John L Lloyd

John L. Lloyd, retired Nashville dentist and retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, died Sunday, March 26, at age 90. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Fayrene Lloyd; children J. Kevin Lloyd (Bonnie) of Floyd VA, Wendy Lloyd Hudson (Jim) of Springfield VA, David A. Lloyd of Roanoke VA, and C. Alan Lloyd of Nashville; grandchildren Colin Lloyd (Kessia) of Brooklyn NY, Aaron Lloyd (Iris) of Raleigh NC, Katherine Reimen (Matt) of Durham NC, Clay Hudson of Richmond VA, Grace McManus (Tom) of Nagold Germany, Reid Hudson of San Antonio TX, and Emily Lloyd of Smyrna TN; great-grandchildren Caden, Charlotte and Jackson Lloyd, Julia Reimen, and Thomas, Miles and Calvin McManus; brother James C. Lloyd (Sue) of Universal City TX, sisters Becky Via Bowen (Tom) of Shawnee KS, and Betty Via Hill (Keith) of Mayfield KY. He was preceded in death by his parents Lewis Lloyd and Lois Via, and sister Diane Rugge.

Born in Obion TN on Oct. 3, 1932, Dr. Lloyd graduated from Ypsilanti High School in Ypsilanti MI. He attended the University of TN at Martin and received his D.D.S. from the University of TN College of Dentistry. Dr. Lloyd and his family moved to Donelson in 1964 from Bells TN and to Lebanon in 1993.

Dr. Lloyd was a decorated veteran of two wars, and retired with over 25 years of service. As a member of the Military Officers’ Association of America (MOAA), he started the Andrew Jackson Chapter in Hermitage. He is past president of the TN Council of Military Officers’ Association of America (ten chapters representing approximately 2000 chapter members) and of the Middle TN Chapter of MOAA.

Dr. Lloyd was a Toastmaster for over 26 years. He received the Distinguished Toastmaster designation, Toastmasters’ highest designation, four times and also received a Presidential Citation from Toastmasters International.

In addition to MOAA and Toastmasters, Dr. Lloyd belonged to the American Legion, Nashville Dental Society, TN Dental Association, and the American Dental Association. He was past president of United Methodist Urban Ministries, Luton Mental Center, Donelson-Hermitage Jaycees and Donelson Optimist Club. He was an active member of Pennington United Methodist Church (now Pennington Fellowship Church) for nearly 50 years.

Dr. Lloyd, or “Papa” as his grandchildren called him, was always available for tractor rides around the farm, fishing at the pond, or enjoying the rocking chairs on the front porch. His generosity was displayed in his oft-used question, “Want another one?” meaning another cookie or another bowl of ice cream. (Butter pecan being a favorite.) He was always quick with a joke, some of which were appropriate for children. He was beloved, and will be dearly missed.

Visitation will be held at Hibbett & Hailey Funeral Home, 429 Donelson Pike in Nashville, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Thursday, March 30. The funeral service will be held at Pennington Fellowship Church, 2745 Pennington Bend Road in Nashville, at 10:00am on Friday, March 31. Graveside service and interment will be at Middle TN Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCrory Lane in Nashville, at 1:00pm Friday.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The MOAA Foundation (charities.moaa.org), Pennington Fellowship Church (penningtonfellowshipchurch.com), or a charity of your choice.