Florence G. Daniels
Published 4:20 pm Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Ms. Florence G. Daniels, age 60, died November 29, 2013, in Biloxi. Services for Ms. Daniels were held on December 7 at Lucas Tabernacle Church of Christ Holiness USA, with Elder Rufus Fields officiating. Interment was in the Young Cemetery, with Laird Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Daniels was the daughter of Thelma Young Daniels and the late Elisha Daniels of Columbia. As a young woman, Ms. Daniels moved with her family to the Lucas Community of Jefferson Davis, County, where she attended J.E. Johnson High School. Ms. Daniels married Jerry Gholar of the Shady Grove Community of Jefferson Davis County, and to this union three children were born. In addition to being a devoted mother, Ms. Daniels worked more than 20 years in the gaming industry prior to retiring due to health issues.
Ms. Daniels survivors include two daughters, Sandra Gholar and Rebecca Diane Gholar, both of Biloxi; one son, Gerald Gholar of Biloxi; her mother, Thelma Young Daniels of Prentiss; four sisters, Doris (Dot) Daniels, Thelma K. Daniels-Berry, both of Prentiss, Linda D. Foxworth of Milwaukee, WI, and Rose (Ray) Brown of Columbia; four brothers, Lawrence Daniels, James Daniels, both of Columbia, Rommie (Ivy) Daniels of Prentiss, and Gary Fortenberry of Biloxi; seven grandchildren; and one aunt, Vonnie Adams of Prentiss.