Lloyd E Stagner

Lloyd E. Stagner

Lloyd E. Stagner, 84, passed away Friday (Jan. 18, 2008) at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis campus in Wichita.

He was born March 2, 1923, in Newkirk, Okla., to Lloyd Sr. and Della (Thompson) Stagner. They preceded him in death.

Lloyd married Marilyn Davis on Oct. 12, 1972, in Topeka. She survives of Newton.

He was a retired Santa Fe Railway Station agent and author of books and magazine articles on American steam locomotives.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Newton, the National Railway Historical Society, Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Harvey County Historical Society and the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society.

Other survivors include sons, Matthew Stagner and wife, Lisa Lombard, of Oak Park, Ill., and Murray Stagner and wife, Lana, of Grapevine, Texas; daughter, Marla Jane Summer of South Paris, Maine; and three grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by a brother, Giles E. Stagner.

Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Petersen Funeral Home in Newton.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Phil Fischer of Trinity Heights UMC officiating.

Burial will be at McPherson City Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Heights UMC or Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita in care of the funeral home.