Mrs. Elaine Marie Pinckney

Elaine Marie Pinckney, 67, of Apopka, Florida passed away peacefully on March 19, 2016.  Elaine Pinckney was born in Buffalo, New York on September 3, 1948.  She moved with her family to Longwood, Florida in 1986, where she and her husband, Jim, opened Optical Eyeland in Apopka, Florida.  She was the bookkeeper for this family business for many years. Elaine was an active member in the Apopka Community.  She worked as a book keeper for the Apopka Family Learning Center for many years and enjoyed her years of traveling the country with the Central Florida Roadrunners Motorhome Club and traveling the world with her husband, Jim.  Elaine’s main focus in life was being a mother and grandmother.  She always brought laughter and a smile to everyone’s face when she entered the room.  She is preceded in death by her father Richard (Dick) Lankes and her mother Genevieve (Dottie) Lankes; she is survived by her husband, Jim Pinckney, and brother Paul Lankes; children Julie Bayly (James), Karen Conley, Brian Pinckney (Morgan); grandchildren Madison Conley, Ryan Conley, Katie Bayly, Lilly Pinckney, and Mia Pinckney. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 9 a.m.  at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Apopka, Florida.  A Celebration of Life brunch to follow in the social hall.  St.  Francis of Assisi Church 834 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, FL 32703.  In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to be made to the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, 1506 Lake Highland Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, in Elaine’s name.