Cloyd Shotwell

Cloyd Emory Shotwell, one of five children of Mary Emma (Taladay) and Issac Shotwell, was born at Carson, Iowa on January 10, 1932. Cloyd graduated from the Carson High School in 1950 and immediately joined the United States Army. Cloyd served as a Tank Commander in the Korean War where he was wounded in the leg in the Battle of Old Baldy. Cloyd was discharged on January 29, 1953 and re-enlisted in the Army on November 3, 1965.
Cloyd and Mary Lucille Bennett were married at Ft. Carson, Colorado in 1967. Cloyd's new family included Lucille's four children, Marie "Toni," Anita, Connie, and Larry. Cloyd worked as a cook and served overseas once more during the Vietnam War where he was injured by stepping on a landmine. Cloyd retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of active duty on December 23, 1982.
Cloyd and Lucille lived in Kansas and finally California where Cloyd maintained apartment buildings. Cloyd and Lucille had been married 20 years when Lucille died in 1987. Cloyd returned to Carson where he cared for his sister Opal Klein until her death. Cloyd enjoyed spending time with his friends and was very proud of his 20 years in the Army.
Cloyd died at the Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA on April 4, 2003, at the age of 71 years, 2 months, and 24 days. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Opal Klein; brothers Roy Shotwell and Carl Shotwell; and wife Lucille Shotwell. He is survived by his sister Delores Schupp and her husband Lawrence of Council Bluffs, IA; step-daughters Toni Hall and her husband Rick of Chatsworth, GA; Anita LaFleur and her husband John of Carlyss, LA; Connie Junk and her husband Chauncey of Riverside, CA; step-son Larry Rojo and his wife Pat of Riverside, CA; eight step-grandchildren; seven step-great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; cousins and other relatives and friends.