint; son, James (Linda) Hoyle of Bakersfield, CA; four grandchildren, Andrew (Kellye) Richmond and Deondre Richmond of Detroit, MI, James Hoyle IV and Lauren Hoyle of Bakersfield, CA; two great-grandchildren, Trinity Cunningham and Andrew Pierce Richmond; two sisters, Evelyn Harris of Chicago, IL and Willard Marion Hoyle of Lansing, MI; brother, Alfred (Juanita) Hoyle of Lansing, MI; brother-in-law, Jerome (Lunell) Pirtle of Flint; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Pastor Hoyle was preceded in death by his wife, Laura; parents, James and Lela Roberta Puckett Hoyle; and brother, William. The family would like to express special thanks to the friends and families of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, the Flint Bible Institute, the Korthals, the Hawkins, the Noeckers, Rev. and Mrs. Waldon and the staff of Hospice Advantage.

Pastor Hoyle

April 18, 1925 - December 18, 2010