Lloyd Ellis Alger, Sr., 87, of Lake Shawnee, went home to be with the Lord Friday, April 24, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born January 30, 1922 at Madison, VA., he was the son of the late Henry and Ollie Alger. He was a Christian and a member of Fairview Christian Community Church in Princeton.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in World War II. He retired from the Naval shipyard in South Carolina after 35 years of service, and then he worked for the Summerville, S.C. school district for 10 years. He was a former scout master, and his hobbies were woodworking and bowling. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Alger; one daughter, Peggy Mason; two grandchildren; and eleven brothers and sisters.

Survivors include his loving wife, Lora Janette Neely Alger of Lake Shawnee; three children, Terry O'Dell Alger, Daniel B. Alger and Elizabeth Alger Coker all of Summerville, S.C.; three stepchildren, Rex Neely of Princeton, Norma Meadows of Hinton and Mary Wellman of Kegley; four brothers, Paul Alger of Corpus Christi, Texas, Roland (Buddy) Alger of Princeton, John H. Alger of Charles Town and James Alger of Winchester, Va.; two sisters, Bessie Yowell of Maryland and Nancy Alger of Charles Town; 26 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel of the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton with the Rev. Larry Dyer officiating. Interment will be at Summerville Cemetery in Summerville, S.C.Friends may call from today from 6-7 p.m. at the Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton.

Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 4/27/2009