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Service:
A Celebration of His Life will be held at a later
date.
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Loyd E. Elam, 81, of Lincoln, passed
away on Saturday, March 21, 2020, at his home.
A Celebration of His Life will be held at a later
date. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery in Lincoln.
Loyd Earl Elam was born on November 19, 1938, in
Pekin, Illinois, the son of Earl Herschel and Letha
Juanita Phillips Elam.
He is survived by his loving companion of 30 years:
Sandy Brown; his two daughters: Kimberly Johnson and
Tammy Elam; eight grandchildren: Joshua, Zachery,
Jason, Starana, Jacob, Joseph, Curtis, and Kyle;
eleven great-grandchildren; Sandy’s daughter: Laura
Logan; granddaughter: Erisha Logan; and
great-granddaughter: Jazleyn Thomas.
Loyd was preceded in death by one daughter: Vicki
Emerick and one sister: Ruth Spurgeon. |
Loyd served in the United States
Marines. He worked as a coal miner for twenty years.
He was a member of Lincoln Moose Lodge, Fraternal
Order of Eagles #2708 in Lincoln, and American
Legion Post #263. Loyd was an Avid Cubs, Green Bay
Packers, and University of Illinois fan. He took a
busload of Lincoln kids and chaperones to Wrigley
Field every year for 20 years.
Memorials may be made to the Fraternal Order of
Eagles # 2708 or to his family.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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