Floyd Marvin Spindle, of Sanger, passed away with family by his side on October 6, 2017 in Denton, Texas. He was born in Sanger, Texas on September 26, 1926 to Joe Cyphrus and Annie Emiline (Philpott) Spindle and was the youngest son and the fifth child to be born into a family of eight children.
Floyd grew up working on the family farm, and graduated from Valley View High School as President of his senior class in 1944. He joined the United States Navy on September 15, 1944 and served 15 months sea duty in the Asiatic Pacific aboard the USS Boxer aircraft carrier. He received an honorable discharge in August of 1946 and returned to Denton to attend North Texas State University to obtain a degree in civil engineering.
He met and married Evelyn Riley, who was an assistant librarian at Texas Women’s University, on September 26, 1947 in Krum, Texas. After teaching school briefly in Victoria, Texas, Floyd and Evelyn returned to Grand Prairie, Texas. Evelyn continued to teach while Floyd found a new job at LTV where he enjoyed working in several capacities from accounting to government contracting for 40 years.
Throughout his life, Floyd was an avid sportsman and hunter. He led the LTV softball and volleyball teams to victory consistently. When he wasn’t coaching and playing, he was in Colorado with his oldest brother in the mountains, hunting Deer and Elk, and an occasional bear. Camping on the side of a snow-ridden Colorado mountain and roughing it in the snow while tracking prize deer and antelope were a passion for the Spindle brothers. That same passion extended to hunting Dove and Ducks and all wild game in season. He carried all the prized animals back to Grand Prairie, where his schoolteacher wife would figure out a way to cook a feast upon his return from the hunt!!!
Floyd’s idea of retirement meant that he applied each of his skillsets toward serving as Vice President of Real Estate and Development for Sergeants Western World Stores, and in this capacity, helped open five new retail locations over the course of the next 10 years, two of which were considered Super Stores.
When Evelyn became severely handicapped with Hydrocephalus of the brain, Floyd cared for her in their Grand Prairie home while he worked tirelessly to build out the Sergeants Western Stores. Evelyn’s illness took her life on June 8, 2008 and Floyd continued to work with daughter Cherryl and son-in-law Denny to expand their store base.
Then later in the year 2000, Floyd was reunited with a lifelong friend of the family, Evelyn Calhoun and they became best friends. They spent the next 16 years together and both felt grateful to have reconnected at this time in their lives. They enjoyed each other’s families and shared many wonderful times together.
Both children received college degrees and went on to be successful in their chosen careers. Cherryl in retailing and Marvin in Oil. The grandchildren brought him joy beyond his wildest dreams, with Emily just graduating and Alli set to graduate at the end of this year.
Floyd was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn Spindle, his parents, two brothers and three sisters. He and Evelyn are survived by two children, Cherryl Sergeant and husband Denny of Pilot Point, Texas and son Floyd Marvin Spindle, Jr. and wife Amy, and two granddaughters Emily Spindle and Allison Spindle of Spring, Texas.
Floyd worked hard and fully embraced life on all levels, and loved being here with his beloved family. He was bigger than life itself with a great sense of humor and love of all God’s creations. He will be missed by his family and friends more than we can ever express. But we’re sure he has found a mountain to climb and deer to hunt as well as fish to catch with his Heavenly Father.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made in Floyd’s name to the Disabled American Veterans Charity at www.dav.org.
Floyd grew up working on the family farm, and graduated from Valley View High School as President of his senior class in 1944. He joined the United States Navy on September 15, 1944 and served 15 months sea duty in the Asiatic Pacific aboard the USS Boxer aircraft carrier. He received an honorable discharge in August of 1946 and returned to Denton to attend North Texas State University to obtain a degree in civil engineering.
He met and married Evelyn Riley, who was an assistant librarian at Texas Women’s University, on September 26, 1947 in Krum, Texas. After teaching school briefly in Victoria, Texas, Floyd and Evelyn returned to Grand Prairie, Texas. Evelyn continued to teach while Floyd found a new job at LTV where he enjoyed working in several capacities from accounting to government contracting for 40 years.
Throughout his life, Floyd was an avid sportsman and hunter. He led the LTV softball and volleyball teams to victory consistently. When he wasn’t coaching and playing, he was in Colorado with his oldest brother in the mountains, hunting Deer and Elk, and an occasional bear. Camping on the side of a snow-ridden Colorado mountain and roughing it in the snow while tracking prize deer and antelope were a passion for the Spindle brothers. That same passion extended to hunting Dove and Ducks and all wild game in season. He carried all the prized animals back to Grand Prairie, where his schoolteacher wife would figure out a way to cook a feast upon his return from the hunt!!!
Floyd’s idea of retirement meant that he applied each of his skillsets toward serving as Vice President of Real Estate and Development for Sergeants Western World Stores, and in this capacity, helped open five new retail locations over the course of the next 10 years, two of which were considered Super Stores.
When Evelyn became severely handicapped with Hydrocephalus of the brain, Floyd cared for her in their Grand Prairie home while he worked tirelessly to build out the Sergeants Western Stores. Evelyn’s illness took her life on June 8, 2008 and Floyd continued to work with daughter Cherryl and son-in-law Denny to expand their store base.
Then later in the year 2000, Floyd was reunited with a lifelong friend of the family, Evelyn Calhoun and they became best friends. They spent the next 16 years together and both felt grateful to have reconnected at this time in their lives. They enjoyed each other’s families and shared many wonderful times together.
Both children received college degrees and went on to be successful in their chosen careers. Cherryl in retailing and Marvin in Oil. The grandchildren brought him joy beyond his wildest dreams, with Emily just graduating and Alli set to graduate at the end of this year.
Floyd was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn Spindle, his parents, two brothers and three sisters. He and Evelyn are survived by two children, Cherryl Sergeant and husband Denny of Pilot Point, Texas and son Floyd Marvin Spindle, Jr. and wife Amy, and two granddaughters Emily Spindle and Allison Spindle of Spring, Texas.
Floyd worked hard and fully embraced life on all levels, and loved being here with his beloved family. He was bigger than life itself with a great sense of humor and love of all God’s creations. He will be missed by his family and friends more than we can ever express. But we’re sure he has found a mountain to climb and deer to hunt as well as fish to catch with his Heavenly Father.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made in Floyd’s name to the Disabled American Veterans Charity at www.dav.org.
Floyd Marvin Spindle, of Sanger, passed away with family by his side on October 6, 2017 in Denton, Texas. He was born in Sanger, Texas on September 26, 1926 to Joe Cyphrus and Annie Emiline (Philpott) Spindle and was the youngest son and the fifth child to be born into a family of eight children.
Floyd grew up working on the family farm, and graduated from Valley View High School as President of his senior class in 1944. He joined the United States Navy on September 15, 1944 and served 15 months sea duty in the Asiatic Pacific aboard the USS Boxer aircraft carrier. He received an honorable discharge in August of 1946 and returned to Denton to attend North Texas State University to obtain a degree in civil engineering.
He met and married Evelyn Riley, who was an assistant librarian at Texas Women’s University, on September 26, 1947 in Krum, Texas. After teaching school briefly in Victoria, Texas, Floyd and Evelyn returned to Grand Prairie, Texas. Evelyn continued to teach while Floyd found a new job at LTV where he enjoyed working in several capacities from accounting to government contracting for 40 years.
Throughout his life, Floyd was an avid sportsman and hunter. He led the LTV softball and volleyball teams to victory consistently. When he wasn’t coaching and playing, he was in Colorado with his oldest brother in the mountains, hunting Deer and Elk, and an occasional bear. Camping on the side of a snow-ridden Colorado mountain and roughing it in the snow while tracking prize deer and antelope were a passion for the Spindle brothers. That same passion extended to hunting Dove and Ducks and all wild game in season. He carried all the prized animals back to Grand Prairie, where his schoolteacher wife would figure out a way to cook a feast upon his return from the hunt!!!
Floyd’s idea of retirement meant that he applied each of his skillsets toward serving as Vice President of Real Estate and Development for Sergeants Western World Stores, and in this capacity, helped open five new retail locations over the course of the next 10 years, two of which were considered Super Stores.
When Evelyn became severely handicapped with Hydrocephalus of the brain, Floyd cared for her in their Grand Prairie home while he worked tirelessly to build out the Sergeants Western Stores. Evelyn’s illness took her life on June 8, 2008 and Floyd continued to work with daughter Cherryl and son-in-law Denny to expand their store base.
Then later in the year 2000, Floyd was reunited with a lifelong friend of the family, Evelyn Calhoun and they became best friends. They spent the next 16 years together and both felt grateful to have reconnected at this time in their lives. They enjoyed each other’s families and shared many wonderful times together.
Both children received college degrees and went on to be successful in their chosen careers. Cherryl in retailing and Marvin in Oil. The grandchildren brought him joy beyond his wildest dreams, with Emily just graduating and Alli set to graduate at the end of this year.
Floyd was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn Spindle, his parents, two brothers and three sisters. He and Evelyn are survived by two children, Cherryl Sergeant and husband Denny of Pilot Point, Texas and son Floyd Marvin Spindle, Jr. and wife Amy, and two granddaughters Emily Spindle and Allison Spindle of Spring, Texas.
Floyd worked hard and fully embraced life on all levels, and loved being here with his beloved family. He was bigger than life itself with a great sense of humor and love of all God’s creations. He will be missed by his family and friends more than we can ever express. But we’re sure he has found a mountain to climb and deer to hunt as well as fish to catch with his Heavenly Father.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made in Floyd’s name to the Disabled American Veterans Charity at www.dav.org.
Floyd grew up working on the family farm, and graduated from Valley View High School as President of his senior class in 1944. He joined the United States Navy on September 15, 1944 and served 15 months sea duty in the Asiatic Pacific aboard the USS Boxer aircraft carrier. He received an honorable discharge in August of 1946 and returned to Denton to attend North Texas State University to obtain a degree in civil engineering.
He met and married Evelyn Riley, who was an assistant librarian at Texas Women’s University, on September 26, 1947 in Krum, Texas. After teaching school briefly in Victoria, Texas, Floyd and Evelyn returned to Grand Prairie, Texas. Evelyn continued to teach while Floyd found a new job at LTV where he enjoyed working in several capacities from accounting to government contracting for 40 years.
Throughout his life, Floyd was an avid sportsman and hunter. He led the LTV softball and volleyball teams to victory consistently. When he wasn’t coaching and playing, he was in Colorado with his oldest brother in the mountains, hunting Deer and Elk, and an occasional bear. Camping on the side of a snow-ridden Colorado mountain and roughing it in the snow while tracking prize deer and antelope were a passion for the Spindle brothers. That same passion extended to hunting Dove and Ducks and all wild game in season. He carried all the prized animals back to Grand Prairie, where his schoolteacher wife would figure out a way to cook a feast upon his return from the hunt!!!
Floyd’s idea of retirement meant that he applied each of his skillsets toward serving as Vice President of Real Estate and Development for Sergeants Western World Stores, and in this capacity, helped open five new retail locations over the course of the next 10 years, two of which were considered Super Stores.
When Evelyn became severely handicapped with Hydrocephalus of the brain, Floyd cared for her in their Grand Prairie home while he worked tirelessly to build out the Sergeants Western Stores. Evelyn’s illness took her life on June 8, 2008 and Floyd continued to work with daughter Cherryl and son-in-law Denny to expand their store base.
Then later in the year 2000, Floyd was reunited with a lifelong friend of the family, Evelyn Calhoun and they became best friends. They spent the next 16 years together and both felt grateful to have reconnected at this time in their lives. They enjoyed each other’s families and shared many wonderful times together.
Both children received college degrees and went on to be successful in their chosen careers. Cherryl in retailing and Marvin in Oil. The grandchildren brought him joy beyond his wildest dreams, with Emily just graduating and Alli set to graduate at the end of this year.
Floyd was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn Spindle, his parents, two brothers and three sisters. He and Evelyn are survived by two children, Cherryl Sergeant and husband Denny of Pilot Point, Texas and son Floyd Marvin Spindle, Jr. and wife Amy, and two granddaughters Emily Spindle and Allison Spindle of Spring, Texas.
Floyd worked hard and fully embraced life on all levels, and loved being here with his beloved family. He was bigger than life itself with a great sense of humor and love of all God’s creations. He will be missed by his family and friends more than we can ever express. But we’re sure he has found a mountain to climb and deer to hunt as well as fish to catch with his Heavenly Father.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made in Floyd’s name to the Disabled American Veterans Charity at www.dav.org.
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