The funeral service for Troy Lamar Floyd is 2 p.m., Tuesday, August 13, at Bethel Temple Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends and family will have a time of visitation from 11 a.m. until the time of the service for Mr. Floyd.
Troy is a lifelong resident of Lincoln County. He was truly “one of a kind”. He was a devoted Christian and a career lawman. He wholeheartedly loved protecting and serving. Troy could witness of God’s love for you, quoting scripture, while putting on the handcuffs. His love for people and a call to protect them led him into law enforcement and politics. Troy graduated from Brookhaven High School in 1993 and began his career in law enforcement in 1996. As a career law man, Troy has proven leadership, strong criminal enforcement, effective crime prevention, and established partnerships in the community and state that has made Lincoln County and the surrounding areas stronger.
Troy’s credentials include Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Instructor, Civilian Response to Active Shooter Instructor, certifications in School Resource Officer, DARE Instructor, and Canine Officer, Interview and Interrogation Training, Raid Planning Training, Drug Interdiction Officer (which included Motor Vehicles and Commercial Vehicles), specialized training with the Mexican Cartels by the DEA, Certified Agent with Mississippi Department of Corrections (specializing in high risk offenders and sex offenders), former Assistant Police Chief of Wesson, Drug & Human Trafficking Interdiction, ALERRT Active Shooter Instructor, STAR Program Instructor, and a Mentor at Camp Shelby for troubled youth. He was also a Lincoln County Jailer and a full time Deputy. These are just a surface listing of his many accomplishments. To name everything would take far too many pages.
Troy was genuinely liked by most people and loved by many more. Everyone that knew Troy probably has a funny story to tell. He could be a little skiddish at times, depending on his current location and/or present company. With all his quirks aside, Troy was a loving husband and a doting dad and Papa. He truly loved his family and was loyal to his friends. This is only a brief synopsis of an all too brief life, but if you asked Troy what was most important to him, I believe he would tell you it was his salvation.
Troy is preceded in death by his parents, Eddie and Hilda Ray Floyd; his maternal great grandparents, Eugene and Hattie Pennington; paternal grandparents, Sam Floyd and Johnnie Sanchez; and grandparents, Cliff Givens and Helen Shaheen.
He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Sage Floyd; children, Raiden Floyd (Shelby) of Sandyhook, MS, Carlyanna Nicholson (Brayden) of Wesson, MS, and Jacob Floyd of Brookhaven, MS; brother, Eddie Floyd, Jr. of West Monroe, LA; sisters, Cristi Montgomery (Mike) of Union, MS, Terry Hedgepeth of McComb, MS, Missy Freeman (Mark) of Brookhaven, MS; two grandchildren, Morgan Floyd and Brancin Floyd; and a host of other loving family members, friends, law enforcement officers, and faith family members.
Lincoln 8 out!
