Obituary for Marcus Wayne Stroud
Funeral services for Marcus Wayne Stroud, 83 of Winnsboro, will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro, LA, with Bro. Craig Beeman, Bro. Marion Collier and Bro. Joe Stroud officiating. Interment will follow at Crowville Masonic Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Young’s Community Memorial Funeral Home in Winnsboro.
The family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, May 6, 2022, from 6 PM - 8 PM at First Baptist Church of Winnsboro.
Bro. Wayne was born on May 6, 1938 and passed from this life on May 3, 2022. He was a pastor for over 60 years of many area churches. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and affectionately known as “Daddy Wayne” to many in the Franklin Parish area. He is preceded in death by his father, E. M. Stroud; mother, Josie Sanders Stroud; son, Michael Wayne Stroud; and a great grandson, Colton Stroud.
Survivors left to cherish his memory are his wife of 65 1/2 years, Avis Thacker Stroud; daughter, Sandra Stroud Thornton and husband Marty of Winnsboro; a daughter-in-law, Anne Stroud; a son, Joe Stroud and wife Donna of Brandon, MS. Bro. Wayne is survived by six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Pallbearers will be Steve Moore, Dennis Monroe, Stevie Reeves, Charlie Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Keith Thompson, Terry Martin, and Byron Hart.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Tommy Gilbert, Mike Hart, Kevin Thompson, Larry McCurley, Cliff Smith, and deacons of First Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, May 6, 2022, from 6 PM - 8 PM at First Baptist Church of Winnsboro.
Bro. Wayne was born on May 6, 1938 and passed from this life on May 3, 2022. He was a pastor for over 60 years of many area churches. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and affectionately known as “Daddy Wayne” to many in the Franklin Parish area. He is preceded in death by his father, E. M. Stroud; mother, Josie Sanders Stroud; son, Michael Wayne Stroud; and a great grandson, Colton Stroud.
Survivors left to cherish his memory are his wife of 65 1/2 years, Avis Thacker Stroud; daughter, Sandra Stroud Thornton and husband Marty of Winnsboro; a daughter-in-law, Anne Stroud; a son, Joe Stroud and wife Donna of Brandon, MS. Bro. Wayne is survived by six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Pallbearers will be Steve Moore, Dennis Monroe, Stevie Reeves, Charlie Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Keith Thompson, Terry Martin, and Byron Hart.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Tommy Gilbert, Mike Hart, Kevin Thompson, Larry McCurley, Cliff Smith, and deacons of First Baptist Church.