Lloyd was born on August 27, 1916, in Aurora, Illinois and spent his early childhood in Illinois. In 1929 he moved with his family to Kansas City, where he graduated from Central High School in 1934. He attended Kansas State University for one year. He was on the track team there and, for a few years, held the school record in the 220 meter sprint.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in World War II, and then lived in the Los Angeles area for a few years before moving to Oregon. It was in Roseburg Oregon where he met Alice Pawluk, the love of his life. They dated for six weeks before getting married on May 2, 1952. They were married for 64 years!
When he and Alice moved back to Kansas City in 1953, he went to work for his older brother Julian at Capps & Clark Printing and continued that work for 14 years. After testing out a couple other occupations he bought his own dry cleaning shop, Debonair Cleaners in Independence with his son Dave. Lloyd and Dave ran the shop until 1990.
Lloyd always wanted a big family, and was a proud father to Bruce, Marcia, David, and Nancy. He loved being a dad more than anything and was always involved in his kids’ activities. He was the Cub Master to Pack 307 and Scout Master to Troop 307 for many years. One of his favorite parts of the summer was his time at Bartle Scout Camp with Bruce and David. He was so proud that both were Eagle Scouts. He also never missed one of Nancy’s gymnastic meets or Marcia’s piano recitals. Christmas morning brunches surrounded by all their kids and grandkids were some of the happiest times for Lloyd and Alice.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his beloved wife Alice, his daughter-in-law Julie Clark, and his grandson-in-law Bill Roberts. He is survived by his four kids: Bruce Clark (Marianne), Marcia Dale (Mike), David Clark, and Nancy Hatfield (Mark). He also leaves behind eight grandchildren who will miss him dearly: Erica Roberts, Stephanie Clark, Michael Hatfield (Jacqueline), Andy Dale (John), Ali Mohsen (Ramsey), Jimmy Clark (Katelyn), Shannon Clark, and Cassie Clark, as well as 4 great-grandchildren.
A visitation for Lloyd will be held Monday, October 18, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Unity of Kansas City North, 1000 NE Barry Road, Kansas City, MO 64155, followed by his Celebration of Life from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
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