On December 31, 1925 Florence Elizabeth Chase was born Florence Elizabeth Haynes the eldest child of Fred and Iva-Dennis Haynes in Morales, Texas. She started school in Speaks, Texas. They later moved to Tornilla, Texas where she finished her formal education earning her GED and then attending Vocational School for Nursing Assistants.
She met and married Bennie Lee Hargrove who preceded her in death. To this union four children were born. Doris Ann Hargrove and Roy Allen Hargrove (who preceded her in death) Wanda Louis Hargrove-Hollaway of Waco, Texas and Deacon Bennie Lee Hargrove Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona.
She later met and married Tommy Lee Chase on June 3, 1955 who also preceded her in death. Before his death she moved with him to Mart, Texas. Of this union two children were born. Reverend Larry Wayne Chase of League City, Texas and Carol Ann Chase-McDade of Linden, New Jersey. While in Mart, she worked tirelessly at the Park Plaza Nursing Home for 20 years. She united with Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where she remained a faithful servant until her homegoing on August 16, 2019 in Linden, New Jersey.
She leaves to cherish her loving memory: Sister; Ana Haynes of Phoenix, Arizona; Children; Wanda Lois Hargrove-Hollaway; Deacon Bennie Lee (Annie) Hargrove Jr.; Reverend Larry Wayne Chase (Jeanette); and Carol Ann Chase-McDade. There are also the blessings of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces and nephews.
