Marilyn JoAnn Lloyd, 90, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 2nd, 2025.

JoAnn was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on February 7, 1934, the daughter of Edna Pauline (Holmgren) and Fredolph Bernard Oberg. Although an only child, she grew up in a tight-knit family with several cousins living in the Salina and Lindsborg communities.

After graduating from Salina High in 1952, JoAnn attended Bethany College. Later that year, the handsome Airman 1st Class Don Lloyd started attending Salina Bible Church. They married on August 2, 1953, and remained together until his death in May 2024.

JoAnn was an accomplished seamstress with an eye for fashion. She spoiled her daughters with tailor-made clothes and taught knitting and sewing classes at King’s Fabric. The Lord blessed her with an opportunity to work at Sears, where she worked in the catalog and credit departments until she retired in the late 1990s. After her retirement, she started quilting, allowing her to keep her mind nimble.

When JoAnn wasn’t working or sewing, she was serving at church. She taught children’s church for over 30 years, sang in a trio and the choir, and hosted missionaries for meals. She was a phenomenal cook and loved to serve her Lord.

Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Davis (Pat), of Pipe Creek, Texas, Roxann Lloyd, of Denver, Colorado, Jana Laipple (Brett), of Wathena, Kansas; and son, Jeffery “Jeff” Lloyd (Bev), of Valley Park, Missouri. She is also survived by 2 Grandchildren, Buddy Lloyd (Amber), Janis Hughes (Will); and 3 great grandchildren, Kennedy, Molly, Charlie.

She is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Don Lloyd.

Cremation was chosen and a memorial service will be held later.

The family requests donations to Wycliffe Bible Translators, Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry (www.foi.org), or Salina Presbyterian Manor, the Good Samaritan Fund, in care of Carlson-Geisendorf Funeral Home, 500 S. Ohio St., Salina, Kansas.