Booker High School Florida Alumni Obituaries

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

David Chat Chatman Sr. was born on July 25 1948 in Sarasota FL lovingly known as Johnson Camp. He attended Booker High School through the ninth grade before beginning a lifelong profession in roofing and hauling scrap metal. Chat was a man who embodied the principles of hard work and perseverance. I...

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...

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 Pat transitioned from this life surrounded by the warmth of her familys love. Pat attended Blake High School where she met t...

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...