Floyd Pickens

Floyd Pickens

1993 funeral for J. Hugh Platts b. 21 May 1901 in Pierce City, MO d.19 Mar 1993 in Lawton, OK

Funeral service for Floyd Pickens, 51, of Chickasha, was held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 7, 2004, in Union Baptist Church, Lawton, with Dr. C. W. Whitlow, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be in Sunset Gardens under the direction of Jefferson Funeral Home, Inc.

Mr. Pickens died June 1, 2004, at an Oklahoma City Hospital. He was born January 3, 1953, to Delbert and Lillie Mae Pickens in Lawton, Okla. He was married to Jimmie Chandler in Oklahoma City. He was a member of Union Baptist Church. He was a 1973 graduate of the Oklahoma School for the Deaf in Sulphur. He participated in track, football, and basketball.

He leaves to forever cherish his memories a devoted friend, Ann Shelton, of Chickasha, Oklahoma; his grandmother, Hattie Means, of Ardmore, Oklahoma; his brother, Billy Ray Pickens, Sr., of Lawton, Oklahoma; his sister and brother-in-law, Lue Fay and Theodore Smocks of Kansas City, Missouri; a niece, LaKita Hill, of Fairbanks, Alaska; nephews, Billy Ray Pickens, Jr. of Seattle, Washington, Kenneth Ray Pickens, Theodore III, and Delbert Dewayne Smocks, of Kansas City, Missouri; two great nieces and five great nephews; a special cousin, Mary Pearl Jones, of Chickasha, Oklahoma; a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends who loved him dearly.His father, Delbert Pickens preceded him in death on February 7, 1996, and his mother, Lillie Pickens, preceded him in death on August 15, 2001. His grandfather and a brother, Delbert Pickens, Jr., also preceded him in death.

Friends may call at the funeral home, Sunday, June 6, 2004, from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00.