Ellen Vera Schoening Devermann
August 1, 1925 – January 23, 2016
Ellen Vera Schoening Devermann, 90, died Saturday January 23, 2016, at Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville, Tenn. A graveside service will be held at a later date at the National Cemetery in Nashville.
Ellen Vera Schoening was born August 1, 1925, in Davenport, Iowa. She graduated from Davenport High School in 1944 and married Delbert Fred Devermann on October 28, 1945, in Davenport. They lived in Davenport, where they raised their three children. After Del retired from John Deere Plow-Planter in 1982 after 40 years of service, they retired to Florida.
Ellen lived in Colony Cove in Ellenton, Fla., and then at Aston Gardens in Sun City Center for the past 30 years.
She was preceded in death by husband Delbert Devermann; parents George Fred and Anna Dora Ehlert Schoening; brother Chester Schoening; and grandson Christopher Borland.
Survivors include her three children and spouses: son Dr. Robert (Nan) Devermann, Oshkosh, Wis.; daughters Susan (Donald) Costello, Mayfield, Ky., and Connie (Hank) Hipp, Nashville; six grandchildren and spouses Wendy and Darin Walker, John and April Costello, Jennifer and Tommy McNutt, Nathan and Wendy Devermann, Callie Devermann, and Melissa Borland and fiancé Mitch Clemons; great-granddaughters Karie Sue and Addie Walker, and Macy Costello; and her cat, Muffin.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, Alive Hospice Nashville or a charity of your choice.
We love you and will miss you, Mom.
<h3>Madie Edwards Franks</h3>
Madie S. Edwards Franks, 101 years old, died at her residence, Aston Gardens at the Courtyards, Sun City Center, Fla., and went home to be with her Lord January 21, 2016.
She was born in 1914 in Lillington, N.C. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Joseph O’Neil Edwards, by her parents Henry Clay Stephens and Alice Johnson Stephens, and by her eight siblings (all born in Lillington).
She is survived by her only child, Alice Ann Edwards Mundy (husband Thomas C. Mundy) of Gainesville, Ga.; grandsons The Reverend T. Camper Mundy Jr. (wife Heather Ring Mundy) of Williamsburg, Va. and Matthew O’Neil Mundy of New York, N.Y.; great-grandchildren Hope Kathryn and twins Tyson Thomas and Mercy Allison; and sister-in-law/friend Edna Stephens of Cleveland, Tenn.
She and Joe married in Raleigh, N.C., where they met at Kings Business College. They later moved to Wilmington and then Winston-Salem, before retiring (1982) to Sun City Center, where they became charter members of the United Methodist Church of SCC and active on its Visitation Committee. Following Joe’s death in 1985, she later married Harold Franks, but was widowed in 2006. Her life continued to be filled with friends and visits with her loving family in her beloved community she called “home” for 24 years.
The family deeply appreciates the devoted care shown Alice Ann’s Mother by the caregivers and staff at The Inn at Aston Gardens, BAYADA Home Health nurses, the late Kay Dyer, who was her friend and first Geriatric Care Manager, Aging Care Advocates, the pastoral-care visits from her church, and LifePath Hospice nurses. She looked upon all of them as friends who helped her experience joy and love every day.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center, followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall. The Reverend Julian Graham and The Reverend Camper Mundy will officiate.
If you choose to send flowers, call Sun City Center Florist at 813-634-3011. Or, if you wish to make a contribution in her memory, please remember Pastoral Care at the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center, 1210 W. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City Center, FL 33573.
Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home.
<h3><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12217" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2016/01/Rita-Harrell-pic-150x150.gif" alt="Rita-Harrell-pic" width="150" height="150" />Rita Grey Harrell</h3>
Rita Grey Harrell, 77, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Friday, January 15, 2016, at Wellington Hospital in Wellington, Fla.
Rita is survived by son Randal Harrell; daughters Elaine Christensen and Rita Abramson; and many loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Rita loved spending time with family and friends. She will be dearly missed by all her loved ones.
A Celebration of Life was held at Little Harbor Resort, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016.
Arrangements by Zipperer’s Funeral Home.
Ellen Vera Schoening was born August 1, 1925, in Davenport, Iowa. She graduated from Davenport High School in 1944 and married Delbert Fred Devermann on October 28, 1945, in Davenport. They lived in Davenport, where they raised their three children. After Del retired from John Deere Plow-Planter in 1982 after 40 years of service, they retired to Florida.
Ellen lived in Colony Cove in Ellenton, Fla., and then at Aston Gardens in Sun City Center for the past 30 years.
She was preceded in death by husband Delbert Devermann; parents George Fred and Anna Dora Ehlert Schoening; brother Chester Schoening; and grandson Christopher Borland.
Survivors include her three children and spouses: son Dr. Robert (Nan) Devermann, Oshkosh, Wis.; daughters Susan (Donald) Costello, Mayfield, Ky., and Connie (Hank) Hipp, Nashville; six grandchildren and spouses Wendy and Darin Walker, John and April Costello, Jennifer and Tommy McNutt, Nathan and Wendy Devermann, Callie Devermann, and Melissa Borland and fiancé Mitch Clemons; great-granddaughters Karie Sue and Addie Walker, and Macy Costello; and her cat, Muffin.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, Alive Hospice Nashville or a charity of your choice.
We love you and will miss you, Mom.
<h3>Madie Edwards Franks</h3>
Madie S. Edwards Franks, 101 years old, died at her residence, Aston Gardens at the Courtyards, Sun City Center, Fla., and went home to be with her Lord January 21, 2016.
She was born in 1914 in Lillington, N.C. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Joseph O’Neil Edwards, by her parents Henry Clay Stephens and Alice Johnson Stephens, and by her eight siblings (all born in Lillington).
She is survived by her only child, Alice Ann Edwards Mundy (husband Thomas C. Mundy) of Gainesville, Ga.; grandsons The Reverend T. Camper Mundy Jr. (wife Heather Ring Mundy) of Williamsburg, Va. and Matthew O’Neil Mundy of New York, N.Y.; great-grandchildren Hope Kathryn and twins Tyson Thomas and Mercy Allison; and sister-in-law/friend Edna Stephens of Cleveland, Tenn.
She and Joe married in Raleigh, N.C., where they met at Kings Business College. They later moved to Wilmington and then Winston-Salem, before retiring (1982) to Sun City Center, where they became charter members of the United Methodist Church of SCC and active on its Visitation Committee. Following Joe’s death in 1985, she later married Harold Franks, but was widowed in 2006. Her life continued to be filled with friends and visits with her loving family in her beloved community she called “home” for 24 years.
The family deeply appreciates the devoted care shown Alice Ann’s Mother by the caregivers and staff at The Inn at Aston Gardens, BAYADA Home Health nurses, the late Kay Dyer, who was her friend and first Geriatric Care Manager, Aging Care Advocates, the pastoral-care visits from her church, and LifePath Hospice nurses. She looked upon all of them as friends who helped her experience joy and love every day.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center, followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall. The Reverend Julian Graham and The Reverend Camper Mundy will officiate.
If you choose to send flowers, call Sun City Center Florist at 813-634-3011. Or, if you wish to make a contribution in her memory, please remember Pastoral Care at the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center, 1210 W. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City Center, FL 33573.
Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home.
<h3><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12217" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2016/01/Rita-Harrell-pic-150x150.gif" alt="Rita-Harrell-pic" width="150" height="150" />Rita Grey Harrell</h3>
Rita Grey Harrell, 77, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Friday, January 15, 2016, at Wellington Hospital in Wellington, Fla.
Rita is survived by son Randal Harrell; daughters Elaine Christensen and Rita Abramson; and many loving grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Rita loved spending time with family and friends. She will be dearly missed by all her loved ones.
A Celebration of Life was held at Little Harbor Resort, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016.
Arrangements by Zipperer’s Funeral Home.