Marlys Marie Floyd

Marlys Marie Floyd

Cedar Rapids

Marlys Marie Floyd, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the home of her daughter. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church by the Rev. Dennis Miller. Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family.

Marlys is survived by two sons, Gary and Jeff Floyd, both of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Becky (Doug) Pippert of Keystone and Cindy Crow of Luzerne; eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert of Missoula, Mont., and Michael (Berta) Williams of Norman, Idaho; and sister, Tammy (Jim) Jahner of Kalispell, Mont.

Marlys was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, in 2013; son-in-law, Rodney Crow; two granddaughters, Chelsea Floyd and Melissa Crow; a brother, Steve Williams; and a sister Ann Wilson.

Marlys was born on Sept. 27, 1936, in Waterloo, the daughter of Paul and Gertrude Welter Crummer. She graduated in 1954 from Geneseo Consolidated High School and received her nursing degree from Mount Mercy College in 1957. Marlys married James Floyd on March 21, 1958, at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. She retired in 1996 after working at Mercy Hospital and serving as administrator for nursing homes in Keystone and Cedar Rapids. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church.

Marlys will be remembered for her love of family and friends. She was active at St Patrick Church and enjoyed playing bingo and reading. Marlys loved to write and wrote three books with imprimatur and articles for small town newspapers.

Instead of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family for an established memorial fund.

Online condolences can be left at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.