Green Sea, SC

Mrs. Leona Cox Floyd, age 85, died Monday, February 29, 2016 in her home.  Born April 20, 1930 in Columbus County, she was the widow of Hoyt E. Floyd and the daughter of the late Wayman Cox and Nora Long Cox.

She is survived by one son: Ronald H. Floyd (JoAnn) of Green Sea; one daughter: Gayle Strickland of Green Sea; four sisters: Lillian “Dot” King of Loris, Sue Callahan of High Point, Barbara Miller of Roanoke, VA, Joan Schuetz of Panama; four grandchildren: Rodney Floyd (Carisa) of Nichols, Jonathan Floyd (Candace) of Marion, Jamie Strickland (Karla) of Loris, Heather Strickland of Loris; and eight great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by one brother: J C Cox; and five sisters: Macel Hughes, Edna Mae Livingston, Muriel Graham, Marie Wilcox, and Star Finnessey.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 11 AM in the Green Sea Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Twin City Memorial Gardens, Loris.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service in the church fellowship hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice, 8216 Devon Court, Myrtle Beach, SC  29572 or Green Sea Baptist Church Bus Fund, 1241 Green Sea Rd., Green Sea, SC  29545.

A service of Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City.

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