Mrs. Ella Round Hoyle Died March 30, 1923, at State Hospital, April 5, 1923

Widow of Capt. Hoyle Dies

Mr. R.M. Roseman and Mr. R.E. Camp were in Shelby Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr. Roseman’s cousin, Mrs. Ella Round Hoyle, widow of the late Capt. Hoyle, who died last Friday, March 30th, at the State hospital. The funeral service was conducted Sunday afternoon from Central Methodist church at Shelby at 3 o’clock by Rev. R.M. Hoyle of Kings Mountain and Rev. A.L. Stanford, pastor of Central church, assisted by Rev. Robert L. Lomons, pastor of First Baptist church of Shelby.

The deceased was a South Carolinian by birth, a native of Abbeville, and was born 71 years ago, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. George Round. When quite a young girl her parents moved to Lenoir, where Rev. Mr. Round became president of that splendid old school for girls, Davenport college, and it was there that Mrs. Hoyle received her education—which in after years was to be a source of great benefit, not only to herself and her family but to the community in which she lived and wrought.

She was married to Mr. Hoyle in 1874, and went to Belwood as his fair young bride and to be a mother to his two young sons by a former marriage Frank and Robert Hoyle, who now live in Shelby. To this union were born one son, George, of Shelby, and three daughters, Mrs. Louise Beam now living at Rutherfordton, Mrs. Kate Johnson of Hawkinsville, Ga., and an elder daughter, Elsie, beloved wife of Rev. M.B. Clegg of Murphy, who met a tragic death in an automobile accident last fall.

When her honored husband was made clerk of court of Cleveland County and they came to Shelby to make their home, Mrs. Hoyle at once became a leader in the church and social circles of Shelby as she had been in the neighboring town of Belwood. Her health, however, soon gave way and with impaired body came an impaired mind, and about 20 years ago her condition became such that it was necessary for her to be taken to our splendid state hospital for treatment. It was while there that the end came, last Friday night, the immediate cause of her death being apoplexy.

Besides the above named children and step children, the deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lou Wilson of Chapel Hill, and a brother, Rev. Mr. George Round of Argenore, Ore., neither however were able to attend the funeral.

From the front page of The Lincoln County News, Lincolnton, April 5, 1923. The following images from Find-A-Grave. The chronic nephritis on her death certificate means her kidneys were failing.