Floyd Allen Edmonds

Floyd was born on August 12, 1933 in Bird City, Kansas to Harold and Ona (Beeson) Edmonds. As a young man Floyd moved to Benkelman, Nebraska where he graduated high school, met and later married Carolyn Rose Riemer. While living in Benkelman, Floyd built his first home, farmed, operated a restaurant and began working for the United States Post Office.

In the late 1960's Floyd and Carolyn moved their family to Longmont, Colorado where he continued working for the Post Office while developing a love for antiques. In the mid 1970's Floyd built Wagon Wheel Antiques and Auctions in Niwot, Colorado while later graduating from auctioneering school in Kansas City. During this time Floyd and Carolyn traveled all over the country making over 20 trips in one year to the east coast buying antiques and making lifelong friends along the way. Over the years in the antique business Floyd mentored a number of Longmont area residents in the fine art of antique repairs and refinishing.

In the 1980's Floyd started Professional Estate Services selling homes, personal estates and private collections in the front range area. One of his proudest accomplishments was the sale of the ""gingerbread house"" in Boulder, Colorado at auction.

In the early 1990's Floyd built Lyons Country Village an antique store and mall in Lyons, Colorado.

In the late 1990's Floyd and Carolyn moved to Mead, Colorado where Floyd started driving a school bus for the St. Vrain Valley School District. This was one of his favorite careers along the way as he always enjoyed telling stories about the wonderful kids on his routes.

In the early 2000's Floyd and Carolyn built a cabin overlooking Ramona Lake in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado where they enjoyed spending many weekends and holidays with family and friends.

After retirement in the mid 2000's, Floyd and Carolyn moved to a retirement community in Broomfield, Colorado where Floyd returned to his love of woodworking, scroll sawing clocks and other items.

Floyd's philosophy was treat everyone equally and you can't succeed if you don't try. Floyd will be greatly missed by his friends and family.

Floyd is survived by his wife Carolyn, son Larry and wife Renee Edmonds of Florida, daughter Debra and husband Derrel Taylor of Texas, sister Velda Lambert of Lincoln, Nebraska and brother Jim and wife Barbara Edmonds of Colorado Springs, and several nieces and nephews.

Floyd was preceded in death by his parents Harold and Ona Edmonds.

Memorial services will be held in the spring, arrangements to be announced at a later date.

Donations can be made to the Denver Dumb Friends League at 2080 S. Quebec Street, Denver, CO 80231 or to TRU Community Care Hospice at 2594 Trailridge Drive East, Lafayette, CO 80026