Gracie Melton

(Gracie Melton) passed away peacefully on Tuesday June 27th 2023 from Renal Failure. She was born on November 18th 1941 in Orlando Florida and by the time she was 4, her family moved here to Lake Worth Florida where she lived for the rest of her days. Gracie graduated from Lake Worth high school in 1959, then known as "The school on the hill". She worked as a Podiatric Hygienist for Dr. McElhenny, on federal hwy. in LW for almost 30 years. Grace was loved by everyone, due to her sweet, funny and kind heart. She is preceded in death by her mother and father Grace and Joe Melton, her sister Jeanette Barron, Brother Joey Melton and her husband C Richard Shackford. She is survived by Her 3 children, Richard Ralph Lacondrata Jr., Lisa Grace Lacondrata & Janet Gayle Lacondrata(Lloyd Taylor). 2 Step Daughters Renee Sams & Eva Marie Pelfrey. Her legacy also consisted of 5 granddaughters, 6 grandsons, 3 great-granddaughters 5 great grandsons, 3 sons in laws, 1 grandson in laws, 3 granddaughters in laws, 1 niece, 1 nephew, 1 second cousin and many friends. The family would like to thank Trust Bridge Hospice for their care and compassion they showed for her in her last final days. Friends and family are invited to attend her memorial at Dorsey - E. Earl Smith Funeral Home and Lake Worth Memory Gardens @ 3041 Kirk Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33461 on Sunday, July 16th at 11am.