Nancy Jo Hoyle

Nancy Fenton Hoyle 85, of Tulsa Oklahoma passed away peacefully in the company of family and in her sleep Thursday July 17th, 2024. She was born June 30th, 1939, to parents LaVera Drury Sutherland Fenton and Howard Thomas Fenton. She attended Lee School and graduated from Central High School in 1958. She then served as class president at William Woods University, where she won the prestigious Cockrell Award for academic excellence, service, and activity. After college, she worked for SunrayDX and married James Warner Hoyle of Bixby, Oklahoma. She developed an interest in the game of polo and would go on to become the first Captain of the women's polo team at Southern Hills Country Club. She had her father's knack for salesmanship, and opened Hoyle Yellow Pages Advertising, Inc. in the early 1970's. Nancy became a titan in the Yellow Pages Advertising industry, becoming the first woman president of NYPAA, the National Yellow Pages Advertising Association. At 58, she opened her second business with her daughter, Gaylen. Aberdeen Farms, Inc. would go on to become a fixture in the Tulsa hunter-jumper community. Nancy shared her love of horses and riding with her family and friends, and was a staunch supporter of Tulsa Polo, the Oklahoma Hunter Jumper Association, and the Tulsa Hunter Jumper Association. She fiercely believed in those she loved and had a gracious and giving heart. She helped many entrepreneurs in the Tulsa area start businesses of their own and will be remembered for her boundless sense of humor. Nancy is preceded in death by her parents, LaVera and Howard Fenton, her older brother Howard Fenton Jr, and two half-sisters, June Cotton and Norma Stout. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Gaylen and Brian Williams, son Jason Hoyle, stepchildren Desiree Koenig and Paul DeNaples, her beloved niece Laura Fenton, sister-in-law Evelyn Fenton, and brothers Drury Fenton of Tulsa, and Thomas Fenton of Brea, Ca respectively. Services will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Friday August 2nd at 10:00 a. m. at the Chapel. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday August 3, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 9303 E 111th St S Bixby, Ok. from 3 to 5 p.m. Services will be officiated by Revs. Elana Levy and Lucus Keppel.

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Nancy Jo Hoyle

June 30, 1939 - July 17, 2024