MARS HILL and BRIDGEWATER – Earl Carlton Hoyt, 86, retired farm laborer/fork lift driver, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011, in Presque Isle. He had been a lifetime resident of Mars Hill and Bridgewater. Earl was born June 9, 1924, in Monticello, to Carlton John and Beatrice Hoyt.
He was predeceased by his parents; brothers, Malcolm and Edward Hoyt; and sister, Daphine Antworth. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Joyce (Benson) Hoyt; two sons, Eugene and his wife, Susan, of Wichita, Kan., and Robert and his wife, Velnita, of Fairbanks, Alaska; five grandchildren, Ted Hoyt, Mary Luckey, Jason Hoyt, Vanessa Webster and Robin Frerichs; and 12 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Francis of Oakland, Conn., and Albert of Mount Vernon; a sister, JoAnne Dewey of Mount Vernon; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Duncan Funeral Home, 8 Main St., Mars Hill, with the Rev. Mark Carter officiating. Friends may call 1 p.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make donations in Earl’s memory to the charity of their choice. Condolences may be mailed to Joyce, care of Southern Acres, P.O. Box 95, Westfield, ME 04787 or condolences may be expressed at
www.duncan-graves.com.