Rodney Monroe Lloyd

Rodney Monroe Lloyd was born in Logan Utah, January 24, 1958 and died unexpectedly in Riverton, Utah, December 27, 2022 of a heart attack.  As a small child, he lived in Smithfield and Preston, Idaho.   When he was eight years old he moved with his family to Star Valley, Wyoming where the family purchased a store in Bedford.  He wrestled and played football for Star Valley High School.  From an early age, he was one of the workers who keep America moving.  As a teen he worked on the farms and ranches in Star Valley, moving pipe and milking cows.  He also worked as a butcher with his father in Afton.  After high school graduation, he served an LDS mission to Oakland, California.

 Rod moved to Salt Lake City where he found work as a butcher until his good friend Ken Jenkins got him on with Meadow Gold Dairy.  When Meadow Gold closed he worked at Smith’s Dairy in Layton then Deseret Dairy for more than twenty years until his retirement.  He married Joyce Cora Berghout on September 10, 1981. They were blessed with three children, Isaac and Ashlee Lloyd, Natalie and Arthur Dunnill, and Kirsten and Michael Friedrich.  He loved and enjoyed his ten grandchildren including, Alison, MaKayla, Michael II, Ziva, Kenneth, Hadlee, Rebecca, Brynlee, Melissa, and Evelyn.

He enjoyed golfing, cross country skiing, and playing with grandchildren.  He was knowledgeable in the Gospel and has an excellent memory for people, dates, and events.  This made him a trivia whiz and unbeatable at Trivial Pursuit.  He had a soft spot for children and youth and loved teaching primary and teen Sunday school classes.  When he discovered that two of his Sunday school students were homeless, he immediately took them into his own home.  His nephew, Dr. Jared Austin said, “Uncle Roddie was a kind human being and there can be no higher praise than that.”

In addition to his wife Joyce, children, and grandchildren, he is survived by his siblings, Karma, Chuck, Paul, and Jayne, their spouses, and children.

Services will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2022 at Riverton 10th ward, 12830 South, 2700 West, Riverton Utah.  Viewing will be from 1:00 to 2:45 pm with services at 3:00 pm, all in the Riverton 10th Ward chapel. Cremation will follow services.

In lieu of flowers, please contribute to a charity of your choice.

To watch the service use the provided link:https://zoom.us/j/99512044175