Obit of Floyd, Delores "Dee" - Grant County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Gene Phillips 30 Oct 2005 Return to Grant County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grant/grant.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Floyd, Delores "Dee" 1925 - 2005 Delores "Dee" Floyd, 79, died Monday, March 28, 2005, at a local hospital. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Lucas & Thompson Funeral Directors, 2000 W. College St., Grapevine. Burial: 3 p.m. Friday in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas & Thompson. Delores, beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend, died peacefully, surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Delores was born in Nash, Okla., to C.R. and Lillie Gibson. Weslaco, Texas, was home during her early childhood. Depression years moved her family to a farm outside Dimmitt. After graduating from Dimmitt High in 1942, she worked for various insurance companies, retiring from State Farm after 25 years. After meeting her husband, James, on a blind date, they married in 1943. Their active lifestyle included fishing and camping along with their two daughters. Playing cards, traveling and making sequin Christmas stockings were her favorite hobbies. As a Christian, she walked in faith, showing strength and love throughout her life. Delores was preceded in death by her husband, James; her parents; and grandson, Daryl Stout. Survivors: Daughters, Linda Swift and Vicki Thompson and husband Pete; brother, Johnny Gibson; grandchildren, Tami Larkin and husband, Jerry, Kristien Gillaspy and husband, Mark, Brandi Maurer and husband, Tim, and Nicole Swift; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Published in the Star-Telegram on 3/30/2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grant County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grant/grant.html