Louise Kathleen Beck Floyd, 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Heartland Health Care Center on October 10, 2021. Born in Marlboro County on January 5, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Victor Bjorkbacka and the late Hilma Kangas Bjorkbacka of Evijarvi, Finland.

Although born in Marlboro County, Kathleen was raised in Horry and Marion Counties. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and community member. Following her move to Union to be closer to her daughter, she worked with handicapped children in the school district. In her earlier years, she along with her husband, Harold, farmed in the Mt. Olive Community of Nichols. They were longtime members of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, Kathleen was predeceased by her husband, Harold Douglas Floyd; her sisters, Hannah Beck Lehto and her husband, Ernest, who raised Kathleen as their daughter; Bertha Beck Gibson and her husband, Noah; Helen Elizabeth Beck and Martha Ellen Beck; brothers, Walter Beck and his wife, Maxine; William R. Beck and his wife, Edna; and Walford Beck.

Kathleen is survived by her daughters, Susanne Floyd Gunter of Union, South Carolina and Mary D. "Dee Dee" Floyd of Atlanta, Georgia, along with many beloved nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Meares Funeral Home in Mullins. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday at Blanton Cemetery on Highway 19 in Nichols. We respectfully request that you respect social distancing while in the presence of others.

If you would like to remember Kathleen, the family suggests that memorial donations be made in her memory to Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1950 Mt. Olive Church Road, Nichols, South Carolina 29581 or to Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 373 Wesley Chapel Road, Union, South Carolina 29379.

The family would like to thank the staff and caretakers of Heartland Healthcare Center of Union for the loving care shown to Kathleen throughout her years of residency there.

An online guestbook is available at www.mearesfh.com .

Kathleen is in the care of Meares Funeral Home of Mullins.