Edmondson

Loy Edmondson, 65, of Rockdale died Thursday, May 26, 2022, in Thorndale.

A funeral service was held Saturday, June 4, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Kenny Kilcrease officiating. Burial was at Locklin Cemetery.

Mr. Edmondson was born Aug. 22, 1956, to Larry and Peggy Joyce (Paris) Edmondson in Thorndale.

He proudly served in the U.S. Navy.

On Nov. 23, 1991, he married Patricia Murray in Thorndale.

Mr. Edmondson worked as a cross-country truck driver.

He enjoyed fishing, going to the VFW and visiting with friends.

He was involved with the Rockdale Depot Museum and the trains there.

Mr. Edmondson was preceded in death by his parents, Larry and Peggy Edmondson; and a brother, Douglas Bean.

Survivors are his wife, Patricia Edmondson of Rockdale; a son, Loy Alan Edmondson of Rockdale; a brother, Dan Edmondson of Thorndale; a sister, Kay Dodds of Austin; and two grandchildren, Eric James Gehring and Ashley Michelle Gehring; also, six great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers were Dillon Decker, Ernest Garza, John Cavazos, Loy Alan Edmondson and Buddy Brogger.