June Cheshire Dupree, age 91, of Gainesville went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 27, 2023. She was born May 21, 1931, in Avon Park Florida to Leonard and Carrie Cheshire. The family later moved to Gainesville where she attended and graduated from Gainesville High School. She was a charter member of Oak Park Baptist Church where she faithfully served for many years. She is preceded in death by her husband, Roger Thomas Dupree, and her granddaughter Kristina Lyne Dupree.
She is survived by three sons and two daughters, David and Fannie Ruth Dupree, Randy and Carol Dupree, Susan and Danny Wight, Greg and Deborah Dupree, Jessica and Michael Main along with seven grandchildren, Thomas Dupree, Charles Dupree, Alan Wight, Madison Brooker, Kylee Brooker, Michael Main Jr., Arianna Main and one great grandson, Theodore Dupree and her sister, Jeanette McAllister and two brothers, Wayne Cheshire and Leonard Cheshire.
Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Friday, February 3, 2023 at the Oaks Church 4610 SW Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608. The family will receive friends from 10 AM until the service. Internment will be in Kanapaha Cemetery. For those who wish, contributions may be made to Haven Hospice 4200 NW 90th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606 or to the Oaks Church. Arrangements are in the care of Milam Funeral and Cremation Services.
