October 12 1935 May 30 2019
Jim Floyd of Okarche, Oklahoma October 12, 1935 – May 30, 2019 James (Jim or Jimmy) Lee Floyd, age 83 of Okarche, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the chapel of the Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Cushing, OK. Jim was born on October 12, 1935 in Oilton, Oklahoma to the late Charles and Goldie (Jones) Floyd. He grew up in oil industry housing in Oilton, Drumright, and Pauls Valley, graduating from Pauls Valley High School in 1954. Jim married the love of his life Gerri (Gearldine) Walker on January 20, 1961 at the First Christian Church in Cushing. To this union Jim Jr., Michael, and Karen were born. Jim worked in the oil and gas service industry all his life, first in the field, and then from an office, and was very well liked and respected in his field. The family lived in many states due to his profession before returning to Oklahoma in 1983. He and Gerri built their retirement home in Okarche in 2000 before he retired from Cudd Pressure Control in 2001. Jim was a member of the Kingfisher Elk’s Club and the Kingfisher Golf Club. His wife Gerri learned to play golf first, and after much encouragement she got Jim to play. The day this happened his kids joked that they had become golf orphans. After Gerri passed in 2015, Jim found companionship late in life and married Anne (Call) Floyd on February 16th, 2019. The household grew from 2 (Jim and his cat) to 5 with Anne and her two cats. He is survived by his wife Anne of Okarche, son Jim Floyd Jr. of Lakewood, CO, daughter Karen Floyd of Arvada, CO, brothers Mike Floyd of Longview TX and Joe Floyd of Aransas Pass TX, and grandchildren Nicole Biersdorfer and Robbi Floyd of CO. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, wife Gerri, son Michael Edward Floyd, and brothers John, George, and Jerry Floyd. Jim’s favorite type of animal was a rescue. So in lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made in his memory to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado. www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/ Condolences may be sent to the family via an online guestbook at www.palmermarlerfh.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Jim Floyd of Okarche Oklahoma October 12 1935 May 30 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Cushing, state: Oklahoma