Ruth E. (Waterford) Floyd Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Ruth E. (Waterford) Floyd, 89, of Bloomington, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at the Monroe Hospital in Bloomington. Ruth was born on a warm day September 6, 1930 at her home in Monroe County, Indiana the second daughter of ten children of Claude Earl and Lorene (Alexander) Waterford. The family lived in Washington Township, in the North Bloomington area for a short period before making Harrodsburg, Indiana their home. Several of the siblings lived out their lives in the Harrodsburg, Indiana area. When Ruth was a little girl, she went by the name Bun or Bunny a name given by her oldest sister Claudia. During Ruth’s life thing got rough. Ruth and her sisters Claudia and Florence moved out and got an apartment with a friend and started working. Ruth did house cleaning for families and restaurant work, and then went to work for RCA where she worked 45 years before retiring in 1990. Ruth grew up fast and she met her husband, Cletis Floyd at RCA. They dated four years and were married on September 15, 1951 and were married for 45 years. Cletis passed away on March 11, 1996. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Claudia Greene, Florence Jacobs and Betty Sawyer; her brothers Joe Waterford, Jack Waterford and Don Waterford, her best friend Chester Maners, and a nephew Roger W. Cumming in the Vietnam War. Ruth is survived by her sons, Jeff (Jolene) Floyd of Washington, IL; Michael Floyd of Carlisle; two grandchildren, Jay (Angelique) Floyd; Brandon (Morgan) Floyd; six great grandchildren, Tabitha, Chloe, Brenston, Isabella, Olivia and William; two sisters, Shirley (Minford) Stevens of Bloomington; Doris Wilson of Spencer; one brother Jerry (Janet) Waterford of Lawrence County; her sister-in-law, Deanna Waterford of Harrodsburg; and many nieces and nephews. Ruth was a member of the North Central Church of Christ, Farm Bureau, American Legion Auxiliary, Lambda Chi Omega Chapter Beta Beta. She loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and her extended family she also enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She will be greatly missed. A private funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Burial will be at the Clover Hill Cemetery in Harrodsburg. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Riley Children’s Hospital. Allen Funeral Home and Crematory have been entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences, photos, and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares.com

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Ruth E. (Waterford) Floyd

September 6, 1930 - June 9, 2020