Lloyd Quenton Mettes, 87, of Oxford, and Atlanta, Mo., died Friday, July 30, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Central in Lafayette, after a short illness.
He was born Nov. 2, 1922 in the Healy Settlement of Macon County, Mo. to Joseph Bernard and Jewell Goldiette Roberts Mettes. On Dec. 22, 1942, he married Wanda Juanita Stanfield in Kirksville, Mo. She preceded him in death in 2007.
Surviving are two sons, Roger Mettes (wife: Judy) of Lafayette and Douglas Mettes (wife: Diane) of Otterbein; a daughter, Lt. Col. Wynona Bice-Stephens of Steilacoom, Washington; two sisters, Ganell Stotts of Wichita, Kansas and Lavenia Doyle of Eagle River, Alaska; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as a P-38 reconnaissance pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for securing aerial photographs prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima. He was recalled to serve in the Korean War. He later served in other military locations including Thule, Greenland, retiring from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel after 40 years of service.
He was born Nov. 2, 1922 in the Healy Settlement of Macon County, Mo. to Joseph Bernard and Jewell Goldiette Roberts Mettes. On Dec. 22, 1942, he married Wanda Juanita Stanfield in Kirksville, Mo. She preceded him in death in 2007.
Surviving are two sons, Roger Mettes (wife: Judy) of Lafayette and Douglas Mettes (wife: Diane) of Otterbein; a daughter, Lt. Col. Wynona Bice-Stephens of Steilacoom, Washington; two sisters, Ganell Stotts of Wichita, Kansas and Lavenia Doyle of Eagle River, Alaska; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as a P-38 reconnaissance pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for securing aerial photographs prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima. He was recalled to serve in the Korean War. He later served in other military locations including Thule, Greenland, retiring from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel after 40 years of service.
Lloyd Quenton Mettes, 87, of Oxford, and Atlanta, Mo., died Friday, July 30, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Central in Lafayette, after a short illness.
He was born Nov. 2, 1922 in the Healy Settlement of Macon County, Mo. to Joseph Bernard and Jewell Goldiette Roberts Mettes. On Dec. 22, 1942, he married Wanda Juanita Stanfield in Kirksville, Mo. She preceded him in death in 2007.
Surviving are two sons, Roger Mettes (wife: Judy) of Lafayette and Douglas Mettes (wife: Diane) of Otterbein; a daughter, Lt. Col. Wynona Bice-Stephens of Steilacoom, Washington; two sisters, Ganell Stotts of Wichita, Kansas and Lavenia Doyle of Eagle River, Alaska; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as a P-38 reconnaissance pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for securing aerial photographs prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima. He was recalled to serve in the Korean War. He later served in other military locations including Thule, Greenland, retiring from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel after 40 years of service.
He was born Nov. 2, 1922 in the Healy Settlement of Macon County, Mo. to Joseph Bernard and Jewell Goldiette Roberts Mettes. On Dec. 22, 1942, he married Wanda Juanita Stanfield in Kirksville, Mo. She preceded him in death in 2007.
Surviving are two sons, Roger Mettes (wife: Judy) of Lafayette and Douglas Mettes (wife: Diane) of Otterbein; a daughter, Lt. Col. Wynona Bice-Stephens of Steilacoom, Washington; two sisters, Ganell Stotts of Wichita, Kansas and Lavenia Doyle of Eagle River, Alaska; 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as a P-38 reconnaissance pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for securing aerial photographs prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima. He was recalled to serve in the Korean War. He later served in other military locations including Thule, Greenland, retiring from the Air Force with the rank of lieutenant colonel after 40 years of service.
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