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Floyd Van Carden, 82, died at 3:50 p.m. on
Thursday, April 27, 2006, at the Danville Care
Center.
He was born April 26, 1924 at Burlington, the
son of Max A. and Mary L. Van Osdol Carden. He
graduated from Danville High School in 1942. He
attended Business College in Burlington. He
married Marian D. Trevitt on September 8, 1946
in Mediapolis.
He joined the Navy in 1944. After training in
the states he was sent to the Philippines, then
to Japan and assigned to a Naval patrol craft.
At the close of the war, his ship took the
Japanese officials from the dock in Tokyo, to
the battleship Missouri, out in the harbor,
where the peace treaty was signed. After his
discharge in 1946 he farmed with his father on
the family Century Farm.
He was a life-long member of the
Danville United Methodist Church. He served his
community on a number of boards, including
church, FHA, Farm Bureau, Danville Community
School, Jaggar Cemetery, Danville Telephone
Company, West Burlington and F & M Banks, and
Des Moines County Mutual Insurance. He was a
member of V.F.W. Post 7641 in New London.
He enjoyed farming, working in
his shop, traveling, reading, his friends and
especially his family.
His parents, a son Steven, a
sister, Kay Wilke, and two grandchildren
preceded him in death. Survivors include his
wife of Middletown, daughter Joyce (Jack) Cross
of Middletown, son Jerry (Tim) Carden of Urbana,
IL. Four grandchildren, Jason (Christy) Cross,
Lenexa, KS; Jana Cross, Middletown; Jessica
Cross, Cedar Rapids; and Brian (Amanda) Carden,
Lacon, IL. Three great-grandchildren are Max,
Sam and Will Cross of Lenexa, KS.
Memorials may be made to the
Danville United Methodist Church or Jaggar
Cemetery.
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