The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
.L|CE L0Y GOES T0
 HIS FINAL REST
Undertaken SucCumbs After A Year Of Illness And
 Suffering

Funeral services for Lige Loy, 55, dean of Birmingham undertakers. and for the past 35 years resident of the city, who died at o'clock Friday night at his home, 1928 Elev- enth avenue, south, following an ill., ness of over a year, will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Southside Baptist church, pr. J. A. Bryan, assisted by pr. W. M. Sentell and Dr. L. M. Bradley, will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood cem- etery.
 During the time he has been a resident of Birmingham MT. Loy made many friends in the city and throughout the state, who mourn his death. As token of respect, all ,undertakers of Birmingham and the district will dispense with ambulance service from 1 o'clock Sunday after noon until 5 o'clock after the fu- neral. Special sections have been re- served for his fellow undertakers at the Southside Baptist church. They have been requested to meet there at 2:30 o'clock and will act as ush- CTS until the service starts, when they will take their place in their special section.
 Services at the grave will be in olent and Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias
 He is survived by his widow, for merly Miss Susie McDonald; three sons, Frank Loy. Lige Loy, Jr., and w. Mason Loy. all of Birmingham; a brother, William Loy, of Fl Paso, Tex, and two sisters. Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Caroline Miller.
 Active pallbearers will be. George A. Blinn, Dan A. Hogan, Frank Cal lahan. J. F. Tate, Harry Moore, " T. stone. George W. Brown and John Armstrong. Honorary pallbearers will be: Walter puckett H. D New ton, Ben Davis, Harry White, Harry Orr. William Fox, Thomas McGough, Charles Flemming. Dr. Charles Whe- land, Leon w Friedman. A. 5. Kauf- man, J. w. Cannon, Lee Edmondsor, E. Gibson, William Caldwell pr. E. M. Prince, Dr. A. L. Atwood, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. David S. Moore, J. Jaffe Fred Peregoni, Frank Rietta, E. l.. Brasher, Judge J. P. Stiles, Judge H. B. Abernethy. Judge c. B. Smith James Hawkins, Judge William E. Fort, Woolsey Morrow, George Whit field, James G. Davis, John Prince John Antwine, w. P. McCrossin, T. H. Motion, Ii. J. Copeland. John Maynor W. D. McCarty Horace Adams George H. Bodeker. Thomas Morgan Charles T. Lehman, Charles Glover, w. w. Westmoreland, David J. Davis pr. J. G. Moore, w. M. Lindsey, T. r. Patterson, Chris Hartsfield, George A. Hogan, R. F. Johnston, c. NJ. Stan ley, Tom Harris, Dr. B. L. Wyman, John w. O'Neal. pr. Charles Drake, Dr. A. c. Hagan, D. H. Heartsfield Dr. l.. T. Hogan, J. T. Sheehan, Charles Sharp, c. c. Hafer, J. P. Car ney, J. D. S. Davis, G. c. Mersefee, and E. O. Stafford.
 Mir. Loy was born April 6, 1868, at Loytown, Tenn, the son of Lewis and Mahalia tTurner) Loy. He spent his youth in Knoxville, where he re- moved with his parents in his early youth. In 1888 he came to Birming- ham and secured employment with the Warner & Smiley Undertaking company. After remaining With them few months he formed a part nership with James T. Gaudin, in the firm of Gaudin & Loy Undertaking company. In short time the part nership was dissolved and he formed the firm known as the Lige Loy Un- dertalling company. He began work as an undertaken at the age of 14 when left an orphan by the death of his parents.