Obituaries

Virginia Floyd

Virginia Louise James Floyd, 85, passed at a local hospital after a brief illness on Saturday, June 8, 2013.She was born in Chattanooga, to the late Charlie James and Alice Walton James on Oct. 25, 1927. She was a former member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She was an active member of the Westside Baptist Church where she served on the usher board and the nursery. She was a former foster grandparent, a volunteer for Commodity Distribution and retired from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.She was predeceased by husband, Herbert Floyd Sr.; daughter, Cynthia James; son, Ronnie Floyd; grandson, Erick James; siblings, Charlie James, Dorothy James, Gilbert James and Vivian James Bell.She is survived by sons, Gary (Terryl) James, Michael (Janet Houston) James, Herbert (George Etta) Floyd, Anthony Floyd, all of Chattanooga; Larry Floyd, Henning, Tenn.; one daughter, the Rev. Sandra James (Leon) Johnson, Abingdon, Va.; sister, Peggy (Roosevelt) Robinson, Chicago, Ill.; sister-in-law, Ora Lee James, Cleveland, Ohio; 24 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the nursery of Westside Baptist Church.Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013; at Westside Baptist Church with Rev. Timothy Careathers, officiating and Rev. Jack Mathis, eulogist.Burial: Forest Hills Cemetery.The body will lie in state after noon today and the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

Published June 12, 2013

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