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Okeechobee County, Florida |
Obituaries and Death Notices
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Okeechobee County, Florida |
Clarence R. Alderman
Okeechobee, Oct. 5 - Clarence R. Alderman, tax collector - elect of Okeechobee county, died last night at Camp Jackson, S.C. Of stiff pneumonia. Mr.Alderman asked to be inducted less than a month ago under the selective draft rather than ask for deferred classification. The body will reach Okeechobee Monday night for interment Tuesday with military honors, the Okeechobee Home Guards attending. [The Miami Herald, October 6, 1918 - DW - Sub by FoFG]
Darmer Elizabeth Lee
At the home of Caspar Hefty, 1015 Thirteenth street, Mrs. Darmer Elizabeth Lee died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning, in her 62nd year. Besides her husband, William W. Lee, she leaves Mrs. Hefty and several other children and grandchildren to mourn her death. The body is being cared for by Undertaker H. M. King, and is being held awaiting the arrival of her sons from Lake Okeechobee. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. [The Miami Herald, November 9, 1920 - DW - Sub by FoFG]
Truman E. Padgett
TRUMAN E. PADGETT, 68, 244 W. University Ave., OrangeCity, died Thursday. Born in West Palm Beach, he moved to Orange City from DeLand in 1982. He was a retired lineman for Florida Power and Light Co. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Delray Beach. He was a member of the National Rifle Association. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Jacquelene; sons, Truman E. Jr., Gulfport, Miss., John, Orange City; brothers, Norman, Ray Watson, bothof West Palm Beach, Robert Powers, Warner Robins, Ga.,Stewart Williams, Lake Placid, Herbert Williams, Okeechobee; sisters, Mary Hickman, Sanford, Sylvia Burkett, Basinger; seven grandchildren. Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, Orange City.
[The (FL) Orlando Sentinel, August 12, 1988 - DW - Sub by FoFG]
Mrs. Claude Pearce
Mrs. Claude Pearce died at her home here last Sunday evening of influenza. The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Monday, Rev. G. T. Bennett officiating. [Miami Herald Record – 2 Dec. 1918 - MZ - Sub by FoFG]
J. A. Sugs
J. A. Sugs died Sunday, January 12, at his home in East Okeechobee. He leaves a wife and six children. Internment was made Monday in Evergreen cemetery, Rev. Coe T. Bennett officiating.[Miami Herald Record – 20 Jan. 1919 - MZ - Sub by FoFG]
Marvin W. Wherrell Jr.
OKEECHOBEE- - Okeechobee County Commissioner Marvin W. Wherrell Jr. died Tuesday night, leaving a void on the commission and in the community.
"He thought he could make a difference in Okeechobee County," daughter Dixie Ball said of her father, who was 64. She said he died suddenly from a heart ailment.
Mr. Wherrell owned Wherrell Auto Parts in Okeechobee for 37 years before selling it and retiring a few years ago, Ball said. The store burned down in the early 1990s, but Mr. Wherrell relocated it.Mr. Wherrell, who was born in Arcadia, grew up in Okeechobee and got into
politics late in life, said County Commissioner Noel Chandler, who went to high school with Mr. Wherrell. He was elected to the commission's District 4 seat with 55 percent of the vote in November 2006. Ball said her father wanted to see the county grow without losing its small-town character. Chandler said he was going to run for office anyway in 2006, and Mr. Wherrell decided to run as well after the two talked about things they wanted to do to make the county run better.
Chandler said the residents of District 4 can submit names to the county to nominate Mr. Wherrell's replacement, and Gov. Charlie Crist will choose the new commissioner. He said the commission will probably hold meetings with only four commissioners until February to honor Mr. Wherrell.
Mr. Wherrell is survived by his wife, Sandra; son, Chad; Ball; and two grandchildren, all of Okeechobee.Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Okeechobee, where Mr. Wherrell was a deacon. A funeral service will be held at noon.
[Palm Beach Post, Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - Contributed by Norita Shepherd Moss]
