Lloyd "Lefty" Turnwall, age 91, of Huron, SD, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Huron SunQuest Healthcare Center. His memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, at First Presbyterian Church in Huron preceded by burial of his cremated remains at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Restlawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum Niche and military rites by Huron Veterans Council. Visitation with family present will be Friday, January 6, from 5-8 p.m. at Welter Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to Huron Public School Scholarship Program. Lloyd W. Turnwall, son of Carl and Carmel (Mahoney) Turnwall, was born on January 19, 1920, in Leola, SD. He graduated from Leola High School in 1938. Lloyd attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD, graduating in 1943, where he was a 3 sport letterman. Upon graduation, he immediately joined the Enlisted Reserve Corp. Lloyd served for 3 years in the South Pacific Islands in the Jungle Air Force in Special Services. Following his honorable discharge, Lloyd married his college sweetheart, Harriet Long, on January 15, 1946 in Aberdeen, SD. Lloyd started teaching and coaching in his hometown, Leola, SD. While there he attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD, and earned his Master's Degree. He also attended the University of South Dakota, South State University in Brookings, SD, Montana State in Missoula, MT, and Columbia University in New York, NY. Lloyd was hired as Superintendent of the Leola Schools in 1950. He also continued coaching in Leola for 12 years. He accepted the Superintendent position in Lemmon, SD, in 1957, and worked there until 1963, when he was hired as president of Nettleton Business College in Omaha, NE. In 1964, Lloyd moved his family to Huron, SD, where he took the job as Superintendent of Huron School. In 1970, he returned to the University of South Dakota and earned his Doctoral Degree in School Administration. Lloyd retired in 1981 and moved to the Johnson Siding Area in Rapid City, SD, where they lived until 1997 when the couple returned to Huron, SD. Lloyd was a member of Big Bend Presbyterian Church in Rapid City, SD, and First Presbyterian Church in Huron, SD. Lloyd was a Boy Scout Leader, Boys State Counselor, former Rotary Club and Lions Club Member, and currently belonged to the Sertoma Club. He was a past director of the Huron Chamber of Commerce, past president of the South Dakota Association of School Administrators, and member of American Association of School Administrators. He was also a member of the Century Club, the American Legion William Reaves Post #7, VFW Forrest McMullen Post #1776, Phi Delta Kappa, S.A.S.D., and SDEA. He was past president of The Beadle Club, past president of the local and state United Cerebral Palsy Association, and served on the State Advisory Council for Vocational Education. He was also a long time vice president of the South Dakota Amateur Basketball Association, and played in many State Basketball and State Baseball Tournaments. After moving to Rapid City, Lloyd was also an extension teacher for SDSU and Black Hills University. He was elected to the Dakota Wesleyan University Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1996 Lloyd received the Distinguished Service Award as an outstanding School Administrator. In 1999, he was inducted into the Huron High School Hall of Fame. Lloyd is survived by his wife Harriet, of Huron; 1 daughter, Peggy (Bob) Rosen of Overland Park, KS; 2 sons, Michael (Patty) Turnwall of Huron, SD, and Robert (Sandy) Turnwall of Show Low, AZ; 5 grandchildren, Lisa (Brian) Pfeiff of Overland Park, KS, Erin (Dennis) Donnelly of Overland Park, KS, Michael Turnwall, Jr. of Brookings, SD, Sara Turnwall of Huron, SD, and Ryan Turnwall of Show Low, AZ; 2 step-grandchildren, Melissa Santiago of Newark, OH, and Aaron Anderson of Belle Fourche, SD; 5 great-grandchildren; and 9 step-great-grandchildren. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents; 3 brothers, Oliver, John, and Stewart; and 2 sisters, Florence Thompson, and Mary Mack.