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Loren Chandler Hoyle, widely known as a hunter and veteran of the Civil War, died suddenly of heart disease at his home on Main Street. aged 77 years, 2 months and 27 days. Mr Hoyle was about his place this afternoon, apparently in his usual health. He beacame ill around 8:30 o'clock and passed away half an hour later, while sitting in his chair. Loren Chandler Hoyle was a native of Killingly Ct. the oldest of 13 children of Mr. and Mrs. William Hoyle. Of these only one Otis F. Hoyle , now living on Singletary avenue, survives. He married Lois Batchellor Mascroft , July 22 1863. Of their eleven children, eight ar living : Frank N. of West Wareham, Harry H. of Myrick's, Mrs. Anna M Aldrich of Northbridge , Ruth C. wife of Fred W. Jonesof Auburndale, Lana T. wife of Lake E. Hutchiof Auburndale, Ida M. wife of Horace A. Richardson of Oxford, and Lucy K. wife of Herbert L. Ray. Mr. Hoyle enlisted in the Civil war July 12, 1861 going to the front with E company Fifteenth Massachusetts volunteers. He was a corporal . He was discharged from the service in Dec ember 1862, at convalescent camp, near Alexandria Va. because of illness. In the Battle of Ball's Bluff , he crossed thew Potomac carrying the flag of his regiment. In the boat with him were a number of officers, and one of them was Col. E.D. Baker of California was shot while in the boat. The flag that corporal Hoyle carried drew rebel fire and was shot full of holes. Hoyle preserved a piece of the flag and it is at his home now. His brother Otis crossed the river swimming by the side of the boat and cared for Loren who sank exhausted in the mud after crossing. After the war Mr. Hoyle lived a year in Utica N.Y. The he worked a year at a mill in Fisherville. Afterwards comming to Sutton where he had a farm. He had lived in Sutton ever since. He was one of the eight original members of the Singletary club, devoted to sports, and he dearly loved to hunt and fish . Of recent years he undertook to get a fox pelt for each of hifive daughtersand succeeded in getting four. Last summer he went to see one of his sons in West Wareham and while there had great sport in five weeks, hunting ducks. He was a hearty, bluff veteran of the old school , and every boy , girl, man, and woman who new him loved him. The funeral is to be from his home at 2 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon. |