Ethel B. Whitmore
– August 17, 2012
</span><br />Ethel B. Whitmore, 94, formerly of Jacksonville and Coral Gables, FL passed away peacefully in Ruskin, Florida on August 17, 2012. </p>
<p>When she was 9 years old, a family tragedy occurred in Jacksonville; her mother, Florence, and brothers Charles and Stafford were killed when their car was hit by a train. Her father had died a few years earlier. Ethel and her sisters (Hilda and Lillian) were raised by loving family members. She graduated from Landon High School in 1934 and married her high school sweetheart, the late Warren B. Whitmore. At Landon, Ethel was the first leader of the Landon Lionettes precision marching team and Warren was captain of the football team. They were married for 65 years. In Jacksonville, Ethel was an officer in the South Jacksonville Woman’s Club, the Southside Garden Club as well as a PTA president and a Girl Scout leader. They relocated with National Airlines to Coral Gables in 1963 where she became an officer in the Coco Plum Woman’s Club and the Hammock Garden Club and also a Cub Scout leader. She received an AA degree from Miami Dade Community College, wrote poetry and became a published author. An avid world traveler, for her 88th birthday, she crossed Canada on the Trans-Canadian train. Ethel is survived by two children Sherry Gagnon (Gerry), Ruskin, FL and Brad Whitmore (Bobbi), Rockledge, FL. Grandchildren Dietrick Lamade, Chesapeake, VA; Lynn Maready, Richmond, VA and Warren Whitmore III , New York. Her great-grandchildren include Amanda and Leah Maready, and Daytona and Steele Lamade. She leaves many nieces and nephews. Known to all as a proper lady in the truest sense, she was a loving and steadfast matriarch, who touched many lives in immeasurable ways. Private services will be held in Jacksonville. Memorials can be made in her name to the Wounded Warrior project, 4899 Bellfort Rd, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, Sun City Center, Fl.</p>
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<p>When she was 9 years old, a family tragedy occurred in Jacksonville; her mother, Florence, and brothers Charles and Stafford were killed when their car was hit by a train. Her father had died a few years earlier. Ethel and her sisters (Hilda and Lillian) were raised by loving family members. She graduated from Landon High School in 1934 and married her high school sweetheart, the late Warren B. Whitmore. At Landon, Ethel was the first leader of the Landon Lionettes precision marching team and Warren was captain of the football team. They were married for 65 years. In Jacksonville, Ethel was an officer in the South Jacksonville Woman’s Club, the Southside Garden Club as well as a PTA president and a Girl Scout leader. They relocated with National Airlines to Coral Gables in 1963 where she became an officer in the Coco Plum Woman’s Club and the Hammock Garden Club and also a Cub Scout leader. She received an AA degree from Miami Dade Community College, wrote poetry and became a published author. An avid world traveler, for her 88th birthday, she crossed Canada on the Trans-Canadian train. Ethel is survived by two children Sherry Gagnon (Gerry), Ruskin, FL and Brad Whitmore (Bobbi), Rockledge, FL. Grandchildren Dietrick Lamade, Chesapeake, VA; Lynn Maready, Richmond, VA and Warren Whitmore III , New York. Her great-grandchildren include Amanda and Leah Maready, and Daytona and Steele Lamade. She leaves many nieces and nephews. Known to all as a proper lady in the truest sense, she was a loving and steadfast matriarch, who touched many lives in immeasurable ways. Private services will be held in Jacksonville. Memorials can be made in her name to the Wounded Warrior project, 4899 Bellfort Rd, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, Sun City Center, Fl.</p>
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