The loved ones of Natalie Baker Lloyd, 21, and her husband, Davy Lloyd, 23, gathered at Bible Holiness Assembly of God in Neosho, Missouri, for the 10 a.m. service.
The couple were gunned down by gang members at their mission in Haiti. Ben BAKER Facebook page/AFP via Getty Images
“I want to say thank you to everyone, for being here to honor Davy and Natalie. It means everything to us and our families,” Natalie’s father, Missouri State Rep. Ben Baker, said toward the end of the service.
“When you dedicate your children to the Lord, you never think that it will come to something like this,” he added.
The crowded space was packed with flowers and photographs of the couple – including several from their wedding, which they celebrated at Bible Holiness less than two years ago.
Several speakers paid tribute to the couple at the service. Facebook / Bible Holiness Assembly of God
Davy Lloyd grew up outside of Port-au-Prince, where his parents started Missions in Haiti Inc. in 2000, his father, David Lloyd, told the Miami Herald a few days after the killings.
“I was on the phone with my son when that was going down. He said, ‘Dad we’ve got a commotion again. I’ve got to see what’s going on,’” David Lloyd recalled of the moment he heard the chaos erupting over the phone.
“A true hero’s reception. God Bless you all…words really aren’t sufficient to express our appreciation,” Rep. Baker wrote on X of the crowds that lined the streets of Neosho as their hearses drove by.
The couple married in June 2022, and moved to Haiti to work as full-time missionaries in January 2023, according to their obituaries.
The last time they visited the United States was in January, to celebrate Natalie’s younger sister’s wedding.
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