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Longs...Allene Skipper Floyd, age 96, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with interment in Twin City Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Wendell Ray and the Rev. Donnie Graham will officiate. Pallbearers will be Dayton Todd, Harold Hardee, Randall Cox, Kevin Davidson, Gregory Hardee, and Jimmy Cox, all nephews of the deceased. Mrs. Floyd was born in Horry County on April 17, 1919 the daughter of the late Robert James Skipper and the late Addie Lezette Hardee Skipper. Mrs. Floyd was retired from Horry County Schools where she was employed as a Teacher's Assistant. She served in this capacity for 18 years. Mrs. Floyd was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher for many years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed gardening. Ms. Floyd was a devoted mother to her children, grandchildren, and extended family. Mrs. Floyd was predeceased by her husband: Dayton Walter Floyd, her brothers: Alton James Skipper, Clyde Waldo Skipper, and Allen Venoy Skipper, and her sisters: Bertha Skipper Cox, Lorraine Skipper Noles, and Ethel Skipper Hardee. The family wishes to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to Evelyn Panecki, their mother's dedicated caregiver for 11 years. The family would also like to thank the staff of Mercy Hospice. Surviving are her three children, Jean Floyd Smith and her husband Jimmy of Lexington, Sylvia Floyd Johnson and her husband Walter of Greenville, NC, and Carroll Floyd and his wife Jan of Longs; two grandchildren, Angela Smith Baughman and her husband Richard of Elgin and Walter Scott Johnson and his wife Amy of Farmville, NC; and three great-grandchildren, Brittney Wright of Columbia and Avery and Kayla Johnson of Farmville, NC. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Loris Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 2558 West Bear Grass Road, Loris, SC 29569. Please sign an online guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Loris Chapel is serving the family.

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Allene S. Floyd

April 17, 1919 - June 6, 2015