Obituary For Mr. Melvin J. “Diddy Boy” Floyd, Jr.




Mr. Melvin J. “Diddy Boy” Floyd, Jr., a resident of Lanett, AL, died Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at East Alabama Medical Center, Opelika, AL.

Funeral Services are scheduled for Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) from Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, 1601 Magnolia Road, Lanett, AL, Rev. Leonard Autry, Officiant and Bishop Donald Lancaster, Eulogist.

Interment will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, Lanett, AL. Davis Memorial Mortuary of Valley directing.

Public Viewing is scheduled for Monday, December 18, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. (EST) from Davis Memorial Mortuary Chapel.

Funeral Services by Davis Memorial Mortuary of Valley.

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