Paula Floyd Carney
June 17, 1944 ~ August 12, 2013
Paula passed away suddenly and peacefully on August 12, 2013 at her home in McLean, VA, with her loving husband Jim Carney at her side.
Paula was born in Windber, PA, her mother Evelyn Floyd's hometown, while her father, Paul D. Floyd, was serving as a fighter pilot in the European theater during World War II . She grew up in Florida, Alabama, Delaware, and Virginia with her Air Force family. She graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware, and from the University of Maryland with a degree in Nutrition. She worked for more than 30 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, where she helped create and then become a senior member of the team that ran the Women, Infant & Children program, which provides assistance to low-income women and young children- including more that 50% of all infants born in America.
Paula was passionate about birds, traveling to view them, feeding them around her home, and sharing her considerable knowledge with others as a Bird House interpreter at The National Zoo. She and Jim transformed the yard at their home into a Certified Wildlife Habitat, designed by the National Wildlife Federation. She was also a curious and delighted traveler, and she and Jim explored the world together.
She had a gift for organization, liked nothing better that planning and anticipating a trip, and adored hearing about others' travels. Pictures and collections decorate her home, transporting a visitor to far away places. Just the evening before her death, Paula and Jim had returned from an European excursion.
She is survived by Jim; her sister Nancy (Marc); her stepchildren Elizabeth (Paul), Jay (Claire), and Bruce (Kristy, and by many cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and dear friends.
in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Paula's memory to the Bird House Renovation Campaign at The National Zoo. Please make donations online at www.nationalzoo.si.edu
or by mail to: Smithsonian's National Zoo
Office of the Director
3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
MRC 5509 PO BOX 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Attention Lesli Creedon
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Paula was born in Windber, PA, her mother Evelyn Floyd's hometown, while her father, Paul D. Floyd, was serving as a fighter pilot in the European theater during World War II . She grew up in Florida, Alabama, Delaware, and Virginia with her Air Force family. She graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware, and from the University of Maryland with a degree in Nutrition. She worked for more than 30 years at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, where she helped create and then become a senior member of the team that ran the Women, Infant & Children program, which provides assistance to low-income women and young children- including more that 50% of all infants born in America.
Paula was passionate about birds, traveling to view them, feeding them around her home, and sharing her considerable knowledge with others as a Bird House interpreter at The National Zoo. She and Jim transformed the yard at their home into a Certified Wildlife Habitat, designed by the National Wildlife Federation. She was also a curious and delighted traveler, and she and Jim explored the world together.
She had a gift for organization, liked nothing better that planning and anticipating a trip, and adored hearing about others' travels. Pictures and collections decorate her home, transporting a visitor to far away places. Just the evening before her death, Paula and Jim had returned from an European excursion.
She is survived by Jim; her sister Nancy (Marc); her stepchildren Elizabeth (Paul), Jay (Claire), and Bruce (Kristy, and by many cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and dear friends.
in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Paula's memory to the Bird House Renovation Campaign at The National Zoo. Please make donations online at www.nationalzoo.si.edu
or by mail to: Smithsonian's National Zoo
Office of the Director
3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
MRC 5509 PO BOX 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Attention Lesli Creedon
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
A treasured life and a great gift to all who had the privelage to know her.
Jim and Family, I am so sorry for your loss. I will miss Paula very much. She was more than my Supervisor, she was a true friend. I loved to hear about your travels. When she described the trip, she made you feel like you were there. The Redskins will miss their number one fan. She will truly be missed.