Floyd Ellis Throgmorton, Jr.

Floyd Ellis Throgmorton, Jr., 71, of Wynne, died Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Crossridge Community Hospital in Wynne.

Born in Bay, Ellis moved to Wynne 52 years ago. He owned and operated a television repair shop in Wynne for many years. Ellis was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church in Wynne where he was a deacon and served as a Training Union Director and operated the audio system.

Ellis enjoyed fishing and deer hunting, and was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Ellis, Sr.. and Ora Hinton Throgmorton, and by a brother, Morris Eugene Throgmorton.

Survivors include his wife, Elsie Frances Dedman Throgmorton of the home;

1 son and his wife, Ricky and Dana Throgmorton of Fort Smith;

2 daughters and their husbands, Pamela and Dewey Wilson of Vanndale, and Teresa and Cole Price of Siloam Springs;

1 sister, Shirley Greenhill of Gillette;

5 grandchildren: Jason Wilson, Katina Wilson, Casey Webb, Tad Throgmorton and Kelsey Throgmorton; and

9 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10:00 in Ridgeview Baptist Church in Wynne with Pastor Woodie Sanders officiating.

Active pallbearers include: Bill Garland, Donald Cox, James Fletcher, Jerry Caldwell, Kenneth McKnight and Buddy Owens.

Honorary pallbearers include Wylie Brown, Ralph Doss and E.G. Neiswander.

Visitation will be held Sunday evening, 5-8, at Ridgeview Baptist Church in Wynne.

For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the American Heart Association, PO Box 15186, Austin, TX 78761, or to Ridgeview Baptist Church, 999 Hwy 64, Wynne, AR 72396.