Florida M. Sylvester

Published 12:01 am Friday, November 13, 2015

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NATCHEZ — Services for Florida M. Sylvester, who died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at her residence, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Pinemount with the Rev. Anthony Colenburg officiating.11_13 FloridaMSylvester obitpic

Burial will follow at the church cemetery under the direction of Robert D. Mackel and Sons Funeral Home.

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Visitation will be from noon until 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Survivors include three sons, James Mazique and wife, Jasmine, of Fort Wayne, Ind., Spencer Sylvester III and wife, Terri, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Tyrone Sylvester and wife, Cynthia, of Natchez; five daughters, Mary McDougle and husband, John, and Marilyn Parnell and husband, Richard, all of Jackson, Estella Knight and husband, Richard, of Natchez, Oretha Witcher and husband, Andrew, and Brenda Johnson, all of Jacksonville; one sister, Orelia Clark; one brother, Richard Mazique; one brother-in-law, Ernest Woods Sr.; one sister-in-law, Julia Henry, all of Natchez; 24 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.