Obituary of Lillian B. Hoyt

HOYT, Lillian B.\ \ Of Mt. Morris, Age 86, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will take place 11:00 am Saturday, July 1 at the Mt. Morris First United Methodist Church, Pastor Betty Gamboa and Pastor Dale Lewis officiating with burial following in the Mt. Morris Cemetery. Family will be present to receive friends at the Miles Martin \ Funeral Home in Mt. Morris from 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm Thursday and 10:00 am - 9:00pm Friday. On Saturday morning, Lillian will be taken to lie in state at the church from 10:00 am until the time of the service at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Montague School or the Mt. Morris First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Envelopes are available at the funeral home and at the church. Lillian was born December 10, 1919 in Detroit the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and Pearl (Kurzawski) Loisellas six children. As a young woman she moved to the Flint Area. It was in Mt. Morris that she met Owen Hoyt at a dance. The two dated, fell in love and were united in marriage September 10, 1938 in Angola, Indiana. He preceded her in death December 21, 1974. Lillian worked as a teacheras aid for 22 years at Montague Elementary School in Mt. Morris. She was a member of the Mt. Morris United Methodist Church and their Ladies Circle and was a volunteer at local voteras precincts. Lillian enjoyed dancing, playing bingo and supper at the Turkey Roost.\ \ Left to cherish her memory are her children, Ted and wife Jacqueline Hoyt of Vassar,\ Owen and wife Sue Hoyt of Clio,\ Diana and husband Willard Slough of Millington,\ Laura and husband William Daniels of Sterling,\ and Joseph and wife Sheila Hoyt of Clio, \ 16 grandchildren, Todd, Kevin, Jennifer, Mary, Nathan, Victoria, Regina, Matthew, \ Billy, Brant, Eric, Scott, Rachel, Shanna, Kassie and Lily,\ 17 great grandchildren, Leah, Janelle, Kody, Ethan, Gabriella, Olivia, Jocelyn, Alisha, \ Jacob, Zackery, Jackson, Benjamin, Rebecca, Tyler, McKenna, Issac \ and Owen,\ 2 sisters, Victoria and Irene\ and many nieces, nephews and friends.\ \ Lillian was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a baby; granddaughter, Lillian Mary; \ 2 great-granddaughters, Karley and Haley; a sister and two brothers; and her special friend Freda Babcock.\