Floyd C. Wilson

Floyd C. Wilson of Brookings-Harbor Oregon passed away on July 13, 2025 of respiratory failure. He was 89.
He was born Floyd Chester Wilson on October 9,1935 to Harry and Effie Wilson in Wood Lake, Nebraska. He was accompanied by his twin brother Loyd Lester on that occasion.
Floyd's early childhood was spent in Wood Lake, a small Nebraska rural town. Harry and Effie had a total of 10 children. Three brothers, Joseph, Melvin and Clifford all passed away before Floyd was born. In the mid 1940's Harry, Effie and the seven kids migrated cross country to Lane County, Oregon, settling in Springfield.
In Springfield Floyd attended Maple Junior High and Springfield High School. Floyd was a lover of art, painting, drawing, sculpting, all of it. It was in art class where he met and was smitten by Shirley Isham. They were married after high school in 1954. Art school was not to be, a family began in 1955 a son Donald, and in 1958 son Steven. Moving from Jasper to Port Orford, Floyd became a crew foreman at Port Orford Plywood. Son Timothy was born in 1959. Floyd moved the family to Springfield in 1960 to work at Georgia Pacific Wood Products, where he worked his initial career for 30 years.
Floyd and Shirley bought a home in Leaburg, Shirley's ancestral home. There they welcomed daughter Janni in 1962. Floyd and Shirley remained in Leaburg, raising kids, a part of the community, PTA, cub scouts, volunteers, until 1982 when they divorced.
Floyd moved to Springfield where he recommitted his life to Christ and began attending Springfield Christian Center. There he met Connie Dooley, and in 1983 they were married, and Floyd joined Connie in Camp Creek. The couple later joined Camp Creek Church. Floyd continued working at Georgia Pacific until a chemical accident forced him into early retirement in the early 1990's. Retirement gave Floyd the opportunity he had dreamed of, art school. He attended Lane Community College, 1989 - 1992. He next became a graduate teaching fellow and taught art classes at LCC for several years. Floyd and Connie were later divorced in 2003 and he moved to Dexter.
It was in Dexter that Floyd later met, fell in love with and married Leita Hoskins. They were married in 2006, and then began the joy of his last chapter in life. Country living in Dexter, Floyd and Leita enjoyed hunting, camping, gardening, canning their produce, and enjoying their retirements.
In their 80's Floyd and Leita took an adventurous move, and lived in Hawaii on the Big Island with Leitas daughter Julia and her husband Glenn. After a couple years of island life they returned to Dexter, got a little overwhelmed by all the work on the property and sold the house. They bought a house from Leita's daughter Cindy in Brookings-Harbor and made the move to the coast.
There on the coast they have loved the waves, the big rocky coast, looking for agates on the beach and visiting the redwoods. They have had many family visitors, and have enjoyed the company of Leita's granddaughter Sonja and her partner Ralph. Floyd continued to produce works of art out of his studio.
Floyd's favorite saying for these last few years has been, "It's another beautiful day on the Oregon Coast, and we just love it here !"
Floyd was preceded in death by his parents Harry and Effie, his siblings Joseph, Melvin, Clifford, Irene, Loyd, Grant, Erma and Gerald, and his son Steven.
He is survived by his beloved wife Leita, his brother Norman, his children Don, Tim, Janni and eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. He is also survived by Leita's family who counted him as their own, her children Cindy, Julia, and Don and a myriad of grandchildren, great grandchildren and even great, great grandchildren.
A memorial service for Floyd will be held in Pleasant Hill, Oregon on October 25, at 11:00 am.
Lunch will follow and a graveside event at Pleasant Hill Cemetery will conclude the day. For further details reach Don Wilson at 541-729-1404.