Jasper News Obituaries – Oct. 17, 2013

Published 8:01 am Monday, October 21, 2013

Hattie Lee Marshall

Mrs. Hattie Lee Marshall, know also as Viola Marshall, a resident of White Springs, Fla., passed away Oct. 8, 2013, in Baya Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lake City, Fla.

Mrs. Hattie Lee Marshall leaves to cherish her memories her mother: Mrs. Bertha Clark; seven sons: Leroy Jr. (Dora); Dennis Sr., Robert, Melvin, Joseph Sr. (Angela), Veon (Shawonna) and Harold (Marilyn); seven daughters: May, Joyce (Otis), Shirley, Mildred, Noelita, Tanzle (James) and Tarita; four brothers: Levi Jr., William, Eugene and John; six sisters: Ola Elaine, Millie, Loretta, Willie Pearl, Armour Jean and Evelyn; daughter-in-law Carolyn; sister-in-law Lillie Bell and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great, great grandchildren (over 90 and counting) along with nieces, nephews, aunts, cousins and friends. 

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Lee Marshall will be Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at 11 a.m. in Zion Temple Holiness Church in White Springs, Fla. Visitation for family and friends will be Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, from 6-8 p.m. at Zion Temple Holiness Church  in White Springs, Fla. Burial will be in the Swift Creek Cemetery in White Springs, Fla.

D.M. Udell Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. Call D.M. Udell and Sons at 386-362-4189 or cell at 386-209-0223. Douglas M. Udell L.F.D. and Douglas M. Udell II L.F.D. 

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Annie Elizabeth Webb Johnson

Annie Elizabeth Webb Johnson of Jennings, FL. passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 at Suwannee Valley Nursing Center in Jasper, FL.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013 in the chapel of Harry T. Reid Funeral Home in Jasper, FL. with Elder Gordon Smith officiating.  Interment followed at Hebron Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

Annie Elizabeth “Beth” was born in Apopka, FL. on October 14, 1914 to the late William B. Webb and Eliza McCall Webb. She was preceded in death her husband, Allen S. Johnson who passed away in May of 1957; her parents and  her siblings, Jessie Lynn Webb (Ollie),  William Bryant Webb(Susie), Peter Daniel Webb (Lena), George Webb (Lois), Juanita W. Blackmon (Leon), Lucille W. Courtoy (Ernest) and Florrie W. Miller (Bob).

Survivors include her children, Freddie Johnson and his wife Rosemary of Gainesville, FL., Elaine McCulley and her husband Tommy of Ormond Beach, FL., Frank Johnson and his wife Brenda of Winter Haven, FL. and Danny Johnson and his wife Susan of Jennings, FL.; eight grandchildren, Allen Johnson, Anthony, Bradley and Patrick McCulley, Darwin and Dana Johnson, Steven and Matthew Johnson; eight great grandchildren.

Elizabeth graduated from Jasper High School in 1931 and taught school in Genoa, FL.

On June 22, 1933 in Hahira, GA. she married Allen Smith Johnson. She lived in numerous towns in Florida including, Miami, Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, Gainesville and Tallahassee. She and Allen settled in Jennings in 1946 where she raised her four children. Elizabeth worked as a teacher’s aide primarily teaching reading to her young students at Jennings Elementary School. She was an active member of Hebron Primitive Baptist Church for most of her life.  Elizabeth was widely known for her knowledge of the history in Hamilton County including many dates, facts and stories involving kinship, family connections and marriages that occurred during her life. She loved her church, music, poetry and “family get-togethers”. She enjoyed relating stories to friends, relatives and those seeking information about their families.

Elizabeth was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Hamilton County Memorial Hospital Board. She considered it an honor and a privilege to serve her community in this capacity and remained on the board for many years.

One of her major interests was the love she had for “little children” not only for those in her family but for all of the children in her world. She enjoyed working with plants and flowers and seemed to have a green thumb, a gift that brought her much joy.

Elizabeth was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She could cook and produce fried chicken, vegetables and fresh apple pie that could compete anywhere in the world. Her knowledge, love and presence will be missed.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Suwannee Valley Nursing Center, 427 NW 15th Ave, Jasper, FL. 32052 or to Hebron Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 95, Jennings, FL. 32053