Benny Ray Floyd entered into eternal rest peacefully at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home on Friday, March 16, 2018. He was born on July 9, 1943, the son of the late Grady and Hattie Rowell Floyd in Fairmont, North Carolina.

Benny received part of his education in the public school systems of Dillon County, South Carolina; but at a younger age, he had to drop out of school to help his father and brothers support the family. He lived in Maryland and New Jersey for a short time. He was a construction worker in New Jersey, then returned to Dillon, South Carolina and lived the rest of his life in Fork Community.

Surviving to cherish his loving memories ~ his son: Terry McDonald and grandson: Jairus McDonald by a former girlfriend: Lucille McDonald; two sons: Benny Floyd, Roger Floyd; a daughter: Cathy Floyd; his grandchildren: Shanelle, Tiara, Korie; great grandchildren: Aaniyah, London, Rhylee with his ex-wife: Rosa Moore; three sisters: Edna Virginia Cheeseboro, Catherine Burroughs and Gracie Floyd; a brother-n-law: Wesley Cheeseboro; step-brothers: Leverne Hamilton, Robert Hamilton and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.