Tom Joe Floyd

Mr. Tom Joe Floyd age 84, of Forrest City, Arkansas died at the Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis, on Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Mr. Floyd was born June 23, 1928 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was the son of Joe Henry Floyd and Muriel Janice Ross Floyd. Mr. Floyd was a contractor and a member of the First Baptist Church in Forrest City. He was a Little Rock High School Tiger and was a member of the University of Arkansas Lettermen's Club. Mr. Floyd was very active in the Jaycees, the St. Francis County Wildlife Association and the early Ducks unlimited chapters in Forrest City. Mr. Floyd married Mada Jean McKnight in 1948. She survives him along with a son Terry Floyd of Little Rock; a daughter Tracey Finch of Dumas and a brother Bill Gene Floyd of Little Rock. He is also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Floyd was preceded in death by a son Tom Joe Floyd II in 1991 and a grandson Darrin Johnson in 2001. A memorial service will be held Saturday September 1, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held Tuesday September 4, 2012 at the Pinecrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Alexander, Arkansas at 2 p.m. The family request memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011. Visit online registry at stevensfuneralhome.net. Under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.