Loyd Wayne Jeffrey, age 89, died Sunday, March 19, 2017 in Amarillo, Texas.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Clayton, New Mexico with Rev. Mark Frizzell, pastor officiating. Burial followed in the Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton, New Mexico.

Loyd Jeffrey was born on January 21, 1928 at home on the family homestead in Bueyeros, New Mexico to William Claude Jeffrey and Sallie (McMillan) Jeffrey. He lived most of his life on the ranch in Harding County near Bueyeros. Loyd married Ethel Marie (Sisk) Jeffrey on May 9, 1945 in Brighton, Colorado and she preceded him in death on October 1, 1977. He later married Janice (Curry) Jeffrey on September 3, 1982 in Clayton, New Mexico. In addition to his first wife and parents; Loyd was preceded in death by a son; Kevin Lamont Jeffrey on June 26, 1982 and a daughter; Maris Ada Jeffrey on January 15, 2007, 5 brothers; Donald Jeffrey, Cecil Jeffrey, Harold Jeffrey and Dale Jeffrey and Roy Jeffrey, 2 sisters; Dorothy Jeffrey and Vivian Kelley, a nephew; Justin Atkins and 2 grandsons; Isaac Stolp and Michael Jeffrey.

SURVIVORS :

WIFE: Janice Jeffrey of Bueyeros, New Mexico.

3 DAUGHTERS: Lisa Moran and her husband Scott of Largo, Florida, Jody Stolp and her husband Ken of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Leann Earle and her husband Norman of Clayton, New Mexico.

3 SONS: David Jeffrey and his wife Ollie of Las Vegas, New Mexico, Curtis Jeffrey and his wife Gale of Des Moines, New Mexico and Steve Curry and his wife Karen of Clayton, New Mexico.

24 Grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren

2 Sisters: Marjorie Atkins of Las Vegas, Nevada and Lily Jones of McAdams, Mississippi.

And several nieces, nephews and cousins.

MEMORIALS : The family asks that memorials be made in Loyd's memory to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.