Loyd L. Shoman, age 71 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 19, 2007 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. Thursday at the chapel. Family suggests contributions to P.A.W.S. and may be left at the funeral home.

Loyd was born in Urbana, Missouri. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He was a truck driver before he retired.

He is survived by his wife, Joan of the home; five children, Andrew Shoman and wife, Stacey of Olathe, Kansas, James Shoman and wife, Andrea of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Jerry Bennett and wife, Dena of Apopka, Florida, Randy Bennett and wife, Dawn of North Kansas City, Missouri and Patricia May of Friend, Nebraska; one brother, P.L. Collicott of Jacksonville, Florida; three sisters, Violet Ward of Boulder, Colorado, Rosie Clements of Prescott, Arizona and Goldie Bowyer of Jefferson, Texas; nine grandchildren, Nichole Hamilton, Michael Hamilton, Aaron Bennett, Jeremy May, David Lee May, Jonathan Cooper, Kaitlin Shoman, Taylor May, Sam Shoman and a baby girl to be born next week and three great grandchildren, Marley Burke, Brayden Hamilton and Brian Farace.