Floyd Fredrick Twyford

Floyd Fredrick Twyford, 73, of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026, at Magnolia Square Nursing and Rehabilitation in Springfield. He was born Dec. 8, 1952, in Elkhart, Kan. the son of Floyd Ezra and Flossie Catherine (Cloud) Twyford.

He attended school in Miller, Missouri and served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was a supervisor for the Lawrence County Road District.

He is survived by four sisters, Margie Simerly of Marionville, Mary McMahan and her husband, Clarence, of Strafford, Cathy Sybert and her husband, James, of Aurora and Faye Cauthon and her husband, Steve, of Camdenton; three brothers, Larry Twyford and his wife, Susie, of Bucyrus, Robert Twyford of Marshalltown, Iowa and Charlie Wilsey of Stilwell, Okla.; brother-in-law, Freddie Brashers, of Marionville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd, and Flossie; two sisters, Carol Lowery and Nina Brashers and one nephew, Chad Twyford.

A visitation will be held from 10 -11 a.m. on Thursday, June 25, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at the Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery, in Springfield, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of him may be made payable to Shriner’s Children’s Hospice or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, in care of the funeral home.