Floyd E. Freeze, 56, the owner of New Finish Painting and Woodgraining, died Monday of lung cancer in his Lombard home. Born in Alamo, Tenn., Mr. Freeze was a former resident of Wheeling and had owned his company for the past 20 years. Though a craftsman by trade, Mr. Freeze was a painter who worked in oils, focusing primarily on landscapes, said his wife, Betty. “His life was painting and music,” she said. Mr. Freeze played the guitar and had a basement band, said his wife. He played music from the 1950s and 1960s along with church songs. Other survivors include two sons, Mark and Tony; five daughters, Sarah, Lori Gilbert, Suzanne Youngblood, Karen Forgey and Cheryl Helton; six sisters, Irene Raines, Polly Carter, Sandra Branch, Juanita Campbell, Marie Pitts and Betty Glass; a brother, Franklin; and 14 grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard.
