Lloyde H. Goins, Jr.

Lloyde H. Goins, Jr., 90, went peacefully to the Lord on July 3, 2019 at Life Care Center of Seneca, Kan. Visitation was Friday, July 5, from noon to 8 p.m. at the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home in Axtell.  The family received friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6 at the Axtell United Methodist Church.  Pastor Janelle Knowles officiated.  The musicians were Darleen Porting and the Mock Family Singers.  Music included “The Lord’s Prayer”, “On Eagles Wings” and “Lord of the Dance”. The pallbearers were Bruce Goins, Brice Schmits, Curt Lefholtz, Paul Dunn, Dale Shirley and Bob Perry. The honorary pallbearers were Loyal Shirley, Gary Kabriel, Arlie Haug, Bob Sugden and Dave Perry. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery in Axtell. Lloyde was born May 31, 1929 at Topeka, to Lloyd Sr., and Leila (Knight) Goins. In 1947, he graduated from Horton High School.  Lloyde spent a memorable year at KU in Lawrence living with guys who would become lifetime friends.  After that year he joined the Goins-Hom Electric Construction Company, of which his dad was a co-owner. They built electrical line all over the Midwest, including the first into Winter Park, CO. After a fall off of an electrical pole, Lloyde met the love of his life, Donna Sugden, while recuperating at his uncle's house in Randolph, IA.  On January 6, 1951, they married in a small ceremony before he was to report to the service in Fort Bragg, N.C. After his two-year army assignment, Lloyde and Donna traveled around the various line jobs until he accepted a job as line foreman at the Axtell REC. After 29 years as foreman, he became manager of the Co-op for 16 years. Lloyde loved to hunt and fish, often with his old college friends. Archery was another favorite activity. After retirement Lloyde loved his flowers, garden, and crossword puzzles. He leaves behind his wife, Donna Goins, Seneca; daughters, Pamela (Clyde) Mock, Topeka, and Candy (Gene) Schmits, Seneca; grandchildren, Brice (Amanda) Schmits, Wichita, Jason Schmits, Lawrence, and Shelly Schmits, Kansas City; two great-grandchildren, Liam and Evelyn Schmits, Wichita; brothers, Bill (Donna) Goins, Tucson, AZ, and Jim (Joy) Goins, Diagonal, IA; and sisters, Shirley (Ron) Jones, Joplin, MO, and Linda Vanpelt, Urbandale, IA. A memorial fund has been established to the Axtell United Methodist Church or Axtell Community Improvement Fund.  Contributions may be sent in care of the Axtell-Landreth Funeral Home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lloyde H. Goins, Jr., please visit our flower store.