Carroll Floyd Canaday

Carroll Floyd Canaday, 90, of Gallipolis, Ohio, went to join his Lord and his wife on Friday, October 23, 2026 at his place of residency. Carroll was born May 25, 1936 in Gallia County, the son of the late Golden Rufus and Vesta Ceola (Danner) Canaday.

Carroll attended Gallia Academy High School and attended the churches of Bailey Chapel and Crown City Methodist. Carroll married the late Lucille Waugh on February 3, 1957; they had 68 years of companionship together. Carroll's careers included hauling coal and asphalt, in which he was the first in the area to have a tandum truck. Carroll owned and operated a gas station in Gallipolis before moving to Crown City and working in the plumbing business, having a mechanics garage, and serving as a Village Police Officer. Carroll concluded his career with 27 years of employment with Charleston Construction.

Carroll's hobbies included hunting many types of wildlife and fishing. He greatly enjoyed the camping and travel trips they did as a family and even more so with the grandchildren.

Carroll is survived by his three children, Carroll Junior (Pamela) Canaday of Crown City, OH, Cathy (Elmer) Parsons of Gallipolis, OH, and Randy (Kimberly) Canaday of Gallipolis. Also surviving Carroll are nine grandchildren, Jessica (Randy) Roach of Manassas, VA, Jeremy (Emily) Parsons and Brooke (Beau) Harrison of Gallipolis, OH, Chelsea (Josh) Lyall of Crown City, OH, Joshua (Robin) Parsons of Medina, OH, Chandra Canaday of Plain City, OH, Tyler (Rosie) Canaday of Pt. Pleasant, WV, Janelle (Scott) Donley of Thurman, OH, and Lindsey Canaday of Charleston, SC; and nineteen great-grandchildren, Caleb, Grace, and Miles Roach, Olive, Braydon, and Brentley Parsons, Hudson and Asher Lyall, Kayson and Emberly Canaday, Brady, Brock, Blake, Bailey, and Brant Harrison, and Callie, Hattie, Wyatt, and Hazel Donley. Also surviving are a brother-in-law, Robert Masters and sister-in-law, Alma Canaday of Gallipolis, OH.

In addition to his parents, Carroll was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Waugh Canaday; sister, Dorothy Madison; and brothers, Robert, Wayne, Larry, and twin brother, Darrell Canaday.

The funeral service for Carroll will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Johnson officiating. Calling hours will be Wednesday 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. Carroll's burial will be in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens following the service. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be Randy and Tyler Canaday, Elmer, Jeremy, and Joshua Parsons, Randy Roach, Scott Donley, and Chris Rathburn.

The family would like to extend their thanks to Pleasant Valley Home Health, Holzer's Dr. Marazon and nurses, Holzer's Caresource Consultants, the Holzer ED, and Heartland Hospice for the eight months of care that were provided for our loved one and the family. We also want to thank our many friends who have cared and seen us through the journey of Dad's life.