Lloyd Arthur Epley Obituary
We are sad to announce that on September 21, 2023, at the age of 97, Lloyd Arthur Epley of Mason City, Iowa passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Arthur C. Epley and Lydia A. Epley (Raecker). He is survived by: his wife Donna Heim Epley; his siblings, Milton Epley (Mae), Perry Epley (Chalice), Florence Lundberg (Bert) and Ivan Epley (Evelyn); his grandchild Dea Epley Birtwistle (John) of Tiffin; his great grandchild Anne Nankee (Bryant) of Milwaukee; his grandchild Jean Epley Carleton of Plano; his great grandchildren, Timothy Carleton (Justine) of Phoenix, Christopher Carleton of Dallas and Kathleen Miller (Sam) of North Augusta; his grandson David Epley (Barb) of Indianola; and his great grandchildren, Corey Epley of Des Moines, Mina Epley of North Liberty, Mitchell Epley of Ankeny and Nathan Epley of Indianola. He is also survived by his family and is survived by his three children.
Music continued to be a big part of his life, and he witnessed to staff in the four different nursing homes where he lived by singing hymns from memory and speaking of his blessings after surviving COVID three times.
In lieu of flowers, the Lloyd A. Epley Memorial Fund has been established and donations under that name will be accepted at any Hills Bank. Memorials can also go directly to the Sharon Center United Methodist Church, the Coralville Library Foundation, the Nebraska Pennsylvania Colony Foundation, or to the Red Bird Clinic, Inc., in Beverly, Kentucky.
