Visitation for Darlene Gaines will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023 from 6:00-8:00PM at Chandler’s Funeral Home. Homegoing services will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, 1:00 PM at Deliverance Miracle Revival Center 1562 Lime Avenue, Sarasota, FL. Interment will follow immediately after service at Oaklands-Woodlawn Cemetery, 1037 Gillespie Ave., Sarasota, FL
Darlene was born on March 15, 1955, in Sarasota to the late Dororthy Scott Gray and John Thomas Bell. Darlene attended Booker High School. After high school she attended Sarasota Technical School and received her Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate.Darlene was a hard worker. She worked at J.H. Floyd for 25 years and retired. She later moved to Beaufort, South Carolina where she began working at Bayview Nursing Facility and retired after 20 years of service. She attended Mt. Sinai Baptist Church of Beaufort, South Carolina. Darlene” passions were her work and the love she had for God.
Darlene B. Gaines departed this earthly life on May 8, 2023, Sarasota, Florida.
Darlene was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers William Davis and Horace Scott, sister Geneva Washington, and grandson Anthony Livingston
She leaves to cherish her memories…
Her daughter: Alika Livingston
Her sons: Ricky and Bokassa Gaines
Grandsons: Anthone Johnson, Rhyeme Livingston, Joshua Campbell, Curtis Campbell, Jr, and Tristan Gaines
Sisters: Julia Leverett, Henrietta Washington Shirley Gaines, and Betty Spencer
Brother: Harry Scott (Bertha)
19 Great Grandchildren
Best Friends: Evidene Andrews and Alnetha Gary
And a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.