Mary Floyd

Mary Floyd, 94, of Gonzales, formerly of Shiner, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014.  Mary was born Feb. 18, 1920 in Gonzales County to Frank and Cecilia Simersky Volf.  She had been a member of the Shiner Baptist Church.  Mary married Vernon Floyd on Dec. 7, 1937 in Gonzales. 

Mary was the youngest of six daughters born to Frank and Cecelia Volf.  Growing up on a family farm she saw first hand the fruits of hard work and the benefits of caring for one another. After marrying at the age of 17 she was a homemaker, caring for her children, house and husband and worked faithfully by his side in the fields. She maintained gardens of vegetables and flowers and canned the garden’s produce. 

Mary loved to cook and she wasted very little. She taught her grandchildren how to catch chickens, pluck and prepare them for the table. Naturally Mary saved the chicken feet for her chicken and dumplings, morsels her husband considered delicacies. She delighted in listening to John Zavadil’s polka hour on the radio and wouldn’t miss a Lawrence Welk television show even though they might have been re-runs many times over. Mary lived her life by example for her children and grandchildren, she was honest and hard working, her faith in God was strong and through life’s tragedies and hardships she never gave up hope. 

Mary worked for 20 years at both the Holmes Hospital and Gonzales Memorial Hospital as a nurse’s aid. Caring for others came naturally to her and helping others was a reward within itself. She cared for her elderly father and sister as age and illness required the special care and love only Mary could offer. The memory of Mary Floyd’s unselfish love and compassion will forever be cherished by those who loved and knew her.

Mary is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Norman Grimm of Seguin; sons and daughter-in-law, Don Wayne Floyd of Wharton, David Allen Floyd, Sr., and Diane of Gonzales; 9 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and sisters, Julia Havel, Cecelia Hanzlik, Angeline Malatek, Petrolina Barta and Millie Volf.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 30 in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with Dr. Chris Irving officiating. Interment will follow in Gonzales Memorial Park.  Pallbearers are Lorne Dale Barta, Max Barta, Scott Barta, Joel Fohn, Angel Perez, and E.T. Gibson. Honorary pallbearer is Derek Floyd. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Fist Baptist Church Helping Hands Fund, P.O. Box 83 Gonzales, TX 78629 or the charity of one’s choice. Services are under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home.