Edward Harrison Boyle

Obituary for Edward Boyle Sr. Surfside Beach Edward Boyle Edward Harrison Boyle, age 95, of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, passed away on February 5, 2016 at Conway Medical Center. He was born May 15, 1920 in Bradford, Pennsylvania to Edward Daniel and Elsie Harrison Boyle. He was predeceased by his parents, two infant brothers and his lovely wife, Mary. He graduated from Bradford Area High School in 1938 and was captain of the Owls basketball team in his senior year. He also was an accomplished competitor on the Bradford City tennis courts, winning many titles in the sports' heyday in the city in the early 1940's. Over the years he refereed YMCA basketball league games, coached Little League baseball, and was a Kendall Golf League champion and long-time loyal Buffalo Bills and Penn State Nittany Lions fan. He began working at the Kendall Oil refinery in 1940, which is where he met his future wife, Mary Elizabeth Dahlgren. They marri ed in May of 1946 and were together for 66 years until her passing in 2012. The result of their union was five children: Barbara Straub of Blacksburg, Virginia, Edward Jr. of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, Robert H. of Raleigh, North Carolina, William D. of O'Fallon, Missouri and Janette Middlebrough of Bradford, Pennsylvania. He also leaves seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a beloved feline friend named Penny. He worked in Kendall/Witco's analytical laboratories as a chemist/spectrographer for his entire working career, receiving several correspondence course degrees in those fields. He was a long-time member of the Kendall Quarter Century Club, retiring in 1986 and relocating to Myrtle Beach in 1990 and then to Surfside Beach in 1997. From a very early age he had a special love for the Lord and was a member of East End Presbyterian and United Methodist churches of Bradford, First United Methodist church in Myrtle Beach and Surfside United Methodist Church in Surfside Beach. Donations in his memory can be made to any or all of these churches. He had a sweet, gentle disposition and a wry, playful sense of humor which will be sorely missed. The family would like to thank the wonderful staff of Conway Manor for their care of both parents over the years, Lisa Davis and China Edwards for care assistance in his later years, and to the palliative care team at Conway Medical Center for assistance in his last days. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. An online guestbook is available at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Edward Boyle Sr. please visit our Sympathy Store. $(document).ready(function(){ });

Edward Harrison Boyle

May 15, 1920 - February 5, 2016