Nola Mae Loyd

January 6, 1932 - March 27, 2020

Nola Mae Duckett Loyd, 88, loving wife, mother, grandmother and faithful servant of Christ, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at a local hospital following a lengthy illness. Visitation limited to 10 at a time: 2 until 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E Main Street, Grand Prairie, TX, 75050. A funeral service for immediate family will follow at 4. Burial: 12 Noon on Wednesday at Hazel Dell Cemetery in Minco, Oklahoma. Nola Mae Duckett Loyd was born on January 6, 1932 in Marshall County, Oklahoma, the 2nd of 3 daughters born to the late Charlie Duckett and the late Dovie Mae Moss Duckett. She was raised in Minco, where she graduated from high school. Shortly after graduation, she would marry George Andrew Loyd. They would live in various locations, including west Texas and central Oklahoma while George was working in the oil fields. They would follow family to Grand Prairie where her parents had established a permanent residence. George and Nola would buy a home in Grand Prairie where they would raise their 2 sons. They would spend many happy days of their life there, creating many beautiful memories. Always caring and compassionate, Nola would nurture many younger ladies at her church of thirty years, Bowles Baptist Church. Her faithful service and beautiful spirit will be deeply missed. She is survived by her husband of almost seventy years; George Andrew Loyd; sons, Carey Loyd, Michael Loyd and his spouse Maggie; grandson, Robert Gordon; sister, Mona Gail Haner; many friends and an extended family.