- Date Of Birth: December 10, 1952
- Date Of Death: June 12, 2020
- State: Florida
Chief Petty Officer (SW)(AW) (RET.) Larry Fortson was born on December 10, 1952 in Midland, GA to the late Jim and Annie Kate Fortson.
Larry was raised in Midland and Columbus, GA. He graduated in the class of 1971 from Carver “Tiger” High School in Columbus. He joined the U.S.
He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Christopher Elijah, brothers, Elijah, Calvin and Alfred Fortson.
Chief Fortson leaves to cherish his memory loving ex-wife, Shelia; devoted loving children, Krystal (Eddie) and Michael (Phyllis); loving nephew, Alfred Clark; very dear friends, Paulette Kenderick, Emmanuel Alexander and Nestor White of Jacksonville, FL; grandsons, Dechane, Elijah and Isiah Fortson of Jacksonville, and Joseph Bess of TN; granddaughters, Micky (U.S. Navy) San Diego, CA, Alysia Durham, Aniya and Zariah Fortson, Camiyah Campbell of Jacksonville and Imagine Thompson of Houston, TX; sisters, Shirley Burson (Ernest), Annalisa Cuffee and Cassandra Fortson of Columbus; brothers, Ronald L. Johnson, David and Andrew Fortson of Columbus; several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law of Columbus, GA and Brooklyn Park, MN; several nieces and nephews along with other close relatives and sorrowing friends.
