Booker High School Florida Alumni Obituaries

Funeral service will be 1100 a.m. EST Monday February 9 2026 in the C.T. Chapel of Taylor Funeral Home with Pastor Otto Thomas officiating. Interment will follow at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. Public visitation will be from 1200 p.m. to 400 p.m. EST Saturday February 7 2026 during which time Del...

Adolph Alexander Hawkins Jr. slipped away peacefully on Tuesday January 13 2026 in the presence of loved ones. He was born on August 13 1949 in Newport News Virginia to the late Adolph Alexander Sr. and Annie Kate King Hawkins. He was the oldest of two children. He joined First Baptist Church East E...

Lillie Jean Cochran was born to the late Rev. Richard Hughes and Mrs. Lillian Stone in Troy Alabama. She spent her young years with her family in Thomasville Georgia until they settled in Sarasota Florida in the 1950s. Lillie graduated from Booker High School in 1961 and moved to Jacksonville Florid...

90 of Sarasota Florida passed away peacefully on January 27 2026 at 510 a.m. at Tidewell Hospice in Lakewood Ranch. Born July 26 1935 in Havana Cuba she was known as Minnie was a devoted mother sister aunt and friend who touched countless lives with her faith strength and generosity. She instilled t...

Fredrick E. Gilmore of Sarasota FL passed away on September 12 2025. Visitation will be held from 600pm800pm on Friday September 26 2025 at Truvine Missionary Baptist Church located at 1947 31st St Sarasota FL 34234. Services will be held 1100a.m. on Saturday September 27 2025 at Light of The World ...

Mary Louise Edmunds passed away on October 21 2025 at PAM Health Specialty Hospital of Sarasota. During those final days she was surrounded by comforted and cared for by her family and friends. Mary Louise was a graduate of Book High School and a resident of the Newtown Community for more than 60 ye...

Theodore "Ted" Richardson Sr. 87 of Jacksonville Florida passed away on Sunday February 16 2025 surrounded by the love of his family. A proud graduate ofMatthew W. Gilbert High School in Jacksonville Florida Class of 1957 and Florida A M University FAMU Class of Ted was a standout athlete excelling...

David Hampton Floyd was born December 10 1973 in Clearwater Florida to the late Johnnie Mae Floyd David Hampton. Life claimed all that was mortal on Friday August 29 2025 at Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater. David began his elementary school education in Pinellas County and moved to Alabama as a yo...

Ms. Merline Dotson Brown daughter of Mazzie Lee Little Dotson and Simmie Dotson Sr. was born June 3 1945 in Terrell County Georgia. She attended the public schools of Terrell County Georgia and graduated from George Washington Carver High School in 1962. At an early age she joined Bethel African Met...

Albert Lee Ancrum affectionately known as Big Al Daddy Grandpa Al Uncle Al or simply Al peacefully transitioned from earthly sorrow to heavenly joy on November 26 2025. A man of quiet strength Albert was devoted to serving the Lord and was always present for others no matter the need. Albert was a p...

Please join the funeral service honoring Patricia Malphus by logging onto Allen Temple Church website on the facebook page Patricia C. Malphus affectionately known as Pat was born in Tampa Florida on November 7 1944 to her parents James and Julia McVely who preceded her in death. On January 4 2026 P...

was born February 28 1946 in Oak Hill Alabama to the late Pat Daniel Cole and Lydia Etheridge Cole. He was educated in the Escambia County School District Pensacola Florida and was a proud member of the Booker T. Washington High School class of 1965 the fighting Wildcats Ed played saxophone in the m...

Deacon Lindsey Wilson Jr. was born October 22 1934 to Lindsey Wilson Sr. and Mamie Rolle Wilson. He attended D.A. Dorsey High School and Booker T. Washington High School in Miami FL. He graduated from Washington High School in Cairo GA. Deacon Lindsey was drafted into the U.S. Army. He graduated fr...

Mr. William Mickens was born in Miami Florida on January 13 1942 to his beloved parents the late William Mickens and Aline White Mickens. He was the oldest of five. children born to this union. William attended MiamiDade County Schools and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Miami in ...

Isaiah 4031 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as eagles they shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint. Elsie "Lil Lee" Parker was born on February 22 1928 in Rocky Mount North Carolina to the late Frank Parker Sr. and the l...