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Wayne Morrow Loftin |
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Born: 22 Sep 1930, Catawba County, NC
Death: 27 May 2015 (age 84), LaPort, TX |
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Wayne Morrow Loftin was born 22 Sep 1930 in Catawba County,
North Carolina. He was the second child of
Roy Henry Loftin and
Sarah Mae Morrow. |
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Wayne (right) with his big brother, Larry, September 1933 |
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Military Service |
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Wayne enlisted in the US Navy on 18 Aug
1948 in Columbia, SC. He was 17 years old at the
time of his enlistment. He was discharged in 1952. |
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Wayne in his Navy uniform around 1950 - age 20 |
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Wayne's brother, Larry, also served in the US Navy. Larry
enlisted in 1944, at the age of 17, in Asheville, NC, serving in
the later part of WWII. |
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(Below) Wayne (right) with his brother Larry, 1951 |
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To learn more about Wayne & Larry's time in
the US Navy, check out the
Korean
War Page |
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After serving four years in the US Navy, Wayne
was discharged in 1952. He married Sue Ellen Cooke on 21 Jun 1953.
She was the daughter of Aldie and Lillie Cooke. The couple
were married at Bethel Methodist Church in Canton, NC. L.
B. Green was the minister. |
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Wayne and Sue night before they were married on 21 June1953 |
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Marriage License for Wayne Morrow
Loftin and Sue Ellen Cooke |
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Wayne and Sue's marriage produced three children. |
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Children of Wayne Morrow Loftin and Sue Cook |
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Birth Date |
Death Date |
Spouse |
Michael Wayne Loftin |
1954
Harris Co, TX |
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Debbie Jensen |
Karen Sue Loftin |
1955
Harris Co, TX |
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Wayne R. Mayfield
m. 4 Dec 1976 |
Linda Dianne Loftin |
1958
Harris Co, TX |
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Mickey P. Kendrick
m. 16 Mar 1984 |
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Family Photos |
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Wayne and Sue with Michael and Karen |
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All three of
Wayne & Sue Loftin's Children: Karen, Michael and Linda about
1960 |
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Wayne and Sue with Clint and Jean Marie, Michael's children |
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Wayne with Tara and Clint Loftin (Michael & Debbie's children) |
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(Left to Right - Back Row) Michael & Debbie, Sue & Wayne
(Left to Right - Front Row) Karen, Clint & Tara |
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Wayne and Sue with daughter Linda and her husband and daughter
Katie |
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Wayne enjoyed the "outdoors" and loved to camp, fish and hunt. |
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Wayne spends some outdoor time with son Michael and
grandchildren Clint and Tara |
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Wayne with his Michael |
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Wayne with his grandchildren, Clint and Tara Loftin (Wayne &
Debbie's children) |
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Clint proudly shows off a couple of squirrels while Tara carries
Wayne's gun |
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Roy is obviously proud of the buck he shot |
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Wayne continued to hunt and fish even as he got older |
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In
addition to hunting and fishing, Wayne loved to work in his
garden |
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Everybody loved his tomatoes and sister, Yvonne, said he
frequently talked about how big they were - "one slice of tomato
would cover a slice of bread" |
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Wayne with the peach tree in his yard |
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Wayne at the log cabin he built in Balsam Gap, Jackson County,
NC |
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Wayne & Sue Loftin with their children and grandchildren in June
1998 |
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Wayne and Sue on the occasion of Clint and Kami's wedding |
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Wayne & Sue, Tara, Kami, Clint, Debbie and
Michael Loftin
(Clint's parents, grandparents and sister) |
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Wayne and Sue at Tara's Wedding |
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Wayne, Sue, Michael, Tara & her husband,
Debbie, Kami and Clint |
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Wayne with his sister, Yvonne Bryson, brother Larry Loftin, and
mother Mae |
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Wayne & Sue with Eddie & Yvonne Loftin Bryson (Wayne's sister) |
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Karen, Sue, Wayne and Michael |
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Wayne, Karen, Sue and Michael |
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Wayne & Sue with Tara and Clint |
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Wayne and Sue with their great-grandchildren |
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Wayne & Sue's great grandchildren, July 2007
(Left to Right) Gracie Goodroe, Camryn Loftin & Kylee Loftin |
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Wayne and Sue with some church directory photos |
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Wayne & Sue with their three children, Michael, Karen and Linda |
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Five Generations of Loftins - 2010 |
(Top Row) Michael Loftin, Clint Loftin, Wayne Loftin
(Bottom Row) Cameron & Kylee Loftin with Mae Loftin, age 100,
Wayne's Mother |
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Wayne and Sue on the occasion of Linda's marriage to Lewis |
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Wayne and Sue at their home in LaPorte, Texas |
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Karen, Wayne, Sue and Linda |
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Wayne Morrow Loftin passed away on Wednesday 27 May 2015 at the
age of 84, following a stroke several months
previously. He was living in LaPorte, Texas at the time of
his death. |
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OBITUARY |
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Wayne Morrow Loftin passed away on May
27, 2015 in Webster, Texas at the age of 84. He was born
in Catawba County, North Carolina of September 22, 1930 to the
union of Roy Henry Loftin and Mae Morrow
Loftin, who precedes
him in death. |
He is survived by his loving wife of 62
years, Sue Cooke Loftin: siblings, Larry
Henry Loftin and Yvonne Loftin Bryson; children,
Michael Wayne Loftin, Karen Sue
Loftin-Mayfield and Linda Dianne Kendrick-Pankonien;
grandchildren, Jean M. Loftin, Clinton M. Loftin,
Tara L. Bane,
Lindsey P. Kendrick and Katie A. Kendrick; great grandchildren,
Marina I. Barker, Kylee R. Loftin, Camryn M. Loftin,
Graycen L.
Goodroe, Zayden T. Williams, Kaydence M. Narro,
Drake C. Narro
and Jake W. Goodroe; as well as numerous other extended family
members and friends. |
The family will receive frinends for
visitation at Grand View Funeral Home on Monday, June 1, from
5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will take place on
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 3:00 P.m. in the chapel of Grand View
Funeral Home, with interment to follow in the Grand View
Memorial Park. |
In Lieu of usual remembrances,
donations in memory of Wayne Loftin may be made to the First
United Methodist Church of LaPorte, Texas. |
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Wayne's wife, Sue Cooke Loftin, passed away on 15 Feb
2018 in Texas. |
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SOURCES |
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Thanks to Yvonne Loftin Bryson for the photos and additional
information on Wayne and his family. |
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Obituary:
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Wayne-Morrow-Loftin-102518992
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If you have additional photos or information on Wayne and his
family, please contact me. |
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