Charles Earl Lloyd lived from 1920 to 2011. He grew up in Charleston, Illinois with two brothers and five sisters. He worked for many years on the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad after previously working as a baker. He married Margaret Virginia Pinkstaff in 1938 and they had three children, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Charles loved animals, especially dogs. He spent his later years living with his family in various homes in Illinois before passing away in 2011 at the age of 91.