Beatrice Flossie Slocum, 93, a resident of Lake City, Florida passed away July 26, 2011 at her home.
Mrs. Slocum was a native of Winston County, Alabama and had resided in Lake City for the past two years prior to living in Lake City she had resided in Keystone Heights for thirty years. She is the daughter of the late Chelsea and Callie Tittle Mayfield. She is preceded in death by her husband of fifty-eight years, Lee William Slocum. She was a charter member of the Trinity Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Fl. and also attended the Hopeful Baptist Church, Lake City, Fl. she also was a member of the Senior Ladies Sunday School Class at Trinity Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter: Brenda (Bob) D'Augustine, Bluffton, S.C. Two sons: Richard (Carol) Slocum, Lake City, Fl. and Dennis (Vicki) Slocum, Keystone Heights, Fl. One sister: Louise Lester, Double Springs, Alabama. Five Grandchildren, Theresa Clay, Todd Weaver, Nathaniel Slocum, Jeremiah Slocum and Jessica Lincoln, eight great grandchildren, Chelsea, Chambers, Amber, Alyssa, Ethan, Ryan, Cameron and Morgan.
Funeral services for Mrs. Slocum will be conducted Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Guerry Funeral Home with the Rev. Rodney Baker, officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 P.M. in the Jacksonville Memory Gardens Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida. The family will receive friends Saturday, July 30, 2011 from 10:00-11:00 just prior to the service. Guerry Funeral Home, 2659 SW. Main Blvd. Lake City is in charge of arrangements. 386-752-2414.