Lee County FlArchives Obituaries.....Whidden, Virginia Roberts February 13, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Grove http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007435 February 17, 2012, 10:52 pm The News Press Feb. 17, 2012 Virginia Roberts Whidden, age 95, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012 in Shands at the University of Florida. She was born Anita Virginia Roberts on January 25, 1917 in Twin City, Georgis to Jefferson Davis and Nita Durden Roberts. In her early childhood she moved to Ft. Myers,FL and grew up there graduating from Ft. Myers High School. She married James A. Whidden on May 10, 1936. She was a very active member of the Ft. Myers Garden Club. In January 2001, after the death of her husband she moved to Gainesville, FL to be close to her son and his family. Mrs. Whidden was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, James A. Whidden; her parents and six siblings;Jefferson Davis Roberts, Jr., Martha R. Woodring, Diane R. Boyette, Ann Jean R. Thompson, John Thomas Roberts and James Roberts. She is survived by her son and his family, three grandchildren,fourt great- grandchildren a brother-in-law, sister-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside Servies will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/lee/obits/w/whidden1808gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb