| 1. | Vera Celesta Johns was born on 11 Aug 1925 in Echols, Georgia, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died on 2 Oct 2016 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Celesta J Milton
- Residence: 1985, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
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Died:
Celesta Johns Milton
(Died October 2, 2016)
Mrs. Celesta Johns Milton, 91, a lifelong resident of Columbia County, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, October 2, 2016 at her daughters’ residence.
The daughter of the late Claudie and Maude Skinner Johns, Mrs. Milton was educated in the Columbia County School System having graduated from Columbia High School and went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Florida. She taught for sixteen years at the Kindergarten Center with then Principal Earl Watts prior to retiring. Mrs. Milton enjoyed working in her flower gardens, crossword puzzles and was an avid reader. She was a member of The Garden Club of Lake City and the First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-six years, Mr. Leo Milton.
She is survived by her daughter, Terri M. Milton of Lake City; two sons, Robert L. “Robin” Milton (Judi A. Hebert) of Gainesville, Florida; and Jay W. Milton (Debbie) of Lake City; and a brother, Drew “Ted” Johns (Sarah) of Lake City, Florida. Her grandchildren, Garrett Osburn, Catherine Milton, Amanda Hebert, Shelby Milton, Melissa Hebert, Jessica Friar, Alex Milton, Annie Milton and her great-grand daughter, Miley Milton also survive.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Milton will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Memorial Cemetery.
There will be no visitation prior to the service however the family will receive friends at the home of Mrs. Milton’s daughter, Terri M. Milton(1634 SW CR 242A) immediately following the burial.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made to the Haven Hospice of the Suwannee Valley, 6037 US Hwy 90 West, Lake City, FL 32055.
Published in Lake City Reporter on Oct. 4, 2016
Vera married Leo Milton on 7 Mar 1948 in Oak Grove Baptist Church, Columbia, Florida, USA. Leo (son of Robert Mallory Milton and Ellen E Cato) was born on 28 Sep 1926 in Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 6 Jul 2014 in Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 9 Jul 2014 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Living
- Living
- Living
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1925 - 2016 (91 years)
