Lloyd Arlon Dalton Sr.

Lloyd Arlon Dalton Sr., 78, of Meadowlakes died Oct. 4, 2012, after a battle with cancer. He died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family.

He was born on Feb. 3, 1934, to Larry and Matha Dalton. He graduated from Austin High School in El Paso in 1954 and then went to work for Mountain Bell/Southwestern Bell where he had a distinguished 37-year career.

He also had a very successful career as a musician known as “Big Lloyd” and was a member of the Texas Trailblazers, a band in El Paso that had its own weekly television show.

He also performed on numerous country music stages with Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Mel Tillis and others.

In 2007, he gave up his career singing country music and began singing gospel music at nursing homes, churches and prisons. He knew how blessed he was and in 2011 he performed and shared his testimony during more than 60 appearances.

While cancer prevented him from playing publicly in 2012, it didn’t prevent him from picking and grinning in front of friends and family up until his final days.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Polly; sons Eddie and wife GayAnn and family of Aurora, Colo., Lloyd Jr. of Austin, and Kyle and wife Anne of Cedar Park; grandchildren Danielle, Noah, Ashley and Haylee Dalton and Michael and Jason Talley.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Jennifer; brothers Larry and Aaron; and parents.

A memorial service is 3 p.m. Oct. 8 at Bethany United Methodist Church, 10010 Anderson Mill Road in Austin.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Seton Highland Lakes Hospice, Seton Highland Lakes Friends of Hospice, Highland Lakes United Methodist Church and Bethany United Methodist Church.

To share memories, visit www.cookwaldenchapelofthehills.com

Arrangements by Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, 9700 Anderson Mill Road in Austin, (512) 335-1155.