Funeral arrangements for Mr. Floyd Valentine, who departed this life on Friday, June 9, 2023 will be at 3:00PM on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at Antioch Baptist Church Family Life Center. Interment will be in Lincoln Hill Cemetery. Please remember the family in your prayers during their time of bereavement.

Floyd was educated in the Gadsden city school system where he graduated in 1955 From Carver High School. He excelled in athletics, leading his team to many football victories. After graduation he attended Jackson College, Jackson, MS, on a football scholarship. Floyd retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. after 35 years of service.

Floyd leaves to cherish his precious memories: seven children, Robin (Anthony) Weston, Toni Valentine, Debra Valentine, Sonya Valentine (Rodney Haley), all of Gadsden, AL, Floyd (Lisa) Valentine Jr., of Birmingham, AL, Victor (Pamela) Valentine of Mobile, AL and Carol Love (Don) Tisaby of Trussville, AL; fourteen grandchildren, Anthony (Jennine) Weston Jr. of Birmingham, AL, Daniel Scott Weston (Shemelia Lewis) of Fayetteville, NC, Roderick (Chiquita) Pearson, Lawrence (Leslie) Pearson, Makeila (Tony) McCants, Geselle Benjamin (William T. Ball) of Jacksonville, AL, Nicholas Benjamin (Za’Ria Blount) of Attalla, AL, Candace Valentine of West Palm Beach, FL, Jasmine Valentine, Bria (Javen) Harris and Asia Walker, all of Birmingham, AL, Victor Valentine II of Dallas, TX, Niles Valentine and Nya Valentine, both of Mobile, AL; seventeen great-grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.