William Homer Loman, Sr.

SESSER -- William Homer Loman, Sr., 82, of Sesser, passed away Friday, 
March 14, 2003. 

He was born Jan. 12, 1921, near Sesser. He was the 
firstborn child of James Harrison and Iva Bell (Bradley) Loman. He was 
raised on a farm in Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, and lived most 
of his life in Jefferson and Franklin County. He had worked as a 
carpenter for many years prior to his retirement. 

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday March 21, 2003, in Brayfield-Gilbert 
Funeral Home in Sesser with internment at Maple Hill Cemetery. Visitation 
will be after 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. 

Mr. Loman is survived by six children, Sue Green Independence, Mo., Bill and 
wife, Rosie, of Okinawa, Japan, James "Corky" and wife, Marian, of Kansas City, 
Mo., Bob of Excelsior (Springs), Mo.; Joe of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Becky 
Boykin and husband, Jesse, of Fairfield, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Ty Green, 
Rex Green, Kasey Loman, Christy Jackson, Ashanti Boykin, Hailey Boykin, Maryrose Loman; 
nine great grandchildren; Tammy Whitlock of Centralia, who he raised as 
a daughter; seven siblings, Harrison and wife, Betty, of Elkville, 
Howard of Chicago, Bill Joe and wife, Marlene, of Sesser, Geri Wakeup, and 
husband, Ray, of Brookfield, Ina Whitsell, of Mount Vernon, Kenneth and 
wife, Judy, of Bonnie, and Donna Roberts and husband, Cecil, of Sesser. 

Mr. Loman was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings, 
Harold Loman, Betty June Loman, Maxie Loman, and Ruth Ann Haynes.


Date: March 19, 2003
Source: The Southern Illinoisan
Submitted by:  Robert W. Loman
Son

Mt Vernon Register News

William Homer Loman Sr., 82, of Sesser died 
March 14, 2003, at Crossroads Hospital in Mt. Vernon.
He was a carpenter.
Mr. Loman was born Jan. 12, 1921, in Sesser to James Harrison and Iva 
Bell (Bradley) Loman.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Brayfield-Gilbert 
Funeral Home in Sesser. The Rev. Mike Cash will officiate. Burial will be 
at Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday at Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral 
Home in Sesser.
Mr. Loman is survived by six children, Sue Green of Independence, Mo., 
Bill and Rosie of Okinawa, Japan, Corky and Marian Loman of Kansas 
City, Mo., Bob Loman of Excelsior, Mo., Joe Loman of Excelsior, Mo., and 
Becky and Jesse Boykin of Fairfield, Calif.; seven grandchildren; nine 
great-grandchildren; and brothers and sisters Harrison Loman of Elkville, 
Howard Loman of Chicago, Bill Joe Loman of Sesser, Jeri Wakeup of 
Brookfield, Ina Whitsell of Mt. Vernon, Kenneth Loman of Bonnie and Donna 
Roberts of Sesser.
Mr. Loman was a member of the Carpenters Local Union.
Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements; you may call 652-2411 for information. 

Date: March 19, 2003
Source: Mt Vernon Register News
Submitted by: Robert W. Loman