MRS. J. C. M. FLOYD TAKEN BY DEATH

Prominent Resident Dies at Home Here Friday Night

After an eight weeks illness following a slight stroke, Mrs. J. C. M. Floyd, died peacefully at the family home at 655 Lawson Avenue Friday night at 10:15 o'clock.

Mrs. Floyd became ill July 7 and has been bedfast since. But before that she enjoyed normal health, took an active art in the life of her family and was a regular Sunday attendant at the First United Presbyterian Church to which she has belonged 30 years. She paid her last visit to church the day before her stroke.

Mrs. Floyd was born in Allegheny County, Pa., Sunday, January 1, 1854. Her maiden name was Rachel Aber and her parents were Jackson and EWliza Conner Aber, descended of Revolutionary ancestors who came from Romney, Virginia, in 1764 to settle in Allegheny County.

Mrs. Floyd's parents came to Richmond, Ohio, in 1875 to educate their two sons at Richmond College. At Richmond Dr. and Mrs. Floyd were married December 27, 1877. They moved to Steubenville in September 1885 and until his death October 17, 1931, Dr. Floyd was one of Steubenville's best known physicians.

Mrs. Floyd was one of six children. Three brothers and a sister preceded her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Miss Cora M. Floyd, secretary of the Social Service Union and Miss Altai Floyd. Both are at home.

Also surviving Mrs. Floyd are her brother, Lincoln E. Aber, Collingswood, New Jersey; two nieces and a nephew, Irene Aber, Huntington, W. Va., Mrs. George Mormann and James Floyd Aber, Collingswood, N. J.

Mrs. Floyd joined the Mt. Labanon Presbyterian Church as a girl and during the long years of her membership in the First Church of Steubenville belonged to the Women's Missionary Society. She was a charter member of Steubenville Chaoter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Essentially a home-maker, Mrs. Floyd was a devoted and beloved mother. Her life centered about her family's interests and she possessed the love and admiration of a wide circle of friends to whom her death will bring a deep sense of loss.
******The Steubenville Herald Star, Saturday, August 30, 1941*****