Floyd Scott Breckenridge Jr.

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Floyd Scott Breckenridge Jr., 76, a 10-year resident of Gardnerville, died Feb. 17, 2006, in Gardnerville.

He was born July 22, 1929, in Carnegie, Okla., to Floyd Scott Sr. and Alice Marie Breckenridge.

He married Gail S. Breckenridge on Jan. 24, 1953, in Roswell, N.M.

Before moving to Gardnerville, he lived in Mountain View, Calif.

He was a vice president and manager for Home Savings of America for 16 years.

He graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute on Jan. 24, 1953.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a major after 20 years. He was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for Heroic Achievement on June 20, 1968, while serving in South Vietnam.

Among his survivors are his wife of Gardnerville; son, Michael Jon of Vista, Calif.; daughter, Katherine Scott Ziegler of San Andreas, Calif.; sister, Marilyn McCann of Amarillo, Texas; and three grandchildren.

Cremation will take place at FitzHenry's Crematory.

FitzHenry's Carson Valley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.