Walter H. Loyd's Obituary
Walter H Loyd of Deer Island passed away June 5th of kidney failure at the age of 99. He was born September 27, 1913 to John and Harriett (Baker) Loyd, at their home in Deer Island. He had 3 sisters and 4 brothers.
He attended grade school in Deer Island and graduated from Rainier High School in 1932. He served as student body president, played football, basketball, and baseball, and attended Saturday night dances.
After graduation he worked on the family farm raising hogs, veal, chickens, crops, and milked cows for cream. He worked for Deer Island Livestock from 1935-1938 driving a team of horses. When his father passed away in 1938, he took over the family farm eventually establishing a Grade A dairy.
On September 23, 1945, he married Maxine Smith, at the United Methodist Church in St. Helens. Maxine joined Walter and his mom on the family dairy farm in Deer Island. They had two sons: Frank was born in 1946 and Robert in 1950.
From 1958 to 1973 they owned and operated Lost Lake Resort in the Mt Hood National Forest. He worked the "off season" from the lake resort at Houlton Hardware and Hammon Garbage Service in St. Helens. They retired to Deer Island where they raised cattle, put up hay, and had a large garden. He looked forward to summer when he and Maxine were able to take all of their grandchildren camping and fishing.
He was known for always lending a helping hand which led to many lifelong friendships throughout the state, including Burns, Condon, Ontario, and Dufur.
Walter was active in the Deer Island Grange, Kinder Cemetery, 4-H, Boy Scouts, and the soil conservation district.
He was an outdoor enthusiast. He said he had a fever for fishing which he has passed along to his family. He also enjoyed hunting, clamming, gardening, horseback riding, playing cards, and camping. He loved to dance.
Walter and Maxine attended dances on Saturday nights at Pumpkin Ridge Grange until her death in 2011.
He was well known for storytelling and has left a century of memories to be cherished. He will be deeply missed.
He is survived by his sons Frank and his wife Dee, Robert and his wife Jackie, 7 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 15 at 10 AM at Warren Community Fellowship with private family burial at Bethany Memorial Cemetery. Memorial gifts in his memory can be made to the Pomona Grange Farm Museum Fund, 34101 Quail Lane, Scappoose, Oregon 97056.
Arrangements were by Columbia Funeral Home – condolences may be made to the family at www.columbiafh.com
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