Loretta M. McAvoy, of Belvidere, died on her 91st Birthday, Friday, July 12, 2013 in Rosewood Care Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Macomb, Illinois; the daughter of Dallas and Garnet (Gordon) Ward. She was married to Dewey McAvoy in Kahoka, Missouri on March 19, 1942. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister and a brother. There are no known survivors.