Lorene K. Middleton

Lorene K. Middleton, 95, formerly of Jacksonville, FL, died peacefully Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Flesher's Fairview Health Care Center. A native of Ocala, FL, she was the daughter of the late Morris P. and Ola Mae Dantzler Knoblock. She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Middleton, grandson, Donald Gene Campbell, and sister, Irma Mae Knoblock. Mrs. Middleton was a charter member of Lake Shore United Methodist Church and the Joy Sunday School Class in Jacksonville, a Life Member and past Queen of the Khem Temple, Daughters of the Nile, and Past Worthy Matron of Riverside Chapter 218, Order of Eastern Star. She is survived by two daughters, Susan Campbell and husband, Charles, and Judy Robinson and husband, Dale; grandchildren, Tim Campbell and wife, Mary, Matthew Staples and wife, Amy, and Melody Hammell and husband, Steven; step-grandchildren, Jeffrey Robinson, Jennifer Franklin, and Jill Hubbard and husband, Travis; seven great-grandchildren; nieces Carol Moore and Linda Silas; and nephews Franz Jr. and Morris Silas. The family will greet friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25, at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue. Burial will be the following week at Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605.