Cover photo for Floyd Tannahill's Obituary
Floyd Tannahill Profile Photo
In Memory Of
Floyd Tannahill
1941 2024

Floyd Tannahill

November 14, 1941 — March 29, 2024

Floyd Tannahill, 82, of Olathe, Kansas entered into the presence of his Lord on March 29, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Arkansas City, Kansas and grew up as a farm hand near Newton, Kansas. He graduated from Calvary Bible College where he met his wife.

Floyd loved people, and his spiritual gift of "helps" impacted many as he served and cared for others. This was especially evident as he cared for his wife through her extended illness.

He is preceded in death by his wife Betty of 50 years; his parents, Adin and Rachel (McCreight) Tannahill and his siblings, Howard Tannahill and Samuel Tannahill.

Surviving family include his Children: Nathan (Mendy) Tannahill, David (Kristi) Tannahill, and Brenda (Jim) VandenHull; Grandchildren: Trisha (Joshua) Nordstrom, Tyler (Luisa), Travis (Dakota), Trevor (Emma), Kathryn, Corben (Caylee), Nikki (Ryan) McGuire, and Michaela VandenHull; Greatgrandchildren, Tannah, Tenley, Jordi, and Jett Nordstrom, Zaven, Ayson, and Asya Tannahill, Ridge, Indie and Sutton Tannahill, and Jane Tannahill; Siblings: Margaret (Dean) Rensberger (sister), Janet Tannahill (sister -in-law), Don (Sara) Agee (brother-in-law), Frances Adams (sister-in-law), and Paul VanEgdom (step-brother).

Services will be held at Penwell-Gabel, Olathe, Kansas on Friday, April 5, 2024. Visitation will be at 1pm with the funeral at 2pm. Graveside service to follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Overland Park, Kansas.

Floyd suffered from Spinocerebellar Ataxia 6. He was passionate about research and finding a cure. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in memory of Floyd Tannahill to support the University of Chicago Medicine for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 (SCA6) research. Checks may be made payable to the "University of Chicago Medicine" and sent to the following address:

University of Chicago
Gift Administration
Floyd Tannahill Memorial, SCA6 Research
5235 S. Harper Court, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60615

Floyd's services will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click Here to view the service.

To share a memory of Floyd or leave a special message for his family, please visit the guestbook below
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Floyd Tannahill, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, April 5, 2024

1:00 - 2:00 pm (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Service

Friday, April 5, 2024

Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 9

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree