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Floyd Grunden Obituary
Floyd R. "Grumpy" Grunden
73, of Indianapolis, was surrounded by his loved ones when the Lord welcomed him home on July 6, 2012. He was born May 30, 1939 in New Castle to the late Paul Grunden and Netta Clark Reed.
He was an Air Force Veteran and was employed 32 years for the Marion County Sheriff's Department as a deputy retiring in 1997. He also worked security at Southport High School. He was past president of Deputy Sheriff's Fraternal Order.
His survivors include his wife of 31 years, Melva Rich Grunden; daughters, Kathie McCloskey of Avon, Dana Fraley of Indianapolis and Corie (Marc) Lundy of Indianapolis; son, Michael (Charlene) Sweeney of Indianapolis; grandchildren, Sara (Rob)Bilbrey, Indianapolis, Emily (Kevin) Scott, Indianapolis, Ben Lundy, Indianapolis, Matt McCloskey, Avon, Conner McCloskey, Avon, James Sweeney, Indianapolis, Joseph Sweeney, Indianapolis, Lindsey Fraley, Indianapolis and Jeremy Hoss, Indianapolis and sister, Sandra Holland of Indianapolis.
His services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 14 in Singleton Community Mortuary and Memorial Center , with visitation from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 13 in the mortuary. http://www.singletonmortuary.com
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Memories and Condolences
for Floyd Grunden
Lea Callon
July 19, 2012
Knew Ray from 1958, was a real nice guy, my prayers are with his family.
Mark Allen
July 18, 2012
Grumy, rest in peace Buddy
Frank Taylor
July 13, 2012
I was as student at Souyhport High School from 1979 to 1983.. I used to talk with Floyed almost every day.. He was a good man.. my prayers go out to his family,
July 12, 2012
I was a reserve deputy from 1977-87 and preferred to work south because of Floyd and his men. Even though I was a volunteer, Floyd treated me exactly like his merit deputies and appreciated the extra help in those days when he might only have 2-3 officers working. When you work for free, you only put in extra time for someone like Floyd. After 35 years in uniform, I can honestly say he was in the top 5% at MCSD. RIP FLOYD
Mark A. Hudson Crane Naval Base Police
Beth Moorman
July 12, 2012
Floyd, you have been a good friend and an even better neighbor. We enjoyed your sense of humor and all your little comments at our meetings. We will be watching out for Mel and making sure things are going well for her. We will miss seeing you at the fishing hole. Rest in Peace. Beth Moorman and Bill Sherman
KAT Layton Hughes
July 12, 2012
Mel,
May the Lord give you and your family comfort during this time of sadness...and may HE give you the hope of KNOWING you will be together again someday....keeping you in my prayers...
JoY MettaM
July 12, 2012
This came from facebook but i thought it may be something we all needed to hear!
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An old reminder....
Does this apply to you?
Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
I got to thinking one day about all those people on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.
How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word 'refrigeration' mean nothing to you?
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched ' Jeopardy ' on television?
I cannot count the times I called my sister and said , 'How about going to lunch in a half hour?' She would gas up and stammer, 'I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain' And my personal favorite: 'It's Monday.' She died a few days ago. We never did have lunch together.
Because we cram so much into our lives, we tend to schedule our headaches.. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!
We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of 'I'm going to,' 'I plan on,' and 'Someday, when things are settled down a bit.'
When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.
My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.
Now....go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting? I had a friend from high school that I was always going to call and never did. The other day her name was in the obituaries so we never had that chat.
Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to you.
Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask, 'How are you?' Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head? Ever told your child, 'We'll do it tomorrow.' and in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say 'Hi'?
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.
Show your friends how much you care now !
joy mettam
July 12, 2012
"The mountains may disappear, and the hills may come to an end, but my love will never disappear; my promise of peace will not come to an end," says the Lord who shows mercy to you.
Isaiah 54:10
I pray for All of the Family for Comfor at this time and that you would know that Ray is in the arms of Jesus .
JOY METTAM
July 12, 2012
Jim Nash
July 12, 2012
Rest easy, my friend. Many cherished memories. A good friend and solid, upright supervisor in the early days. Indy has lost a valuable servant.
Retha Matthews
July 11, 2012
Floyd's Family,
His helpfulness will be missed around Briarstone Villas.
Thank God he is out of pain and at peace.
Delta Rosetto
July 11, 2012
Rest in Peace Ray, so many times I have been down by you and Mel's and thought about stopping by but never did, I really wish I had. Thank you for being in Mel's life for loving & taking care of Corie, Kathy & Michael. For giving us Dana. For being a great cousin. You will be missed by all of us. Love you...
eugene patrick
July 11, 2012
Will Miss you Grumpy, had many good times on the road together. He was a great guy and always there for you. God bless the family.
Eugene Patrick
Retired Deputy
dawn henderson
July 11, 2012
God bless the famly.
Walt Bolinger
July 11, 2012
Floyed and I were on the road together he always had my back. We had some good times back when there we very few of us out there. I pray God bless your wife and family and confort them at this time of sorrow. In Jesus name
Deputy Walt Bolinger
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