Cletys Pauline Ashcraft Hoyt of Sheridan, Arkansas was born September 29, 1932 at Byers, Colorado, the daughter of the late John Tom and Vestal Eulala Schumpert Ashcraft. She was a member of First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan, and in her earlier years, she was the Children's Sunday School teacher at another Church. Cletys and her two sisters were gifted singers with Cletys being a great alto. She enjoyed gardening and was a homemaker but her greatest joy was making memories with her family.

Mrs. Hoyt died Friday, April 9, 2010 at her home near Sheridan at the age of 77. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, James, Allen, Joe and Athern Ashcraft.

Surivivors include her husband, Joe G. Hoyt of Sheridan; Son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Marilyn Hoyt of Sheridan; Daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and John Howard of Arkadelphia; Sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruby and Sam Moore of McRae and Faye and Ken Durham of Bryant; Grandchildren, Chandra Helms, Tammy Shumate, Alyshia Holt, John Matthew Howard, Mark Koller, Brian Watson, Christal Hoyt and Kevin Hoyt; 11 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, April 12, 2010 at Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan with her family members , Aaron Holt, Mark Koller and John Howard, officiating. Burial will follow in Jones-Palestine Cemetery near Sheridan. Visitation will also be Monday, from 10:00 A.M. until service time at 11:00 A.M. Pallbearers: Larry Hoyt, Kevin Hoyt, Jody Helms, Bryan Shumate, Brian Watson and Matthew Howard.