Funeral service for Lloyd Friend, of Mulkeytown, IL will be held Friday Oct 9, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Mulkeytown Christian Church.
Visitation will be Thursday from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m. at the Gilbert Funeral Home, Christopher, IL and from 10 a.m. Friday till service time at 11 a.m. at the Mulkeytown Christian Church. Burial will be in the Mulkeytown Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial can be made to the Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp in West Frankfort and will be accepted at the Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher, IL.
Lloyd was World War II veteran. He served U.S. Army as a Sergeant in Bombardment Radar and as a radio mechanic. He earned American Campaign, WW II Victory Medal, and Good Conduct Medal.
After his service he became a farmer and married Patricia N. Thompson on Nov.19, 1955 at the Greenwood Methodist Church. Lloyd was lifelong member of the Mulkeytown church where he was a deacon.
Lloyd and Pat raised four children on the family farm.
Survivors include his Wife Patricia, three children, Joe L. Friend (Cindy), Lyn Rentfro (David), Paul Dean Friend all of the Mulkeytown area.
Other survivors include seven grandchildren Alana Concord(Dan), Amy Joe Cats (Chris), Curtis Rentfro (Heather),Niki Tindall (Jacob), Paul D.Friend (Lexie), Will B. Friend, Audra Friend; four great-grandchildren, Jeffery O. Furlow, Wyatt J.Tindall, Khloe J. Tindall, and Emma L. Rentfro; three sisters, Helen Smith of Anamosa Iowa, Reba Teel of Houston, Texas, Marriane Holdman, of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his parent Lewis S.Friend and Esther E. Friend and his eldest son Jeffery L Friend.
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