Mr. Noah Dale Boyette, age 59, of the Five Points Community of Soperton, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021, at Meadows Regional Medical Center, with his wife and daughters by his
side. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, January 17, from the Blackville Church of
God with Pastor Kip Boswell and Gregory Martin officiating. Mr. Boyette was laid to rest in the family lot in Holton Chapel Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were Josh Love, Christopher Love, Will Boyette, Charles Carpenter, Dwayne
Carpenter, William Carpenter, Eric Hulett, and Leroy Kubaki. Honorary pallbearers were Lamar Richardson, Aaron Barber, Kenny Barber, Brian Boyette, Wayne Ebanks, Michael Hooker, David Landress, Randy Love, David Milam, and employees of BMR Logistics.
Born in Chatham County, Mr. Boyette was the eldest of four children born to Noah Arthur Boyette and the late Ronella R. Poole Boyette. He grew up in the Savannah area until moving to Treutlen County, which was this mother’s home, at the age of ten. Mr. Boyette graduated from Treutlen County High School, Class of 1979. After high school, he worked at Soperton Manufacturing and the Woolen Mill for a short time before starting a long career in the Trucking Industry. Mr. Boyette drove for Piggly Wiggly for fourteen years before hauling for Handi-House in Swainsboro for a short time. In the late 1990s, he launched Boyette Trucking, which grew into a major trucking company transporting containers to various locations throughout the southeastern United States.
Dale was a caring, giving, and benevolent man, oftentimes giving to others anonymously. He was
passionate about 18-wheeler trucks, his granddaughters, and especially a good buffet. Dale had been a member and supporter of the Holton Chapel Advent Christian Church since childhood. In addition to his mother, he is preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Kathleen Page Love.
Dale leaves behind his wife of thirty-six years, Kathy Love Boyette of Soperton; daughters, Katie
Cagle (Andy) of Soperton and Jodie Wallis (Josh) of Reidsville; two granddaughters, Evie Wallis and Maddie Rose Wallis; father, Noah A. Boyette of Soperton; sister, Melanie Wickstrom (Randy); two brothers, Darren Boyette and Brian Boyette (Becky), all of Soperton; father-in-law, George Leon Love of Soperton; brothers-in-law, George R. Love (Dorothy) and Sid Love (Charlean) of Soperton; and several nieces and nephews.
Sammons Funeral Home of Soperton was in charge of arrangements.
