The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

    Alva M. Floyd, 91, of Mexico, died at 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at Pin Oaks Nursing Center in Mexico.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 21 at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Iman officiating. Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Mrs. Floyd was born on Jan. 3, 1912, in Callaway County, a daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Margaret Belle Shaon Roberts. On July 27, 1944, in Mexico, she married Herbert C. Floyd, who died on Aug. 22, 1977.

Mrs. Floyd was a member of Love Street Christian Church. She worked at the shoe factory in Mexico for a number of years, retiring in January 1974.

Her survivors include several nieces and nephews.

One sister, two brothers, two half sisters and two half brothers preceded her in death.

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