Lloyde Dees Obituary (1918 - 2014)

Lloyde Dees, 95, of Urbana, IL passed away on Thursday (Jan. 16, 2014) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A memorial service to celebrate Lloyde's life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 21, 2014) at First United Methodist Church of Urbana. Dawson & Wikoff North Chapel Funeral Home, Decatur is assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials can be directed to the First United Methodist Church of Urbana. Lloyde was born on November 16, 1918 the son of Jesse and Frances (Sherwood) Dees. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Urbana and was a parish visitor for the church. He was married to Margaret (Sloan) Dees until her passing in April of 1974. Lloyde served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Illinois Weslyan before going to the University of Illinois for his Master's in Education. He retired as an elementary school teacher in Bensonville IL. Surviving are his two sons: Lloyde (Katherine Hoffmann) Dees of Milwaukee, WI; Kenneth (Gayle) Dees of Forsyth, IL; sister: Frances Sherwood Foster of Champaign, IL; brother: David Dees of Bloomington, IL; grandchildren: Dorian Dees, Ian (Kyle) Dees, Lauren Dees and David (Melissa) Epps; great grandchildren: Amara Anderson, Greg Epps and Aaron Epps. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two brothers. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.