Wages - Mrs. Florine Bruce Wages, age 92, of Auburn, GA, passed into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 29, 2022 at Golden Manor Senior Living, Buford, GA.
A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday June 4, 2022 from the chapel of Byrd and Flanigan Funeral Home 288 Hurricane Shoals Rd. NE Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Reverend Gene Purvis will officiate. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the funeral home.
Mrs. Wages was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, James Royce Wages, Sr., Auburn, as well as her parents Carl Tucker Bruce and Vennie Irene Kerby Bruce.
Florine was a Lawrenceville native who attended Bethesda High School. She was a founding member of Grace Bible Church in Lawrenceville, GA, as well as a bookkeeper for many years for Thompson-Boland-Lee Shoes on Peachtree Street, Atlanta, and for Rubin Construction.
She later became a realtor for Coldwell Banker, earning a place in the Million Dollar Club in her first year. She was an excellent cook and was a hostess to many. Spending time with her grandchildren and serving others brought much joy to her life.
She is survived by her son & daughter-in-law: James Royce & Fay Wages, Jr., Cumming; daughter & son-in-law: Terese & Art Denney, North Augusta, SC; grandchildren: Heath Wages,Braselton; Brian & Ashton Wages, Carnesville; Laura Pallone, Cumming; Michael & Avonlea Denney, Charleston, SC; and Sarah Denney, Charlotte, NC; great grandchildren: Hayden Wages, Mila Wages, Charlotte Wages, Nora Claire Wages, Bella Pallone, Adriana Pallone, and Shifrah Denney. Survivors also include sister Blondine Cooper and her husband Charles, as well as sister Myrtice Louise Cohen Arnold.
She is also predeceased by siblings Lorine Britt, Geraldine Strickland, Bernice Rayborn, Carlton “Gene” Bruce, “Doug” Marion Bruce, Nancy Ann Wilder Cadwell, and Martha Lou Wood.
Arrangements by Byrd and Flanigan Crematory & Funeral Service, Lawrenceville. 770-962-2200
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