MARY F. LaROCHE

Mary Frances LaRoche, 72, of Palatka, passed

away Friday, April 16, 2010 at Palatka Health Care Center following

an extended illness. A native of Townsend, Georgia, she moved to

Palatka in the early 1960’s coming from Brunswick, GA. Mary worked

a number of places over the years, including Palm Pharmacy, the

snack bar at the Palatka Municipal Golf Course, Dollar General,

Burger King and at Goody’s Department Store in Palatka. She was a

member of Providence Baptist Church in Bardin. Mary loved to fish

for mullet and enjoyed gardening, especially growing roses.

She was preceded in death by her parents,

Kelly and Lena Moore, 2 brothers, William Moore and Ira K. Moore, a

sister, Alice Cameron and a niece, Lisa Burroughs.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Willa Jones

of Palatka and Gena Hammond and her husband, John of Palm Coast, 3

brothers, Tommy Moore and wife Ruby of Bardin, Luther Moore and wife

Linda of Cedar Key, Cleve Moore of Palatka, 2 sisters, Ruby Williams

and husband, Martine of Palatka and Doris Dukes and husband, Harry

of Palm Coast, 3 grandchildren, Alex DeAnzo and wife Amber, Amber

Bosley husband Jason and Emily Hammond, 3 great-grandchildren, Gage

Bosley, Paige Bosley, Ashley Leland, Alexis Marie DeAnzo and Kaelyen

DeAnzo and over 100 nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Oak Hill Cemetery with Pastor John

Cameron officiating. Visitation was Monday from 6-8 P.M. at

Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home in Palatka.

Flowers are gratefully accepted or

memorial donations may be made to Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center,

6400 St. Johns Ave., Palatka, FL 32177.