Lila Louise "Baker" Loy

Lila Louise "Baker" Loy obituary

Lila Louise "Baker" Loy

Lila Loy Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home on Aug. 8, 2025.

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Lila Louise Loy, 85, of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, August 8, 2025, at her residence. She was born on December 28, 1939, in Jefferson, IA to the late Linial Baker and Marie Swartz Hart.

Mrs. Loy was a member of the Columbia Baptist Church and retired from Bank of Columbia. She enjoyed crafting, gardening, camping, fishing, being outdoors, playing cards and games and spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include her husband Bobby Dean Loy of Columbia, KY; two children Bobby Darrell Loy (Vicky) of Columbia, KY and Cynthia Kay Crider of Dawson Springs, KY; four granddaughters Samantha Crider, Katherine Crider, Angela Moon, and Patricia Mizell; two great grandchildren Kendell Mitchell and Garrett Moon and a host of friends and other relatives.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three siblings Janice Clark, Judy VanVuran, and Ray Baker.

Funeral services will be 11:00am Thursday, August 14, 2025, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with burial in the Loy Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 4:00-8:00pm and will continue Thursday morning at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Hosparus Green River at P.O. Box 4134, Campbellsville, KY 42719.

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