James Hoyle Morgan

Obituary: Morgan, James Hoyle (Hoyle) China Grove, NC- James Hoyle Morgan, age 83, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at The Laurels of Salisbury following several years of declining health and five months of critical illness. He was born January 14, 1927 in Rowan County, NC, the son of the late James Abram Morgan and Arbie Wise Morgan. He was a 1944 graduate of Rockwell High School. Hoyle was a skilled machinist at the former Cannon Mills Company, Plt.#1 Machine Shop for 35 years. After that time, he worked for Reynolds Metals for 18 years. In earlier years he worked for Alcoa, Badin, NC. Hoyle enjoyed cutting timber and logging as a special hobby outside of his main work and had an interest in gardening. He was a member of North Kannapolis Baptist Church, Kannapolis, NC. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a beloved daughter, Julie Morgan Hensley; two sisters, Bonnie Parker and Virgie Wyatt; and two brothers, Donald Morgan and W. M. Morgan. The funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel, Kannapolis, NC officiated by Revs. Chris O'Guin and Leon Hawks. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park, China Grove, NC. His body will lie in state Tuesday morning from 9:00 a.m. until the funeral hour at the funeral home. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Ruth Wilhite Morgan who will miss her devoted husband daily; a brother, Wayne Morgan of Granite Quarry, NC; two sisters, Ethel Sloop of Kannapolis, NC and Linda Garmon of South Florida; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Charlotte NC Office, 222 S. Church Street, Suite 336M, Charlotte, NC 28202. On-line condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.
Visitation: His body will lie in state 9:00 AM October 5, 2010 until the funeral at 1:00 PM Whitley's Funeral Home

Service: 1:00 PM Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel

Interment: West Lawn Memorial Park China Grove, NC