Joyce Loyd

Joyce L. Loyd, 73, of East Ridge, passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.She was a member of South Seminole Baptist Church and was retired as Court Clerk from Hamilton County after 15 years of service.She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Loyd; a son, William Lamar Hughes; and her parents, James Carl and Mary Ethel Lewis.Survivors include two daughters, Brenda (Randy) Perkinson, of Cleveland, Tenn., and Kimberly (David) Wagner, of Trenton, Ga.; five grandchildren, Brandie Hughes (John) Mosier, Jennifer (Steven) Trimble, Elizabeth Wagner, Rachel Wagner and Samantha Wagner; one sister, Diane (Richard) Brackett, of Whitwell, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews.Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 S. Moore Road with the Rev. Allen Copeland officiating.Burial will be in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.The family will receive friends from 1:30-2:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga, 4411 Oakwood Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416.