Lloyd Emerson Ames – Eighty Four

Lloyd Emerson Ames
EIGHTY FOUR
Lloyd Emerson Ames, 82, of Eighty Four was born August 16, 1937. He grew up in Clover Hill, Pa, a son of John Oscar and Lucinda Phillips-Ames. He graduated California High School in 1957, and married his wife, Sara M. Kelley in 1959. They moved to Eighty Four in 1964 to build a home for his growing family. Lloyd was a lifelong machine tool and die maker with the Flint and Glass Workers Union and retired from Ross Mould in 2006. He was a farmer, an avid baseball player turned coach, a golfer, bowler and dartball champ; holder of many trophies to bear witness to the accomplishments of a full life lived in dedication to his many passions. He was a large man in stature and presence, who worked hard and played hard. To those who knew him, he was “Pipe” for the tobacco pipe he smoked for many years. In the early 70’s, work was thin, so Lloyd learned a new skill: TV repair. People from all around, friends, family, and co-workers would show up in hopes he could repair their TV set. Not everyone could afford the repair, and sometimes he would deal to sell them a smaller one or even work on credit for family and those he knew best. As for us, his sons, we’ll always remember Dad as the hardest worker we ever knew, after watching and then helping him work in the fields, clearing pasture, setting fence posts, and putting up hay; working tirelessly on the farm and then going to work as a Mold Maker, which was no walk in the park either. He is survived by his wife Sara; two sisters, Etta Kokoska and Emma Lou Kistler; three sons, Lloyd Jr, Jeffrey, and Jerry; 13 grand children; and nine great-grand children. He is joining four brothers, Emery “Jiggs”, Edwin, Philip, Francis; two sisters, Edith Morton and Evelyn Bradshaw; two sons, John Oscar, Lucas; and a grand-daughter, Mary Louise. Friends will be received from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, and from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. At that time a service, in the PIATT AND BARNHILL FUNERAL HOME, 420 Locust Ave, Washington, with Minister Paul King officiating will be held. Interment will follow in Washington Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.piattandbarnhillfh.com. Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Directors Inc., Charles R. Piatt, owner/supervisor, Lawrence K. Donovan, director, Andrew C. Piatt, director