I have known Evelyn Loyd my whole life. While I usually only saw Evelyn at family reunions, weddings, and funerals, I knew she was a much loved part of my dearly loved Aunt Vek's family. She was the wife of my older first cousin Benny Green Loyd, son of Aunt "Vek" -- Vera Mae Baird Loyd. Evelyn died January 16.
Ieula Ann Dick (Baird) and Benjamin Wilson Baird were my grandparents
They produced eleven children - Grice, "Willie B." (later called "Bill",) "Sis" (Louise), Lola (died as a baby), "Vek" (Vera), Mary, Charlie, Tom, Jack, Leon (died at 3 years old), and Ruth (my mother)
Aunt Vek and Uncle Pelham Loyd had three children Marian, Benny (Evelyn's husband), and Leon.
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Sheila and I attended Evelyn's visitation and funeral in Rockmart on January 19 and I want to share this information here for the family members who were not able to attend.
Here is her obituary from the Miller Funeral Home in Rockmart.
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Mary Evelyn Cochran Loyd Obituary
Mrs. Mary Evelyn Cochran Loyd, age 83, of Rockmart, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at her residence.
Mrs. Loyd was born in Taylorsville, GA, on March 18, 1940, a daughter of the late Claude Allen Cochran and Texana Dudley Cochran. She had lived all her life in Taylorsville and Rockmart and was a housewife and homemaker. Mrs. Loyd was a member of Second Baptist Church of Rockmart. She was an accomplished seamstress who enjoyed crafts, working in her yard with flowers, was an excellent cook, and cherished the time she spent keeping her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Loyd was preceded in death by her husband, Benny G. Loyd, on April 20, 2014, whom she married November 9, 1957. Two brothers, Harold Cochran and Wendell Cochran, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Loyd is survived by two daughters, Diane (Doug) Gage, and Lori (Tommie) Russell; two sons, Danny Loyd and Jeff (Layne) Loyd; grandchildren, Amanda (Todd) Cooper, Heather (Russ) Mines, Jennifer Presley, Brad Loyd, Brandon (Hayley) Loyd, Kevin (Ashley) Loyd, Luke (Jessie) Jones, Lauren (David) Wu, Sarah Gage, and Aden Jiles. Twenty-six great-grandchildren with one on the way, three great-great-grandchildren, a special daughter, Teresa Krawiec, and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Loyd will be Friday, January 19, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at Second Baptist Church with Rev. David Warriner officiating. Eulogies will be delivered by family members. Interment will follow in Rockmart Memorial Gardens with Rev. Eddy Hughes officiating.
Mrs. Loyd’s family will receive friends Friday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will include Brad Loyd, Brandon Loyd, Luke Jones, Bailey Cooper, Chandler Cooper, and Kevin Loyd.
Alvis Miller & Son Funeral Home & Crematory has charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Mary Evelyn Cochran Loyd.
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From the funeral:
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Photos displayed at the funeral home:
Engraved messages to Evelyn from Benny:
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February 10, 2024
A lovely poem by (I think) Lori Loyd Russell
after her mother Evelyn's death.
From Lori's Facebook page.
Our lives go on without you,
but nothing is the same.
We have to hide our heartaches
when someone speaks your name.
Sad are the hearts that love you,
silent the tears that fall,
Living our hearts without you
is the hardest part of all.
You did so many things for us
your heart was kind and true,
and when we needed to talk to someone
we could always count on you.
The special years will not return
when we were all together,
but with the love within our hearts
you will walk with us forever.
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