Obituary of Hattie Mae Pulley Gyoker

HATTIE MAE PULLEY GYOKER

Virginian Pilot - 04-22-1997- B8

   Hattie Pulley Gyoker, 78, a lifelong resident of Southampton County, died April 20, 1997. Mrs. Gyoker was the widow of Joseph Paul Gyoker and was retired from Hancock Peanut Co.  She was a lifelong member of Courtland Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy G. Dottie Cummings and her husband, E.O. of Suffolk, Shirley G. Lorenz and her husband, Walt, of Philadelphia; a son, J.P. Buster Gyoker, Jr. of Toms Brook, Va.; four sisters, Annie Baugham of Boykins, Betty Sue Cox of Chesapeake, Gladys Foxwell of Hurlock, Md., and Sarah Lee McNeal of Preston, Md.; three brothers, George D. Pulley of Ahoskie, N.C., James A. Pulley of Hopewell and Robert T. Pulley of Cambridge, Md.; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sisters and a brother, Frances Johnson, Emily Watson and Earl Pulley. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, by the Rev. James Dunn. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 today at the funeral home and suggests that memorials be made to a favorite charity.


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Hattie Mae Pulley Gyoker, 78, of Southampton County, died 20 Apr 1997. She was the widow of Joseph Paul Gyoker and retired from Hancock Peanut Co.

Funeral was held 23 Apr 1997 at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, officiated by Rev. James Dunn. Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland.

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HATTIE MAE PULLEY GYOKER

   Hattie Pulley Gyoker, 78, a lifelong resident of Southampton County, died April 20, 1997. Mrs. Gyoker was the widow of Joseph Paul Gyoker and was retired from Hancock Peanut Co. She was a lifelong member of Courtland Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy G. "Dottie" Cummings and her husband, E.O. of Suffolk, Shirley G. Lorenz and her husband, Walt, of Philadelphia; a son, J.P. "Buster" Gyoker, Jr. of Toms Brook, Va.; four sisters, Annie Baugham of Boykins, Betty Sue Cox of Chesapeake, Gladys Foxwell of Hurlock, Md., and Sarah Lee McNeal of Preston, Md.; three brothers, George D. Pulley of Ahoskie, N.C., James A. Pulley of Hopewell and Robert T. Pulley of Cambridge, Md.; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sisters and a brother, Frances Johnson, Emily Watson and Earl Pulley. A funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, by the Rev. James Dunn. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland. The family received friends from 7 to 8:30 today at the funeral home and suggested that memorials be made to a favorite charity.

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| Field | Value                                     |
| Name  | Hattie Mae Pulley Gyoker                  |
| Age   | 78                                        |
| Birth | 1919 (estimated)                          |
| Death | 20 Apr 1997; Southampton County, Virginia |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

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| Name                         | Relationship          | Residence                    |
| Hattie Mae Pulley Gyoker     | Decedent              | Southampton County, Virginia |
| Joseph Paul Gyoker           | Spouse (deceased)     | —                            |
| Dorothy G. "Dottie" Cummings | Daughter              | Suffolk, Virginia            |
| E.O. Cummings                | Son-in-law            | Suffolk, Virginia            |
| Shirley G. Lorenz            | Daughter              | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   |
| Walt Lorenz                  | Son-in-law            | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   |
| J.P. "Buster" Gyoker, Jr.    | Son                   | Toms Brook, Virginia         |
| Annie Baugham                | Sister                | Boykins, Virginia            |
| Betty Sue Cox                | Sister                | Chesapeake, Virginia         |
| Gladys Foxwell               | Sister                | Hurlock, Maryland            |
| Sarah Lee McNeal             | Sister                | Preston, Maryland            |
| George D. Pulley             | Brother               | Ahoskie, North Carolina      |
| James A. Pulley              | Brother               | Hopewell, Virginia           |
| Robert T. Pulley             | Brother               | Cambridge, Maryland          |
| Frances Johnson              | Sister (predeceased)  | —                            |
| Emily Watson                 | Sister (predeceased)  | —                            |
| Earl Pulley                  | Brother (predeceased) | —                            |
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––– Publication Details –––

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| Field    | Value             |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Name     | Virginian-Pilot   |
| Date     | 22 Apr 1997       |
| Section  | B                 |
| Page     | 8                 |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Birth name was Hattie Mae Pulley  
• Retired from Hancock Peanut Co.  
• Lifelong member of Courtland Baptist Church

[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

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