Susan Elizabeth Hoye, 71, of Salem, passed on to her eternal home, on Friday, December 13, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.
Susan was a devoted member of the First United Methodist Church of Salem, where she spent many years singing in the church choir and serving as the Treasurer of the church’s Shoe Fund. She strove to make a positive impact on her community and everyone she knew. A proud graduate of the University of Tennessee and the Institute of Internal Auditors, her life was full of many accomplishments and true success. She leaves behind a legacy of love and devotion to her family.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Joseph Langston Hayes & Ellen Daisy Franklin Hayes, as well as John Neff Hoye & Mary Virginia Watts Hoye; and her parents, Nina & Mason Hoye.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Alan Albert (Sharon) & Hoye Bishop (Jose); grandchildren, Amanda Albert, Sarah House (Aaron), William Ariza-Bishop, Henry Ariza-Bishop, and Joseph Ariza-Bishop; and her beloved loyal dog, Rally.
The family will receive friends on Friday, December 20, 2019, from 5-8PM at John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home and Crematory, 305 Roanoke Blvd., Salem, VA 24153. Her funeral service will be held Saturday, December 21, 2019, at 11 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 125 W. Main St., Salem, VA 24153. A graveside service will be held immediately after at Sherwood Memorial Park. The family also invites those who knew and loved Susan to a reception, following the graveside service, in the church fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that charitable donations be made to the First United Methodist Church Music Department and Salem Rescue Squad in her memory.