Martin G. Lloyd

Martin G. Lloyd age 90 of Rison, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at the Green House Cottages of Southern Hills Nursing Home. He was born September 17, 1920 in Rison, a son of the late Walter Lloyd and Cora Lee Parsons Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He was a mechanic, truck driver and retired from the Cleveland County Sheriffs office, where he was a dispatcher and jailer. He was a member of the American Legion; Culpepper Masonic Lodge #186, and a member of Rison Baptist Church. Mr. Lloyd was also preceded in death by two wives, Gearldean Green Lloyd and Ada Glen White Lloyd; four sons, Walter A, Lloyd, Kenneth Lloyd, Robert E. Lloyd and Danny Wayne Lloyd; two step sons, Elton White and Russell White.

Mr. Lloyd is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Brenda Lloyd; one daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and Jimmy Turner; step sons and daughters-in-law, James and Brenda White, all of Rison, Thomas and Mary White of Calmer,; step daughter and son-in-law, Patsy and Bill Smith of Lowell; brother, Robert John Lloyd of Fordyce; eleven grandchildren; nine step grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; four step great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.

Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 3, 2011 at Greenwood Cemetery with Brother Wade Totty officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Gideons International, P. O. Box 216, Rison, Arkansas 71665. Arrangements are under the direction of Buie Funeral Home of Rison (870)325-6216.