Floyd CARNEY Obituary


CARNEY, Floyd Edward
Passed away in Sacramento, Wednesday Feb. 13 at the age of 65. Born July 3, 1947 in Sacramento. He attended Woodbine Elementary, Fern Bacon Jr. High and Luther Burbank High School. He served in the Army and was stationed in Germany as a Tank Driver. He then went to work for Safeway warehouse and later for Signal Depot for a number of years.
He was preceded in death by his father Dink, mother Elvita, sister Elain, and son Ritchie Carney. He is survived by his nephew Lonnie and sister Doris. Ed had a lot of friends and will be greatly missed.
There will be a memorial held for Ed on April 14 at The V.F.W. Hall, 7576 Stockton Blvd. at 4:30pm. It will be a potluck so please come and bring a dish and help celebrate Ed's life.

Published by The Sacramento Bee on Apr. 7, 2013.
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My how time flies. Loved you then and Love you now.
Eddie & Ana

Eddie & Ana Riddle

April 1, 2022

Still miss you Eddie, living out here in the desert in my trailer now deep in the memories of my dear Pauline, I know you two are waiting for me somewhere in the forever after...still working on our tune "Lost Love" inspired from that french poster you had on your wall...changed it to jazz 6/8 time added some strings with the piano background. Things are very different now but your smile is still there...the same.

Jim Phillips

April 3, 2020

Wow 7 years! Fred came 1 year later. Miss both of you very much. Life is not the same. Love and hugs.

Barbara Johnston

April 3, 2020

Eddie,
Seven LONG years. Missing you and Connie.
Love,
Eddie

Eddie Riddle

Friend

April 1, 2020

Miss you. Hugs to you and Fred

Barbara Johnston

April 2, 2019

Hey Eddie,
Just like in high school, you have Connie up there with you as of August 30, 2017.
I Love You Bro,
Eddie Riddle
P.S. Tell her I said Hi and I Love Her

Eddie Riddle

Friend

April 1, 2019

Eddie Riddle

Friend

April 1, 2019

In memory of my cousin (whom I unfortunately never had a chance to meet). My mother and his mother were sisters. I'm sorry I never had a chance to meet you. By the comments, you were blessed with many friends who loved you.

Tina West

July 7, 2015

Happy Birthday Eddie. I miss our kitchen table 'solve the worlds problems ' talks. Laughing & laughing til we hurt. God Bless <3

Barbara

July 3, 2015

Miss you Eddie. Cant believe its been two years. Fred has been with you for a year now. I miss both of you more than I can say.

barbara johnston

April 9, 2015

It has been two years now since Eddie left us and every day we think of him and the cheer he Brought to our lives with his smile.

Man, I miss you Ed!!

Jim Phillips

April 8, 2015

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We miss you, sir...on Veterans Day! Thank you for your service. We will never forget you.

Jim Phillips

November 11, 2014

Eddie, Now Pauline is there with you too...we'll all be together pretty soon I think..

Miss you, bud!

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We miss you!!!

Fred & Barbara

September 28, 2013

Eddie's smile will be missed by all that knew him. He is finally with his son that he missed so much. Jim and Pauline introduced us to Ed about 1998. After Jerry and him started talking, they had been together on the USS Darby going to Germany in 1965. Will miss his music and dancing. Jerry and Marlene Aldrich

May 4, 2013

Bonnie " Mae" Stormont

April 22, 2013

I met Ed in 1953, at woodbine in kindergarden, he was a lifelong friend, he was my brother. We went through fun & hell togeather, He was always their when I needed him, which was all the time, I could talk to Ed about anything, I will miss him, Love your brother Frank W.Loscutoff

April 22, 2013

April 21, 2013

I first met Eddie Carney in Sacramento in 1964 when he was back from Germany on leave from the US Army.

I was introduced to him by Frank Loscutoff who was the guitar player and lead singer in the band "The Fugitives" I had just joined earlier that summer as a sax player. Eddie had been the bass player prior to his enlistment in the US Army. He was a cool guy from South Sacramento.

Over the years we have remained friends, although there were times I was away from Sacramento and
did not see him for periods of time. Nevertheless, we always remained friends, that was just the way he was.
Eddie had a very outgoing personality, he had "the Gift of Gab" as some would say and he was always attractive to the ladies....like a magnet!

From about 1995 on, we became closer friends and Eddie came up to Lewiston, California in Trinity County during the summers for my family's annual re-unions, he met my parents and siblings and members of our extended family and Eddie soon became "one of us". My dad and Eddie became like buddies over their past military backgrounds and experiences.

In 1998, Frank and Eddie had begun to revive "The Fugitives" after approximately 30 years, practicing on
Sundays at Eddie's house and I rejoined them on the sax. We played some gigs including one on Eddie's
porch on 4th of July (also for Eddie's birthday which is July 3rd). Many people from the neighborhood (the Byrd's, the Marquez's and many others)were there including some of my wife Pauline's sisters who actually went to Woodbine elementary school and knew Eddie from those days. It was a memorable day and I have a lot of pictures, many of which were on display at Eddie's memorial service last Sunday.

Another memorable occasion was a New Years Eve "millennium" party where Eddie, Frank, Arthur Marquez (drums),
and I dressed up in Tuxedos and played for all our friends. At midnight we threw a huge "ice carving of 2000"
into the pool and toasted the beginning of the new millennium...it was truly a timeless moment...once in a thousand years! I swear it will be at least a thousand years before there will ever be another Eddie on this planet...he was truly "one of a kind".

In 2000, I left the "new" Fugitives and went on my own to Las Vegas to play some "jazz". Eddie, Frank and
the Fugitives went on to add some new members including Bonnie (vocalist from Frank and Bonnie days of the 60's)and Barry on drums and I would come back to visit Eddie and even had my trailer parked behind his house for a couple of years, staying in it whenever I was in Sacramento for gigs and/or just to visit.

I always have fond memories of Eddie, Pauline and I having coffee in the morning in his kitchen, he would be up early and listening to music with his "earbuds" and offer a good ole cup of coffee and we would sit around and reminisce about the "good ole days" as various members of the neighborhood would drop by.

By far, my most memorable moment with Eddie was in May of 2007 when he and I went up in the "Collings Foundation" flying restoration project of an old WW II B-24 bomber that my late father flew combat missions in 1944 and 1945. That day, Eddie sat in the waist gunner's position and I sat in my dad's bombardier position in the nose of the aircraft. We flew out of the old Mcclellan AFB flying low over Sacramento and Folsom Lake and returning. I swear that there was a moment when Eddie, My Dad and I were all "together again" in spirit up there in that old aircraft.

I can still hear those 4 big radial piston driven engines roaring as we lumbered down the runway, gaining speed and became airborne. It sounded like a hundred "Harleys" running, something that Eddie remarked about later...he was an avid Harley enthusiast and driver.

Well, I could go on for a couple of hundred more pages about my life and times with my dear pal Eddie Carney, but suffice it to say, it would never be enough to truly express the unique and wonderful guy Eddie was. I truly believe he is in his place in Heaven now...a better place along side his beloved son Ritchie, and we WILL meet again.

Man, I love You!

Sincerely,

Jim Phillips and Pauline
Las Vegas Musicians Union Local #369

Jim Phillips

April 18, 2013

Sorry to hear of Ed's passing. Lots of good memories with Ed and Frank.Our thoughts are of him and his family and friends at this time.
Sincerely
Dale and Lynda Meckley

April 17, 2013

My condolences to Eddie's family. He was a good Friend. I'm glad I got to see him not too long ago. He will be missed. Linda J. Cisneros-Byrd

Linda J. Cisneros-Byrd

April 15, 2013

Good bye my life long friend. We will always have our crazy and fun memories. R.I.P Richard Byrd

richard byrd

April 15, 2013

I will miss you Ed at all of our family BBQ's, It just won't be the same. You were truly loved, God Bless

Melanie

April 15, 2013

Yo Eddie,
Hadn't been that long since I was over there. You must have been pretty good cause Only The Good Die Young. You little rascal. I'll miss you Bro. Love Ya. Ana says Good-Bye.

Eddie Riddle

April 14, 2013

I'm so sorry to learn of Eddies passing. I've known him practically all my life. I will miss his great sense of humor and listening to some of his "adventurous" tales that he and my brother Frank had been through together throughout the years. My sympthany's to the family. Sleep well Eddie. Kitty (Galindo) Gakemeier

April 14, 2013

Eddie's death was a surprise to me he was so young
he will be greatly missed his family and mine family was good friends
Sherry Guldberg- White

April 14, 2013

Rest in peace Ed...

Bonnie Stormont

April 13, 2013

Eddie was a dear friend for many many years. He will be missed deeply. Heartfelt sympathy to his surviving family and to his many friends.

Bonnie Stormont

April 13, 2013

I was sorry to hear of Eddie's death. His dad was my dad's cousin and I loved this family and helped take care of Eddie when he was born. My condolences to his family.

Avis Carney Brown

April 7, 2013

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