Barbara Gene Lloyd

Barbara Gene Billings-Lloyd November 20, 1932 – January 21, 2013 Barbara Gene Lloyd, known to her friends and family as "Bobbie", went to be with the Lord on January 21, 2013, at 12:00 in the afternoon, she was 80 years old. After struggling many years with dementia and then Alzheimer's, Barbara peacefully passed away surrounded by her family at the Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction from congestive heart failure. She was born Barbara Gene Billings on November 20, 1932, to Karl and Goldie Billings in Grand Junction, CO, where she lived all her life and graduated from Grand Junction High School. Soon after, she married her loving husband, Arnold Lloyd. They were married July 8, 1950, and had a long and happy life together until his death in 1996. Barbara was a wonderful wife, mother, and caretaker, and made a happy home for her family. In her 30's, Barbara enjoyed playing softball and bowling on a league, from which she received many trophies. In her 40's and 50's, she started enjoying the blessings of being a grandmother. Her feisty nature and ornery ways, along with an exceptionally strong will contributed to her enjoyment of life and influenced those who knew her. She is survived by her loving family, all of Grand Junction, her sister, Lorraine O'Nan; her brother, Richard Billings; her daughter, Tina (Rudy) Sisneros; six grandchildren, Sarah Sisneros, Sam Sisneros, Lucy Sisneros, Caleb and Breonna Sisneros, and Jennifer Lloyd, and two great-grandchildren, with a third on the way. Barbara is preceded in death by her son, Tommy. A visition will be on January 31, 2013, from 9 - 11:00 a.m. at Martin Mortuary with services following to celebrate her life and grieve her loss. Pastor Jim Jesser will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens, and a reception will follow the burial.