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Charles Darryl Toler passed away Friday, August 5,
2016 in his home. Darryl was born November 5, 1940 in Washington, North
Carolina and spent his elementary school years in Elizabeth City, North
Carolina. He graduated from Cradock High School in Portsmouth
Virginia where he played fullback on the varsity football team and was
known as "Steamroller Toler". During his time there, he was a senior
counsellor in the Cradock DeMolay. On August 26, 1961 he married his best friend and sweetheart, Joyce Ann Williams. He graduated with a BA in History in 1964 from Old
Dominion University, where he was a member of the Imps Fraternity. He subsequently earned a Master of Arts in Criminal
Justice and a Master of Forensic Science at George Washington
University. He was a Special Agent with the NCIS for 26 years.
His career took him to the Philippines; Washington, DC; Okinawa, Japan;
Keflavik, Iceland and finally to the Federal Law Enforcement Center in
Brunswick. In 1970, Darryl was the pioneer Special Agent Afloat and
served on the USS John F. Kennedy for 10 months. As Special Agent in
Charge of the NCIS office in Keflavik, Iceland, he was responsible for
coordinating security for President Reagan and Gorbachev when they
landed on Keflavik NATO Base on route to the Reykjavik summit. At FLETC
he was responsible for coordinating the training of new NCIS special
agents – a task he enjoyed immensely. He was a gifted teacher and loved
sharing his experiences – "war stories" – with a new generation of
agents. After retirement from NCIS in 1990, he taught for FLETC for 4 years. In 2004 he accepted a teaching position Coastal Georgia Community College and he established their Criminal Justice Program. In 2004, he began serving with the Southeast
Georgia Health System Hospital Auxiliary and was president of that
organization from 2009 to 2011. His final years there were served at the
Guest Services desk helping visitors find their way. Darryl was a Bible teacher and Deacon in five
churches and became a Life Deacon at First Baptist Church, Brunswick. He
sang joyfully in the FBC choir for many years. Many people commented on
how much they enjoyed seeing his wonderful smile when he sang praises to
the Lord he loved. When he could no longer sing, choir members
frequently commented on how much they enjoyed seeing his smile in the
congregation He enjoyed sports, especially football and
baseball. He loved teaching and took great pride in seeing his students
succeed. He loved cowboy movies- especially John Wayne. He played Santa
Claus at many events at church, elementary schools and nursing homes and
took great delight in making other people happy. More than anything else, he loved his family. He
took immense joy in being with his wife, children and grandchildren and
was happiest when his family was together. Darryl is preceded in death by his mother, Jane McGee Toler, father, George Howard Toler, and brother, Wesley Howard Toler. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Joyce Williams Toler; and children: Susan Toler Martin (Tony), Cynthia Ann Schell (Rhonda), Michael Charles Toler, Sr. (Michelle); and Grandchildren: Michael Charles Toler Jr, Courtney Amber Bowles, Stephen Howard Toler, Benjamin Anthony Martin, Emma Grace Toler, and Charles Darryl Toler II. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, at First Baptist Church, Brunswick, GA., with Dr. Chris Winford officiating. Family request in lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Lottie Moon Foreign Missions Fund. Arrangements are entrusted to Edo Miller and Sons
Funeral Home and Oglethorpe Crematorium.
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