 1933 - 2023 (90 years)
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| Name |
Galena Belle Dicks [1, 2] |
| Birth |
24 Jun 1933 |
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Also Known As |
Gay |
| Known As |
"Gay" |
| Name |
Galena Roberts [3] |
| Residence |
1935 |
Columbia, Florida, USA [2] |
| Residence |
1940 |
Columbia, Florida, USA [2] |
| StreetAddress: Route 3; Age: 6; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 12-20; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 1st grade; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter |
| Residence |
1985 |
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA [3] |
| Death |
12 Oct 2023 |
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
- Galena "Gay" Belle Dicks Roberts, 90, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 after a brief illness.
She was born in Lake City on June 24, 1933 to the late Drew Dicks and Elsie Williams Dicks. She accepted the Lord as her savior at the age of 10 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church here in Lake City and was baptized in the creek near the church. She was a 1951 graduate of Columbia High School with honors and also earned her business degree from college in Jacksonville in 15 moths time following. In 1964, she went to work for the Federal Government in Lake City with the Department of Agriculture, in the ASCS office, where she retired from after 31 years of service. She was a praying woman, who enjoyed being at her church, the Lake City Church of God, and serving with their food ministry. She loved her family dearly as well as studying her bible, working in the garden and bible word search puzzles.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Elton W. "Bob" Roberts; brother, Ned Dicks; infant sister, Elsie Dicks; and her sisters, Louise Crews, Lola Mae Coleman, Tercie Witt and Quinn Boone.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Kimi D. Roberts of Lake City; grandchildren, Tammy Danielle Roberts of Lake City, Jarrad Christian Roberts of Gainesville, Hannah Christine Zimmermann of Jacksonville and Iris Elaine Roberts of Lake City; great-grandchildren, Abbiegail Danielle Drawdy of Lake City, Maxwell Tyler Zimmermann and Charlotte Louise Zimmermann both of Jacksonville. Brothers, Wayne Dicks of Lake City, Roosevelt Dicks of Lake City and Archie Dicks (Valeria); along with many nieces and nephews also survive.
A funeral service for Mrs. Roberts will be conducted on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. in the Lake City Church of God with Pastor Carl Thomas officiating; assisted by Pastor Dale Dansby and Pastor Carroll Lee.
Interment will follow in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends for a time of visitation on Monday evening, October 16, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction and care of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. US HWY 441, Lake City, FL, 32025, 386-752-1954. Please leave words of comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com.
Published by Lake City Reporter on Oct. 14, 2023.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lakecityreporter/name/galena-roberts-obituary?id=53337935
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| Burial |
17 Oct 2023 |
Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
| Person ID |
I101 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Drew Dicks, b. 20 Nov 1903, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 24 Nov 1987, Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Elsie Mae Williams, b. 28 Oct 1908, Florida, USA d. 19 Mar 1977, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 68 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
26 Mar 1932 |
Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA [4] |
| Family ID |
F30 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elton Wright Roberts, b. 24 Sep 1927, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 1 Sep 2005, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
31 Jan 1953 |
Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA [1] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F67 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 24 Jun 1933 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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 | Marriage - 31 Jan 1953 - Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA |
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| Residence - 1985 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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| Death - 12 Oct 2023 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Volume: 1411; Certificate: 783
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=1676242&indiv=try
[ View marriage certificate]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=1676242&indiv=try
- [S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Year: 1940; Census Place: Columbia, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00579; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 12-20
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=131065745&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=131065745&indiv=try
- [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Galena Roberts
- [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Volume: 173; Certificate: 3733
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=431247&indiv=try
[ View marriage certificate]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=431247&indiv=try
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