Lloyd C. Sperry

Lloyd C. Sperry, 104, of Parsons, passed away at 3:20 a.m., Monday, December 26, 2022, at Woodridge Estates in Parsons.

Lloyd Charles Sperry was born on December 8, 1918, to Charles L. and Elizabeth Eldora (Byers) Sperry in Dennis, Kansas.  As a young boy, he grew up in the Dennis area, attending Carpenter Grade School and graduating from Dennis High School in May 1937.

Following high school, Lloyd went to Michigan and worked at a box factory, a truck farm and a dairy before returning to Parsons.  In March 1940, he moved in with his uncle, Dick Sperry, and learned the funeral business.

On June 26, 1941, Lloyd and Irene V. Wilder were united in marriage by Reverend Guy Eslick in Mound Valley.  The couple moved to Kansas City in September of 1941, where he attended the Williams Institute of Mortuary Science.  The day after returning home from graduating mortuary school, he received his draft papers.  He served in the United States Army from March 14, 1942 to September 24, 1945, as a Truck Driver and Combat Infantryman.  During his service, Lloyd was awarded the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, EAME Service Ribbon and two Bronze Service Stars.

Lloyd and Irene owned and operated funeral homes in Mound Valley, Altamont and Chetopa.  In 1956, they moved to Altamont, where they lived until moving to Chetopa in 1974.  Upon their retirement in 1982, they moved to Grove, Oklahoma, where they lived until moving back to Altamont in July 2000. In 2005, they moved to Parsons.

He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Parsons; a lifetime member of the Oswego VFW, a past member of the Altamont and Grove Lions Clubs, a past member of the Mound Valley and Altamont Masonic Lodge and former member of the Order of Eastern Star.  Lloyd also served on the Mound Valley and Altamont city councils.

Survivors include:

One son – Lloyd Charles Sperry, Jr. of Topeka, Kansas

Two daughters – Cynthia I. Rodman and her husband, Glen, of Wichita, Kansas

Diane E. McConnell and her husband, David, of Parsons, Kansas

Eight grandchildren

Fourteen great-grandchildren

One great-great-grandchild

Seven step-great-grandchildren

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Irene, on June 12, 2005; one daughter, Sara L. Craig, on August 6, 2000; three brothers, Horace Sperry, Harold Sperry, and Roy Sperry; and three sisters, Elma Sperry Banta, Margueritte Sperry Margiotta, and Dorothy Sperry Brown.

The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons.  Burial will follow at Mound Valley Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m., Thursday, until the service begins.

Memorials are suggested to the Wesley United Methodist Church Grab 'N Go Mission.  These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS  67357.