DATE: Sunday, May 18, 1997                  TAG: 9705190217

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EDWARD J. BOYLE SR.

Edward Joseph Boyle Sr., 69, passed away May 16, 1997, in a Virginia hospital after a lengthy illness.

He was born in Lansford, Pa., on Oct. 15, 1927. He was predeceased by his parents, Morgan and Nellie O'Donnell Boyle and his brother, Robert F. Boyle.

Survivors include his loving wife of nearly 50 years, Helen Durich Boyle; his son, Edward Joseph Boyle Jr. and his wife, Cindy Griffin Boyle of Virginia Beach; six daughters, Sandra Stump and husband, Don, of Newport News, Va., Deborah Johnston and husband, Larry, of Virginia Beach, Gail Proffitt and husband, Leon, of Chesapeake, Va., Cathy Miller and husband, Johnny, of Grandy, N.C.; twin daughters, Patricia Boyle and Pam Hunter of Aydlett, N.C. He is also survived by two brothers, John J. Boyle and wife, Pauline, of Easton, Pa., and Frank R. Boyle and wife, Joan, of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Helen Guarente of Pinehurst, N.C., and Mary Lewis of McGaheysville, Va. Surviving grandchildren are Paul Osborne of Yorktown, Va., Jason Johnston and Keith and Sarah Boyle of Virginia Beach, Jonathan and Corey Miller of Grandy, N.C., and Tracy Hunter of Aydlett, N.C. He also leaves behind a host of nieces and nephews.

Mr. Boyle was a member of Jarvisburg Church of Christ, a former Norfolk City police officer and retired from the federal government as a computer analyst. He was a longtime resident of Virginia Beach and retired in Aydlett, N.C.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. today, May 19, 1997, in Jarvisburg Church of Christ, Forbes Road, Jarvisburg, by Minister Dennis Crehan. Burial will follow in Laurel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the residence after the service today. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Jarvisburg Church of Christ, (Family Life Center Building Fund), P.O. Box 16, Jarvisburg, N.C. 27947. Twiford Colonial Chapel, Chesapeake, is handling arrangements. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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