Lloyd E. Stevenson

Lloyd E. Stevenson, 95, of Goldfield, passed away November 28, 2009 at the Humboldt Care Center North.  Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church in Goldfield.  Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.  Interment with full military honors will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Goldfield.  The Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home of Humboldt is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Stevenson is survived by is daughter, Mary (Jorge) Padilla of Ames;  grandchildren, Mandy (Seth) Holmen of Ames, and Gabe (Maricela) Padilla of Long Beach, CA; great grandchildren, Lucas and Landen Holmen and Olivia and Kate Padilla.  He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Laura; Sister Bette Booth; brothers, John and Larry Stevenson; nephew, Renne Booth; and great nephew, Mitchell Booth.
Lloyd E. Stevenson, the son of Harry W. and Inez Cleo (Cloyed) Stevenson, was born September 22, 1914 on a farm near Blakesburg, Iowa.  As a young child, he returned with his family to a farm near Goldfield.  Lloyd attended country schools and graduated from Goldfield High School in 1935 and following his education, he farmed with his father.  He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and saw action in New Guinea and the Philippines.  Following his honorable discharge, Lloyd returned home and on January 27, 1949, was united in marriage to Laura Maxine Schneider.  The couple farmed together near Renwick until his semi-retirement in 1972.  In their retirement, the couple made their home in Goldfield until becoming residents on the Humboldt Care Center North in 2006.  Mrs. Stevenson passed away in November of 2007.
For 40 years, Lloyd was a member of the United Methodist Church in Renwick until becoming a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Goldfield where he held many offices.  He was a past director of the Renwick Elevator.  He enjoyed nature and morning coffee in Hardy, Renwick, and Goldfield with his friends.  He was known as having a great sense of humor and in his younger years held the title of arm wrestling champion in Renwick and could walk on his hands.  He taught himself to play the harmonica and in later years took up the hobby of hand carving canes and walking sticks.