Hida Doss Loye

Reidsville– Hilda Doss Loye, 85, of 120 Loye Drive, died on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Annie Penn Hospital.Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Sunday, December 20, 2009, at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Elder H. P. “Polo” Somers officiating. Interment will follow in Reidlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brian Loye, D.J. Loye, Billy Hundley, Michael McFadden, Teddy Denny and Tony Doss.Mrs. Loye, a native of Rockingham County, was born to the late Tony B. and Zula Holly Doss. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Elsie Stanley, Betsy Previti, and Olivia Hutchens, as well as her brothers, J.T. Doss and Paul Doss. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and was a faithful homemaker. She loved cooking and working side by side with her husband on the farm. Mrs. Loye enjoyed working and selling her vegetables at the farmers market.She is survived by her husband of over 69 years, Coolidge Loye of the home; her sons, Tony Loye and wife, Ann, Dennis Loye and wife, Arlene, Gary Loye and wife, LuAnne; her daughter, Zula Loye Trent; grandchildren, Tonya Worley and husband, Paul, Heather McFadden and husband, Michael, Brian Loye and wife, Stacey, Stephanie Loye, Jessica Belcher and husband, Jason, D.J. Loye, Billy Hundley and wife, Patricia, Denise Chaney and husband, Billy, Hilda May Vestal and husband, Bobby; 9 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 20, 2009, on hour prior to the funeral at Wilkerson Funeral Home from 2 to 3 PM and other times at the residence. The family would also like to express their sincere gratitude to Loye’s caregivers, Casey Reeves, Beverly Southard, Beth Ashburn, Leann Shelton and Stephanie Stone.