Millicent Velda Proctor of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away on April 18, 2018 at St. Vincent’s Southside, Jacksonville, FL. She was born on December 20, 1929 and spent most of her younger years in Lewisburg, West Virginia. She graduated from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky with a B.S. Degree in Dietetics. She completed one year internship in clinical dietetics and food management at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Several years were spent in Dietetic Management in Toronto, Hawaii and New Jersey. She also taught one year in food cost and management at the University of Hawaii. She was a registered clinical dietitian at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia and retired after 25 years of service. While there, she received several outstanding employee awards and the “Hands and Heart” award.
She was a member of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Huntington, West Virginia for over 50 years. The last several years she attended the Mandarin United Methodist Church here in Jacksonville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Ruth Fletcher, three brothers, Herschel, Estil Lee and Rondel Fletcher all of Lewisburg, West Virginia. She is survived by her son, John Stephen Proctor of Jacksonville, Florida. Other survivors are a sister, Evelyn Inette Ferens of Toronto, Canada; a sister and brother-in-law, Juanita Ann and Dr. William P. Marley of Barboursville, West Virginia; sister-in-law, Carletta Fletcher of Williamsburg, West Virginia; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 2pm, Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Oaklawn Cemetery with Reverend Jeff St. Clair officiating.
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