Mr. Royce Patrick “2 Shade” Hoey, 67, of 1307 Newton Street, Shelby, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at his residence. He was born April 30, 1956, to the late J.B. and the late Helen Spikes Hoey.

Royce was employed part time at Big Lots after retiring from Kendrion. He was previously employed at Copeland Corporation. In his spare time, Royce enjoyed going out to eat breakfast at Shelby Café and dinner at Mi Pubs, spending time with his family, friends, Moukie, and Duke, the golden doodle.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents John and Amanda Hoey; maternal grandparents, H.C. and Sarah Spikes; brothers, Carl Lee and Johnny Hoey, and the love of his life for 33 years, his Endless Love, the late Vetissia H. Hoey.

Royce leaves to cherish his memories, his stepsons, whom he loved as his own, Tracy Gaston (Susan) of Kingstown, NC and Carl Gaston, Jr. (Seirra) of Grover, NC; brothers Donald Hoey (Trish) of Bessemer City, NC; Hartwell Hoey (Janie) of Kernersville, NC and Earl Hoey (Andrea) of Lakeland, Florida; sisters, Patricia Hoey of Charlotte, NC and Sarah Sanford (Mickey) of Shelby, NC; granddaughters, China Gaston of Gastonia, NC; Mariah Gaston of Shelby, NC; Vaniti Gaston of Lawndale, NC; Zoria Gaston, India Gaston, and Brittney Gaston all of Charlotte, NC; a special granddaughter, Monique Gaston of Shelby, NC; six great grandchildren; a special nephew, Travis Bell of Fayetteville, NC; best friends, Wendell Wilson of Savannah, GA and Willard Gentry of Shelby, NC, and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at Shiloh Baptist Church at 12 noon. Reception of family and friends will be from 11:30 am until 12 noon. The family will be receiving friends from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. daily at the home.