BRANDON, Fla. – John Marshall Lloyd passed away on July 20, in Brandon, Fla.

He was born on Jan. 4, 1923, in New York City, but at an early age his family returned to Baltimore, Md.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. While stationed at Panama City, Fla., he met his future wife, Mary, whom he married in 1946 in Reddick, Fla.

He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1951, with a degree in engineering. Several years after graduation, he was asked to join the Ethicon Division of Johnson and Johnson to design machinery to produce a new synthetic suture. Later he and a partner formed Maine Engineering in Auburn.

Some of his happiest moments were spent at his summer home in Paris Hill. In the early 1970s, he set up his own business in Warren, N.J., Lloyd Engineering, where he remained until retirement.

While in New Jersey, he was actively involved in politics. He was elected to the Township Committee and served as mayor, and for 18 years was on the planning board of Warren Township. He also served several terms on the Somerset County Family Counseling Service. In 1991, the Lloyds retired to Brandon, Fla.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Guthery Lloyd; sister-in-law, Emma Mosteller and husband, Gordon; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents, Eugene McDonald and Myrtle Wagner Lloyd; and a sister, Myrtle Wagner Lloyd.