Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Buck” Martin Leon LOY Sr. [16752], [16753], [16754], [16755], [16756], [16757], [16758]
BirthFeb 14, 1925, Alamance County, North Carolina [16753], [16776]
DeathAug 23, 2004, Alamance County, North Carolina [16753], [16754]
BurialMagnolia Cemetery, 201 N. Oak Ave And West Front Street, Elon, North Carolina [16753]
OccupationRetired From Western Electric [16753]
EducationAttended Elon High School [16753]
FatherWilliam Ervin LOY Sr. (1882-1970)
MotherBettie Ann WESTMORELAND (1888-1990)
Spouses
BirthJun 2, 1938, Guilford County, North Carolina [16777]
DeathMar 27, 2002, UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina [16753], [16777]
BurialMagnolia Cemetery, 201 N. Oak Ave And West Front Street, Elon, North Carolina [16777]
Obituary Online notes for “Buck” Martin Leon LOY Sr.
8/24/2004

Martin Leon "Buck" Loy Sr.
    BURLINGTON — Martin Leon "Buck" Loy Sr., 79, of 237 S. Gurney Street, died on Monday, August 23, 2004, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He was a native of Alamance County, and the son of the late William Ervin and Bettie Ann Westmoreland Loy.
    Leon was a Charter Member of Faith Bible Chapel, where he had served as both a Deacon and Trustee. He attended Elon High School and took early retirement from Western Electric in Burlington due to his health. Leon was a optimistic person giving testimony of his faith in the Lord. Even though he struggled with physical limitations he began his own wood-cutting business, providing wood for local restaurants including Hursey’s Bar-B-Q. Leon was an avid sportsman including hunting, fishing and Duke basketball. He will be remembered by his family as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
    Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Martin Leon "Marty" Loy, Jr. and his wife, Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Loy, of Apex, N.C.; grandsons, Brandon Martin Loy and Cameron Bennett Loy; brothers, Franklin Ervin Loy, Keith Barrett Loy and William Ervin "Bill" Loy, Jr all of Burlington and Dewey Leige Loy of Paulsboro, New Jersey; sisters, Josie Myrtle Loy and Catherine Leola Loy, both of Burlington.
    He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Hough Loy; parents; brothers, John William Howard Loy, Eugene Clarence Loy, Oscar Monroe Freeman Loy and Manual Durward Loy; sisters, Ruth Beatrice Loy and Janice Madge Loy Newman.
    The funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. in the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Mark Robertson, and the burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery in Elon. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will be at the home at other times. [16753]
Obituary Online notes for Ruby Lee (Spouse 1)
The Burlington Times-News

March 29, 2002

Mrs. Ruby Lee Hough Loy

BURLINGTON - Mrs. Ruby Lee Hough Loy, 63, of 237 S. Gurney Street, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Although she struggled with the debilitating effects of diabetes the last few years of her life, she will always be remembered for her cheerful and positive attitude. She was a retired employee of Financial First Federal Savings Bank and was a Charter Member of Faith Bible Chapel where she sang in the church choir and formerly taught children in Sunday School.

She was born on June 2, 1938 in Greensboro, N.C. to the late Joel Clarence Hough and the late Alma Lee Snipes Hough. She is survived by her loving husband of 42 years, Martin Leon "Buck" Loy, Sr. of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Martin Leon" Marty" Loy, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Loy of Apex, N.C.; two grandsons, Brandon Martin Loy and Cameron Bennett Loy; and a brother and sister-in-law, Frank Hadley Hough and Sylvia Lea Hough of Greensboro, N.C.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her two brothers, Joel Clarence Hough, Jr. and Elton Baxter Hough.

The funeral will be conducted at 2:00 PM Saturday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Mark Robertson. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Elon.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM this evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc.  [16777]
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