Floyd S. Dye

Former Clatsop County resident, 71Floyd S. Dye of Hood River, 71, of Hood River, died Feb. 28, 2004, in Portland, of complications following treatment for a heart condition.

Mr. Dye was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Antlers, Okla., to Clyde Evans Dye and Effie Jane Potter Dye. His family moved to Oregon, and in 1951. He graduated from high school in Jefferson.

Mr. Dye married Leota Flower Feb. 23, 1953. She died in 1999.

Mr. Dye served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division from 1954 to1956, and as a member of the Oregon National Guard and the Army Reserve from 1956 to 1973, attaining the rank of sergeant 1st class. Before moving to Hood River in 1974, Mr. Dye was a longtime resident of Clatsop County. He worked for 35 years as a meat cutter. Family members say he will be remembered for his long-term volunteer work with teenagers, as a leader in churches, as an outstanding athlete in his youth, for his devotion to his friends and family and as a man of faith in God.

Survivors include his four children, Tom Dye of Junction City, Kathy Zimmerman of Estacada, and Dawn Tellez and David Dye of Hood River; nine brothers and sisters, Mary Barrett, Clydine Calverley, Jane Seymour, June Watts, Lou Ellen Pearson, Lois Peterson, and Gerald, Marvin and Clyde Dye Jr.; and seven grandchildren. In addition to his wife, a brother, James Dye, died earlier.

A service is 2:30 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Hood River, 1889 Belmont Drive.

Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund of Horizon Christian School in Hood River in care of Anderson’s Tribute Center, 1401 Belmont Ave., Hood River, OR 97031.