Ossie "Delores" Fleming, 88, died Friday, May 31, 2024, at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, due to natural causes. Full of love, laughter, and resilience, she touched the lives of all who knew her. A friend to many, she was a cherished member of the community, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and strength. To commemorate her incredible journey and to celebrate the love she spread, a memorial service will be held in her honor at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida. We invite all who knew her to join us in remembering a truly remarkable woman.

Mrs. Fleming was born on February 3, 1936, in Dublin, Georgia, and was born to Willie Wright and Mae Alice Beard. She was raised in Cleveland, Ohio where she met her husband. At the age of 15, she married Frank C. Fleming Sr. on June 27, 1952, in Cleveland, Ohio. As a housewife she completed high school, raised her children in Ocala, Florida and volunteered as a teacher's aide with the local Head Start program each summer. Delores was very outgoing and loved being a mom, gardening, singing and travel. Her family and travel were her two biggest passions. Delores always had the ability to make anyone smile.

Delores was predeceased by her son Alvin Fleming (2000). She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Frank Sr.; her daughter Brenda Sykes (Ocala); her son Frank Fleming Jr. (Ocala, FL); daughter Allene Fleming (Columbia, SC); daughter Patricia (Reginald) Coffey (Stafford, VA); daughter Monica Fleming-Hampton (Columbia, SC); daughter Joy (Allen) Bright (Dacula, GA); son David Fleming (Ocala, FL); son Omar Fleming (Dallas, TX). Grandson Alvin Fleming Jr. (Ocala, FL); Granddaughter Alana (Jason) Westley (Winter Haven, FL), Grandson Christopher Fleming (Eastover, SC), Reginald (Cassia) Coffey II (Manassas, VA); granddaughter Courtney Coffey (Sherman Oaks, CA), grandson Stacey "Ray" Hampton Jr. (Columbia, SC), grandson Sterling Hampton (Columbia, SC) and many loving nieces, nephews, great-grandchildren, and cousins. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Memorial Service is scheduled for Monday, June 10, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at the Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513, to reminisce and honor the life of Delores. There will be a caravan leaving from 1490 SW 107th Place, Ocala, Florida 34476 @ 12:00 pm. Flowers are to be delivered to the residence (1490 SW 107th Place, Ocala, Florida 34476) before the end of the day on Sunday, June 9, 2024.