Loy Dale Studer

Loy Dale Studer, 71, of Seymour, Texas, passed away on September 24, 2026, following a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Loy was born on September 16, 1955, in Seymour, Texas, to Frank and Thelma Studer. The youngest of their children, he spent his entire life deeply rooted in the Seymour community he called home. Seymour was more than simply the place where Loy lived. It was his home, his community, and a place he loved deeply.

In July 1975, Loy married Lana Robertson, and together they built 51 years of marriage and a life centered on faith, family, hard work, and service to others. His family was his greatest source of pride and joy, and nothing meant more to him than being a husband, dad, and Papa.

Loy absolutely lived for his four grandsons: Will, Charlie, Aaron, and Adam. They were the light of his life, and he treasured every moment he spent with them. Fishing was one of Loy’s favorite pastimes, and it became something special he passed along to his oldest grandson, Will. He loved taking the boys fishing and having them help him in the garden. He was always teaching them something new, making them laugh, cheering them on, or fixing a broken toy they brought to him because they knew Papa could fix anything. His grandsons knew they had a Papa who loved them completely and who would always show up for them. More than anything, Loy hoped they would grow into good men, and he was incredibly proud of each of them.

Loy was a longtime member of the Seymour Church of Christ, where he faithfully served as an elder. His faith was an important part of his life and guided the way he served his family, his church, and his community. For Loy, faith was something to be lived out through serving, giving, helping, and being there when someone needed him.

Throughout his life, Loy believed strongly in giving back to the community that had given so much to him. He served for many years as a member of the Seymour Independent School District Board of Trustees. He also served on the local tax appraisal board and the Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District Board. He took each of these responsibilities seriously and believed in doing what he felt was best for Seymour, Baylor County, and the generations that would follow.

Loy also spent much of his life working in the family business, Robertson Electric, where he became a familiar and trusted face to people throughout the area. He worked hard, stayed late when someone needed help, and rarely seemed to be completely off the clock. His phone was always ringing, and somehow it had a special talent for ringing right when the family sat down for dinner. That was just part of life with Loy. People called because they knew he would answer, help if he could, and usually figure out a way to fix the problem.

Through all of it, Loy was never much of a complainer. Whether it was a long day at work, another phone call, a problem that needed solving, or later, the challenges of his health, he simply kept going. He did what needed to be done and rarely made a fuss about it.

If you lived in Seymour long enough, chances are you also knew Loy by another name: “Sparky.” It was a nickname born from an electrical accident and one that stayed with him for a lifetime.

Loy could fix just about anything and seemed to have exactly the part, tool, or piece someone needed tucked away somewhere. He was not one to throw much away because, as it turned out, there usually was a reason to keep it. Whether it was something at work, around the house, in the garden, or one of his grandsons’ broken toys, Loy usually found a way to make it work again.

He was extraordinarily generous and one of the most selfless people his family and friends knew. If someone needed something, Loy was there. He gave his time, his knowledge, his resources, and his help without expecting anything in return. He had a way of making people feel that helping them was never an inconvenience. For Loy, it was simply what you did for people you cared about.

In September 2023, Loy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Over the next three years, he faced surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, hospital stays, and many difficult setbacks. Even through all of it, he kept living his life.

Two years after his diagnosis, Loy went snow skiing. He also started a huge garden that he spent countless hours tending. He loved taking his grandsons with him to help, teaching them along the way and giving them another place to make memories together. He was proud of what he grew and loved sharing vegetables from the garden with family and friends. There was one exception: the peas. Those were Lana’s favorite, so those stayed at home.

Loy checked on that garden constantly, always wanting to see what was growing, what needed water, and what might be ready to pick. That was Loy. He was always doing something, fixing something, growing something, or finding a reason to keep moving. He was determined to keep making memories and doing the things that made him happy. Through every difficult chapter, he continued to fight, surrounded and supported by the family and friends who loved him.

While cancer became part of the final chapter of Loy’s life, it was never the story of his life.

His story was one of faith, family, hard work, service, generosity, laughter, adventure, and a lifetime spent loving the people and community around him. He was the kind of person people counted on, and his absence leaves a space that cannot easily be filled.

As his grandson Aaron Loy so sweetly said, “Papa is having fun in heaven.” His family finds comfort in knowing he is reunited with many people he loved dearly, including his parents, Frank and Thelma Studer; his brother, Charles Studer; his sister, Mary Lou Studer; and his father-in-law, Bobby Robertson.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lana Studer; his daughter, Lyndsey Haberman, and her children, Will and Charlie Haberman of Krum, Texas; his son, Landon Studer, and favorite daughter-in-law, Hanna Studer, and their children, Aaron Loy and Adam Studer of Seymour, Texas; his brother, John Wayne Studer, and wife, Beba, of Seymour, Texas; his brother, Joe Studer, and wife, Leta, of Wichita Falls, Texas; his sister, Ruby Ann Gee of Ovalo, Texas; along with numerous extended family members and friends.

To his family, he was simply Loy, Dad, Papa, husband, and brother. He was the man they could depend on, the one who answered the questions, offered the advice, taught the lessons, and was always there.

His absence will be deeply felt, but the faith he lived, the people he served, the lives he touched, and the love he poured into his family, especially his four grandsons, will carry his memory forward for generations.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on October 3, 2026, at the Seymour Church of Christ under the direction of Archer Funeral Home.