Edwin Hoyt

Edwin David Hoyt was born September 7, 1931 to

parents Harvey David and Esther Hoyt at the family

farm in Carneiro Kansas, Ellsworth County. God

came and took his hand while he was under

hospice care at home with Dorothy and their dog,

Dottie, by his side.

His family moved west to Grass Valley, California in

1936. Ed attended Grass Valley High School class

of 1949.

Ed enlisted in the Navy just before the Korean War

and served on three destroyers during his seven

years of service. He spoke often of his time on the

USS Stickell, USS Ozbourn and the USS Shields.

After being discharged from the Navy he landed in

Long Beach where he met and married Ann Piskur.

They shared a wonderful bond for 31 years and had

three children. Theresa Ann Hoyt, Robert David

Hoyt and Lynn Marie Hoyt Davis.

He worked for over 30 years as a Mechanical

Engineer mostly for Rama Corporation serving as

Vice President in Hemet, California.

Ed loved the outdoors often hiking in the deserts of

Southern California in search of old mines and

mining towns to relax and unwind from the stresses

of his job.

When Ann passed away in 1987, Ed retired. Ed was

an avid painter in the mediums of water colors,

acrylics and oils. He had an affinity for painting

Native Americans and all kinds of animals. During

that time he purchased Finishing Touch Frames in

Hemet where he became his own best customer.

Always up for a new adventure, Ed and his ever

faithful dog, Sarah, moved to Colorado for a time

before returning to California in 1997 to be closer to

his family still living in Southern California and the

Grass Valley area. He always wanted to see what

was just over the next hill but was always drawn

back to that which was most important to him, his

family.

Ed eventually found his way to the Placerville,

California area where he met his second wife

Dorothy Meadors. After 20 years of living in the

California foothills they moved to Prescott Valley,

Arizona to scale down and simplify their lives. They

adopted their Border Collie, Dottie, who was by Ed’s

side day and night. Ed had a special connection

with animals and was happiest with a dog in his life.

He is survived by his wife Dorothy, daughters

Theresa Ann Hoyt (Murray Taylor) and Lynn Marie

Hoyt Davis (Greg Dollarhyde) of Southern California

and nieces and nephews Den Painter (Patty), David

Painter (Sharon), Doug Painter (Sherry), Dean

Painter (Shelley), Diane Southern, Sandy Sindt

(Greg), Susan Weideman (Todd) and David Southern(Stephanie).

He was predeceased by his son

Robert David Hoyt, and his three sisters, Carol

Painter, Sue Southern and Janet Hoyt.

Ed’s favorite charity is Circle L Ranch Animal

Rescue and Sanctuary in Prescott Valley. 7680 N.

Coyote Springs, Prescott Valley, 928-273-7005. It

is where they adopted Dottie in 2019. They are very

special people.