Marjorie Lloyd

Marjorie Mae Jones Lloyd (Marge), 87, of Little Rock, went to be with her Lord on Monday, January 12, 2009. She was born August 23, 1921 in the home at Nevada, Texas to George H. and Violet Underwood Jones who predeceased her.
Her survivors include Ralph R. Lloyd, Jr., her husband of 57 ½ years; sons, Dr. Ralph R. Lloyd III of Houston, Texas and John Calvin Lloyd and wife, Shannon, grandson, Jacob Crockett Lloyd and granddaughter, Lauren Noel Lloyd, all of Plano, Texas. Also surviving are her brother, Dr. Sid Jones and wife, Jane of Waco, Texas; nieces and nephews, Gregg H. Jones and wife, Anna and Sydne Bartlett and husband, George, both of Houston; Elizabeth Lloyd Mosley and husband, Tommy of Greenville, Alabama; Dr. William D. Partain and wife, Grace of Glasgow, Scotland; Eugene Roehlkepartain and wife, Jolene of Minneapolis, Minnesota; David L. Partain of Linkoping, Sweden; and brothers-in-law, Dr. Edwin P. Lloyd and wife, Candy of Starkville, Mississippi and Dr. Jack Partain and wife, Ethel Ruth of Boiling Springs, North Carolina; cousins, George Underwood, Jr. of Dallas, Texas and George Love and wife, De of Houston, along with a number of great-nephews and great-nieces.
Marge attended school in Nevada until the family moved to Farmersville, Texas in 1934. Later, the family moved to McKinney, Texas, where she graduated from McKinney High School in 1938. She graduated from Baylor University with a BA in Home Economics in 1942 and received a BS degree from the University of Texas the following year. Following college, she was employed by Pan American Airways and M.D. Anderson Hospital.
In 1951, she met and married Ralph R. Lloyd, Jr. on July 7. She discontinued working to be a homemaker and mother to Ralph and John. She was very involved in her sons' many activities. In 1956, the family joined Calvary Baptist Church, where Marjorie taught Sunday School and was very active in the Women's Missionary Society, serving as its president for several years.
In the mid 1970s, there came an influx of refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Marjorie became involved in a program called Friendship, sponsored by Baptist churches in the Little Rock area. The program provided assistance to refugee wives and children in learning English, transportation, shipping, medical problems, paperwork, etc. Then there became an apparent need for the children to be in Sunday School and the adults in Bible Study on Sundays. Teachers and interpreters and transportation in an old school bus were provided; thus, the ministry at Calvary Baptist Church began. Many refugees moved to other locations but there remained a small group of Hmong and Laotion people. Recently, God provided a Hmong pastor for these Asian peoples. Marge Lloyd Day at Calvary Baptist Church was held September 24, 2006 in recognition of her service.
Funeral services will be conducted at Calvary Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2009, officiated by Dr. Ed Simpson. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park in Alexander. Visitation will be held Friday, January 16 from 6-8 p.m. at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.), Little Rock.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 5700 Cantrell Rd., Little Rock, AR 72207 or to the George H. and Sid W. Jones Scholarship, Baylor University, One Bear Place, Waco, TX 76798. Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. Visit Marge's online guestbook at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.