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LAYCOAX, Boyce Eugene 'Gene'

LAYCOAX, Boyce Eugene 'Gene'

Male 1934 - 2022  (88 years)


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  • Name LAYCOAX, Boyce Eugene 'Gene' 
    Boyce Eugene 'Gene' Laycoax (1934-2022)
    Birth 6 Dec 1934  Sailor Springs Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number LAYC.B003 
    Funeral 7 Jan 2023 (88 years)  Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 21 Dec 2022  Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 7 Jan 2023  Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I17341  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2023 

    Father LAYCOAX, Bernard Joseph 'Joe'   d. Bef 21 Dec 2022 
    Mother STACEY, Zella Delores   d. Bef 21 Dec 2022 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Family ID F19390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Goings, Jo Ann,   b. 23 Apr 1937, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1997, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Children 
     1. LAYCOAX, C.E.
    Family ID F7735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Dec 2022 - Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 7 Jan 2023 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Jan 2023 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Boyce Eugene Laycoax, age 88, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away, Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora.

      Gene was born December 6, 1934, in Sailor Springs, the son of Bernard Joseph Laycoax and Zella Delores (Stacey). He was united in marriage to Jo Ann Goings on October 28, 1956, in Clay City and together they shared 40 anniversaries until her death October 20, 1997.

      Gene enjoyed working and was a jack-of-all-trades, working as a maintenance man, and driving a school bus and a truck. Later in life he enjoyed activities to keep his mind sharp, including word searches and reading books and medical journals. Gene was baptized at the First Christian Church in Flora and helped build a Christian Church in Pahrump, Nevada.

      He is survived by his son: Charles Laycoax of Clay City; 2 brothers: Paul (Kim) Laycoax of Surprise, Arizona, and William (Patsy) Laycoax of Iola; sister: Janice Laycoax of Elkhart, Indiana; as well as several nieces and nephews.

      He is preceded in death by his parents: Joe Laycoax and Zella Delores Combs; wife: Jo Ann Laycoax; 2 brothers: Lewis Henry Laycoax and Arthur Franklin Combs; and 3 sisters: Joan Bonham, Vannah M. Wiley, and Edna Marie Fender.

      A funeral ceremony will be held at 12 noon Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Clay City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 noon on Saturday at the funeral home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4233] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Laycoax, Boyce E. and Jo Ann, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348780), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S15573] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary,Laycoax, Gene, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1343/?fbclid=IwAR1xf5l52Wzsy4FvHnHS7UfvAX4M0lTdbjy0sDepBmshyXkE0dw-gtdHfj), none. (Reliability: 2).