BHS Graduate Killed When Shot in Jugular Vein
Friends will regret to learn of the death of Joe Allen Lander, 23, a former resident of the State Farm and former student at BHS.
Young Lander moved to Raiford with his parents in 1923, entered Bradford High School and graduated there in the Class of 1942. He was a member of the football team in 1940, '41, and '42. Later he attended the University of Florida and Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Young Lander was employed as an agent for the State Tick Eradication Department and was killed in performance of his duties. He and another agent, a Mr. Powe, had gone to a riding academy near Dania, Fla., to "wash down" two horses which were too sick to be moved to a dipping vat. The owner of the place, H.S. Moore, was under the impression that the horses were to be destroyed, but the agents were unarmed.
Moore is said to have met the agents and ordered them off the farm. As Lander turned to leave, it is reported that Moore fired with a .22 target pistol three times, striking Lander twice. The first bullet severed his jugular vein and the young man died instantly.
Moore, a former resident of Panama City, moved to Hollywood, Fla. About Five months ago. It is reported that he was under $3,200 bond on charges of breaking and entering, grand larceny, and embezzlement made against him in Panama City.
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday October 8, 1948
page 3
Obituary provided by Contributor: Billy Walker (31535270)
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JOSEPH ALLEN, born at Malta Bend, Missouri, in 1882. His mind early took a mechanical turn and soon he was proficient in handling gas engines and automobiles, and for some time was foreman for a large garage in New York City. While there he met Miss ELIZABETH WIGTON in a casual way and married her on a banter, "I will if you will." When they knew each other better they discovered more incompatibility than was conducive to conjugal happiness and in a short time the nuptial bonds were dissolved. His second matrimonial venture was made with just as little consideration. While managing a garage in Cordele, Georgia, he was taken with a serious illness and was in a sanatorium for some time. Before he was entirely recovered he married one of the nurses, ANNA CARA JONES, on March 9, 1911. They tried it out for six years and then - another divorce. JOE plays the cornet well and was in the Second Florida Regiment Band on the Mexican border in 1916. In the great World War he qualified as a marine engineer and crossed the ocean several times, when his vessel was exposed to submarines and mines. He came through it all, however, and settled down at Avon Park, Florida, and seems to be prospering in the furniture and undertaking business. Best of all, he is now happily married to Miss ROBERTA BASS. They drove up here February 1, 1923, and were married by me in the presence of both families and a few other friends. They have a beautiful home on a large lake. And the finest thing in that home is Master JOE ALLEN LANDER! He arrived and took possession January 11, 1925. We are all very proud of him. May the dear Lord spare him to live as long as our great ancestor, WILLIAM the tailor. [Part I, Page 59] "History of the Lander Family of Virginia and Kentucky" by David Lander, published 1926, Chicago.
From Mrs. Barbara Kluberg :
I have been talking to my sister about this, and we have been trying to remember what we can about BERTA and JOE LANDER and JOE ALLEN. My sister thinks JOE and BERTA lived on the Isle of Pines off of Cuba for a good many years - perhaps in his line of work. Do you have record of this? JOE ALLEN was about five years younger than I am. He was a well-loved only son - a very nice boy and very well liked. We think he was killed in 1944. I away at the time, but my sister and mother were playing bridge with BERTA and her sister BEE BASS ANDERSON, when the word came that JOE ALLEN had been killed. My sister says she remembers how horrible that evening was. JOE ALLEN was a state fruit inspector and when he went to inspect some farmer - don't know whether it was a grove owner or vegetable farmer - the man became irate and shot him when he tried to go on his property. The man was sent to Raiford Prison, and was killed in prison not very long after he was incarcerated. The story is (and I have no idea whether it is true or not) that JOE had some sort of connection at the prison and might have been instrumental in some way with seeing that the man got what JOE thought he deserved.
I don't remember JOE (the father) at all as I lived away from here a number of years after I married. My sister remembers him well because they lived for a few years near JOE and BERTA. My sister had 6 little children at the time and the LANDER house was a daily stop for them as JOE always had some candy to give them! She says that he was a wonderful, kind man with a good sense of humor. One of my sister's daughters, SARA - about 2 - had a big problem for a while with keeping her clothes on. One day when my sister called on the LANDERS with SARA (fully clothed), JOE said "Why SARA, I hardly recognize you with your clothes on". I knew your Aunt BERTA better after I moved back to Avon Park. By that time JOE hade already died. If you want me to, I will see if I can find anything in the local paper about JOE ALLEN's death. I am on the board of the local Historical Society and I know they have been busy for years microfilming the old papers. This is all I can recall, but I will write you again after I have talked to ARDEN ANDERSON SUTHERLAND, JOE ALLEN's cousin. By the way, if your grandfather and JOE LANDER were brothers then your father and JOE ALLEN were 1st cousins which would make you 'DAVID HENRY LANDER' JOE ALLEN's first cousin once removed!! Hope this fills the gap in your family history somewhat.
I am ARDEN SUTHERLAND, daughter of BEATRICE BASS ANDERSON who was sister of BERTA BASS LANDER, who was your aunt, I guess. no, great aunt! Anyway, your letter to the editor appeared in our paper this week and here I am.
Lets see, about Uncle JOE, he and Aunt BERTA lived on Lake Lotela until his death and then Aunt BERTA moved into town, next to my mother until her death. Both died of heart attacks. JOE ALLEN was older than I but I trailed around after him when I could. He was good to me and I thought he was wonderful!
After college at the University of Florida, he worked for the Cattlemen's Association and was working on the cattle dipping program. He was out in the back woods trying to catch a man who was not willing to dip his cattle. He found him and insisted that he must obey the law. The man pulled a gun and shot him. Aunt BERTA and Uncle JOE never really got over his death. It was so sad, he was a fine man and their only child.
Well, enough of this, still makes me sad after all these years. This happened in 1948, if you need the year.
I knew DAVID and ELLA MAUDE from their visits down here but I was really impressed with your Grandmother MAMIE. She was such a neat person. My mother, Aunt BERTA, my cousin TRISH and I visited her several summers in Washington and stayed at the Shrine while she lived there. She took us all over the city and as young as I was, I realized how much power she had. We met all kinds of people and it was such fun. And what a beautiful building to live in!!!
I have gone on, brings back a lot of memories, so I will close. If I can answer anything else, just ask and by the way, I have many pictures of Uncle JOE and JOE ALLEN that I would be glad for you to have if you want.
Sincerely,
Arden Sutherland
Seeking possible descendant(s) of this family. Contact me at [email protected].
Special thanks to Grace Younglove Hudson for sharing her contribution to Find A Grave with the Lander family.
Friends will regret to learn of the death of Joe Allen Lander, 23, a former resident of the State Farm and former student at BHS.
Young Lander moved to Raiford with his parents in 1923, entered Bradford High School and graduated there in the Class of 1942. He was a member of the football team in 1940, '41, and '42. Later he attended the University of Florida and Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Young Lander was employed as an agent for the State Tick Eradication Department and was killed in performance of his duties. He and another agent, a Mr. Powe, had gone to a riding academy near Dania, Fla., to "wash down" two horses which were too sick to be moved to a dipping vat. The owner of the place, H.S. Moore, was under the impression that the horses were to be destroyed, but the agents were unarmed.
Moore is said to have met the agents and ordered them off the farm. As Lander turned to leave, it is reported that Moore fired with a .22 target pistol three times, striking Lander twice. The first bullet severed his jugular vein and the young man died instantly.
Moore, a former resident of Panama City, moved to Hollywood, Fla. About Five months ago. It is reported that he was under $3,200 bond on charges of breaking and entering, grand larceny, and embezzlement made against him in Panama City.
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday October 8, 1948
page 3
Obituary provided by Contributor: Billy Walker (31535270)
View Memorial
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JOSEPH ALLEN, born at Malta Bend, Missouri, in 1882. His mind early took a mechanical turn and soon he was proficient in handling gas engines and automobiles, and for some time was foreman for a large garage in New York City. While there he met Miss ELIZABETH WIGTON in a casual way and married her on a banter, "I will if you will." When they knew each other better they discovered more incompatibility than was conducive to conjugal happiness and in a short time the nuptial bonds were dissolved. His second matrimonial venture was made with just as little consideration. While managing a garage in Cordele, Georgia, he was taken with a serious illness and was in a sanatorium for some time. Before he was entirely recovered he married one of the nurses, ANNA CARA JONES, on March 9, 1911. They tried it out for six years and then - another divorce. JOE plays the cornet well and was in the Second Florida Regiment Band on the Mexican border in 1916. In the great World War he qualified as a marine engineer and crossed the ocean several times, when his vessel was exposed to submarines and mines. He came through it all, however, and settled down at Avon Park, Florida, and seems to be prospering in the furniture and undertaking business. Best of all, he is now happily married to Miss ROBERTA BASS. They drove up here February 1, 1923, and were married by me in the presence of both families and a few other friends. They have a beautiful home on a large lake. And the finest thing in that home is Master JOE ALLEN LANDER! He arrived and took possession January 11, 1925. We are all very proud of him. May the dear Lord spare him to live as long as our great ancestor, WILLIAM the tailor. [Part I, Page 59] "History of the Lander Family of Virginia and Kentucky" by David Lander, published 1926, Chicago.
From Mrs. Barbara Kluberg :
I have been talking to my sister about this, and we have been trying to remember what we can about BERTA and JOE LANDER and JOE ALLEN. My sister thinks JOE and BERTA lived on the Isle of Pines off of Cuba for a good many years - perhaps in his line of work. Do you have record of this? JOE ALLEN was about five years younger than I am. He was a well-loved only son - a very nice boy and very well liked. We think he was killed in 1944. I away at the time, but my sister and mother were playing bridge with BERTA and her sister BEE BASS ANDERSON, when the word came that JOE ALLEN had been killed. My sister says she remembers how horrible that evening was. JOE ALLEN was a state fruit inspector and when he went to inspect some farmer - don't know whether it was a grove owner or vegetable farmer - the man became irate and shot him when he tried to go on his property. The man was sent to Raiford Prison, and was killed in prison not very long after he was incarcerated. The story is (and I have no idea whether it is true or not) that JOE had some sort of connection at the prison and might have been instrumental in some way with seeing that the man got what JOE thought he deserved.
I don't remember JOE (the father) at all as I lived away from here a number of years after I married. My sister remembers him well because they lived for a few years near JOE and BERTA. My sister had 6 little children at the time and the LANDER house was a daily stop for them as JOE always had some candy to give them! She says that he was a wonderful, kind man with a good sense of humor. One of my sister's daughters, SARA - about 2 - had a big problem for a while with keeping her clothes on. One day when my sister called on the LANDERS with SARA (fully clothed), JOE said "Why SARA, I hardly recognize you with your clothes on". I knew your Aunt BERTA better after I moved back to Avon Park. By that time JOE hade already died. If you want me to, I will see if I can find anything in the local paper about JOE ALLEN's death. I am on the board of the local Historical Society and I know they have been busy for years microfilming the old papers. This is all I can recall, but I will write you again after I have talked to ARDEN ANDERSON SUTHERLAND, JOE ALLEN's cousin. By the way, if your grandfather and JOE LANDER were brothers then your father and JOE ALLEN were 1st cousins which would make you 'DAVID HENRY LANDER' JOE ALLEN's first cousin once removed!! Hope this fills the gap in your family history somewhat.
I am ARDEN SUTHERLAND, daughter of BEATRICE BASS ANDERSON who was sister of BERTA BASS LANDER, who was your aunt, I guess. no, great aunt! Anyway, your letter to the editor appeared in our paper this week and here I am.
Lets see, about Uncle JOE, he and Aunt BERTA lived on Lake Lotela until his death and then Aunt BERTA moved into town, next to my mother until her death. Both died of heart attacks. JOE ALLEN was older than I but I trailed around after him when I could. He was good to me and I thought he was wonderful!
After college at the University of Florida, he worked for the Cattlemen's Association and was working on the cattle dipping program. He was out in the back woods trying to catch a man who was not willing to dip his cattle. He found him and insisted that he must obey the law. The man pulled a gun and shot him. Aunt BERTA and Uncle JOE never really got over his death. It was so sad, he was a fine man and their only child.
Well, enough of this, still makes me sad after all these years. This happened in 1948, if you need the year.
I knew DAVID and ELLA MAUDE from their visits down here but I was really impressed with your Grandmother MAMIE. She was such a neat person. My mother, Aunt BERTA, my cousin TRISH and I visited her several summers in Washington and stayed at the Shrine while she lived there. She took us all over the city and as young as I was, I realized how much power she had. We met all kinds of people and it was such fun. And what a beautiful building to live in!!!
I have gone on, brings back a lot of memories, so I will close. If I can answer anything else, just ask and by the way, I have many pictures of Uncle JOE and JOE ALLEN that I would be glad for you to have if you want.
Sincerely,
Arden Sutherland
Seeking possible descendant(s) of this family. Contact me at [email protected].
Special thanks to Grace Younglove Hudson for sharing her contribution to Find A Grave with the Lander family.
BHS Graduate Killed When Shot in Jugular Vein
Friends will regret to learn of the death of Joe Allen Lander, 23, a former resident of the State Farm and former student at BHS.
Young Lander moved to Raiford with his parents in 1923, entered Bradford High School and graduated there in the Class of 1942. He was a member of the football team in 1940, '41, and '42. Later he attended the University of Florida and Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Young Lander was employed as an agent for the State Tick Eradication Department and was killed in performance of his duties. He and another agent, a Mr. Powe, had gone to a riding academy near Dania, Fla., to "wash down" two horses which were too sick to be moved to a dipping vat. The owner of the place, H.S. Moore, was under the impression that the horses were to be destroyed, but the agents were unarmed.
Moore is said to have met the agents and ordered them off the farm. As Lander turned to leave, it is reported that Moore fired with a .22 target pistol three times, striking Lander twice. The first bullet severed his jugular vein and the young man died instantly.
Moore, a former resident of Panama City, moved to Hollywood, Fla. About Five months ago. It is reported that he was under $3,200 bond on charges of breaking and entering, grand larceny, and embezzlement made against him in Panama City.
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday October 8, 1948
page 3
Obituary provided by Contributor: Billy Walker (31535270)
View Memorial
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JOSEPH ALLEN, born at Malta Bend, Missouri, in 1882. His mind early took a mechanical turn and soon he was proficient in handling gas engines and automobiles, and for some time was foreman for a large garage in New York City. While there he met Miss ELIZABETH WIGTON in a casual way and married her on a banter, "I will if you will." When they knew each other better they discovered more incompatibility than was conducive to conjugal happiness and in a short time the nuptial bonds were dissolved. His second matrimonial venture was made with just as little consideration. While managing a garage in Cordele, Georgia, he was taken with a serious illness and was in a sanatorium for some time. Before he was entirely recovered he married one of the nurses, ANNA CARA JONES, on March 9, 1911. They tried it out for six years and then - another divorce. JOE plays the cornet well and was in the Second Florida Regiment Band on the Mexican border in 1916. In the great World War he qualified as a marine engineer and crossed the ocean several times, when his vessel was exposed to submarines and mines. He came through it all, however, and settled down at Avon Park, Florida, and seems to be prospering in the furniture and undertaking business. Best of all, he is now happily married to Miss ROBERTA BASS. They drove up here February 1, 1923, and were married by me in the presence of both families and a few other friends. They have a beautiful home on a large lake. And the finest thing in that home is Master JOE ALLEN LANDER! He arrived and took possession January 11, 1925. We are all very proud of him. May the dear Lord spare him to live as long as our great ancestor, WILLIAM the tailor. [Part I, Page 59] "History of the Lander Family of Virginia and Kentucky" by David Lander, published 1926, Chicago.
From Mrs. Barbara Kluberg :
I have been talking to my sister about this, and we have been trying to remember what we can about BERTA and JOE LANDER and JOE ALLEN. My sister thinks JOE and BERTA lived on the Isle of Pines off of Cuba for a good many years - perhaps in his line of work. Do you have record of this? JOE ALLEN was about five years younger than I am. He was a well-loved only son - a very nice boy and very well liked. We think he was killed in 1944. I away at the time, but my sister and mother were playing bridge with BERTA and her sister BEE BASS ANDERSON, when the word came that JOE ALLEN had been killed. My sister says she remembers how horrible that evening was. JOE ALLEN was a state fruit inspector and when he went to inspect some farmer - don't know whether it was a grove owner or vegetable farmer - the man became irate and shot him when he tried to go on his property. The man was sent to Raiford Prison, and was killed in prison not very long after he was incarcerated. The story is (and I have no idea whether it is true or not) that JOE had some sort of connection at the prison and might have been instrumental in some way with seeing that the man got what JOE thought he deserved.
I don't remember JOE (the father) at all as I lived away from here a number of years after I married. My sister remembers him well because they lived for a few years near JOE and BERTA. My sister had 6 little children at the time and the LANDER house was a daily stop for them as JOE always had some candy to give them! She says that he was a wonderful, kind man with a good sense of humor. One of my sister's daughters, SARA - about 2 - had a big problem for a while with keeping her clothes on. One day when my sister called on the LANDERS with SARA (fully clothed), JOE said "Why SARA, I hardly recognize you with your clothes on". I knew your Aunt BERTA better after I moved back to Avon Park. By that time JOE hade already died. If you want me to, I will see if I can find anything in the local paper about JOE ALLEN's death. I am on the board of the local Historical Society and I know they have been busy for years microfilming the old papers. This is all I can recall, but I will write you again after I have talked to ARDEN ANDERSON SUTHERLAND, JOE ALLEN's cousin. By the way, if your grandfather and JOE LANDER were brothers then your father and JOE ALLEN were 1st cousins which would make you 'DAVID HENRY LANDER' JOE ALLEN's first cousin once removed!! Hope this fills the gap in your family history somewhat.
I am ARDEN SUTHERLAND, daughter of BEATRICE BASS ANDERSON who was sister of BERTA BASS LANDER, who was your aunt, I guess. no, great aunt! Anyway, your letter to the editor appeared in our paper this week and here I am.
Lets see, about Uncle JOE, he and Aunt BERTA lived on Lake Lotela until his death and then Aunt BERTA moved into town, next to my mother until her death. Both died of heart attacks. JOE ALLEN was older than I but I trailed around after him when I could. He was good to me and I thought he was wonderful!
After college at the University of Florida, he worked for the Cattlemen's Association and was working on the cattle dipping program. He was out in the back woods trying to catch a man who was not willing to dip his cattle. He found him and insisted that he must obey the law. The man pulled a gun and shot him. Aunt BERTA and Uncle JOE never really got over his death. It was so sad, he was a fine man and their only child.
Well, enough of this, still makes me sad after all these years. This happened in 1948, if you need the year.
I knew DAVID and ELLA MAUDE from their visits down here but I was really impressed with your Grandmother MAMIE. She was such a neat person. My mother, Aunt BERTA, my cousin TRISH and I visited her several summers in Washington and stayed at the Shrine while she lived there. She took us all over the city and as young as I was, I realized how much power she had. We met all kinds of people and it was such fun. And what a beautiful building to live in!!!
I have gone on, brings back a lot of memories, so I will close. If I can answer anything else, just ask and by the way, I have many pictures of Uncle JOE and JOE ALLEN that I would be glad for you to have if you want.
Sincerely,
Arden Sutherland
Seeking possible descendant(s) of this family. Contact me at [email protected].
Special thanks to Grace Younglove Hudson for sharing her contribution to Find A Grave with the Lander family.
Friends will regret to learn of the death of Joe Allen Lander, 23, a former resident of the State Farm and former student at BHS.
Young Lander moved to Raiford with his parents in 1923, entered Bradford High School and graduated there in the Class of 1942. He was a member of the football team in 1940, '41, and '42. Later he attended the University of Florida and Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
Young Lander was employed as an agent for the State Tick Eradication Department and was killed in performance of his duties. He and another agent, a Mr. Powe, had gone to a riding academy near Dania, Fla., to "wash down" two horses which were too sick to be moved to a dipping vat. The owner of the place, H.S. Moore, was under the impression that the horses were to be destroyed, but the agents were unarmed.
Moore is said to have met the agents and ordered them off the farm. As Lander turned to leave, it is reported that Moore fired with a .22 target pistol three times, striking Lander twice. The first bullet severed his jugular vein and the young man died instantly.
Moore, a former resident of Panama City, moved to Hollywood, Fla. About Five months ago. It is reported that he was under $3,200 bond on charges of breaking and entering, grand larceny, and embezzlement made against him in Panama City.
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday October 8, 1948
page 3
Obituary provided by Contributor: Billy Walker (31535270)
View Memorial
**************************************************************************************
JOSEPH ALLEN, born at Malta Bend, Missouri, in 1882. His mind early took a mechanical turn and soon he was proficient in handling gas engines and automobiles, and for some time was foreman for a large garage in New York City. While there he met Miss ELIZABETH WIGTON in a casual way and married her on a banter, "I will if you will." When they knew each other better they discovered more incompatibility than was conducive to conjugal happiness and in a short time the nuptial bonds were dissolved. His second matrimonial venture was made with just as little consideration. While managing a garage in Cordele, Georgia, he was taken with a serious illness and was in a sanatorium for some time. Before he was entirely recovered he married one of the nurses, ANNA CARA JONES, on March 9, 1911. They tried it out for six years and then - another divorce. JOE plays the cornet well and was in the Second Florida Regiment Band on the Mexican border in 1916. In the great World War he qualified as a marine engineer and crossed the ocean several times, when his vessel was exposed to submarines and mines. He came through it all, however, and settled down at Avon Park, Florida, and seems to be prospering in the furniture and undertaking business. Best of all, he is now happily married to Miss ROBERTA BASS. They drove up here February 1, 1923, and were married by me in the presence of both families and a few other friends. They have a beautiful home on a large lake. And the finest thing in that home is Master JOE ALLEN LANDER! He arrived and took possession January 11, 1925. We are all very proud of him. May the dear Lord spare him to live as long as our great ancestor, WILLIAM the tailor. [Part I, Page 59] "History of the Lander Family of Virginia and Kentucky" by David Lander, published 1926, Chicago.
From Mrs. Barbara Kluberg :
I have been talking to my sister about this, and we have been trying to remember what we can about BERTA and JOE LANDER and JOE ALLEN. My sister thinks JOE and BERTA lived on the Isle of Pines off of Cuba for a good many years - perhaps in his line of work. Do you have record of this? JOE ALLEN was about five years younger than I am. He was a well-loved only son - a very nice boy and very well liked. We think he was killed in 1944. I away at the time, but my sister and mother were playing bridge with BERTA and her sister BEE BASS ANDERSON, when the word came that JOE ALLEN had been killed. My sister says she remembers how horrible that evening was. JOE ALLEN was a state fruit inspector and when he went to inspect some farmer - don't know whether it was a grove owner or vegetable farmer - the man became irate and shot him when he tried to go on his property. The man was sent to Raiford Prison, and was killed in prison not very long after he was incarcerated. The story is (and I have no idea whether it is true or not) that JOE had some sort of connection at the prison and might have been instrumental in some way with seeing that the man got what JOE thought he deserved.
I don't remember JOE (the father) at all as I lived away from here a number of years after I married. My sister remembers him well because they lived for a few years near JOE and BERTA. My sister had 6 little children at the time and the LANDER house was a daily stop for them as JOE always had some candy to give them! She says that he was a wonderful, kind man with a good sense of humor. One of my sister's daughters, SARA - about 2 - had a big problem for a while with keeping her clothes on. One day when my sister called on the LANDERS with SARA (fully clothed), JOE said "Why SARA, I hardly recognize you with your clothes on". I knew your Aunt BERTA better after I moved back to Avon Park. By that time JOE hade already died. If you want me to, I will see if I can find anything in the local paper about JOE ALLEN's death. I am on the board of the local Historical Society and I know they have been busy for years microfilming the old papers. This is all I can recall, but I will write you again after I have talked to ARDEN ANDERSON SUTHERLAND, JOE ALLEN's cousin. By the way, if your grandfather and JOE LANDER were brothers then your father and JOE ALLEN were 1st cousins which would make you 'DAVID HENRY LANDER' JOE ALLEN's first cousin once removed!! Hope this fills the gap in your family history somewhat.
I am ARDEN SUTHERLAND, daughter of BEATRICE BASS ANDERSON who was sister of BERTA BASS LANDER, who was your aunt, I guess. no, great aunt! Anyway, your letter to the editor appeared in our paper this week and here I am.
Lets see, about Uncle JOE, he and Aunt BERTA lived on Lake Lotela until his death and then Aunt BERTA moved into town, next to my mother until her death. Both died of heart attacks. JOE ALLEN was older than I but I trailed around after him when I could. He was good to me and I thought he was wonderful!
After college at the University of Florida, he worked for the Cattlemen's Association and was working on the cattle dipping program. He was out in the back woods trying to catch a man who was not willing to dip his cattle. He found him and insisted that he must obey the law. The man pulled a gun and shot him. Aunt BERTA and Uncle JOE never really got over his death. It was so sad, he was a fine man and their only child.
Well, enough of this, still makes me sad after all these years. This happened in 1948, if you need the year.
I knew DAVID and ELLA MAUDE from their visits down here but I was really impressed with your Grandmother MAMIE. She was such a neat person. My mother, Aunt BERTA, my cousin TRISH and I visited her several summers in Washington and stayed at the Shrine while she lived there. She took us all over the city and as young as I was, I realized how much power she had. We met all kinds of people and it was such fun. And what a beautiful building to live in!!!
I have gone on, brings back a lot of memories, so I will close. If I can answer anything else, just ask and by the way, I have many pictures of Uncle JOE and JOE ALLEN that I would be glad for you to have if you want.
Sincerely,
Arden Sutherland
Seeking possible descendant(s) of this family. Contact me at [email protected].
Special thanks to Grace Younglove Hudson for sharing her contribution to Find A Grave with the Lander family.
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