Floyd Harvey

Floyd Thomas Harvey, 93, of Celina, formerly of Whitney, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, in Celina. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015, at First Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Richard Roland officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro.

Born January 10, 1922 in Dallas, he was the son of John T. and Florence (Jennings) Harvey. He attended Texas Tech University. During WWII, he served his country in the United States Army Air Corps where he trained pilots for combat in Europe and Japan. He also served in the OSI in the Philippines and Washington. Floyd retired in 1964 as Lt. Col. After retirement, he served as Mayor of Universal City, Texas. In 1966 he went to work for United Airlines, training pilots. In later years, he worked for McDonald Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California until he retired in 1975 and relocated to Whitney. He was a Deacon at First Baptist Church in Whitney for thirty years before transferring his membership to First Baptist Church in Hillsboro, the church where he was baptized as a child. Floyd was an exceptional husband, father, grandfather, friend, and human being. His kindness and generosity will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Preceding him in death were his parents and his wife of 66 years, Mary Francis McClung, who passed away in 2006.

Survivors include his daughter, Patricia Anne Walston; two sons, Johnlee Michael and Floyd Harvey, Jr.; nine grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, P. O. Box 271, Hillsboro, TX 76645.

Visitation

Thursday February 26, 2015 , 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro

Funeral Service

Friday February 27, 2015 , 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Hillsboro

Burial

Friday February 27, 2015 at Ridge Park Cemetery