Lloyd Russell James died peacefully on March 20, 2020. He was 93. Lloyd was born on April 3, 1926 to Wilhelmina “Minnie” Emma Clara James (n’ee Blaske) and Dennis Julius James. After the early death of his father in 1934, he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Bert Clarence Chester. Lloyd is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. In death, he is reunited with his wife of 57 years, Ina Florence James (née Martin).
Lloyd was born in Glenn, CA and was a member of the Bayliss, CA community for the whole length of his life. He went to the Ord Bend grammar school until 8th grade and to both the Hamilton City and Glenn County High School in Willows, graduating from the latter in 1944. He was a sprinter and lettered in track. He also played football and basketball. In his senior year, he won his school league’s championship boxing match, breaking his right hand delivering the pivotal blow.
In high school, Lloyd was an Army Air Corps cadet. After graduation, he enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corps during World War II. As a “ring gunner,” he trained to aim and shoot the full range of anti-aircraft machine guns mounted on B-17 and B-29 bombers. This was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military at the time. Blessedly, on the week he was to ship out to the Pacific, the war ended.
Before being honorably discharged at the rank of Corporal and joining the Air Corps Reserves, he served the length of his enlistment. He was re-assigned to aircraft transport. This involved flying bombers from Salina, KS to Chico, CA, where he was sometimes able to visit with a young woman on whom he had his eye. To let Ina know that he would be coming by, his crew would fly the bomber over Ina’s house on its way to Chico. Lloyd would drop a note wrapped around a rock into her yard.
On June 16, 1948, Lloyd and Ina married. They purchased acreage on Rd. X in Bayliss and built a farmhouse, where he would live for over 70 years. In 1949, they started a dairy. They grew corn and hay and milked and calved about 30 cows. Later, their children would help.
In 1957, they sold the dairy herd and Lloyd used the GI Bill to take a class on artificial insemination. He went to work for the California Dairy Breeders in 1958 and traveled to dairies throughout the Ord and Willows area, delivering bull semen and inseminating cows. He was probably driving the only Volkswagen Bug in Bayliss, but the gas mileage was so good that he earned a little money on reimbursement for expenses alone.
In the following years, Lloyd sold cars and John Deer tractors. On his property, he grew alfalfa, corn, wheat milo, safflower, and rice. He helped his mother and stepfather with their almond orchard and rented an orchard of his own for a time. He planted and tended a small orchard of citrus, alongside gardens of tomatoes, squash, melon, and more.
He also kept bees and chickens. He raised rabbits, cattle, sheep, and both domestic and wild pigs. He cared for mules, horses, dogs, and cats. He once kept a pet skunk named Blossom that he enjoyed releasing in the house to startle unsuspecting visitors. He loved fishing, hunting, and pack riding with his mules. He would pack for days with his friends, sons, daughter, and son-in-law in the wilderness of the Marble Mountains, hunting deer, elk, and wild boar well into his 80s.
Over his long lifetime, Lloyd learned and adapted to increasingly sophisticated agricultural technology, accumulating an impressive amount of knowledge. Younger farmers and ranchers widely sought him out as an advisor and friend. His rice fields had top yields. He was known to be able to witch a well. And he was happy to feed crowds, renowned for his pit BBQ, barrel-grilled tri-tip, and Dutch oven pineapple upside down cake.
He was quick to share the fruits of his labor, always pressing bags of rice, nuts, and oranges into others’ arms. When he butchered a cow or lamb, or was overrun with fish during a catch, he would deliver food to his friends and neighbors. Others shared their bounties with him, too.
He was a generous member of his community in other ways as well. Notably, he was the last surviving charter member of the Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department. He and his fellow firefighters would abandon their fields or leap out of bed to rescue a family’s house or a barn and its animals. From a walnut tree, he built the bar for the firehouse. From 1971 to 1974, he was Fire Chief. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was also a Fire Commissioner, sitting on the board of the Fire District. Volunteering for the now-Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department became a family tradition. All three of his sons and two of his grandsons have been or currently are volunteers.
Lloyd and Ina were true partners. They shared the work of the farm and home and loved to socialize with their neighbors. When young, they frequented dance halls and had parties at home. They would move the furniture into the yard, transform their living room into a ballroom, and dance into the wee hours. Together, they hosted the Bayliss Balloon and Mosquito Rally, an event for hot air balloonists. (With nine balloon pilots in the family, he has been known to ask at family gatherings: “Can we talk about anything else?”) After retirement, they traveled to places as far-flung as New Zealand, Panama, and the Caribbean. In the final years of Ina’s life, Lloyd was her primary caretaker. He tended to her the way that she had always tended to him. Ina died in 2005.
Lloyd was a talker with a snappy sense of humor. Once, when he was grilling steaks for company, a guest from the city suggested that she would like her meat well done. Lloyd offered no reply. Then, he snuck out to the shop, cut a piece of harness leather into the shape of a steak, threw it on the grill, and served it to her for a laugh. When Lloyd wasn’t teasing us, he was explaining, and he was clever and bullheaded enough to win just about every argument.
Lloyd is the father of Dennis, Russell, Kay, and Dan James. He is father-in-law to Cindy (née Bradley), Gay (née Jensen), Mark West, and Sherrill (née Kennedy), respectively. He was also an important father figure to his nephew, Dave Ternan. He was a no-nonsense dad, instilling the values of hard work and integrity in his children. He was stern and fair. He worked hard to provide for them, but also created many memories of family togetherness. He would take his children along on his drives for work or involve them in doing chores. He encouraged each one to love the outdoors, taking them hunting, fishing, camping, or waterskiing at Stony Gorge Reservoir. On Sundays, he, Ina, and the kids would often visit neighbors, where the adults would play cards and the children would play games.
Lloyd is grandfather to Lisa Wade, Bert James, Keely Mahony (née Wade), Leana Stoltenberg (née James), Chris James, Loni Morales (née James), Kelly James, and Garrett James. He is great-grandfather to Zoey, Colby, Brendan, Ry, Owen, Jack, and Sylvan. In personalized ways, he made each of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren feel special. He made them believe that they were uniquely beloved by animals, snuck them out of family gatherings to share M&Ms at Hawaiian Gardens, and doled out rare and secret “I love yous.” He was immensely proud of all of his grandchildren, both those who followed in his footsteps and those who struck out on their own.
Lloyd James lived a rich and full life, with family, friends, and a wider community who loved and respected him. He served his country, husbanded animals, and worked the land. He was gregarious and kind. He had an alarmingly good memory and a story for anyone who would listen. With his love, his crops, and his animals, he nourished and sustained us all. He will be deeply missed.
Lloyd will be buried in the Orland Cemetery next to Ina. Private graveside services will be held shortly. Public services will be announced at a later date.
Lloyd was born in Glenn, CA and was a member of the Bayliss, CA community for the whole length of his life. He went to the Ord Bend grammar school until 8th grade and to both the Hamilton City and Glenn County High School in Willows, graduating from the latter in 1944. He was a sprinter and lettered in track. He also played football and basketball. In his senior year, he won his school league’s championship boxing match, breaking his right hand delivering the pivotal blow.
In high school, Lloyd was an Army Air Corps cadet. After graduation, he enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corps during World War II. As a “ring gunner,” he trained to aim and shoot the full range of anti-aircraft machine guns mounted on B-17 and B-29 bombers. This was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military at the time. Blessedly, on the week he was to ship out to the Pacific, the war ended.
Before being honorably discharged at the rank of Corporal and joining the Air Corps Reserves, he served the length of his enlistment. He was re-assigned to aircraft transport. This involved flying bombers from Salina, KS to Chico, CA, where he was sometimes able to visit with a young woman on whom he had his eye. To let Ina know that he would be coming by, his crew would fly the bomber over Ina’s house on its way to Chico. Lloyd would drop a note wrapped around a rock into her yard.
On June 16, 1948, Lloyd and Ina married. They purchased acreage on Rd. X in Bayliss and built a farmhouse, where he would live for over 70 years. In 1949, they started a dairy. They grew corn and hay and milked and calved about 30 cows. Later, their children would help.
In 1957, they sold the dairy herd and Lloyd used the GI Bill to take a class on artificial insemination. He went to work for the California Dairy Breeders in 1958 and traveled to dairies throughout the Ord and Willows area, delivering bull semen and inseminating cows. He was probably driving the only Volkswagen Bug in Bayliss, but the gas mileage was so good that he earned a little money on reimbursement for expenses alone.
In the following years, Lloyd sold cars and John Deer tractors. On his property, he grew alfalfa, corn, wheat milo, safflower, and rice. He helped his mother and stepfather with their almond orchard and rented an orchard of his own for a time. He planted and tended a small orchard of citrus, alongside gardens of tomatoes, squash, melon, and more.
He also kept bees and chickens. He raised rabbits, cattle, sheep, and both domestic and wild pigs. He cared for mules, horses, dogs, and cats. He once kept a pet skunk named Blossom that he enjoyed releasing in the house to startle unsuspecting visitors. He loved fishing, hunting, and pack riding with his mules. He would pack for days with his friends, sons, daughter, and son-in-law in the wilderness of the Marble Mountains, hunting deer, elk, and wild boar well into his 80s.
Over his long lifetime, Lloyd learned and adapted to increasingly sophisticated agricultural technology, accumulating an impressive amount of knowledge. Younger farmers and ranchers widely sought him out as an advisor and friend. His rice fields had top yields. He was known to be able to witch a well. And he was happy to feed crowds, renowned for his pit BBQ, barrel-grilled tri-tip, and Dutch oven pineapple upside down cake.
He was quick to share the fruits of his labor, always pressing bags of rice, nuts, and oranges into others’ arms. When he butchered a cow or lamb, or was overrun with fish during a catch, he would deliver food to his friends and neighbors. Others shared their bounties with him, too.
He was a generous member of his community in other ways as well. Notably, he was the last surviving charter member of the Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department. He and his fellow firefighters would abandon their fields or leap out of bed to rescue a family’s house or a barn and its animals. From a walnut tree, he built the bar for the firehouse. From 1971 to 1974, he was Fire Chief. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was also a Fire Commissioner, sitting on the board of the Fire District. Volunteering for the now-Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department became a family tradition. All three of his sons and two of his grandsons have been or currently are volunteers.
Lloyd and Ina were true partners. They shared the work of the farm and home and loved to socialize with their neighbors. When young, they frequented dance halls and had parties at home. They would move the furniture into the yard, transform their living room into a ballroom, and dance into the wee hours. Together, they hosted the Bayliss Balloon and Mosquito Rally, an event for hot air balloonists. (With nine balloon pilots in the family, he has been known to ask at family gatherings: “Can we talk about anything else?”) After retirement, they traveled to places as far-flung as New Zealand, Panama, and the Caribbean. In the final years of Ina’s life, Lloyd was her primary caretaker. He tended to her the way that she had always tended to him. Ina died in 2005.
Lloyd was a talker with a snappy sense of humor. Once, when he was grilling steaks for company, a guest from the city suggested that she would like her meat well done. Lloyd offered no reply. Then, he snuck out to the shop, cut a piece of harness leather into the shape of a steak, threw it on the grill, and served it to her for a laugh. When Lloyd wasn’t teasing us, he was explaining, and he was clever and bullheaded enough to win just about every argument.
Lloyd is the father of Dennis, Russell, Kay, and Dan James. He is father-in-law to Cindy (née Bradley), Gay (née Jensen), Mark West, and Sherrill (née Kennedy), respectively. He was also an important father figure to his nephew, Dave Ternan. He was a no-nonsense dad, instilling the values of hard work and integrity in his children. He was stern and fair. He worked hard to provide for them, but also created many memories of family togetherness. He would take his children along on his drives for work or involve them in doing chores. He encouraged each one to love the outdoors, taking them hunting, fishing, camping, or waterskiing at Stony Gorge Reservoir. On Sundays, he, Ina, and the kids would often visit neighbors, where the adults would play cards and the children would play games.
Lloyd is grandfather to Lisa Wade, Bert James, Keely Mahony (née Wade), Leana Stoltenberg (née James), Chris James, Loni Morales (née James), Kelly James, and Garrett James. He is great-grandfather to Zoey, Colby, Brendan, Ry, Owen, Jack, and Sylvan. In personalized ways, he made each of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren feel special. He made them believe that they were uniquely beloved by animals, snuck them out of family gatherings to share M&Ms at Hawaiian Gardens, and doled out rare and secret “I love yous.” He was immensely proud of all of his grandchildren, both those who followed in his footsteps and those who struck out on their own.
Lloyd James lived a rich and full life, with family, friends, and a wider community who loved and respected him. He served his country, husbanded animals, and worked the land. He was gregarious and kind. He had an alarmingly good memory and a story for anyone who would listen. With his love, his crops, and his animals, he nourished and sustained us all. He will be deeply missed.
Lloyd will be buried in the Orland Cemetery next to Ina. Private graveside services will be held shortly. Public services will be announced at a later date.
Lloyd Russell James died peacefully on March 20, 2020. He was 93. Lloyd was born on April 3, 1926 to Wilhelmina “Minnie” Emma Clara James (n’ee Blaske) and Dennis Julius James. After the early death of his father in 1934, he was raised by his mother and stepfather, Bert Clarence Chester. Lloyd is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. In death, he is reunited with his wife of 57 years, Ina Florence James (née Martin).
Lloyd was born in Glenn, CA and was a member of the Bayliss, CA community for the whole length of his life. He went to the Ord Bend grammar school until 8th grade and to both the Hamilton City and Glenn County High School in Willows, graduating from the latter in 1944. He was a sprinter and lettered in track. He also played football and basketball. In his senior year, he won his school league’s championship boxing match, breaking his right hand delivering the pivotal blow.
In high school, Lloyd was an Army Air Corps cadet. After graduation, he enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corps during World War II. As a “ring gunner,” he trained to aim and shoot the full range of anti-aircraft machine guns mounted on B-17 and B-29 bombers. This was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military at the time. Blessedly, on the week he was to ship out to the Pacific, the war ended.
Before being honorably discharged at the rank of Corporal and joining the Air Corps Reserves, he served the length of his enlistment. He was re-assigned to aircraft transport. This involved flying bombers from Salina, KS to Chico, CA, where he was sometimes able to visit with a young woman on whom he had his eye. To let Ina know that he would be coming by, his crew would fly the bomber over Ina’s house on its way to Chico. Lloyd would drop a note wrapped around a rock into her yard.
On June 16, 1948, Lloyd and Ina married. They purchased acreage on Rd. X in Bayliss and built a farmhouse, where he would live for over 70 years. In 1949, they started a dairy. They grew corn and hay and milked and calved about 30 cows. Later, their children would help.
In 1957, they sold the dairy herd and Lloyd used the GI Bill to take a class on artificial insemination. He went to work for the California Dairy Breeders in 1958 and traveled to dairies throughout the Ord and Willows area, delivering bull semen and inseminating cows. He was probably driving the only Volkswagen Bug in Bayliss, but the gas mileage was so good that he earned a little money on reimbursement for expenses alone.
In the following years, Lloyd sold cars and John Deer tractors. On his property, he grew alfalfa, corn, wheat milo, safflower, and rice. He helped his mother and stepfather with their almond orchard and rented an orchard of his own for a time. He planted and tended a small orchard of citrus, alongside gardens of tomatoes, squash, melon, and more.
He also kept bees and chickens. He raised rabbits, cattle, sheep, and both domestic and wild pigs. He cared for mules, horses, dogs, and cats. He once kept a pet skunk named Blossom that he enjoyed releasing in the house to startle unsuspecting visitors. He loved fishing, hunting, and pack riding with his mules. He would pack for days with his friends, sons, daughter, and son-in-law in the wilderness of the Marble Mountains, hunting deer, elk, and wild boar well into his 80s.
Over his long lifetime, Lloyd learned and adapted to increasingly sophisticated agricultural technology, accumulating an impressive amount of knowledge. Younger farmers and ranchers widely sought him out as an advisor and friend. His rice fields had top yields. He was known to be able to witch a well. And he was happy to feed crowds, renowned for his pit BBQ, barrel-grilled tri-tip, and Dutch oven pineapple upside down cake.
He was quick to share the fruits of his labor, always pressing bags of rice, nuts, and oranges into others’ arms. When he butchered a cow or lamb, or was overrun with fish during a catch, he would deliver food to his friends and neighbors. Others shared their bounties with him, too.
He was a generous member of his community in other ways as well. Notably, he was the last surviving charter member of the Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department. He and his fellow firefighters would abandon their fields or leap out of bed to rescue a family’s house or a barn and its animals. From a walnut tree, he built the bar for the firehouse. From 1971 to 1974, he was Fire Chief. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was also a Fire Commissioner, sitting on the board of the Fire District. Volunteering for the now-Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department became a family tradition. All three of his sons and two of his grandsons have been or currently are volunteers.
Lloyd and Ina were true partners. They shared the work of the farm and home and loved to socialize with their neighbors. When young, they frequented dance halls and had parties at home. They would move the furniture into the yard, transform their living room into a ballroom, and dance into the wee hours. Together, they hosted the Bayliss Balloon and Mosquito Rally, an event for hot air balloonists. (With nine balloon pilots in the family, he has been known to ask at family gatherings: “Can we talk about anything else?”) After retirement, they traveled to places as far-flung as New Zealand, Panama, and the Caribbean. In the final years of Ina’s life, Lloyd was her primary caretaker. He tended to her the way that she had always tended to him. Ina died in 2005.
Lloyd was a talker with a snappy sense of humor. Once, when he was grilling steaks for company, a guest from the city suggested that she would like her meat well done. Lloyd offered no reply. Then, he snuck out to the shop, cut a piece of harness leather into the shape of a steak, threw it on the grill, and served it to her for a laugh. When Lloyd wasn’t teasing us, he was explaining, and he was clever and bullheaded enough to win just about every argument.
Lloyd is the father of Dennis, Russell, Kay, and Dan James. He is father-in-law to Cindy (née Bradley), Gay (née Jensen), Mark West, and Sherrill (née Kennedy), respectively. He was also an important father figure to his nephew, Dave Ternan. He was a no-nonsense dad, instilling the values of hard work and integrity in his children. He was stern and fair. He worked hard to provide for them, but also created many memories of family togetherness. He would take his children along on his drives for work or involve them in doing chores. He encouraged each one to love the outdoors, taking them hunting, fishing, camping, or waterskiing at Stony Gorge Reservoir. On Sundays, he, Ina, and the kids would often visit neighbors, where the adults would play cards and the children would play games.
Lloyd is grandfather to Lisa Wade, Bert James, Keely Mahony (née Wade), Leana Stoltenberg (née James), Chris James, Loni Morales (née James), Kelly James, and Garrett James. He is great-grandfather to Zoey, Colby, Brendan, Ry, Owen, Jack, and Sylvan. In personalized ways, he made each of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren feel special. He made them believe that they were uniquely beloved by animals, snuck them out of family gatherings to share M&Ms at Hawaiian Gardens, and doled out rare and secret “I love yous.” He was immensely proud of all of his grandchildren, both those who followed in his footsteps and those who struck out on their own.
Lloyd James lived a rich and full life, with family, friends, and a wider community who loved and respected him. He served his country, husbanded animals, and worked the land. He was gregarious and kind. He had an alarmingly good memory and a story for anyone who would listen. With his love, his crops, and his animals, he nourished and sustained us all. He will be deeply missed.
Lloyd will be buried in the Orland Cemetery next to Ina. Private graveside services will be held shortly. Public services will be announced at a later date.
Lloyd was born in Glenn, CA and was a member of the Bayliss, CA community for the whole length of his life. He went to the Ord Bend grammar school until 8th grade and to both the Hamilton City and Glenn County High School in Willows, graduating from the latter in 1944. He was a sprinter and lettered in track. He also played football and basketball. In his senior year, he won his school league’s championship boxing match, breaking his right hand delivering the pivotal blow.
In high school, Lloyd was an Army Air Corps cadet. After graduation, he enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corps during World War II. As a “ring gunner,” he trained to aim and shoot the full range of anti-aircraft machine guns mounted on B-17 and B-29 bombers. This was one of the most dangerous jobs in the military at the time. Blessedly, on the week he was to ship out to the Pacific, the war ended.
Before being honorably discharged at the rank of Corporal and joining the Air Corps Reserves, he served the length of his enlistment. He was re-assigned to aircraft transport. This involved flying bombers from Salina, KS to Chico, CA, where he was sometimes able to visit with a young woman on whom he had his eye. To let Ina know that he would be coming by, his crew would fly the bomber over Ina’s house on its way to Chico. Lloyd would drop a note wrapped around a rock into her yard.
On June 16, 1948, Lloyd and Ina married. They purchased acreage on Rd. X in Bayliss and built a farmhouse, where he would live for over 70 years. In 1949, they started a dairy. They grew corn and hay and milked and calved about 30 cows. Later, their children would help.
In 1957, they sold the dairy herd and Lloyd used the GI Bill to take a class on artificial insemination. He went to work for the California Dairy Breeders in 1958 and traveled to dairies throughout the Ord and Willows area, delivering bull semen and inseminating cows. He was probably driving the only Volkswagen Bug in Bayliss, but the gas mileage was so good that he earned a little money on reimbursement for expenses alone.
In the following years, Lloyd sold cars and John Deer tractors. On his property, he grew alfalfa, corn, wheat milo, safflower, and rice. He helped his mother and stepfather with their almond orchard and rented an orchard of his own for a time. He planted and tended a small orchard of citrus, alongside gardens of tomatoes, squash, melon, and more.
He also kept bees and chickens. He raised rabbits, cattle, sheep, and both domestic and wild pigs. He cared for mules, horses, dogs, and cats. He once kept a pet skunk named Blossom that he enjoyed releasing in the house to startle unsuspecting visitors. He loved fishing, hunting, and pack riding with his mules. He would pack for days with his friends, sons, daughter, and son-in-law in the wilderness of the Marble Mountains, hunting deer, elk, and wild boar well into his 80s.
Over his long lifetime, Lloyd learned and adapted to increasingly sophisticated agricultural technology, accumulating an impressive amount of knowledge. Younger farmers and ranchers widely sought him out as an advisor and friend. His rice fields had top yields. He was known to be able to witch a well. And he was happy to feed crowds, renowned for his pit BBQ, barrel-grilled tri-tip, and Dutch oven pineapple upside down cake.
He was quick to share the fruits of his labor, always pressing bags of rice, nuts, and oranges into others’ arms. When he butchered a cow or lamb, or was overrun with fish during a catch, he would deliver food to his friends and neighbors. Others shared their bounties with him, too.
He was a generous member of his community in other ways as well. Notably, he was the last surviving charter member of the Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department. He and his fellow firefighters would abandon their fields or leap out of bed to rescue a family’s house or a barn and its animals. From a walnut tree, he built the bar for the firehouse. From 1971 to 1974, he was Fire Chief. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was also a Fire Commissioner, sitting on the board of the Fire District. Volunteering for the now-Bayliss Volunteer Fire Department became a family tradition. All three of his sons and two of his grandsons have been or currently are volunteers.
Lloyd and Ina were true partners. They shared the work of the farm and home and loved to socialize with their neighbors. When young, they frequented dance halls and had parties at home. They would move the furniture into the yard, transform their living room into a ballroom, and dance into the wee hours. Together, they hosted the Bayliss Balloon and Mosquito Rally, an event for hot air balloonists. (With nine balloon pilots in the family, he has been known to ask at family gatherings: “Can we talk about anything else?”) After retirement, they traveled to places as far-flung as New Zealand, Panama, and the Caribbean. In the final years of Ina’s life, Lloyd was her primary caretaker. He tended to her the way that she had always tended to him. Ina died in 2005.
Lloyd was a talker with a snappy sense of humor. Once, when he was grilling steaks for company, a guest from the city suggested that she would like her meat well done. Lloyd offered no reply. Then, he snuck out to the shop, cut a piece of harness leather into the shape of a steak, threw it on the grill, and served it to her for a laugh. When Lloyd wasn’t teasing us, he was explaining, and he was clever and bullheaded enough to win just about every argument.
Lloyd is the father of Dennis, Russell, Kay, and Dan James. He is father-in-law to Cindy (née Bradley), Gay (née Jensen), Mark West, and Sherrill (née Kennedy), respectively. He was also an important father figure to his nephew, Dave Ternan. He was a no-nonsense dad, instilling the values of hard work and integrity in his children. He was stern and fair. He worked hard to provide for them, but also created many memories of family togetherness. He would take his children along on his drives for work or involve them in doing chores. He encouraged each one to love the outdoors, taking them hunting, fishing, camping, or waterskiing at Stony Gorge Reservoir. On Sundays, he, Ina, and the kids would often visit neighbors, where the adults would play cards and the children would play games.
Lloyd is grandfather to Lisa Wade, Bert James, Keely Mahony (née Wade), Leana Stoltenberg (née James), Chris James, Loni Morales (née James), Kelly James, and Garrett James. He is great-grandfather to Zoey, Colby, Brendan, Ry, Owen, Jack, and Sylvan. In personalized ways, he made each of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren feel special. He made them believe that they were uniquely beloved by animals, snuck them out of family gatherings to share M&Ms at Hawaiian Gardens, and doled out rare and secret “I love yous.” He was immensely proud of all of his grandchildren, both those who followed in his footsteps and those who struck out on their own.
Lloyd James lived a rich and full life, with family, friends, and a wider community who loved and respected him. He served his country, husbanded animals, and worked the land. He was gregarious and kind. He had an alarmingly good memory and a story for anyone who would listen. With his love, his crops, and his animals, he nourished and sustained us all. He will be deeply missed.
Lloyd will be buried in the Orland Cemetery next to Ina. Private graveside services will be held shortly. Public services will be announced at a later date.
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