BENNIE LOYD

August 28, 1946 – September 29, 2026

Funeral services for Bennie Loyd, 80, of Ferriday, LA, who passed peacefully with his family by his bedside on September 29, 2026, will be held at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel Church in Vidalia, LA, under the leadership of Pastor Troy Thomas, with Pastor J. L. Hammitte officiating.

Burial will follow at Ferriday Cemetery under the direction of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday, LA.

Viewing will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.

Bennie Loyd was born on August 28, 1946, in Monroe, LA, to the late Linzy Loyd and Arbetta Griffin Sims.

He was preceded in death by his parents, including David Sims; one daughter, Janet Gordon; a granddaughter, Amber Gordon; two great grandchildren, Daleon Gordon, Cali Loyd; two sisters, Faye Ard, Betty Lacaze; three brothers, Larry Sims, Rev. Ruben Sims, Harold Loyd.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Dorothy Dixon Loyd; three sons, Bennie Loyd, Jr. (Kalandra) and Jackie Dixon (LaVerne), both of Ferriday, LA, and Darius Loyd, Sr. (Courtney) of Zachary, LA; five daughters, Melanie Loyd of Vidalia, LA, and Sherrie Washington (Marcus), Veronica Dixon, Pamela Jones (Calvin), and Sharon Dunbar (Archie), all of Ferriday, LA.    He also leaves one brother, Robert Loyd (Beverly) of Farmerville, LA; three sisters, Diane Dredd (Pastor Donald) of Ruston, LA, and Ruth Deburr (Johnny) and Ella Briggs, both of Monroe, LA; 24 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, including two that he raised, Robert Loyd, Avery Loyd, Ferriday, LA, and four great-great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Daisy Bellanger of Ferriday, LA; one brother-in-law, Jim Dixon (Annie) of Alabama; and a host of nieces, nephews, neighbors, church family, and friends.

Online condolences may be sent through the www.concordiafuneralhomeinc.com