Millicent Joanna Floyd Sterling Irving

Born to Alice Dandie and David Floyd; fathered by Alfred Sterling, Millicent was the second child for her mother. She had eight siblings, namely: Oswald, Julia, Reginald, Lester, Noel, Gloria, Mabel, and Enid. Millicent played a motherly role in the lives of her siblings, and she was passionate about family. She had tremendous influence over bothers and sisters, and she loved them dearly. She was especially fond of her brothers; even as an adult, it was customary for Millicent to visit her mother’s home on Sunday mornings to horse-play with them.  She developed a strong bond with her eldest and youngest sisters, Julia and Enid. They supported and loved each other unconditionally.  

Millicent is a native of Bogue, St. James, Jamaica. However, she migrated to the U.S. in the year 1990. She married Leslie Irving, and mothered four biological children – Maureen, Sonia, Brian, and Janet. 

Millicent was mature, feisty, mischievous, fun-loving, humble, and sophisticated. She was an avid reader; she loved perfumes and had a great fashion-sense. Millicent enjoyed entertaining, cooking, baking, and playing dominoes. On any given day when you visited Millicent’s house, you would be in awe of her interior decorating skills. She also prided herself in having a clean home. Millicent enjoyed sewing, creating floral arrangements, and she shopping. Her favorite T.V. shows were “I Love Lucy”, “Oliver At Large”, and Sanford & Son”. 

Her life was a testimony and a ministry of her love for God. Although she had four biological children, she was affectionately known in her community as “Mamma”, “Aunty”, “Miss Millie”, and “Miss Mamma”. She was deeply involved in community service; feeding the hungry, evangelizing, and cleaning homes of the “forgotten”. Millicent was known for adopting families because of her commitment to “loving thy neighbor as thyself”. She made her home a shelter, providing a place to sleep and warm food to those who were displaced; family or not. She was respected, admired, selfless, and resourceful. Millicent was mother to many and a community influencer. She made her professional impact in the communities where she lived. 

There were no jobs too menial for Millicent. She was a baker, an upholsterer, a seamstress, and a mat-maker. Her eagerness to learn fueled her professional growth. Millicent transitioned from her role as office helper with the Department of Corrections while in Jamaica, to an administrative assistant. After migrating to the U.S. in 1990, she obtained training as a Home Health Aide until she retired in 2014.

Millicent has made an indelible dent on the lives of many, especially her family.

 If you should ask her husband who she was to him, he would say, “She was my everything.” 

If you asked her children, who she was to them: 

Maureen would say, “She was my mentor, she made me the woman I am today.”

Sonia would say, “She was my biggest supporter.”

Brian would say, “That was my girl, she was my confidant.”

Janet would say, “Mi Madda was mi life.”

Although Nicky, her grand-daughter, and Stacey-Lee her niece, were not her biological children, she mothered them. Nicky would say, “Mamma was my mother, my protector, and my biggest cheerleader.”  

Stacey-Lee would say, “She was my mother and the kindest person I’ve ever known, she loved me like nobody else.”

If you asked Millicent who she was, she would say, “I am not worthy the least of His favor, but in the beloved, I stand; now I’m an heir with my wonderful Savior, and all things are mine at His hand.”

Millicent’s Legacy survives her, and we are fortune to have crossed paths with this remarkable woman. 

Sleep Dear Millicent until we meet again

Services entrusted to: Boyd-Panciera University Drive Chapel, 1600 N. University Drive, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024.