Floyd's barbershop is truly an institution in town. It's a place where folks can come to play chess, shoot the breeze, read the magazines or maybe play a guitar. When business is slow, you sure to find Floyd sitting on the bench in front of his shop just enjoying the day and gently waving to the town folks who pass by. Frequent visitors to Floyd's Barber Shop included Sheriff Andy Taylor (whose been coming to Floyd's since he was a boy), Andy's young son, Opie Taylor; town deputy Barney Fife; and the Pyle cousins, Gomer and Goober. One constant in Floyd's world: He never seems to get the sideburns even.

What does Floyd charge for his services? Well, in the early 1960's he charged a dollar for a haircut, 75 cents for a shampoo, 35 cents for a shave, and a quarter for a shoeshine. A few years later, inflation forced Floyd to raised his prices to $1.75 for a haircut, ($2 for a butch or a flattop), and 50 cents for a shave, If you really wanted to splurge you can pay 25 cents for tonic and $3 dollars for one of Floyd's special scalp treatments.

At home, Floyd's family members consisted of his wife, Melba; his son, Norman [who played the saxophone]; a sister; his niece Virginia Lee; his nephew Warren Ferguson [who replaced Barney Fife as deputy sheriff]; and a dog named Sam

For fun, Floyd raises prize-winning pansies, goes fishing at Myers Lake and plays the trombone. Being a civic-minded citizen Floyd has volunteered to be a town deputy, served as a secretary of the Downtown Businessman's Club and belongs to the local chapter of the The Regal Order of the Golden Door to Good Fellowship.

Floyd also dabbled in writing. A failed attempt at a novel produced the opening sentence “The sun is dropping lazily down behind the purple hills in the western skies.” And he wrote the “Hail to Thee, Miss Mayberry” theme song for the local beauty pageant. The lyrics read:

When Floyd wants a beverage, he drinks coffee or picks up a Nectarine Crush or Huckleberry Smash soda pop at Wally’s Filling Station. “You got the best pop in town,” he once told Wally. Floyd also loves lollipops and tapioca pudding.

For twenty eight years Floyd rented the space for his barbershop from the Robinson family for $50.00 a month. When town clerk Howard Sprague bought the building from the Robinson's (who lived in California), he raised Floyd's rent to $65 a month, but after a little quarrel and a bit of dickering Howard and Floyd arrived at a monthly rate of $57.50. A few months later, Floyd closed up shop after thirty eight years and sold his business location to Emmett Clark who opened Emmett’s Fix-It Shop.

"Some Floyd-isms"

"Hey, Andy, don’t take any wooden nickels"  

"You fall down a well and you're wet!"

"Just goes to show ya one thing, Andy. If you want a beautiful suit you have to go to Mount Pilot"

"Hey Andy! Do you know that dingo dogs are indigenous to Australia?"

"Time heals everything. Know who said that? My Latin teacher at barber college!"

"You know Andy, you were real stupid when you were young. You used to try to eat the shaving cream because you thought it was ice cream. Boy were you ever dumb!"