Florence M. Boren died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. She was 78.

Mrs. Boren was a lifelong resident of Vicksburg. She was a graduate of St. Francis Xavier Academy and attended the University of Mississippi. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward Murphy and Norma Fortner Murphy. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Norma Ann Morrissey.  Survivors include her husband, Edwin “Buddy” Boren; her children, Kelly M. Stevens, Michael T. Morrissey III (Judy), Adam B. Boren, Andrea B. Palmertree (Barry), Edwin L. Boren, Jr. (Linda) and Paul A. Boren; her brother, Thomas E. Murphy Jr.; her grandchildren,  Blakele and Wilson Palmertree, Alex and Shelby Stevens, and Lauren and Sara Morrissey; and a grandniece, Kathleen Murphy.

A graveside service will be 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at Cedar Hill Cemetery.