Floy A. Durbin, 94

Floy A. Durbin, 94, of Emerson, died Nov. 6, 2009, at the Hospice With Heart Hospice House in Glenwood.

Floy Alice Durbin was born Jan. 1, 1915, near Reynolds, Neb. the daughter of Roscoe and Leona (Payne) Beachler. She was raised in Nebraska and graduated from Reynolds High School in 1933. She attended Peru State College where she received her teaching certificate.

She taught in country schools near Reynolds until she married Ivan Durbin on June 7, 1936. They made their home on the Clover Ridge Farm near Hastings. After retirement Ivan and Floy moved into Emerson in 1974. Floy was a member of the Reynolds, Nebraska Methodist Church and then the First Baptist Church in Emerson. She was an active Baptist Mission and Aid Society member, choir member, choir director, organist and pianist both for Sunday School and Church, and was a Bible School teacher. Floy was also a long time officer in the North Grove Cemetery Association. Two of the first organizations she joined in Emerson were the Asbury Club and Emerson Women’s Club. She was also Past Matron of Order of Eastern Star.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; brothers: Ira Beachler and Roscoe Beachler; and sisters: Bernice Tacey, Bessie McCreight, and Marie Peithmann.

Survivors include her daughters: Barbara (Bill) Douglas of Emerson, and Christine Durbin of Independence, Mo.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters: Leora Anastasi of Center Moriches, N.Y. and Betty Wells of Broken Arrow, Okla.

Funeral services were held Nov. 9 at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Emerson Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Emerson Fire and Rescue, the Heartland Home Health and Hospice of Red Oak, Iowa and Hospice With Heart of Glenwood.

Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.