Queenie Rosetta Forsythe

Queenie R. Forsythe, 99, of Palatka went to be with the Lord Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka following an extended illness. She was born in Bostwick October 11, 1917 to Rev. Harmon H. and Annie A. Cribbs Brooks. She had been a lifelong resident of Putnam County, living in Bostwick and later in Palatka. She enjoyed cooking and was known for her biscuits and cakes. She enjoyed singing and Gospel music. She enjoyed traveling and had been to the Holy Land and Alaska where she went fishing. She was a longtime member of Welaka Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and her door was always open to them. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her husbands, Rev. Daniel W. Driggers and Walter Forsythe; a son, Pete Driggers; a grandson, Gary Edenfield; a great granddaughter, Kaelyn Edenfield; and eight brothers and sisters. Surviving are two daughters, Nadine Bartlett of Palatka and Irene Coston of Bostwick; a son and daughter-in-law, Wilbur and Linda Driggers of Palatka; twelve grandchildren and spouses, Dale Edenfield, Sharon Creech, Leon and Janice Edenfield, Sheila Frye, Pamela Toland, Dana and Harold Waller, Danny and Anne Driggers, Dana Ennis, Bobby Driggers, Melissa and Trent Higginbotham, Jackie and Butch Williams, and Cindy Graham (Wesley Watts); 24 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26th at Masters Funeral Home in Palatka. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27th at St. Johns Baptist Church with Pastor John Iskat and Pastor Leon Edenfield officiating. In honor and celebration of Queenie’s life a Video Tribute will be shown. Burial will follow in the Bostwick Cemetery. Flowers are gratefully accepted or memorial gifts may be sent to Rodehavers Boys Ranch, 380 Boys Ranch Road, Palatka, FL 32177. Friends may sign the online register atwww.themastersfuneralhomes.com. Masters Funeral Home of Palatka is in charge of arrangements.