- Date Of Birth: February 21, 1933
- Date Of Death: March 21, 2021
- State: Illinois
Lloyd E. Johnson, 88, of East Peoria, IL, passed away at 7:40 am on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Snyder Village in Metamora. He was born on February 21, 1933, in Kincaid, IL, to Richard and Nellie (Hughes) Johnson. He married Wanda Farley on August 20, 1955, in Peoria, IL.
Surviving are his wife, Wanda of Metamora; daughter, Cheryl (Cox) Rosen of East Peoria; sons, Roland “Buddy” (Judy) Cox of Tremont and John (Jeanette) Johnson of East Peoria; six grandchildren, Jennifer, Rachael, Eric, Adam, Andy, and Evan; several great-grandchildren; sister, Linda Pennington of Carlinville; and several nieces, nephews, and step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Herbert and Richard, and sisters Connie, Betty, Marie, Shirley, Fern, and Doreen.
Lloyd was a U.S.
In the late 1950’s Lloyd and his brother Richard hauled cars from Detroit across the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast. He then worked at Caterpillar in East Peoria for two years where he met Wanda. For the rest of his career he drove for Kroger and then Yellow Freight.
Lloyd was mechanically inclined and could fix and build just about anything.
