Lloyd 'Elvin' Edgett, 80, of Norton, Kansas passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Long Term Care, WaKeeney, Kansas, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Elvin was born in Norton on October 4,1945 to Ivan and Fern (Livingood) Edgett. Upon her divorce, Elvin and Fern lived in Norton with his Grandmother Maude (Bartels) Livingood and Uncle Wayne Livingood. Fern later married Harold Yearka where Elvin lived until graduation in 1965 from Huntley High School, Huntley, NE. Elvin’s home was always in Norton, spending time with his Grandmother and Uncle, and he spent every chance he had there. These times were where he learned his love for pets, vehicles and motorcycles. Elvin was proud of the fact he could say he still had his first car and motorcycle!! Elvin had a knack for tinkering and mastered the art of scrapping and recycling and more than likely where he earned his CB radio call of 'Tin Collector.'
Elvin enlisted in the United States Army. He attended the United States Army Engineer School in Fort Leonard Wood, MO earning certificates in Gas Turbine and Generator Repair and Continental I Precise Power Generation Courses. These certifications allowed him to continue his military service in Germany instead of Vietnam. Upon his return, he worked at the Hilltop Texaco Service Station for Gilbert (Gil) Courtain.
In 1970, a young lady caught his eye each day on her way to or from work as she passed the Hilltop Texaco Gas Station. One day she stopped to get gas, and asked him to go on a date. After the third date he asked, 'so when are we going to get married' Pam wanted a long engagement so Elvin must have decided that good things come to those who wait and after eighteen long months, he married the love of his life on September 12, 1971, in Norton, KS. Pam passed away on September 14, 2018, after 47 blessed years of marriage.
Elvin was hired by Norton County Road and Bridge in June 1972 as a mechanic. He took his job very seriously while working on all kinds of equipment. Because of his attention to detail, he eventually became Shop Foreman, retiring in September 2010.
On September 6, 1972, Pam and Elvin welcomed Stacie Lynn into this world. Stacie was wrapped around his finger the minute she was born. Elvin’s love language wasn’t flashy. It was subtle and probably to many unnoticed. He was the person in the corner supporting, challenging, showing, teasing and watching. As an only child, Stacie always had friends over. Elvin learned quickly it was best to go 'hide and tinker' outside because sometimes there could be an entire grade of girls for slumber parties, even entire classes or the entire junior high when dances were held across the street in the County Shop parking lot on warm summer nights. Regardless, he was watching and knew every friend that was there making sure they were always safe. Elvin teased Stacie’s friends and many of them were as special to him as they were to Stacie. Gayleen (Babcock) Chickering, was one of those 'special' friends that became a true sister that Elvin welcomed as his own daughter.
Pam and Elvin created a marriage many wished and dreamed of and were each other’s biggest advocates in the good times and bad, especially in those final years when Pam’s health declined. They enjoyed traveling all across the United States in Elvin’s 1954 Kaiser Manhattan, sightseeing and attending Kaiser Frazer car meets with Gil & Ila Courtain, Stacie, Carter, Cooper and the nieces and nephews.
Elvin’s hobbies centered around the automotive industry. Ford and Kaiser were his trade and other makes were dirty words in his mind. He enjoyed rebuilding engines; tinkering with engines and vehicles; and collecting engines, transmissions, alternators, starters, tires, rims, hubcaps; and about any other part you can imagine. He had earned and achieved the gold star in collecting! Elvin was one of the first people thought of, if they needed a Ford part or help with an older Fords. His catch was he wouldn’t take any money. He wanted to trade for something and boy did he do that well. Plus, mowing and trimming were something Elvin enjoyed. He had a knack at bringing lawn mowers and trimmers back to life.
Elvin became a grandpa when his grandsons, Carter (2002) and Cooper (2005) were born. Elvin loved those two grandsons with all that was in him. Again, showing his love by teasing them. He wasn’t always the best at telling them he loved them but he would get that grin, when they shared about their mowing business or when they told him they’d bought their first vehicles (even though they didn’t pick Fords to start with). After Pam passed away, he was the one supporting the boys in all they did. Two granddaughters were also brought into Elvin’s family when Gayleen and Clay Chickering welcomed Addison and Morgan. Elvin had the best with two grandsons and two granddaughters.
He was a member of the Kaiser Frazer Owners Club International, Sunflower Pioneer Power Association and the Butterfield Trail Antique Auto Club.
Survivors include his daughter, Stacie Edgett-Minson (Eric Kinderknecht), WaKeeney, KS; grandsons, Carter (Bailey) Minson, Mechanicsburg, PA & Cooper Minson, WaKeeney, KS; sister, Linda (Cal) Fritz, Hildreth, NE; cousin, Jennifer (Adrian) Wiltshire, Lyndhurst, England; brother-in-law, John Lindenman, Morland, KS; nieces, Tammy (Roger) VanLoenen and family, Hill City, KS, Amaryah (Skyler) Jenkins and family, Grand Island, NE, Carina Fritz, Hildreth, NE; and nephews, Shawn (Melissa) Lindenman and family, Morland, KS, Cory (Beth) Lindenman and family, Winfield, KS, Brent Lindenman family, and Gayleen (Clay) Chickering, Addison and Morgan, Glenwood, IA; step-siblings, Karen Edgett and Kelvin Edgett.
Elvin is preceded in death by his wife, Pamela (Corns) Edgett; parents, Ivan Edgett and Fern (Harold) Yearka; brother, Lynn Yearka; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenneth & Geraldine Corns; brother-in-law, David Corns; sister-in-law, Deborah (Corns) Lindenman; uncles, Wayne Livingood and Neil Livingood; grandparents, Perry & Maude Livingood; William and Cleo Edgett; friends and other relatives.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, January 30, 2026, at the Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home in Norton, KS. Burial with military honors will follow in the Norton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 pm Thursday, January 29 also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions may be made to the Elvin Edgett Memorial fund and sent in care of Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, 215 W. Main St., Norton, KS 67654. Condolences may be left at www.plumergobber.com