Geneva Mills Lloyd

Geneva (Ginny) Lloyd of Chester, MD died in the comfort of loved ones Sunday, January 27, 2019 at home. She was 96. Born February 23, 1923 in Duplin County, NC, Geneva was the daughter of the late William and Agnes (Whaley) Mills. Despite childhood during the Depression, she completed tenth grade, working nights and weekends to help support her family. In 1942, Geneva moved to Baltimore, MD to work as a “Rosie the Riveter” at Glen L. Martin’s Company where she met her husband, Harold. After marrying in 1943 and having her first child, Bill, they moved back and forth between Baltimore and Raleigh, NC for work and family. Settling in Baltimore, Geneva had her second child, Jo-Anne. She retired from Union Memorial Hospital after 23 years of service, having begun as a file clerk and worked her way up to the head of the collections department. During her years of work, Geneva tenaciously saved in order to build her home on Kent Island where she lived for the majority of her life after retirement. She later became a secondary caregiver for three of her grandchildren, and worked as a cashier at the Stevensville K-Mart through its first decade of business. For the last four and a half years, Geneva lived with her devoted daughter and son-in-law who returned to her the love and support that she had given to her family, even until her last days. Geneva’s diligence and work ethic made her a skilled employee as well as homemaker. She could make, repair, and restore. She was a fantastic cook, seamstress, and gardener, coordinating meals, wardrobes, and landscapes to perfection-- every guest well fed, every bed and chair warmed by crocheted afghans, every baby welcomed with hand made clothes and blankets, and no one forgotten when her busy hands were tasked to knitting winter hats and scarves, while rocking in her chair. Geneva comforted with her touch, often rocking children in her lap and singing to them. She lightened serious moments with her quick wit and lively spirit. Her fortitude and perseverance kept her strong. No stranger to circumstances that have caused others to succumb, she resolutely bore life’s adversities and, in her later years, great physical pain. Geneva looked toward her future and made preparations both tangible and intangible for times to come. She also unselfishly and sacrificially shared what she had worked for with those whom she loved. Geneva knew the value of hard work, of things, and of people, and those who knew her came to know that value too. Geneva is survived by her son, William Llewelyn Lloyd of Hilo, HI, her daughter, Jo-Anne Lloyd Tedford (David) of Chester, MD; six grandchildren: Kevin, Malia, and Aaron Lloyd, Amy Waskey, Adam Tedford, and Abby Dallaire; and fourteen great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Geneva was predeceased by her husband, Harold Alexander Lloyd, and her siblings Landon Mills, Erma Mills, Robert Mills, Lessie Pendergraft, and Virginia Craig.

Geneva Mills Lloyd

February 23, 1923 - January 27, 2019