Carder, Lloyd L. (b. 14 Jun 1918 - d. 5 Nov 2014): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1918 - 2014 (96 years)

Name	Carder, Lloyd L.
Name		Lloyd L. Carder (1918-2014)
Birth	14 Jun 1918	Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Laborer [1]
Reference Number	CARD.L001
_FGRAVE	138355057
Funeral	8 Nov 2014	Sailor Springs Christian Church, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, Company B, 16th Armored Infantry Battalion, 13th Armored Division, United States Army [3]
	Entered active service as a draftee on November 28, 1942 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of rifleman (745), and later qualified as a squad leader (635). Assigned to and served witith Company B, 16th Armored Infantry Battalion, 13th Armored Division. Departed the Continental U.S. January 17, 1945 with his unit bound for The European Theater of Operations. Held in reserve on the continent until April and entered combat with first elements of the division during the waning days of the Rhineland Campaign, continuing into the Central Europe Campaign and war's end. Earned The Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze battle stars and The WWIi Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as A Staff Sergeant on October 13, 1945 at The Separation Center, Camp MacArthur, California. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2053473
		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
		Lloyd L. Carder (1918-2014)
		United States Army
		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
		Military Service Ribbons, Carder, Lloyd L. (1918-2014) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
		American Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II (1939-1945)
		13th Armored Division ("Black Cat"), United States Army
		13th Armored Division (United States), United States Army
		European Theater of World War II
		Fort MacArthur, California
		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
		World War II Honoree, Carder, Lloyd L. (1918-2014)
Death	5 Nov 2014	Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Burial	8 Nov 2014	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [4]
	Interment will follow in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, with military honors.
		Headstone, Carder, Lloyd L.
Person ID	I20462	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	30 Apr 2024

Father	Carder, John S., b. 1881, Ilinois d. 1952 (Age 71 years)
Mother	Noll, Ella E., b. 1880, Illinois d. 1944 (Age 64 years)
Family ID	F1642	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Patridge, D.M.

Children

	1. Carder, D.
	2. Carder, F.
	3. Carder, D.
+	4. Carder, Dennis Keith, b. 19 Jun 1951, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Mar 2016, Oblong, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 64 years)

Family ID F7553 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 14 Jun 1918 - Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 5 Nov 2014 - Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Funeral - 8 Nov 2014 - Sailor Springs Christian Church, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
	Burial - 8 Nov 2014 - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Lloyd L. Carder, 96, of Clay City, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Flora Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Flora.

Lloyd was born June 18, 1918 at the family home place in Pixley Township to John and Ella (Noll) Carder. He married Doris M. Patridge on October 17, 1942 in Louisville and together they have enjoyed 72 years of marriage

Lloyd served in the U.S. Army in Germany during WWII and retired from Laborers Local Union as a laborer also having worked for Pure Oil Company. He was a longtime member of Sailor Springs Christian Church having served as a deacon and elder. Lloyd was known for his hard work ethic and always had a large garden, but quail hunting was foremost in his life.

Lloyd is survived by his wife: Doris Carder of Clay City; four children: Floyd (Peg) Carder of Litchfield, Darrell (Toni) Carder of Clay City, Darlene (John) Nevins of Marshall, IN, and Dennis (Denise) Carder of Oblong; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law: Norma Carder and four siblings: Melva Stanley, Muriel Stanley, Larry Carder, and Hallie Carder.

A funeral service for Lloyd Carder will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Sailor Springs Christian Church.

Interment will follow in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, with military honors.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora.

The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Clay County Hospice and envelopes will be provided at the funeral home.

Sources

[S5612] Http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Carder, Lloyd L., 96, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Carder&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=138355057&), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2119] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 01, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
[S5413] World War II Honoree, Lloyd L. Carder, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2053473) (Reliability: 2).
[S5613] Http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Carder, Lloyd L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Carder&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=138355057&), none. (Reliability: 2).