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Eugene M. Cloyd
Eugene M. Cloyd
January 27, 1932 – May 4, 2018
Age 86
This is the story of Eugene M. Cloyd. Gene was a wonderful father that
was loved, is missed, and will always be cherished. Our “Dad” as he
liked to be called by his children and his wife, Dot, was an amazing
husband, father, son, dedicated servant of God, and man of many talents
and hobbies.
Gene’s story starts on January 27th, 1932, the oldest child to Reba and
Norman Cloyd. Merle Eugene "Gene" Cloyd was born in Winchester,
Indiana. Gene attended Palestine Schools and loved working on the
family farm with his brothers Norman Jr., Robert, and Jerry.
While attending school in Palestine, Gene met the love of his life for
the next 67 years, Dorothy (Bevins) Cloyd. They started their
family home in Hollansburg, Ohio and as the family grew, Gene purchased
land on a farm on US Route 36 West of Greenville and built a beautiful
house with barns for what would become the family homestead. At
this location, Gene continued to farm and run his personal business for
43 years called Cloyd, Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning.
Gene was known for his farming and plumbing business, but his greatest
blessing was his 7 children and their spouses: Linda (Wilbert)
Raby, Janet (Mark) Ashworth, Gary (Jane) Cloyd, Darlene (Dale) Ary, Ron
(Lisa) Cloyd, Janene (Corey) Pearson, and Janel (Mark) Baker. They also
have enjoyed many family gatherings and time spent with their 15
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by
his parents, Reba (Hollingsworth) and Norman, in-law’s Cora (Sleppy)
and Roy Bevins and son-in-law, Corey Pearson. Gene's favorite day
of the week was Sunday when he could enjoy time with family, cook-outs
and home-made ice-cream.
Sunday's were always spent at Beech Grove Church of the Brethren in
Hollansburg, Ohio where Gene was a member and dedicated servant to His
Lord and Savior. At Beech Grove, Gene was a deacon, church
board member, led many committees, taught Sunday School, sang in the
choir and in a gospel quartet. Gene was involved in outreach
ministries including Lay-Witness Missions and enjoyed reading his Bible
and teaching. Gene was president of the Darke County Weekday Religious
Education program for 40 years. Gene loved people and lived each
day sharing some funny story or making us laugh. He enjoyed
fishing, hunting mushrooms, picking raspberries, coaching little league
baseball, playing church dart-ball and following the Tri-Village
Patriots and Cincinnati Reds. He finished life well at the
Brethren Retirement Community and made us all so proud of his Godly
life and legacy he left us.
Time for visitation and celebration will be on Tuesday, May 8th from
5-8 PM at Zechar Baily Funeral Home on N. Broadway in Greenville,
Ohio. The funeral will be at the Beech Grove Church of the
Brethren located at 3420 Harrison Road Hollansburg, Ohio on Wednesday,
May 9th at 10:00AM with visitation one hour prior to the service.
Officiating pastors will be Gary Cloyd and Jeremy Ashworth.
Memorial gifts may be given to Beech Grove Church of the Brethren or
the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. Family members
would like to thank the BRC Staff, Hospice Staff and the many friends
and families that have supported us through Gene’s journey.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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