Lloyd P. Peters
October 19, 1920 — April 22, 2007
Lloyd Plahn Peters was born on October 19, 1920 in Lincoln Township, south of Walnut, Iowa. He was the son of Anton and Sophie Plahn Peters and was one of six children in the family. He graduated from Lewis High School with the class of 1939. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 until 1946 in New Guinea, the Admirality Islands and the Philippine Islands, where he received a meritorious wreath awarded under combat conditions.
Lloyd was united in marriage to Avis Marie Odem on December 1, 1946 in Atlantic, Iowa. They were the parents of two children, Dwight and Annette. They farmed south of Walnut for twenty years. They then moved to Avoca, Iowa in 1965 and Lloyd worked with the Department of Transportation until his retirement in 1986.
Lloyd was a member of the United Church of Avoca, where he served two terms as clerk of session and one term as a deacon of the church. He was also a member of Fred Funston American Legion Post 227 and the VFW. Lloyd entered Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, Iowa on January 2, 2004.
Lloyd died on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at Little Flower Haven. He had attained the age of eighty six years, six months and three days. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Bernhardt and sisters, Elsa Peters and Faye Fredericksen.
Lloyd is survived by his wife of over sixty years, Avis Marie, of Walnut, Iowa; his son, Dwight Peters and his wife, Terese, of Ames, Iowa; his daughter, Annette Hendrickson and her husband, Randall, of Honolulu, Hawaii; two grandchildren, Jennifer and John Hendrickson; his sister, Helen Kuhr of Avoca, Iowa; a brother-in-law, LeRoy Odem of St. Donatus, Iowa; numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. at the United Church of Avoca in Avoca, Iowa with burial at Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Pastor Nancy Ross-Hullinger officiated. Serving as Honorary Casket Bearers were: David Kardell, Herschel Wilber, Clarence Holtz, Marvin Osborn, Lyle Peters and Herb Stearns. Casket Bearers were: Bob Jensen, Ray Nielsen, Phil Kuhr, Bruce Peters, Larry Pelzer and LeRoy Odem.
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Lloyd was united in marriage to Avis Marie Odem on December 1, 1946 in Atlantic, Iowa. They were the parents of two children, Dwight and Annette. They farmed south of Walnut for twenty years. They then moved to Avoca, Iowa in 1965 and Lloyd worked with the Department of Transportation until his retirement in 1986.
Lloyd was a member of the United Church of Avoca, where he served two terms as clerk of session and one term as a deacon of the church. He was also a member of Fred Funston American Legion Post 227 and the VFW. Lloyd entered Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, Iowa on January 2, 2004.
Lloyd died on Sunday, April 22, 2007 at Little Flower Haven. He had attained the age of eighty six years, six months and three days. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Bernhardt and sisters, Elsa Peters and Faye Fredericksen.
Lloyd is survived by his wife of over sixty years, Avis Marie, of Walnut, Iowa; his son, Dwight Peters and his wife, Terese, of Ames, Iowa; his daughter, Annette Hendrickson and her husband, Randall, of Honolulu, Hawaii; two grandchildren, Jennifer and John Hendrickson; his sister, Helen Kuhr of Avoca, Iowa; a brother-in-law, LeRoy Odem of St. Donatus, Iowa; numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. at the United Church of Avoca in Avoca, Iowa with burial at Graceland Cemetery in Avoca. Pastor Nancy Ross-Hullinger officiated. Serving as Honorary Casket Bearers were: David Kardell, Herschel Wilber, Clarence Holtz, Marvin Osborn, Lyle Peters and Herb Stearns. Casket Bearers were: Bob Jensen, Ray Nielsen, Phil Kuhr, Bruce Peters, Larry Pelzer and LeRoy Odem.
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