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BORN
1927
DIED
1967
Floyd Hoard Obituary
Hoard, a 40-year-old father of four, was killed instantly. Ultimately, five members of the "Dixie Mafia" were be convicted of the murder.
The memorial service will include Hoard's son, G. Richard "Dickey" Hoard, who was 14 when his father was killed. Dickey Hoard, pastor of the Oconee River Methodist Church in Athens, will read from his 2007 book about the murder, "Alone Among the Living: A Memoir of the Floyd Hoard Murder."
Read more about the memorial service on AccessWDUN
Read more about the 1967 bombing, including an interview with Dickey Hoard and other family members on ajc.com
Memories and Condolences
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Joanne
August 9, 2017
To the family and friends please accept my condolences know that the God of all comfort feel your pain and sorrow. Isaiah 61:1,2 reads: He sent me ( Jesus Christ) to bind up the broken hearted and to comfort all who mourn.
Joanne
August 8, 2017
To the family and friends please accept my condolences know that the God of all comfort feel your pain and sorrow. Isaiah 61:1,2 reads: He sent me (Jesus Christ) to bind up the broken hearted and to comfort all who mourn.
Thea
August 8, 2017
I'm so very sorry to hear about your loss. And also may your family find comfort love and strength and with the loving support of family and friends at this time.
Charles A
August 7, 2017
Offering our deepest condolences to the family and friends in your hour of grief.
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