Loyia Harding

HARDING, Loyia (Greene)

March 9, 1937 to September 13, 2017

Loyia (Greene) Harding passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the age of 80 years after a long battle with cancer.

She will be lovingly remembered and eternally cherished by her husband of 56 years, Glenn; children Robert (Bonnie) Harding, Denise (Tyler) Mandin, Michael (Jaime) Harding, Janet (David) Thurgood, and Carma (Rob) Leishman; siblings Phyllis (Gordon) Wood, Kent (Jan) Greene, Lila (Robb) Sloan, Verla (Kim) Campbell; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, extended family, and friends.

She was predeceased by her parents Addison and Amy Greene.

Loyia was born in Cardston and raised in the shadow of Chief Mountain in the beautiful village of Glenwood, Alberta. She met Glenn at a dance in Waterton and was later tricked into a first kiss while looking for the “rabbit in the moon”. They settled on a farm in Taber, Alberta where they raised their five children.

Loyia worked hard her whole life. She was up before dawn and didn’t sit still until long after the sun had gone down, always putting others before herself. She served faithfully in many callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was always driven to do more than just her duty. Her favourite scripture from Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart…” was evident in the quiet faith and loyal devotion she displayed in everything she did. She had a deep and abiding faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and had her prayers answered in miraculous ways on several occasions. Loyia loved children and spent many hours in the rocking chair with dear little ones. She taught us to read, to play music, to work, and to do better than our best. She never forgot to send a birthday card, usually with a verse inside. She loved to write and her collection of over 500 poems and verses will live on though her body has passed.

Friends may meet with family at 9:45 a.m. at THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS - North Stake Centre (560 Highlands Blvd. W. Lethbridge) on Saturday, September 23, 2017.

A Funeral Service will follow for Loyia at 11:00am. Interment will take place following the service at the Taber Cemetery.

Messages of condolence may be forwarded to the family at glenn.loyia@gmail.com.

Donations in memory of Loyia can be made to the LDS Humanitarian Fund or the Canadian Cancer Society (200, 325 Manning Road NE, Calgary, AB T2E 2P5)

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