Graveside funeral services with full military honors for Walter L. Loyd, Jr., 67, Cache, will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Loyd died Saturday at his residence. He was born March 16, 1943 in Helena, Arkansas to Walter L. and Ruth Loyd, Sr. He grew up in West Helena and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1962 at Houston, Texas. He served in the Army for twenty-one years and retired at Fort Ord, California on August 31, 1983. He served three tours of duty in Vietnam and his awards include the Good Conduct Medal 6th Award, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, NCO Professional Development Ribbon 3', Overseas Service Ribbon, Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnam Campaign Medal with 60 device. He married Dena Willcox on August 3, 1984 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Following his retirement from the Army he worked as a courier. He and his wife moved to the Lawton area to be near family in 2010. He is survived by his wife, of the home; two daughters, Heather Loyd, Old Forge, Pennsylvania, and Charissa Bell, Heber Springs, Arkansas; a son, Devin Bell, Beebe, Arkansas; a sister, Mary Ellen Steinbeck, Cypress, California; a brother, William T. Loyd, Natchez, Mississippi; two grandchildren, Dillin Bell and Peyton Bell, both of Beebe; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1320 NW Homestead Drive # D, Lawton, OK 73505-5243.