Obituary Loyal J. Gifford Jr., 60, of Washington, died at 8:35 am Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. He was born in Bath, New York. Surviving are 1 son, Dameon (Heidi) Gifford and 1 daughter, Jennifer (Norman) Day Jr., both of Terre Haute, IN, 8 grandchildren and many siblings. Loyal worked as an Electrical Engineer at Thompson Electronics in Peoria for many years. Local visitation will be from 5-7 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at Deiters Funeral Home in East Peoria. Services and Burial will be on Friday, March 13, 2009 in Terre Haute, IN. Visitation MAR 11. 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria 444 E. Washington Street East Peoria, IL, US, 61611 garydeiters@deitersfuneralhome.com