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Floyd William Hoofard

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Floyd William Hoofard

Birth
Trousdale, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
11 Jan 1998 (aged 92)
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
Burial
Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Floyd W. Hoofard, who lived in Vancouver for one year, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in Vancouver. He was 92.

A funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel in Gresham. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home in Tecumseh, Okla. Burial will be in Tecumseh Mission Cemetery.

Mr. Hoofard, who was a farrier in the Army, was born March 6, 1905, in Trousdale, Okla., and raised in the Oklahoma Territory.

Mr. Hoofard, a 47-year member of the Machinist union, Lodge 284, in Oakland, Calif., retired in 1967. He was a baseball fan and enjoyed yard work.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Fay, at home; three daughters, June Nack of Portland, Carolyn Cooper of Wagoner, Okla., and Peggy Taylor of Milwaukie; two sons, Floyd of Joseph, Ore., and Stanley of Vancouver; four brothers, Loyd of Chico, Calif., Woodrow of Paynes Creek, Calif., Boyd Royce of Red Bluff, Calif., and Clarence of Lexington, Okla.; two sisters, Gussie Cox of Dothan, Ala., and Velma Wiley of Orange, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the hospice program of donors choice.

The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) - January 14, 1998

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Floyd W. Hoofard
A funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel for Floyd W. Hoofard, who died Jan. 11 at age 92. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Tecumseh Mission Cemetery in Tecumseh, Okla.

Mr. Hoofard was born March 6, 1905, in Trousdale, Oklahoma Territory. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a machinist for Gerber Foods and National Can Co., retiring in 1967. He married Fay P. Forster in 1931; they moved to Vancouver, Wash., in 1997.

Survivors include his wife; daughters, June Nack of Portland, Carolyn Cooper of Wagoner, Okla., and Peggy Taylor of Milwaukie; sons, Floyd of Joseph and Stanley of Vancouver; brothers, Loyd of Chico, Calif., Woodrow of Paynes Creek, Calif., Boyd ``Royce'' of Red Bluff, Calif., and Clarence of Lexington, Okla.; sisters, Gussie Cox of Dothan, Ala., and Velma Wiley of Orange, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The family suggests remembrances to a hospice of choice.

The Oregonian (Portland, OR) - January 14, 1998
Vancouver

Floyd W. Hoofard, who lived in Vancouver for one year, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998, in Vancouver. He was 92.

A funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel in Gresham. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral Home in Tecumseh, Okla. Burial will be in Tecumseh Mission Cemetery.

Mr. Hoofard, who was a farrier in the Army, was born March 6, 1905, in Trousdale, Okla., and raised in the Oklahoma Territory.

Mr. Hoofard, a 47-year member of the Machinist union, Lodge 284, in Oakland, Calif., retired in 1967. He was a baseball fan and enjoyed yard work.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Fay, at home; three daughters, June Nack of Portland, Carolyn Cooper of Wagoner, Okla., and Peggy Taylor of Milwaukie; two sons, Floyd of Joseph, Ore., and Stanley of Vancouver; four brothers, Loyd of Chico, Calif., Woodrow of Paynes Creek, Calif., Boyd Royce of Red Bluff, Calif., and Clarence of Lexington, Okla.; two sisters, Gussie Cox of Dothan, Ala., and Velma Wiley of Orange, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the hospice program of donors choice.

The Columbian (Vancouver, WA) - January 14, 1998

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Floyd W. Hoofard
A funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, in Bateman Carroll Funeral Chapel for Floyd W. Hoofard, who died Jan. 11 at age 92. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, in Tecumseh Mission Cemetery in Tecumseh, Okla.

Mr. Hoofard was born March 6, 1905, in Trousdale, Oklahoma Territory. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a machinist for Gerber Foods and National Can Co., retiring in 1967. He married Fay P. Forster in 1931; they moved to Vancouver, Wash., in 1997.

Survivors include his wife; daughters, June Nack of Portland, Carolyn Cooper of Wagoner, Okla., and Peggy Taylor of Milwaukie; sons, Floyd of Joseph and Stanley of Vancouver; brothers, Loyd of Chico, Calif., Woodrow of Paynes Creek, Calif., Boyd ``Royce'' of Red Bluff, Calif., and Clarence of Lexington, Okla.; sisters, Gussie Cox of Dothan, Ala., and Velma Wiley of Orange, Texas; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The family suggests remembrances to a hospice of choice.

The Oregonian (Portland, OR) - January 14, 1998

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