Alfred Greenwood Loy

1870 - 1952  (82 years)

• Name	Alfred Greenwood Loy
  Born	1 Jan 1870	Ava, Jackson County, IL
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 1952	Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL
  Buried	Tower Grove Cemetery, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL
  Person ID	I2152	Bradley Family
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	John Andrew Loy,   b. 3 Apr 1833, Calloway County, KY ,   d. 6 Apr 1906, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Eliza Jane Bradley,   b. 8 Mar 1837, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 4 Sep 1925, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL  (Age 88 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1856	Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL
  Family ID	F2264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amy Burton,   b. 8 Dec 1873, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, IL ,   d. 4 Jun 1929, Somerset, Jackson County, IL  (Age 55 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1891	Jackson County, IL
  Children	1. Alfred Thomas Loy,   b. 10 Jun 1892, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 10 Dec 1925, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL  (Age 33 years)   2. William Edward Loy,   b. 19 Dec 1893, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 4 May 1916, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL  (Age 22 years)   3. Estella Joy Loy,   b. 29 Jan 1896, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 20 Jun 1920, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL  (Age 24 years)   4. Thomas James Loy, Sr.,   b. 31 Dec 1897, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 10 Dec 1938  (Age 40 years)   5. Elmer "Happy" Arthur Loy,   b. 20 Sep 1899, Jackson County, IL ,   d. Sep 1964, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL  (Age 64 years)   6. Charles Edward Loy, Sr.,   b. 22 Jul 1901, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 9 Jul 1955  (Age 53 years)   7. Laura Mae Loy,   b. 19 Oct 1903, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 10 Nov 1921, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO  (Age 18 years)   8. George H. Loy,   b. 4 Aug 1904, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 25 Apr 1962, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, IL  (Age 57 years)   9. Walter A. Loy,   b. 28 Jun 1909, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL ,   d. 8 Dec 1956, Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, MI  (Age 47 years)   10. Augusta M. Loy,   b. 31 Mar 1911, Jackson County, IL ,   d. Jul 1978, Murphysboro, Jackson County, IL  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2004
  Family ID	F848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Funeral Sunday for Alfred Loy Funeral Services for Alfred Loy, 82, retired Murphysboro grocer, fireman, and alderman, will be held at 2pm Sunday at Meyer-Denny funeral home in Murphysboro.  Burial will be in Tower Grove Cemetery.  Loy died at 6am Wednesday at his home in the Harrison community north of Murphysboro.  He had been ill for several months. He formerly operated grocery stores on North Ninth streets in Murphysboro.  He operated  the former Gem theater and sponsored the construction of the Hippodrome theater.  He was a member of the Murphysboro fire department when the fire wagons were drawn by horses.  Loy was born in Ava on January 1, 1870, and moved to Murphysboro when he was only a year old.  He married the former Amy Burton in Murphysboro on April 1, 1891, she died in 1929.  He leaves:  four sons, Elmer A., M'boro, Charles E., M'boro, George H., East St. Louis, and Walter A., Detroit, MI., a daughter Mrs. Augusta McManus, M'boro, and two granddaughters whom he reared, Mrs., Jennie Holt and Mrs., Evelyn Brantley, both of M'boro.  Two daughters and three sons preceeded him in death.