Obituary of Ethel Simmons Floyd, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana


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Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.


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Obituary of Ethel Simmons Floyd

From The Jena Times, Wednesday, August 31, 1977

Mrs. Ethel Floyd Buried on Monday

 Mrs. Ethel Simmons Floyd, 93, of Jena, passed away last Saturday, 
August 27, 1977, at LaSalle General Hospital. She was a founder
and charter member of Midway Baptist Church. Mrs. Floyd was the 
wife of the late William Ben Floyd of Jena.

 Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Midway
Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Wilbanks, Jr. officiating.

 Interment followed at Woodlawn Cemetery of Jena with arrangements 
by Kinner and Stevens of Jena.

 Mrs. Floyd is survived by five children, Riley J. Thompson of
Holden, Missiouri; Jake Floyd of Ft. Worth, Texas; Avis Hoover of
Jena; Daphne King of New Orleans and Edith Lola of New Orleans;
five step-children, B.C. Floyd of Tyler, Texas, Clifford E. Floyd
of Port Neches, Texas, LeRoy Floyd of Tyler, Texas, D.R. Floyd of 
Haynesville and Mrs. Valeria Stewart of Crockett, Texas; a sister,
Mrs. Theresa Bennett of Jonesville; 10 grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren.