Carroll Loy

A memorial service with military honors will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 26, 2010 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, where the family will gather to receive friends from Noon to 1:00 p.m. prior to services. Memorials may be directed to the Carroll Loy Memorial. Carroll Neil Loy, the son of the late Orville and Muriel Loy was born August 11, 1930 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Lorimor High School in 1948. In 1950 Carroll enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served four years in El Paso, TX. He was honorably discharged and returned home to take over the family farm after his father became ill. On October 4,1953 he married his beloved wife, of over 55 years, Barbara JoAnn Friday. To this union were born three children, Cari Lynn, Stephanie Jo and Douglas Michael. Carroll’s passion was farming and he continued to do this, until his retirement in 1992. Following retirement he took a part-time job as a Meter Reader for R.E.A. Electric Company, after which he was offered a job to be a Carrier for the Afton and Creston First National Bank where he continued to work for 15 years. He enjoyed reading, hunting, and fishing. He was a member of Lorimor Methodist Church and American Legion Post 96. He also liked to spend time with his three cousins, Mike, Richard and Bob Means and his grandchildren. On Tuesday afternoon, June 8, 2010 Carroll died at the Creston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He lived 79 years, 9 months and 28 days. He is survived by his devoted wife, Barbara JoAnn Loy of Lorimor; two daughters, Cari Lynn Loy of North Carolina and Stephanie Jo Johnson of Des Moines; a son, Douglas Michael Loy of Des Moines; three grandchildren, Rachel Nicole, Chelsey Jo and Jon Michael Johnson; and a sister and brother-in-law, Gloria and Floyd Hall of Washington State. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant brother.