Dorothy Leah Loyd's Obituary
Memorial services for Dorothy Leah Loyd, 86, of Longview will be held at 10 AM Monday, March 28, 2011 in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview with Reverend Scott Schulik officiating. Mrs. Loyd passed away Thursday afternoon in Kilgore. Cremation arrangements are with Rader Funeral Home of Longview.
Dorothy was born on February 19, 1925 in Prairie Lea, Texas to Dick and Elizabeth Ross. She worked all her life in the Oil and Gas industry. Dorothy was a long time member of Mobberly Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, H.F. "Dusty" Loyd; by her parents; and by one son, Melvin Ross Porter.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Roy Bailey of Kilgore; her sister, Betty Stilwell of Mesquite, Texas; her brother and sister-in-law, Donald R. and Yvonne Ross of Longview; 3 granddaughters, Stephanie Duncan Jimerson of Henderson, TX, Carrie Elizabeth Johnston of Dallas, and Leah Raye and Adam Payne of Decatur, AL; her grandson, Kyle and Michelle Duncan of Kilgore; and 4 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Sally LeJune and the nurses and staff at The Willows of Kilgore and of Texas Home Health Hospice for all of their loving care and attention.
The family request that memorial donations be made to Texas Home Health Hospice, 500 E. Loop 281 Longview, Texas 75605, or to the Mobberly Baptist Church Building Fund, 625 E. Loop 281 Longview, Texas 75605.
A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.
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