Laycoax, Boyce Eugene 'Gene'

1934 - 2022  (88 years)

• Name	Laycoax, Boyce Eugene 'Gene'
  		Boyce Eugene 'Gene' Laycoax (1934-2022)
  Birth	6 Dec 1934	Sailor Springs   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LAYC.B003
  Death	21 Dec 2022	Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Funeral	7 Jan 2023	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, 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, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Oct 1997, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1956	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 10 months - She : 19 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Laycoax, Charles Eugene
  Family ID	F7735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 28 Oct 1956 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 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  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Laycoax, Boyce E. and Jo Ann, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348780/joann-laycoax), 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).