Thomas, Floyd Bernard 1936-2013

THOMAS, FORTNER, KLARE, MOLDT, SCHMIDT, MURPHY, DYKEMA, CHASE

Posted By: Ruth - Volunteer
Date: 3/28/2013 at 20:17:27

Floyd B. Thomas, age 76 of Clinton, passed away Monday March 11th at the Eagle Point Nursing Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A gathering of family and friends will take place Thursday March 14th from 4:00-6:00 PM at the Pape Funeral Home. Online condolences can be left at www.papefh.com.

Floyd Bernard Thomas was born on November 4th, 1936 the son of Benjamin Sr. and Florence (Fortner) Thomas in DeWitt, Iowa. He married Nancy Klare on September 9th, 1955 in Davenport, Ia. He was employed at Clinton Corn and later retired from the Collis Company. Floyd had been a member of the Clinton National Guard for 4 years.

He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Floyd enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, being outdoors, camping, working on cars and playing bingo.

Floyd is survived by his wife, four children; Sharon (Steve) Moldt of Riverton, WY, Gay (Tom) Schmidt of Genoa, WI, Mark (Patricia) Thomas , and Melissa (Mike) Murphy, both of Clinton; 5 grandchildren; David Schmidt, Steven Schmidt, Libby (Lance) Dykema, Mike Thomas and Mark Thomas; 3 great grandchildren; Calli and Seth Dykema, and Rylan Thomas; a brother Russ Thomas of Geneseo, IL and a sister Betty Chase of Clinton; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers; Ben and Ken, and his beloved beagle “Hector”.