Mr. Floyd Edward Dollar, Jr., 78, of Goodman, Missouri, departed this life on Monday evening, April 22, 2019, while at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, after a recent decline in health.
Floyd entered this life on August 2, 1940, in Little Rock, Arkansas, son of the late Floyd Edward Dollar, Sr. and Nellie (Nunez) Dollar. He was raised and attended school in Greeley, Colorado. In 1956, he joined the National Guard, later enlisting in the United States Army in 1958. He was honorably discharged in December of 1966, serving his country faithfully during Vietnam.
On August 29, 1965, he was united in marriage to Donna Sue Hudgens and together they shared forty-seven years before her passing on October 31, 2012. Floyd was a truck driver and professional cowboy throughout his life. He worked in feed yards in Greeley, Colorado and Hereford, Texas before moving to Anderson, Missouri, in 1987. He was an over-the-road trucker for CFI for nearly twenty years. He also worked at the Jane WalMart and Tyson Foods in Noel. When he found time to relax he enjoyed watching TV.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Donna Sue Dollar; an infant son, Edward Joseph Dollar; and two brothers, Jackie and John Dollar.
Floyd is survived by two sons, Ty Dollar and wife, Shelly, of Goodman and Heath Dollar and wife, Christa, of Anderson; a daughter, Marie “Shannon” Dollar Sams of Carthage, Missouri; an adopted daughter, Mari Cummings of the state of Arizona; six grandchildren; one great grandson; two sisters, Martha Parsons of Anderson and Joann Frasier of Pineville; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends.
Funeral services for Floyd will be held on Friday, April 26, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Bro. Bob Holloway officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Peace Valley Cemetery in Anderson. Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers are Ty Dollar, Heath Dollar, Justin Dollar, Ethan Dollar, Jay Frasier and Paul Buckner. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Memorials are being directed to Feed the Children c/o the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Missouri.
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