Milby William Lloyd Jr. of Wilmington, N.C. died Thursday, March 20, 2003, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

He was born in High Point, N.C. on January 18, 1913, the eldest son of the late Milby William Lloyd and Mildred Jane Nurney Lloyd. He was also preceded in death by a brother, George Nurney Lloyd in 1985, and by a cousin, Claude Howell, 1997, who was a resident of Wilmington.

Mr. Lloyd was a graduate of Grosse Point High School, Detroit, Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He later entered the United States Foreign Service, serving in Nicaragua, England, Germany, Sweden, and Turkey. He was a longtime resident of Carolina Apartments in the historic district and a member of Residents of Old Wilmington.

Surviving are numerous first cousins, including Robert B. Lloyd Jr. of Greensboro, N.C.; Joseph

Vigal of Tampa, Fl.; Jane Harris Gatling, of Suffolk; Peggy Beale Keller of Tulsa, Ok; Ann Beale Parmelee of Greenwich, Ct; and second cousins, R. Bradford Lloyd of Wilington, N.C. and Lisa Lloyd Parker of Greensboro, N.C.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Cedar Hill Cemetery by the Rev. John Shappell.

Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

R. W. Baker & Co. funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. www.rwbakerfh.com