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Alice Angela
Denmark
Jul 5, 1924 — Mar 7, 2019
Vero Beach
Alice Angela (Etters) Denmark, 94, passed away very peacefully March 7, 2019 at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach. She was born July 5, 1924 in Wabasso, FL. A true Florida native and a Class of 1942 Vero Bach High School graduate; she married Dorris "Denny" Dennett Denmark who was home on leave from the US Navy in 1943. Alice and Denny had 5 children during Denny's 20 years of active duty as an aviation flight engineer and lived in numerous locations in the United State and Central America. After Denny's Retirement, the family returned to Vero Beach where he worked at the Vero Beach Post Office before his untimely death at the age of 51 in 1973.
Alice worked for many years as a teacher aide in the Indian River County School District before retiring in 1985. She was a long time member of the Hibiscus Circle of the Vero Beach Garden Club and served as a certified EMT for the Vero Beach Volunteer Ambulance Squad. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Vero Beach and was a regular volunteer with her sister, Mary (Etters) Schlitt at the annual St. Helen's Harvest Festival.
Alice is survived by her 5 adoring children, Janie (Billy) Moore of Claxton, GA, Allen (Thelma) Denmark of McKenny, VA, Tom (Pam) Denmark of Vero Beach, FL, Cindy (Jimmy) Cox of Claxton, GA and Jim (Carole) Denmark of Vero Beach, FL; sisters, Phyllis Campbell of Lexington, KY and Mary Schlitt of Vero Beach; 12 grandchildren, Chip, Richard, Gene, Sharon, DeDe, Dana, James, John, David, Barbara, William, Rebecca; 27 great-grandchildren, Shelby, Hannah, Samantha, Chloe, Colton, Cody, Denver, Megan, Mallory, Eli, Ava, Chelsee, Katelyn, Chloe, Samantha, Justin, Stephanie, Devon, Kelsey, Garrett, Kody, Hannah, Kailee, Joshua, Shelby, Seth and Micaela and 14 great-great grandchildren, Adam, Elania, Jason, Rylynn, Paislee, Jayden, Jordan, Madison, Bryce, McKenna, Brylynn, Waylon, Raelynn, and Brynn. She was predeceased by her husband, Denny; sister, Annabelle Smith and grandson, Jason Cox.
A visitation will be held 1-2pm, Sunday, March 10, 2019 followed by a 2 pm funeral service at Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home, 1950 20 th Street, Vero Beach. Interment, alongside Denny, will follow at Crestlawn Cemetery, Vero Beach. The family has requested that the VNA and Hospice Foundation, 1110 35 th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960, be considered for any donation.
Condolences may be shared online at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com.
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