Mr. McDaniel was united in marriage on March 4, 1961, at Dixon to Geraldine Rollins and to this union, three children were born. He was preceded in death by his parents; one great-grandson, Aiden Charles Pitts; four brothers, John McDaniel, Hilliard McDaniel, Charles McDaniel and Mike McDaniel; three sisters, Katherine Miller, Virginia Helfert and Helen Cockrum.
Mr. McDaniel was a member of the Sheppard Baptist Church, Dixon and a retired United States Army veteran. Following his retirement, he worked for Mid-East Trash Service and later for the Dixon Police Department as a dispatcher.
Those left to mourn the passing of Mr. McDaniel include: his wife, Geraldine McDaniel, Dixon; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Floyd Richard, Jr. and Stayce McDaniel and David Eugene McDaniel, all of Dixon; one daughter and son-in-law, Sheila Mae and Mike Plummer, Dixon; two brothers, Chris McDaniel and Henry McDaniel, both of the state of Illinois; two sisters, Sarah Egbert, Carmi, Illinois and Vada “Fay” Hunt, state of Michigan; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
A memorial service was held for Mr. McDaniel at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012, in the Long-Kloeppel Funeral Chapel, Dixon, with Pastor Larry Albertson officiating. “The Old Rugged Cross” and “I’ve Got a Mansion” was played for the memorial service.
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