Loyd E. Snyder Obituary (1924 - 2010)

Loyd E.(Bud) Snyder, 86 Singers Glen Loyd (Bud) E. Snyder, 86, of Singers Glen, died July 3, 2010 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Snyder was born in Grant County West Virginia and was the son of the late Job and Daisy Kessel Snyder. He served in the United States Army during World War II as part of the United States Army 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division. He served in Rhineland, Normandy, Germany and France. He received several ribbons and metals including the Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster from wounds he received in France and Germany. He was a survivor of D-Day at Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. He was a lifetime member of the Rion-Bowman VFW Post 632 and a life member of the Feedstone Hunt Club. He worked as a farmer and carpenter. On November 6, 1948, he married the former Lillie M. (Peggy) See who survives. Mr. Snyder was a loving and devoted father of seven children, Katherine Runion and husband Tim, Harrisonburg; Judy Gale, Mt. Jackson; Ellen Jordan and husband Don, Williamston, NC; Loyd Snyder Jr. and wife Liz, Singers Glen; Shirley Zigler and husband Johnny, Timberville; Jerry Snyder and wife Bonnie, Bridgewater; Sandra Moseley and husband Mark, Elkton. He is also survived by two sisters, Phyllis Crites and Ramona Holloway, both of Rig, West Virginia; twelve grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Reverends Jim Radford and Robert W. Smith Jr. will conduct a funeral service Tuesday morning at 11a.m. at the McMullen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Singers Glen Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday evening from six until eight. The Casket will be closed. Memorial contributions may be made to the Singers Glen Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 75, Singers Glen, Virginia 22850 or to the Singers Glen Fire Department, P.O. Box 373, Singers Glen, Virginia 22850. Online condolences may be made to the family at mcmullenfh.com.