The following obituary appeared in the April 25, 2001, edition of the Sullivan Independent News of Missouri: Loyd Stout Loyd Richard Stout of St. Louis, Mo., passed away April 3, 2001, at his home at the age of 75 years. He was a retired interior decorator, paper hanger and painter. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. He served as the pastor of the Sullivan Church of the Nazarene from 1987 to 1993. His ministry there was interrupted by illness, but he returned for another year in 1995. He loved people, especially children, and the church experienced many milestones during those years. On March 2, 1968, he married Darlene Alice Badgley in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He is survived by her. Other survivors include: eight sons, Daniel Stout of Collinsville, Ill.; Mike Stout of Fenton, Mo.; Dennis Stout of Barnhart; Richard Stout of Kansas City, Mo.; Kevin and Lane Stout of St. Louis, Mo.; Tim Stout of Ava, Ill. and Jeremy Stout of Columbia, Ill., two daughters, Karen Cooper of Malden and Lisa Mya Kelly of St. Louis. There are 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and five sisters, Alma Blunt of Fairdealing, Zelma Atwell and Vera Jones of Poplar Bluff, Dorothy Gatewood of St. Joseph, and Mildred Robertson of Arnold. The funeral service was at 1 p.m., April 6, at the Cottrell Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Harold Lumley officiating. Interment was in the Kinsey Cemetery at Poplar Bluff. There will be a memorial service for Loyd Stout at the Webster Groves Church of the Nazarene at 145 E. Old Watson Road, Webster Groves, Mo., at 6 p.m., on Thursday, April 26.