Lloyd Eugene Workman, 93, Vienna, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, in the Missouri Veterans Home, St. James.
He was born Dec. 3, 1925, to George Washington and Anna Emeline (James) Workman, at Vichy.
He was united in marriage to Jessie Etheleen Love, July 19, 1947, at Rolla.
Lloyd served in the U.S. Army during WWII. During his military career, he served as a squad leader, trained in Light Machine Gun Warfare 604, qualified for the Combat Infantry Badge GO 10 Headquarters 22nd Infantry, and was involved in various battles and campaigns in Central Europe. He was awarded and entitled to wear the American Theater Ribbon, the EAMET Ribbon, the Good Conduct Medal, the Victory Medal, the Purple Heart Medal and the Silver Star Medal. He was employed as a carpenter in residential construction for 35 years until retiring in 1982, when he moved to Vienna. He was a member of Carpenters Union Local 97, St. Louis, for over 70 years; the Lanes Prairie Lodge No. 531 A.F. & A.M., Vichy; the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8045, Argyle; and the Coffey Brothers Memorial American Legion Post 12, Vienna.
He was preceded in death by parents, George and Anna; wife, Jessie; siblings, David Christopher Workman, Dorothy Mae Dugmanics, Clarence Wilmer Workman, Ethel Bell Maxwell, George Avery Workman, Beulah Artelia Workman, Lucy Viola Sexton, Willard Lester Workman, Wilma Lorene Hayes and Leonard Doyle Workman; and granddaughter, Kelly Ann Thoele.
He is survived by daughters, Carol Ann Ball and husband Roger and Janet Sue Thoele and husband Bill, all of Fenton; sister-in-law, Billie Elrod of Vienna; and three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held (today) Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 4-8 p.m. and again Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9-10 a.m. with funeral services following at 10 a.m., all in the Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home. Interment with full military honors will be in the Vienna Public Cemetery.
