Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries..... Hagan, Lloyd O. July 12, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Danny Gruber danny.gruber@yahoo.com July 14, 2010, 4:00 pm Lexington Clipper-Herald July 17, 2010 Lloyd O. Hagan, 83, of Kearney, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services were Friday, July 16, at Faith United Methodist Church in Kearney. The Revs. Gary Main and Sam Rathod officiated. Interment with military rites was at Sumner Cemetery conducted by the Nebraska National Guard Honors Team in conjunction with the American Legion Post of Sumner. Visitation was Thursday at O’Brien Straatmann Funeral Home in Kearney and prior to service time at the church. Lloyd was born to Miner and Albia (Sullivan) Hagan on July 24, 1926, on a farm west of Eddyville. He attended rural schools and graduated from Eddyville High School in 1942. He was drafted into the Army in 1945. After basic training at Camp Fannin in Tyler, Texas, he deployed to Japan where he served with the 43rd Engineer Construction Battalion. After his discharge he returned to farm and ranch in the Eddyville and Oconto area for over 40 years. He retired to Kearney due to ill health in 1992. Lloyd married Betty Marshall in Eddyville on May 23, 1948. Four children were born to this union. He loved his family, his land and his cattle. He enjoyed reading and traveling in his spare time. He was a member of the Eddyville United Methodist Church for over 50 years before joining Faith United Methodist Church while living in Kearney. He was a member of the Eddyville Lions Club, serving as a board member, the Eddyville American Legion Post, a past member of the Sumner Eddyville Miller school board, Lexington Co-op Oil Company Board, Dawson County Extension Board and various church organizations. Survivors include his wife, Betty Hagan of Kearney; sons Ronald L. (Judy) Hagan of Carmel, Ind., Lynn D. (Justy) Hagan of Firth; daughters Janet S. (Bob) Dyer of Wayne and Ann L. (Don) Thober of Lincoln. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, Patrick Hagan of San Francisco,Calif., Andrew Hagan of London, England, Craig (Chicky) Dyer of Heath, Ohio, Casey (Jennifer) Dyer of St. Louis, Mo., Clint (Laura) Dyer of Omaha, Chris (Sarah) Dyer of Lincoln, Jody (Craig) Hanson Craig of Silverdale, Wash., Sarah Thober of Lincoln, Ben Thober and fiancé, Carrie of Omaha, Ryan Hagan of Lincoln and J. D. (Sara) Gragg of Lubbock, Texas. Also surviving are 11 great-grandchildren, Aidan and Doran Dyer, Ashley, Sydney and Jackson Dyer, Will Dyer, Ashlyn, Samuel and Emily Hansen; Thomas Dyer and Barrett Gragg. Other survivors include his brother Arlan (Shirley) Hagan of Oconto, and sister, Ella Marie Lawson of Lexington and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandson Toby Hagan and brother-in-law, Clifford Lawson. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/obits/h/hagan265gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb