Lloyd Douglas McCracken, 56, of Wildwood, Fla., died Friday. He moved to Wildwood from Butler in 2005.

Born in Fort Benning, Ga., he was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a quality engineer for Pipeline Industry for 35 years.

He was a member of the Village View Community Church, Summerfield, Fla.

He enjoyed bowling, golfing, fishing and travel.

Surviving are his wife, Pattie McCracken; two daughters, Melissa McCracken of Tampa, Fla., and Jennifer Mutz (Luke) of Wildwood; two sisters, Bonnie Hasty of Almyra, Ark., and Kathy Jaklitch of Purcerville, Va.; two brothers, Lowell McCracken of Harker Heights, Texas, and Barney McCracken of Pacific, Wash.; and his mother, Gloria Costanzo of The Villages, Fla.

<B>MCCRACKEN </B>— Friends of Lloyd Douglas McCracken, who died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the <B>Beyers Funeral Home</B>, Lady Lake, Fla., where services will follow at 1 p.m. with Pastor Jack Guerra officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the The Villagers for Hospice, 601 Casa Bella, The Villages, FL 32162.