Obituary of John Mathis (d. 1953), Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida

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Fort Myers News Press; (Fort Myers, Lee, Florida)
April 1953

John Mathis, 76
Dies in Sarasota

John Mathis, 76, a resident of Fort Myers for many years
died Tuesday in Sarasota from a heart condition. He had
been ill several weeks.

Mathis was the father of Nolan Mathis of Fort Myers and 
the brother of Henry and J. W. Mathis of this city and 
of Mrs. Willie Harn of LaBelle.

Other survivors include a son, Burton Mathis of Sarasota;
three daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Stroud and Mrs. Forrest Scott,
both of Sarasota, and Mrs. Arzelia Ketler of West Palm
Beach; a brother Ruby Mathis of Tampa; and two sisters,
Mrs. Etta Sloan and Mrs. Will DeVane, both of Tampa.
Surviving also are 14 grandchildren and two great grand-
children.

Funeral services will be held today at 10 a.m. in
Sarasota and buriel will be in Joshua Creek Cemetery at
Arcadia.