Gordene Mae Dubose

Mrs. Gordene Mae DuBose, age 91, of Lake City, Fla. died Saturday, Dec. 15, in Jacksonville, Fla. following a long illness. She was born in Lake Wales, Florida and lived in White Springs, Fla. before moving to Lake City in 1940. She was the co-owner of DuBose and Cox Furniture Company in Lake City, Fla. for over thirty years. She later worked as a secretary with the Guidance Department of the Lake City Community College for 15 years until her retirement in 1983. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.D. DuBose, her parents, Charles Thomas and Jesse Gertrude Gordy Stewart, her daughter, Elizabeth “Liz” DuBose and two brothers, H. Donald Stewart and Conrad Hays Stewart.

She is survived by her son, David (Marlene) DuBose of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Two grandchildren, Angela DuBose and Amy (Jerry) Gutzke; Five great grandchildren, Christian, Hayes, Riley, Coen and Andrew; Three sisters, LaVerta S. Roper, Constance S. Saunders (Morris) and Trudie S. Johns all of Lake City, Fla.; Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 AM Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Roy Martin, Pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Fla. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at GUERRY FUNERAL HOME, 2659 SW Main Blvd., Lake City, Fla.

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