Loda Overton
May 1, 1917 – January 21, 2011
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<p>Loda Overton, 93, of Sevierville, TN, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville and a former member of Trinity Baptist Church in Sun City Center, FL and First Baptist Church in Lake Wales, FL. She was a Past Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star in Lake Wales, FL, and a former member of the Christian Women’s Organization and the “Scarlett’s Red Hatters.” While living in Sun City Center, FL, her activities included serving as a volunteer for approximately 10 years with the South Bay Hospital and volunteering for the “Nearly New Shop” and the “Sawdust Engineers.”<br />She was born May 1, 1917 to the late Henry Perry and Nancy Elizabeth Durrance, and she was also preceded in death by her husband Jesse Overton; son, Roy Clifton Skinner; grandson, William Roy Bohannon, and eleven siblings.<br />She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and William George Bohannon; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.<br />In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent in Loda Overton’s memory to Gideon Bibles.<br /> A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM, February 10, 2011 at Trinity Baptist Church in Sun City Center, Florida. Condolences may be sent to the family at
<p>Loda Overton, 93, of Sevierville, TN, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville and a former member of Trinity Baptist Church in Sun City Center, FL and First Baptist Church in Lake Wales, FL. She was a Past Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star in Lake Wales, FL, and a former member of the Christian Women’s Organization and the “Scarlett’s Red Hatters.” While living in Sun City Center, FL, her activities included serving as a volunteer for approximately 10 years with the South Bay Hospital and volunteering for the “Nearly New Shop” and the “Sawdust Engineers.”<br />She was born May 1, 1917 to the late Henry Perry and Nancy Elizabeth Durrance, and she was also preceded in death by her husband Jesse Overton; son, Roy Clifton Skinner; grandson, William Roy Bohannon, and eleven siblings.<br />She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and William George Bohannon; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.<br />In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent in Loda Overton’s memory to Gideon Bibles.<br /> A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM, February 10, 2011 at Trinity Baptist Church in Sun City Center, Florida. Condolences may be sent to the family at