Loyd Franklin Stancil, 85, of Leonardtown passed away on June 3 in Callaway, MD. Born on May 31, 1928 in Tallulah Falls, GA, he was the son of the late Joseph Riley and Josephine L. Smith Stancil. Loyd was the loving husband of Catherine Regina Russell Stancil, for over 63 years. Loyd is survived by his son Robert Franklin Stancil of Leonardtown, siblings; Margaret Evelyn Harmon, and Doris Mae Burrell. He is preceded in death by his siblings; Walter Earl, Jesse Hugh, Howard Malone, Grady Zane, Miles Wayne Stancil, and Barbara Jean Nixon, grandparents James Henry Smith, and Ella Justus Rose Smith. Loyd served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1950; and went on to work as an Electronic Technician for the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Lexington Park, MD in 1950, retiring after 33 years in 1983. Loyd later worked for DynCorp from 1983 retiring in 1991. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 6 from 5 – 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady’s Catholic Church Medley’s Neck, MD [...]
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