Victoria Lee Vincent Love's Obituary
Victoria Lee Vincent Love passed away peacefully after a brief illness on May 30th, 2015, in Gainesville, Florida. She was 101 ½ years old.
Victoria Lee Vincent Love was a charter member of Antioch Southern Methodist Church. She served the church as bookkeeper, secretary and treasurer for 50 years, and pianist for 57 years. She was born, raised, married and lived in Lauderdale County, MS for 94 years, after which she moved to Gainesville, FL to live with her son and daughter-in-law, and attended Grace Baptist Church of Gainesville, FL with them.
She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, husbands Isaac Cecil Vincent and Charlie Dee Love; her six-year old son, Donald Wayne Vincent, and her grandson, US Marine PFC Donald Wayne Vincent, sister-in-law Eileen McGuire and son-in-law Harold Akin.
Survivors include son, Lee Vincent, and his wife Betty Sue of Gainesville, FL; daughter, Lenelle Vincent Akin of Collinsville, MS; step-daughter, Carolyn Love Conroy of Brandon, MS; two step-daughters-in-law, Evelyn Love of Florence, AL and Ruth Love of Hot Springs, AR; grandchildren David Akin, Kim Duncan, Rodney Vincent, Jeffrey Vincent, and Julia Doyle; numerous great and great great grandchildren; one brother-in-law, T. C. Vincent and his wife Coleene; special friend, Dot Pace; a special cousin, Frances Lee Herrington and a special niece, Bonnie Stringfellow.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Barham Family Funeral Home, 6300 MS-39, Meridian, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be held at Barham Family Funeral Home on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 10:00 am, with interment immediately following at Pine Grove Cemetery in the Martin Community.
In addition, a Memorial Service will be held Sunday, June 7, 2015, during the regular morning worship service at Grace Baptist Church, 7100 NW 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL at 11:00 am. Family visitation and light refreshments will immediately follow in the Fellowship Hall of Grace Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Antioch Southern Methodist Church Building Fund, Grace Baptist Church Building Fund, or to a charity of choice.
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