Elsie Bernice Frye Boyette, 92, long-time resident of Southern Pines passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Springbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation in Clayton, NC.
She was born May 23, 1929 in Moore County, NC to the late Daniel and Cecelia Belle Mosher Frye.
Elsie came from a musical family, they played and sang bluegrass and gospel music at local churches and dances. She was a charter member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and played the organ there for over 20 years. She retired from Century Curtain and was the owner and operator of Circle B Farms and Produce in Eastwood. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend to many. She is already deeply missed.
Elsie leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Anita Bland (Brian); grandchildren Christopher Boyette (Jacky), Aaron Stutts, Bryson Bland, and Mason Bland; great-grandchildren Shelby Nessnar (Dalton), Caroline Boyette, Peyton Boyette, Jakob Lowry (Jasmine), Lea Miller,and Jennings Mercer; and two great-great grandchildren Aulora “Lulu” Nessnar and Zaria Lowry.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Clayborn P Boyette; son C. Phillip Boyette; and three sisters Alice Bobbitt, Peggy Yonker, and Albina Talbert.
A visitation will be held Sunday, September12, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:00PM at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 2237 Camp Easter Road, Carthage, NC 28327. A funeral service will begin at 3:00PM, with Rev. Gregg Newton officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services entrusted to Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines.
