HOOPESTON—Troy W. Bloyd, 82, o( Port Charlotte, Fla, formerly of Hoopestan, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 3, 2002) at Mariner Health Care in Port Charlotte. He was born April 20, 1919, in Hoopeston the son of William Thomas and Daisy B. Judd Bloyd. He married Vera M. Hawthorne April 20, 1942, in Hoopeston. She preceded him in death on Jan. 7, 2002. Survivors include: two daughters, Sherri (Martin) Counterman of Port Charlotte and Debbi (Jon) Whiteley of North Port, Fla; one grandson, Aaron Counterman of Port Charlotte; three brothers, Glenn (Margaret) Bloyd of Hoopeston, Thomas (Grace) Bloyd of Forest, Va, and David (Tammy) Bloyd of Omaha, Neb.; and one sister, Ermine (Stan) Boughton of Stanford, N.C. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda, one brother and one sister. Mr. Bloyd graduated from John Greer High School in Hoopeston. He was a retired grocer, having been in business in Hoopeston for many years. He had resided in Florida for the past 18 years. He was a member of the Hoopeston Lions Club and the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police. He did volunteer construction work for Camp Assurance at Georgetown. He enjoyed woodcraft and fishing. Funeral services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 at Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home in Hoopeston; Officiating: Rev. Charles E. Sturgill; Burial: Floral Hill Cemetery in Hoopeston; Visitation: noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home; Memorials: Camp Assurance, P.O. Box 18, Georgetown, IL 61846.
Obituary Collection of Tammy Bloyd