Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Loretta Barker Jarvis
April 29, 1936 - Aug. 23, 2011
Loretta Barker Jarvis, 75, a resident of Wellborn, Fla. passed away early Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, 2011 at The Health Center of Lake City, Fla. after an extended illness. She was born in Madison, Fla. April 29, 1936. She moved from Madison to Lake City, Fla. in 1959 and later moved to Wellborn in 1963 and had been a resident there for 48 years. She was the daughter of the late Emory and Helen Barker. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and foster mother. She loved to sew, read, travel and spend time with her family. She was an excellent cook and loved to serve big meals to her family & friends. Everyone loved her coconut cake. She held several jobs outside the home. In the late 70s she started providing childcare in her home until 1991 when she retired. She and her husband are still referred to as Granny and Papa Jarvis by several of them. She and her husband were foster parents from 1967 until 1978. During this time they provided a loving home and care to about 35 children of whom several continue to be an extended part of their family. Caring for children was her passion. She was a Christian and a member of Wellborn Baptist Church for 48 years. During this time she volunteered for many positions in the church. She was Sunday school director, vacation bible school director, nursery worker for the bed babies as well as Sunday school teacher and AWANA worker. She received her 10 year AWANA pin for leader of the Sparky Club. She and her husband were trained in disaster relief through the Florida Baptist Convention. They participated in several relief missions in South Florida after hurricanes in 2004 & 2005. She worked with the meal programs. She also participated in the Suwannee Baptist Association mission trips in 2006 & 2007 to West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her daughter Debra Jarvis Hutto and her brother Howard Barker. Survivors include her loving husband of almost 57 years, Walter Pasco Jarvis of Wellborn; son, Wendell Scott Jarvis of Wellborn; daughters, Suellen Jarvis Skinner (Ronnie) and Lori Jarvis Mercer (Leroy) of Live Oak; Tracy Jarvis Osburn (Jeff) of Lake City and her extended family of foster children; Linda Batten Schmidt (Richard) of Macclenny, Fla.; Velma Batten Spruell (Jim) of Gresham, Ore.; Brenda Johnson Bagan (Toby) of Lake City; Brian Johnson of St. Augustine, Fla. and Bruce Johnson of Layton, Utah; two sisters, Ann Barker Brooks of Greenville, Fla. and Joan Barker Johnson (Frank) of Navarre, Fla. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2011 at the Wellborn Baptist Church with Rev. Don Minshew and Rev. Virgil Lovett officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Concord Baptist Cemetery, Madison, Fla. Visitation was held 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers family wishes donations to the Children’s Ministry at Wellborn Baptist Church.
Daniels Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Live Oak, and Branford, Fl is in charge of all arrangements.
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April 29, 1936 - Aug. 23, 2011
Loretta Barker Jarvis, 75, a resident of Wellborn, Fla. passed away early Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, 2011 at The Health Center of Lake City, Fla. after an extended illness. She was born in Madison, Fla. April 29, 1936. She moved from Madison to Lake City, Fla. in 1959 and later moved to Wellborn in 1963 and had been a resident there for 48 years. She was the daughter of the late Emory and Helen Barker. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and foster mother. She loved to sew, read, travel and spend time with her family. She was an excellent cook and loved to serve big meals to her family & friends. Everyone loved her coconut cake. She held several jobs outside the home. In the late 70s she started providing childcare in her home until 1991 when she retired. She and her husband are still referred to as Granny and Papa Jarvis by several of them. She and her husband were foster parents from 1967 until 1978. During this time they provided a loving home and care to about 35 children of whom several continue to be an extended part of their family. Caring for children was her passion. She was a Christian and a member of Wellborn Baptist Church for 48 years. During this time she volunteered for many positions in the church. She was Sunday school director, vacation bible school director, nursery worker for the bed babies as well as Sunday school teacher and AWANA worker. She received her 10 year AWANA pin for leader of the Sparky Club. She and her husband were trained in disaster relief through the Florida Baptist Convention. They participated in several relief missions in South Florida after hurricanes in 2004 & 2005. She worked with the meal programs. She also participated in the Suwannee Baptist Association mission trips in 2006 & 2007 to West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her daughter Debra Jarvis Hutto and her brother Howard Barker. Survivors include her loving husband of almost 57 years, Walter Pasco Jarvis of Wellborn; son, Wendell Scott Jarvis of Wellborn; daughters, Suellen Jarvis Skinner (Ronnie) and Lori Jarvis Mercer (Leroy) of Live Oak; Tracy Jarvis Osburn (Jeff) of Lake City and her extended family of foster children; Linda Batten Schmidt (Richard) of Macclenny, Fla.; Velma Batten Spruell (Jim) of Gresham, Ore.; Brenda Johnson Bagan (Toby) of Lake City; Brian Johnson of St. Augustine, Fla. and Bruce Johnson of Layton, Utah; two sisters, Ann Barker Brooks of Greenville, Fla. and Joan Barker Johnson (Frank) of Navarre, Fla. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, 2011 at the Wellborn Baptist Church with Rev. Don Minshew and Rev. Virgil Lovett officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Concord Baptist Cemetery, Madison, Fla. Visitation was held 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers family wishes donations to the Children’s Ministry at Wellborn Baptist Church.
Daniels Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Live Oak, and Branford, Fl is in charge of all arrangements.
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