Hoyt P Piver

Obituary for Hoyt P. Piver Conway...Hoyt P. Piver, 88, of Chicora Blvd., died Thursday, August 15, 2013 at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Mr. Piver was born in Tabor City, NC, a son of the late John Q. and Rosetta Norris Piver. He was a WWII Veteran serving in the US Navy as a Radioman on the Henry T. Allen and in the Philippines. Mr. Piver was a Grand Master of the Tabor City Lodge and member of AFM #65 in Conway. Mr. Piver was a farmer; owner/operator of Piver Farm Supply and Repair Shop in Tabor City, NC until 1966. He moved to Conway, SC where he was the founder of Piver Corporation, Piver Realty, and Piver and Sons. Mr. Piver was a Real Estate Investor and Entrepreneur. He was a dedicated Christian, Gideon, and an active member of North Conway Baptist Church, where he served as deacon, choir member, Sunday School Director, teacher and in other roles. Mr. Piver loved the Lord and loved to share his faith. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and was so very proud of his family. Mr. Piver will be deeply missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 57 years; Mary Cox Piver; a daughter, Ramona Piver; three brothers, Avery Piver, Foster Piver and Johnny Piver; and one sister, Drew Hardee. Surviving are his wife of 10 years, Edwardine Harris Jollie Piver of Conway; four children and their spouses; Swain & Patricia Piver, Blake & Beth Piver, Reta & Larry Cribb all of Conway and Naoma & Keith Floyd of Florence, SC; nine grandchildren and their spouses; Tara P. & Jason McKinney, Sommer P. & Teddy Crawford, Timmy & Carla Piver, Deidre P. & Elliott Smith, John Hoyt & Erin Piver, Shonda C. & Roger Chestnut, Ashley & Lyndie Cribb, English F. & John Barbour and Torie F. & Matthew Clark; sixteen great grandchildren; two step children and their spouses, Billie Ann & Red Hallman of Conway and Wayne & Chrisie Jollie of Myrtle Beach; two sisters, Rosa Hardee of Loris, SC and Flangie Hanna of Valdosta, GA. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, August 17, 2013 at North Conway Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Gaskins officiating. Entombment will follow in Hillcrest Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday, August 16, 2013 at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to North Conway Baptist Church Building Fund, 1608 Sessions Street, Conway, SC 29526 or to Gideon's International, c/o Don Hopson, PO Box 614, Aynor, SC 29511. Sign a guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel is in charge of arrangements. $(document).ready(function(){ });