Mr. Dennis Paul Loyd

July 3, 1947 - April 22, 2022

Mr. Dennis Paul Loyd, age 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Texarkana, Arkansas on April 22, 2022, after a courageously fought battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born July 3, 1947, in Wenatchee, Washington, to Paul Loyd Jr. and Helen Whale Loyd who preceded him in death, as well as a brother, Donald Ray Loyd. He was known as a remarkable guy with a great personality and a great sense of humor always smiling and making people laugh. He never met a stranger and loved going to First Assembly of God Church in Hooks, Texas for the last 32 years. Prior to that time Pleasant Grove Nazarene Church in Cove, Arkansas. He served in the USAF and was very proud of his Choctaw heritage. He worked at Lone Star Steel in Daingerfield, Texas as an overhead crane operator and later at Red River Army Depot as an inventory clerk in Hooks, Texas, where he retired. He leaves behind his devoted wife Darlene Loyd of 32 years; 3 children, Sherry Lynn Loyd, James Burton Parsons and wife Donna, and Kim Parsons Brown and husband Tim; grandchildren, Nathaniel James Brown, Audriana Jane Brown (Papaw’s girl, he called her A.J.) and Ashley Parsons; 2 great-grandsons, Noah and Jacob; one sister, Janice Dusseldorp; a special uncle, Leon Loyd; and a host of other family and friends. Services for Mr. Loyd will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 28, 2022, at The Pleasant Grove Nazarene Church in Cove, Arkansas. Reverend Louis Smith and Reverend Steve Bradley will be officiating, under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Baker Cemetery in Wickes, Arkansas. There will be a formal visitation one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers are Roger Wilson, Kendall Wilson, Donny Loyd, Travis Miller, Dennis Rowe, and Melvin Parker. Online obituary at www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com