Virginia Boyle

Mrs. Mary Virginia Stegall Boyle, 90, formerly of Statesville, NC and more recently of Black Mountain, NC passed away January 29, 2013 in Black Mountain. She was born in Luebo, Belgian Congo March 24, 1922, where her parents, the Reverend Carroll R. Stegall and Sarah V. Stegall, were Presbyterian missionaries. After growing up in the Congo she graduated from Flora McDonald College in Sanford, North Carolina, and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia, as a Director of Christian Education. She married the Reverend Gaston Boyle, Jr., in Steele's Tavern, Virginia, in 1946. They served pastorates in South Carolina, West Virginia, and North Carolina, retiring in Statesville, where Mr. Boyle died in 1988. In 1998, Mrs. Boyle moved to the Highland Farms Retirement Community in Black Mountain. She was a member of the Christ Community Church, formerly Montreat Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Boyle was preceded in death by her sister, Sarah S. Norwood, and her brother, Carroll R. Stegall, Jr. She is survived by three daughters, Kathy B. Hoover (Johnny) of Statesville, Judith B. Wright of Los Angeles, Ca., and Susan B. Holovaty (Orest) of South Bend, Ind. Also surviving are six grandchildren, Sally H. Remick (Devin) of Nantucket, Mass., Amy H. Mounts of Statesville, Laura R. Hoover of Charlotte, Anna H. Mennerick (Tom) of St. Louis, Mo., Nicholas G. Holovaty of Evansville, Ind., and Mary Claire Holovaty of Minneapolis, Minn. Six great-grandchildren of whom she was very proud are Cassie and Katie Mounts of Statesville, Lily and Jackson Remick of Nantucket, Mass. and Charles and William Mennerick of St. Louis, Mo. She is also survived by devoted and loved family friend Susan Schrieber of Los Angeles, CA., sister-in-law Ella Banks Boyle of Black Mountain, and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at Christ Community Church, in Montreat on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 11:00 am with the Reverend Richard White. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the church. Graveside services will be held in Statesville at Oakwood Cemetery on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 2:00 pm with the Reverend Scott Jefferies of Forest Park Presbyterian Church and the Reverend Grant Sharp attending. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Fifth Street Ministries, P.O. Box 5217 Statesville, NC 28687 or the Mwandi Mission Project % Forest Park Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1222 Statesville, NC 28687. The family would like to express their deep appreciation to the remarkable staff at Highland Farms Retirement Community, especially in skilled nursing for their concern, care, encouragement and devotion to our mother while she was in their care. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.nicholsonfunerals.com/obituaries and Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family of Virginia Boyle.