Lloyd Benjamin FULLER

FULLER, SHANER, BOYINGTON, HOOK, CRANE, RINGUETTE, SHERRARD, JOHNSON, KILBEY, COUCH

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/3/2008 at 16:18:07

07/01/2008
Belmond Independent, Belmond, Iowa

Lloyd B. Fuller, 89, Belmond, died June 29, 2008 at the Belmond Health Care Center. Services will be Wednesday, July 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Belmond United Methodist Church with Pastor Mike Druhl officiating. Military rites will be provided at the church, and burial will be in Berlin Cemetery, Jackson Township, at rural Owasa at 2 p.m. Visitation was held Tuesday evening at Dugger Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church Wednesday.

Lloyd Benjamin, the son of Benjamin Star and Myrtle (Shaner) Fuller, was born March 25, 1919 near Owasa. Lloyd attended country schools, often by way of a horse-drawn sleigh on a winter's day. When he was ten the family moved to Bradford, and Lloyd graduated from Iowa Falls High School in 1936. The family then moved to Popejoy where Lloyd farmed with his father. Lloyd served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, including 18 months in Hawaii. He married Marian Boyington of Bradford on June 13, 1944 in California. Following Lloyd's discharge from the service he and Marian moved to Alden, and soon, Belmond to continue farming. Lloyd and Marian farmed for 35 years with Lloyd retiring in 1984. Then they took on a new adventure, delivering Winnebago motor homes. This took Lloyd to almost every state in the continental United States. Lloyd had many interests, but his family was the highlight of his life. He and Marian have great memories of their time spent on the dance floor, whether it was square dancing or ballroom dancing. Lloyd enjoyed fishing in the spring and summer, and ice fishing in the winter. He and Marian also found enjoyment in camping with their family and friends. His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will remember Lloyd for his determination and patience teaching them to water ski, play cards, fish, and other activities. He was an active member of the United Methodist Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Eva. Lloyd is survived by his wife; daughters Rochelle (Ron) Hook of Sibley, Sharon (Bob) Crane of Smith Mountain Lake, VA and Janell (Richard) Ringuette of Richmond, VA; son Ben (Kathy) Fuller of Bondurant; grandchildren Kristine and Gregg Sherrard, Jennifer and Joel Johnson, Sheri and Mike Kilbey, Stacey and Michael Couch, and Jon Ringuette, Stefanie and Ryan Fuller; great-grandchildren Alyssa, Matthew and Joshua Sherrard; Caleb, Grace, Nathan and Luke Johnson; Nicholas and Zachary Couch; and Markos, Julia and Matthew Kilbey.