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Lloyd Elwyn Lansdowne, age 78, of Ponca City, OK passed away January 14, 2021 at Mercy Hospital, in Springfield, Missouri due to complications of COVID-19. Care is under the direction of Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.
Lloyd was born September 15, 1942 in Ponca City, OK to Lawrence and Hazel (Wright) Lansdowne. He grew up in Tonkawa, OK, graduating from Tonkawa High School in 1960. He lettered in football all four years of high school and earned the nickname “lightning.” He married the girl who lived across the street, Phyllis Mourer, at the First Presbyterian Church of Tonkawa on June 23, 1962. The couple was blessed with two children, Rhonda and Troy. After briefly living in Tonkawa and Lake City, FL, the family moved to Alva, OK. While living in Alva, Lloyd put himself through school by working at Safeway and earned a business degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. At one point, he also served in the Oklahoma National Guard in a howitzer division. The family then moved to Ponca City, where Lloyd began his thirty-three-year career at Conoco, retiring as a field auditor. This included a six-year move to Midland, TX in the 1990s.
In his younger years, Lloyd liked dirt-biking and playing softball. An avid golfer, he earned three holes-in-one at Lew Wentz and was fortunate enough to golf at several courses across the U.S. He was a devoted OU Sooner fan in all sports, especially football. He also enjoyed his Friday night domino group. Keeping in contact with classmates, especially the class of 1960, was very important to him. Reading westerns was also one of his favorite pastimes. Lloyd was known for his quick wit and dry humor, being famous for his many “Lloydisms.” In later life, Lloyd worked as a security guard at a wind turbine farm, delivered and picked up vehicles for Cannon Honda, and, right before his passing, had a small, nighttime delivery route for the Ponca City News. Lloyd was always a hard worker and a great provider for his family. He will be forever loved and missed.
He is survived by his wife Phyllis, daughter Rhonda Lansdowne, son Troy Lansdowne and wife Robin, grandson Eric Lansdowne-Peeples, brother Lynn Lansdowne and wife Dianna, sister Leola “Leigh” Hunter and husband Michael, brother-in-law Ron Mourer and wife Nancy, niece Jennifer McCoy and husband Steven, nephew Jeff Wilson and wife Tami, nephew Travis Lansdowne, nieces Gayle Vance, Lea Blenz, and Julie Mazurier, nephew Darrin Mourer and wife Alicia, niece Marissa Mourer Paxton and husband Laramie, several great nieces and nephews, many cousins, and extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents Ezra and Irene Lansdown and Roy and Rose Wright, his father and mother-in-law DJ and Melba Mourer, one very special aunt, Kathryn Wright, “Aunt Kate,” who became a second mother to him after he lost his own mother in his early twenties, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and a niece.
There will be no public service at this time, but a memorial will be held at a later date. We invite you to come and sign his book of condolence at Trout Funeral Home and Crematory on Thursday, January 21st or Friday, January 22nd. You may also leave a message of condolence, expression of sympathy, or perhaps share a memory of Lloyd at www.troutfuneralhome.com .
Phyllis Louise Lansdowne, age 77, of Ponca City, OK passed away January 18, 2021 at Alliance Health, in Ponca City, Oklahoma due to complications of COVID-19. Care is under the direction of Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.
Phyllis was born July 27, 1943 in Wichita, KS to DJ and Melba (Montgomery) Mourer. She grew up in Tonkawa, OK, graduating from Tonkawa High School in 1961. While in high school, Phyllis sang in several choirs, including the Girl’s Quartet. This group was together all four years of high school and received superior ratings at all contests. She married the boy who lived across the street, Lloyd Lansdowne, at the First Presbyterian Church of Tonkawa on June 23, 1962. The couple was blessed with two children, Rhonda and Troy. After briefly living in Tonkawa, Lake City, FL, and Alva, OK, the family moved to Ponca City, where Lloyd began his thirty-three-year career at Conoco and Phyllis settled into the role of homemaker. In 1981, Phyllis earned her Associate’s Degree in Mental Health from Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa. That same year, she herself began a career at Conoco, working for twenty-two years before retiring in 2003. This included a six-year move to Midland, TX in the 1990s.
Phyllis considered her family, friends, and church family to be the most important part of her life. She always enjoyed hosting the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas family gatherings, as well as any other excuse to get together. She was an active member of Albright United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed teaching Sunday School to the Open Door and Homemakers’ Classes. Favorite pastimes included quilting with the ladies at church, genealogy, reading, working jigsaw puzzles, painting, and drawing. She enjoyed her Friday night domino group as well. She will be forever loved and missed.
She is survived by daughter Rhonda Lansdowne, son Troy Lansdowne and wife Robin, grandson Eric Lansdowne-Peeples, brother Ron Mourer and wife Nancy, brother-in-law Lynn Lansdowne and wife Dianna, sister-in-law Leola “Leigh” Hunter and husband Michael, nephew Darrin Mourer and wife Alicia, niece Marissa Mourer Paxton and husband Laramie, niece Jennifer McCoy and husband Steven, nephew Jeff Wilson and wife Tami, nephew Travis Lansdowne, nieces Gayle Vance, Lea Blenz, and Julie Mazurier, several great nieces and nephews, many cousins, and extended family and friends, including lifelong friend Tricia (Cochran) Pepper.
She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Lansdowne, her parents, grandparents Dave O. and Ethel Mourer and Luther and Wyneta Montgomery, her father and mother-in-law Lawrence and Hazel Lansdowne, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
There will be no public service at this time, but a memorial will be held at a later date.
Memorial contributions can be made in her memory to Albright United Methodist Church, 128 S. Palm St., Ponca City, OK 74601. We invite you to come and sign her book of condolence at Trout Funeral Home and Crematory on Thursday, January 21st or Friday, January 22nd. You may also leave a message of condolence, expression of sympathy, or perhaps share a memory of Phyllis at www.troutfuneralhome.com .
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