Laycoax, Boyce Eugene 'Gene' (b. 6 Dec 1934 - d. 21 Dec 2022): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1934 - 2022 (88 years)

Name	Laycoax, Boyce Eugene 'Gene'
Name		Boyce Eugene 'Gene' Laycoax (1934-2022)
Birth	6 Dec 1934	Sailor Springs [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	LAYC.B003
Funeral	7 Jan 2023	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [2]
Death	21 Dec 2022	Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [2]
Burial	7 Jan 2023	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2]
Person ID	I17341	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	10 Jan 2023

Father	Laycoax, Bernard Joseph 'Joe' d. Bef 21 Dec 2022
Mother	Stacey, Zella Delores d. Bef 21 Dec 2022
Marriage	Y [2]
Family ID	F19390	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Goings, Jo Ann, b. 23 Apr 1937, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Oct 1997, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)

Children

1. LAYCOAX, C.E.

Family ID F7735 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Death - 21 Dec 2022 - Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Funeral - 7 Jan 2023 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Burial - 7 Jan 2023 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Boyce Eugene Laycoax, age 88, of Clay City, Illinois, passed away, Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora.

Gene was born December 6, 1934, in Sailor Springs, the son of Bernard Joseph Laycoax and Zella Delores (Stacey). He was united in marriage to Jo Ann Goings on October 28, 1956, in Clay City and together they shared 40 anniversaries until her death October 20, 1997.

Gene enjoyed working and was a jack-of-all-trades, working as a maintenance man, and driving a school bus and a truck. Later in life he enjoyed activities to keep his mind sharp, including word searches and reading books and medical journals. Gene was baptized at the First Christian Church in Flora and helped build a Christian Church in Pahrump, Nevada.

He is survived by his son: Charles Laycoax of Clay City; 2 brothers: Paul (Kim) Laycoax of Surprise, Arizona, and William (Patsy) Laycoax of Iola; sister: Janice Laycoax of Elkhart, Indiana; as well as several nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents: Joe Laycoax and Zella Delores Combs; wife: Jo Ann Laycoax; 2 brothers: Lewis Henry Laycoax and Arthur Franklin Combs; and 3 sisters: Joan Bonham, Vannah M. Wiley, and Edna Marie Fender.

A funeral ceremony will be held at 12 noon Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will follow in Clay City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 12 noon on Saturday at the funeral home.

Sources

[S4233] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Laycoax, Boyce E. and Jo Ann, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18348780), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15573] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary,Laycoax, Gene, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1343/?fbclid=IwAR1xf5l52Wzsy4FvHnHS7UfvAX4M0lTdbjy0sDepBmshyXkE0dw-gtdHfj), none. (Reliability: 2).