Early County  Georgia Obits  Mr. Idell Loyless
	
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Mr. Idell Loyless, the oldest son of Mr. J.C. Loyless,
has enlisted in the navy. Until recently he had been
clerking in the post office at Fort Gaines.


Early County News Volume LVIII No. 38 May 9, 1918
Blakely, Early Co., GA 


Idell Loyless Is Shot By A. M. Walker


Attacked Without Warning At Fort Gaines Theatre Last
Saturday Afternoon.


Mr. B. Idell Loyless, of Fort Gaines, was shot and
seriously wounded about four o'clock last Saturday
afternoon, and Mr. A. M. Walker, former resident of
Blakely, was lodged in the Clay county jail on a
charge of assault with intent to murder.


Loyless, who was selling tickets at the Fort Gaines
theatre, was hit twice by the shots fired by Walker,
one bullet piercing the chest and breaking the collar-
bone and the other entering the body beneath the left
shoulder.  The first shot fired broke the ticket
office window of the theatre and particles of the
glass so badly damaged Loyless' right eye that it was
deemed necessary to remove the eye, the operation
being performed Monday at a Cuthbert hospital, where
Loyless was carried immediately after being shot.  The
two bullets which entered the body, while inflicting
serious wounds, are not expected to prove fatal and
the wounded man was reported Wednesday as resting as
well as might be expected.


Mr. Loyless, who is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Loyless, of this city, was married several months
ago to the former wife of Walker, from whom she was
divorced sometime ago.


Clay County Sheriff Hamilton had previously arrested
Walker and placed him in jail twice, charging him with
carrying and threatening, to shoot Loyless.


Source:  Volume LXXX No. 25 Blakely, Georgia Thursday
Evening, February 8, 1940


Death Claims Idell Loyless Of Fort Gaines


Blon Idell Loyless, 46, native and former resident of
Blakely, died at Fort Gaines Monday night at 9:15
o'clock.  


Mr. Loyless had recently been ill for some time and
had only returned a short while ago from a Montgomery
hospital where he had undergone treatment for some
time.  His condition was thought to be improved and he
had returned to his business when he was stricken
suddenly ill again Monday morning.


Funeral services were held here Wednesday morning at
the home of his father, J. C. Loyless, with Revs.
O'Neal, of Fort Gaines, and S. B. King and W. F.
Burford, of Blakely officiating.  Following the
services at the home, the body was interred in the
city cemetery with the impressive rites of the Masonic
fraternity.  Assisting were members of both the Fort
Gaines and Blakely lodges.


Mr. Loyless was born in Early County on November 4,
1896, the oldest child of J. C. Loyless and the late
Mrs. Loyless.  He spent most of his life here and
moved some time ago to Fort Gaines, where he was
engaged in business.  He was a World War Veteran and
saw over-seas service in World War I.  Of a genial
nature, he had many friends both here and in Fort
Gaines who are grieved because of his passing.  


Surviving are his father, Mr. J. C. Loyless; his
widow, Mrs. Bessie Dunn Loyless; four brothers, Curtis
H. Loyless, Jesse Loyless, J. C. Loyless, Jr., of
Blakely, and Bill Loyless, of Sylacauga, Ala.; and
four sisters, Mrs. Emmie Lee Williams, Mrs. Ruby
Jarrett and Miss Bessie Loyless, of Blakely, and Mrs.
Emmie Julian of Albany.


Source:  Volume LXXXIII No. 32 Early County News,
Blakely, GA Thursday Evening, March 25,1943. 

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