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1925 - 2016

BORN

1925

DIED

2016

FUNERAL HOME

Guy & Allen Funeral Directors, Inc.

2959 West 11th Avenue

Gary, Indiana

Florentine Perkins Obituary

Florentine Perkins age 90 of Gary went to be with the Lord Sunday may 15, 2016 at Methodist Northlake Campus. Florentine was born July 1, 1925 in Newbern, TN. She move to Memphis with her mother and family attended Booker T. Washington High School. She worked in the laundry industry as a worker in Memphis migrating to Gary in or around 1950. She worked at Sherwin Williams paint store on Broadway and moved to New Way Laundry and Slicks until it closed and she retired. She came out of retirement in 1997 to work for the Gary Neighbor Services and in the personnel office in City Hall until she retired again in 2008. She was a longtime member of Greater ST. James A.M.E. Church where she sang in the senior choir. She was preceded in death by mother Elzora Davis and father Mack Schockley, husband David Hicks. She is survived by her three sons Charles R. Hamilton, Reginald A. (Bonnie) Perkins and Gerald J. Hicks; ten grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; god daughter Veronica Yvette Gamble and family as well as a host of special friends to many to mention. In accordance to the wishes of the Mrs. Perkins there will be no services or memorials.

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Published by Post-Tribune on Jun. 1, 2016.

Memories and Condolences
for Florentine Perkins

4 Entries

Elizabeth Gamble

June 3, 2016

May God Bless the entire Family of Mrs Perkins.Heaven has opened the gates again for another Loving Angel !To be absent from the Body , is to Be present with the Lord. Whereas , you all Loved Flo deeply , She is now Gone Home to be with the Lord ! Trust Him and lean on Him and He will comfort you all at this difficult time and He will never leave You or Forsake You ! Humbly submitted , Elizabeth Ann Gamble

Veronica Williams

June 3, 2016

As your mother's beautiful smile would always light up my life... May God continue to shine on My Godmother's son's and their families the same way. God bless you all for allowing us to be a part of your lives and sharing an awesome woman with us. Love Always Veronica Yvette Gamble and Family.

Cheryl Drinkard-Roberson

June 1, 2016

To The Perkins Family we The Drinkard Family would like to extend our deepest sympathy. We luv us some Aunt Flo that's what we called her. She was great friends with my grandmother Sarah Drinkard and the godmother of my younger sister Sherry aka Peaches. Those cakes she would bake would just be DELICIOUS!!! She will be greatly missed. R.I.H. Aunt Flo and may God comfort you all.

Georgia Robinson Bentley

June 1, 2016

I will always love Mrs. Perkins. She was my favorite Sunday School Teacher. So sorry for your loss. I pray that God will comfort each of you.

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