Floyce Jean Proctor

on December 13, 2020, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She will be

deeply missed by her family and her friends.

After graduating from Woodrow High School in Dallas, Texas, in 1948, she went to

North Texas State University for college. While she was at North Texas, she met the

love of her life in 1948, and while he was on leave from the Navy, Floyce married Jewel

Proctor on April 5, 1951. While Jewel returned to his service in the Navy, Floyce

completed her education and received a bachelor’s degree in education.

After graduating from North Texas, Floyce taught school in Dallas until her husband

returned home from the Navy. She then became a substitute teacher in Mesquite and

Richardson while her three boys were young and growing up. In 1979, Floyce began

teaching 4th grade reading in Kilgore, Texas, where she and her husband had moved

after raising their children. While teaching full-time, Floyce managed to work and

complete a master’s degree in education from University of Texas at Tyler. She

continued teaching in Kilgore until she retired in 1993. Her retirement allowed Floyce to

travel with her husband to see their grandchildren, as well as many of the 48 states and

numerous national parks.

Floyce was a strong Christian and a very active church member. She helped in many

educational roles in the churches she served, including missions education, children’s

Sunday School classes, and discipleship classes. She was a faithful member of Gaston

Avenue Baptist Church, Dallas; Lakeside Baptist Church, Dallas; and First Baptist

Church, Kilgore.

Floyce was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Jewel Proctor. She is

survived by her three sons: Bruce Proctor and wife, Laura; Randall Proctor and wife,

Charlotte; and Mark Proctor and wife, Melissa. She is also survived by seven

grandchildren: Aimee Lubas (Adam), Steve Proctor (Heather), Rebekah Proctor, James

Proctor, Matthew Proctor, Michela Heth (Ryan), and Madison Proctor; as well as four

great grandchildren: Spencer Lubas, Jayce Proctor, Ashley Proctor, and Harry Proctor.

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