Elmer LeRoy Floyd, 80, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:45 pm, Saturday, November 24, 2018 at his home. He was born July 27, 1938 in Roann, Indiana to Elmer Lee and Ethel (Needham) Floyd.
Elmer married Laura M. (Hockett) France on September 26, 2000. He was a US Army veteran. He retired from Container Corporation in 2000, after 42 years. Elmer was a member of the Ole Boys Toys Tractor Club. He enjoyed fishing and working out at the YMCA.
He is survived by his wife, Laura M. Floyd of Wabash; eight children, Vince Floyd and Robert Dale (Becky) Floyd, both of Wabash, Darrell Meyer, Roxie McCoy of Wabash, Melissa Flinn of Silver Lake, Indiana, Ron (Sabrina) France of Bremen, Indiana, Greg Kelly of Gas City, Indiana, and Valerie (Dennis) McHarry of Marion, Indiana, 16 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and two sisters, Sharon Singleton of North Manchester, Indiana, and Mary Baker of Wabash. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Bonnie Corn, and Edna Miller, and two brothers, Charles and Robert Floyd.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Curt Alexander officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 4-8pm Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Animal Shelter of Wabash County or Wabash County Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for Elmer may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.