Florene Floyd

Elsie Florene Floyd, age 82, of Bartlesville, OK, passed away on April 14, 2011, at Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, surrounded by her family. Elsie Florene McGrew Floyd was born in Rotan, TX, on Aug. 4, 1928, to Annie Belle (McKinney) and Melvin Pruitt McGrew. Florene grew up on a farm outside Rotan. She graduated from Rotan High School in 1945. Florene attended Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women’s University), graduating in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in Art Education. She married J.W. Floyd, of Roby, TX, on Aug. 26, 1949, in Galveston, TX. Florene worked for several years as an elementary school teacher , first in LaMarque, TX, from 1950 to 1955, and then in the Spring Branch School District in Houston, TX, from 1955 to 1957. She taught art, third grade, and fourth grade. She and her family later relocated to Overland Park, KS, before moving to Bartlesville in 1970. Florene was a charter member of Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church, where she volunteered on the grounds committee, served on the original church building committee, and for several years sang in the church choir. She was an avid gardener who loved to spend time outside in her yard, and was also a long-time advocate for animal welfare. She was also a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Florene is survived by her husband of 62 years, J.W. Floyd, her two daughters, Allison Granger (Robert), (Columbus, GA,) and Joy Canfield (Merle), (New York, NY,) and by her four grandchildren, Derek Granger (Pensacola, FL), Laura Granger (Athens, GA), Audrey Canfield (New York, NY), and Sophia Canfield (New York, NY), as well as several in-laws, nieces, nephews, and cousins. A memorial service will be held at Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church on Monday, April 18, at 10:00 a.m., followed by visitation time. A second service will be held at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home, in Rotan, TX, on Tuesday, April 19, at 2:00 PM. Interment will be at the Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, TX. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Florene can be made to the Washington County SPCA, 16620 State Highway 123, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74003 or the Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church Building Fund, 5111 Nowata Road, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74006. PDF Printable Version

Florene Floyd

August 4, 1928 - April 14, 2011