- Date Of Birth: September 16, 1953
- Date Of Death: January 21, 2022
- State: Georgia
Angela Rushing Hoyt (Angie), age 68, of Atlanta, died on Friday, January 21, 2022, after undergoing scheduled heart surgery.
Angie’s life journey then took her to Atlanta in the fall of 1971, as she entered Agnes Scott College, graduating in 1975. After graduation, Angie began a career in the insurance industry with the Frank B. Hall Company of Georgia, in Atlanta, while making many new lifetime friends. As a bridesmaid in the wedding of one of those close friends (and future sister-in-law), Angie renewed her acquaintance with the bride’s brother, William Hoyt, during engagement parties and wedding festivities. Angie and William went on their first date on the night of the wedding, which led to their own marriage on March 15, 1980. They embarked on a wonderful partnership and adventure of almost 42 years thereafter, including the birth and raising of two children, Polly and Bo, and later the arrival of two grandchildren, Rush and Lennon, all of whom were the center of her life and brought Angie much joy and pride.
Angie and William have been involved in global outreach, including embarking on a mission trip to an orphanage in India and two mission trips to the Aloha House, an orphanage and ministry in the Philippines. They have also been faithful stewards and generous benefactors of countless charitable organizations, including the Shepherd Center and the Good Samaritan Health Center in Atlanta, the Aloha House in the Philippines, as well as endowing scholarships at Georgia Tech (despite being ardent football supporters of the University of Georgia and University of Alabama, where their son, Bo, attended).
Angie and William loved to travel, often taking trips with a travel group of 32 friends. These trips included numerous excursions to Scotland and Ireland and extended over six continents, including a trip to Antarctica in early 2020. One of Angie’s early trips was to the White House with her parents and siblings, where she had the opportunity to meet with one of her father’s friends, President Jimmy Carter, along with Vice President Walter Mondale, in the Oval Office.
Angie gave her full commitment to anything she undertook. With an engaging personality and genuine love for others, Angie was blessed with, and was a blessing to, countless friends who will cherish their times with her.
In addition to her parents, Angie is predeceased by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
She is survived by her devoted family, husband, William Dancy Hoyt of Atlanta; daughter, Polly Hoyt Nance (Ricky) of Atlanta; son, Frederick Augustus (Bo) Hoyt, II of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; grandson, McKinley Rushing (Rush) Nance, and granddaughter, Lennon June Nance, both of Atlanta; brother Stevie Rushing (Amanda) of Statesboro; sisters-in-law, Linda Garner Rushing of Statesboro and Dancy Hoyt Wynne (Charlie) of Gainesville, Georgia; brother-in-law, Walter Jordan Hoyt, Sr. (Judy) of Atlanta; aunts, Virginia Trapnell, Hilda Rushing, and Irene Hodges, all of Statesboro, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
