LLOYD BLEDSOE

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Lloyd Earl Bledsoe, 66, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 1999, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born July 30, 1933, at Thebes, son of Amos Franklin and Lucy Shaver Bledsoe. He and Clara Mae Ollis were married Jan. 26, 1960.

Bledsoe was a member of Iron Workers Local 392.

He was a member and deacon of First Free Will Baptist Church, Olive Branch Cemetery Association, and Horseshoe Lake Chamber of Commerce. He served in the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Tim and Chris Bledsoe of Olive Branch, Donnie Bledsoe of Okawville; two sisters, Blanche Wehmeyer of Thebes, Wanda Buckman of Olive Branch; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms from 3-8 p.m. today, 8-10 a.m. Friday, and at First Free Will Church after 11 a.m.

Funeral will be at noon Friday at the church. The Revs. Curtis Alderson and Bob Norton will officiate. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery.