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Starr Starling Boyles Coble, 79, of Mooresville and Saddle Ridge, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving husband and family on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Starr was born of humble beginnings in the rural mountainous Cherokee County, NC to a circuit – riding Methodist minister, the late Rev. R. J. Starling and the late Letha Osborne Starling on September 29, 1936. She went on to become a bathing beauty queen holding many titles in her early years; which eventually led to a first runner up finish in the Miss North Carolina Pageant and winner of the swimsuit competition, representing the town of Salisbury. She was a 1954 graduate of Mt. Ulla High School and went on to pursue her Bachelor of Arts in music at Greensboro College where she graduated class of 1958. She then married the late Robert "Bob" Harville Boyles of Thomasville, NC and began a long career of service in music education and direction, as Starr was a gifted and multi-talented musician. Starr has resided in many towns throughout North and South Carolina, including Thomasville and High Point, NC, where she served as District Director of the Girl Scouts, taught music in the city schools, and taught kindergarten at Emerywood Baptist Church. Upon moving to Cheraw, SC, Starr was Director of Music at First United Methodist Church, leader of the former semi-professional singing group "The Cheraw Singers", was a lifelong member of the SC Garden Club, and taught private piano lessons in the home. Finally settling with her late husband Bob and children in Mooresville in 1977, there is an entire generation of then-children who affectionately know her as "Miss Starr" where she served as preschool teacher at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, then went on to direct the children’s education for many years at First Presbyterian Church. Starr taught private piano in the home and served for many years as volunteer President of the Hospital Auxiliary. Starr served our heavenly Father with her musical gifts as Director of Music at Prospect Presbyterian and finally retired from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church after serving a long fruitful career as Music Director. Starr married, Marc, an old high school friend who was also widowed, in 1997. They began to spend their summertime at their beloved happy place at Saddle Ridge in the mountains of Alleghany County where she loved to garden and chat with the many friends who loved her so well. Starr is survived by her husband, Marc Coble of Mooresville, daughter Letel and Richard Barber and grandson Charlie of Santa Clara, CA; Robert Boyles Jr. and Liz and grandsons Bobby and Andrew of Mt. Pleasant, SC; Tom and Bridget Boyles and grandsons Alex and Jacob of East Bend, NC; Aunt Christine Osborne(Mrs. James) of Mooresville. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews and extend family. In addition to her parents and first husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son Joseph William Boyles. Funeral services will be held on Saturday July 16, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Mooresville with the Rev. David Keck officiating. Interment will follow at Glenwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Friday July 15, 2016 from 6:30-8:30 P.M. at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Lake Norman, 705 Griffith St., Suite 203, Davidson, NC 28036. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, Mooresville, is serving the Coble family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com

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Starr Starling Coble

September 29, 1936 - July 12, 2016