Gene Floyd Obituary

"Gene Franklin Floyd, 88, passed away September 9 at Regional Medical Center in Gadsden, Alabama. Funeral services for Mr. Floyd will be Monday, September 11, 2023 at Thompson Funeral Home in Piedmont, Alabama, with Reverend Charles Thomas officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00-12:00 and the service will begin at 12:00. Burial with military honors will follow at Piedmont Memory Gardens. Gene was born October 16, 1934 in Cleburne County, Alabama, living most of his life in Piedmont, Alabama. He proudly served in The United States Marine Corps and was a postal employee for thirty-six years, with the last eleven serving as Postmaster in Piedmont, Alabama. Mr. Floyd was a member of Piedmont Congregational Methodist Church and was a Mason, receiving his fifty year pin. He enjoyed fishing, especially deep sea, attending NASCAR races, and watching Alabama football. Gene also loved spending time drinking coffee and solving the world's problems with special friends at Jack's in both Piedmont and Hokes Bluff, but his greatest joy was being with his family. Mr. Floyd was preceded in death by his father, James Harvey Floyd, and his mother Roxie Burns Floyd, brothers: Howard, David, Edwin, Charles, and Billy, and sisters Edna Kiser and Carolyn Harris. Mr. Floyd is survived by his wife of 58 years, Patricia Cole Floyd; daughter Holli Edwards (Bobby) of Jacksonville, Alabama; son Brian Floyd (Carla) of Lancaster, South Carolina; grandchildren Lesley Roper (Adam) of Leicester, North Carolina; Dale Edwards of Piedmont, Alabama; Jessica Floyd of Bluffton, South Carolina; and Travis Floyd (Abbi) of Lancaster, South Carolina; three great-grandchildren, Fern Roper, Lance Edwards, and Mae Roper. He is also survived by a brother, Larry Floyd (Brenda) of Hokes Bluff, Alabama; his twin sister Jeanette Marshall of Rome, Georgia; sister Marie Kiser of Piedmont, Alabama; and sister Brenda Grimes (Joe) of Jacksonville, Alabama; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Lance Edwards, Travis Floyd, Adam Roper, Bobby Edwards, Leonard Kiser, and Mike Williams. Pallbearer in absentia is Dale Edwards, currently serving overseas with the US Army. Honorary pallbearers will be Gene's coffee drinking friends from Jack's. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Piedmont Congregational Methodist Church or the Piedmont Rescue Squad. "