Grace C. Loyd

On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, Grace C. Loyd, 93, died at Manor Court of Carbondale.

She was born on March 10, 1926, in Homestead, Fla., to Frances and Robert Cameron. Her father died in 1935.  

She graduated from Sarasota High School in Florida at the age of 15. Upon graduation, her mother went into the army and she went to New York City to study drafting. After World War II, she attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.  

In 1947, she married Welfred J. Loyd, a World War II pilot.  

She was a stay at home mother, raising three children, Robert, Elizabeth and Frances.  

She and Welfred were active in scouting. Upon Welfred’s sudden illness, she began working and learned to drive. She was a strong and independent woman that loved to read.  

Later in life, she lived in Jackson County Nursing Home and Manor Court, where she loved the staff, residents and her bears.

She is survived by her son, Robert (Yetta); daughter Elizabeth (Billy) Harris; daughter Frances (Charles) Swedlund; grandchildren Brian and Sarah; three great-grandchildren; an aunt and nieces.

A service was held Friday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden.

A luncheon followed at the First Presbyterian Church in Cobden.