Martha Prudence Harper was born in Independence, Mo. on June 7, 1932 and passed away February 27, 2014. Her parents were Lyndon Wesley Harper and Helen Abigail (Smith) Harper. She earned a Bachelor's degree from Kansas University in Education where she was a member of Delta Gamma soriety and did graduate studies at Lexington Theological Seminary. She married Dr. Ewart Herbert Wyle in Independence, Mo. on June 12, 1959, where her father performed the wedding. She moved to La Jolla, CA. in July where the two of them came to start Torrey Pines Christian Church. Prudy served total of 25 years as the Director of Christian Education and was also a choir director with her talent and music background. Prudy was a member of the PEO Sisterhood. The chapel at Torrey Pines Christian Church was dedicated and named for Prudy and Ewart Wyle. Prudy was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ewart Wyle; her aforementioned parents; her two brothers, Robert and Kenneth; her grandson, Ewart Wyle III. She is survived by her sister, Ruth (Jack) Burroughs; son, Dr. Ewart (Barbara) Wyle, Jr.; and grandchildren, Patrick (Nancy) Wyle, Bradley (Marie) Wyle, Michelle (Edward) Gergurich; 12 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandchildren. Services to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Torrey Pines Christian Church.
Martha Prudence Harper was born in Independence, Mo. on June 7, 1932 and passed away February 27, 2014. Her parents were Lyndon Wesley Harper and Helen Abigail (Smith) Harper. She earned a Bachelor's degree from Kansas University in Education where she was a member of Delta Gamma soriety and did graduate studies at Lexington Theological Seminary. She married Dr. Ewart Herbert Wyle in Independence, Mo. on June 12, 1959, where her father performed the wedding. She moved to La Jolla, CA. in July where the two of them came to start Torrey Pines Christian Church. Prudy served total of 25 years as the Director of Christian Education and was also a choir director with her talent and music background. Prudy was a member of the PEO Sisterhood. The chapel at Torrey Pines Christian Church was dedicated and named for Prudy and Ewart Wyle. Prudy was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ewart Wyle; her aforementioned parents; her two brothers, Robert and Kenneth; her grandson, Ewart Wyle III. She is survived by her sister, Ruth (Jack) Burroughs; son, Dr. Ewart (Barbara) Wyle, Jr.; and grandchildren, Patrick (Nancy) Wyle, Bradley (Marie) Wyle, Michelle (Edward) Gergurich; 12 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandchildren. Services to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Torrey Pines Christian Church.
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