Submitted by
Karen Stewart

Lloyd Starnes

Lloyd Starnes, longtime Ponca City resident, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at his home. He was 92.
A service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at First Christian Church with the Rev. Larry B. Metzger officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park, under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.
Lloyd Starnes, the son of James Richard and Mary Sanders Starnes, was born on Aug. 9, 1914, in Davis, Okla. On July 6, 1944, Lloyd married Ruth Elaine Harritt in the First Presbyterian Church of Watonga.
Mr. Starnes was in the service with the Merchant Marines during WWII. After tours in the South Pacific and Northern Russia he was stationed in Portland, Ore. The couple made their home in Portland during the last few months of the war.
In 1951, the couple moved to Ponca City where Lloyd was employed with Braker Electric and later with Welborn Electric. He retired in 1979.
Lloyd enjoyed golf. For more than 50 years he was a member of the First Christian Church of Ponca City, where he served in many capacities. Lloyd had also been a driver for Meals on Wheels, a member of the board for the Ponca City chapter of the Habitat for Humanity and had been active in the construction of local Habitat houses.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of the home; one sister, Thelma Lowther of Calif.; sister-in-law, Mary Mertz of San Antonio, Texas and niece, Glenda Flury of Guthrie. Lloyd is also survived by several other nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, William, Clarence, Robert, Minnie, Martha and Callie; and two infant daughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Habitat for Humanity, 117 West Central, Ponca City, OK 74601 or to the First Christian Church, 210 North Fifth, Ponca City, OK 74601