Floyd Glass (1941 - 2022)

Born 22 Jul 1941 in Aid, Stoddard, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Nov 2022 at age 81 in Alabama, United States

Biography

Obituary

Floyd Glass Tuesday, July 22nd, 1941 - Saturday, November 5th, 2022 Floyd Glass, 81, of Gallion, Alabama, passed away on November 5, 2022. Floyd was born to Thomas and Magdalene Glass on July 22, 1941 in Aid, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Billy and Jerry and his sister Freida. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of 54 years; his daughter, Jennifer (Ken); his son, Wade (Gina); his brothers Lloyd and Terry; and 3 grandchildren Dalton, Lucy, and Lena. Floyd had a simple childhood, growing up in Eddyville, Kentucky. He left Kentucky at the age of 17 to serve in the military, where he became a diver for the U.S. Navy. After his service, Floyd continued his education and received his Bachelor of Science from the University of West Alabama. Shortly thereafter, Floyd got a job at Gulf States Paper Corporation, where he worked as a maintenance foreman for 35 years. Alongside this full-time job, Floyd and Ruth worked diligently as livestock farmers, raising cattle and catfish commercially for many years. Floyd’s passion for life was as strong as his work ethic. He and Ruth learned to sail together, and they went scuba diving in many exotic places, including The Great Blue Hole in Belize. He loved to drive and work on fast cars. He drove Deal’s Gap in North Carolina, and he participated in Vettes for Vets at Talladega Superspeedway, where he drove other veterans around the track in his Corvette. In his later years, his main joy was his grandkids, but he never stopped working on cars. A small service will be held at Kirk Funeral Home Chapel in Demopolis on November 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcomed to be given to St. Jude at stjude.org or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research at www.michaeljfox.org

Sources

• Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Birth Index, 1920-1999, Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives.

• United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky; Roll: 4867; Sheet Number: 9; Enumeration District: 72-2

• FAG MEMORIAL ID 245507743