Loyd Webster, 82, of Hereford passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Hereford. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:00 AM at the Avenue Baptist Church in Hereford with Pastor Billy Joe Wall officiating, burial to follow at West Park Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford. Family and friend visitation will be Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM at the funeral home.

Loyd was born September 30, 1934 in Okay, Texas to John D. and Ethel (Jeffries) Webster. Loyd has been a resident of Hereford for 46 years; he joined the United States Marines from 1956-1959, during that time he married the love of his life Delores Hancock in 1958 in Lubbock, Texas. Together he and Delores owned and operated Webster Carpet from 1986-1997. In 2003 Loyd was diagnosed with lung cancer and was a survivor; he loved to give his testimony and tell everyone he had given it all to His Lord and Savior to either cure him or call him home, but he really wanted to stay longer to be able to see his grandchildren. Loyd had a very strong faith. He was a deacon and member of Avenue Baptist Church. He enjoyed working in his yard and at his church; he loved hunting pheasant and quail and reading a good book every now and then.

Those left behind to cherish his memories are his wife, Delores Webster of Hereford; a son, Philip Webster and fiancé Niki of Dallas and a daughter, Shelly Wolfe and her husband Brian of Lubbock, one brother, J.D. Webster and his wife Frannie of Anton, Texas, 2 sisters, Betty Watson of Lubbock and Geraldine Sehon of Levelland, 4 grandchildren, Brennan, Brady, Camryn and Carsyn Wolfe.