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MARLON G. LOFTIS, 66
(veteran)
Graveside services were Tuesday, February 19 at the Herman Cemetery for Marlon G. Loftis, 66 of Syracuse who died at Community Memorial Hospital in Syracuse February 17, 1991. Rev. David McCreary officiated.
A memorial service, a celebration of life was held at the United Methodist Church in Syracuse Wednesday, February 20 at 7 p.m.
Marlon G. Loftis was born April 19, 1924 in Herman to Floyd and Florence Johns Loftis. The family moved to a farm southeast of Blair in 1928 and then in 1939 to a farm a mile west of the Herman School.
He attended Cruickshank School through eighth grade. He then attended Blair High School through the first semester of his junior year, graduating from Herman High School with the class of 1940.
He entered the military in May, 1945, and served one year in the occupation forces in Germany, first as a Code Room Chief for the third infantry division; then as cryptographer with a Strategic Services Unit, Office of the Assistant Secretary of War Mission to Germany. At the time he left that post, it was being reorganized to become the Central Intelligence Agency.
He was a mechanic and parts man for John Deere dealers in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa for many years. While at Pender, Nebraska in 1958, he made the decision to enter full time ministry of the Methodist Church.
He served churches at Crawford Valley/Stark Valley near Plainview, Nebraska from 1958-1961; in Allen from 1961-64; Chester-Hubbell from 1964-71; Giltner-Philips, 1971-80; and Syracuse-Unadilla from 1980-90. He retired at the time of the annual conference in 1989.
He was a past master, Chester Lodge No. 2948, A.F. & A.M.; past president Lions Clubs at Giltner and later at Syracuse; and past president of the Chester Community Club. He also served on several boards and committees in the church, district, and conference; was a charter member of the Nebraska City Apple Corps Chorus and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 55.
He married Ruby E. Theilfoldt at Herman, March 12, 1944.
He was preceded in death by his mother in 1960, his step-mother in 1983, and a sister who died in infancy.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Loftis of Syracuse; three sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Lisa Loftis, Phoenix, Arizona; Rod and Cindy Loftis, Omaha; and Randy Loftis, Grand Island, Nebraska; five grandsons, Trevor, Andy, John, Ryan and Tanner; one granddaughter, Traci; two great-grandchildren, Amanda and Tyler; his father, Floyd Loftis, Arlington; three sisters, Janice (Mrs. Roy) Trotter, Lincoln, mIssouri; Shirley (Mrs. Laverne) Schmidt, Arlington; Iva (Mrs. Ken) Johnson, Fremont; and one brother, Rev. Gene Loftis, Omaha.
Pallbearers were Terry Loftis, Rod Loftis, Randy Loftis, Traci Loftis, Andy Loftis, Jon Loftis and Tanner Loftis.
Fusselman-Roby-Wymore Funeral Home in Syracuse was in charge.
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