Tyrus Grady Floyd, Sr.

Tyrus Grady Floyd, Sr., 87, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2021, at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital. He was born October 30, 1933, to Susie McCarley Floyd and Henry Grady Floyd.

Tyrus was a United States Navy veteran. He was raised in Port Arthur and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1953. He was a lab technician at Texaco for many years before retiring in 1995.

Tyrus was quite the handyman that had a talent for gardening and carpentry. He was often called upon if any of his family or friends needed something fixed. He enjoyed baseball; football; fishing; hunting; and running. Tyrus loved following all sports, especially, the Nederland Bulldogs, Dallas Cowboys, and Houston Astros. He passed on his love of fishing to his sons, daughters, and grandsons. Tyrus also enjoyed traveling and spending time at the lake camping and fishing with his wife, Beverly.

Survivors include his wife of sixty-eight years, Beverly Floyd; children, Tyrus Floyd, Jr., and wife, Cathie Jo; Steven Floyd and wife, Sandra; Kurtice Floyd and wife, LaDonna; and Melonie Sanderson and husband, Wes; nine grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Susie and Henry Floyd; daughter, Dianna Salisbury; grandson, Tim Floyd; sister, Opal Simmons; and brother, Billy Floyd.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Ben, Ella, Daniel, and all of the other dedicated people at Oak Grove Nursing Home who cared for him in the last years of his life.

A gathering of Mr. Floyd’s family and friends will begin at 9:00 a.m., with his funeral service at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 11, 2021, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. His interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches. The family requests for anyone attending the services to please wear a mask per the CDC guidelines out of respect and consideration for high-risk family members.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105; or to Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, Florida 33131.

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