Elsie Miller Suddeth

Elsie Miller Suddeth, 92, passed away at her residence in St. Augustine to her eternal resting place following a short illness, on July 21, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. Elsie was born on Oct. 31, 1919, to Roy and Effie Miller in Tamms, Ill. She moved to Washington, D.C., during WorId War II to work with the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover. While in D.C. she met and fell in love with a young GI, her first husband William Franklin Suddeth Sr. They were married on June 4, 1944, in St. Augustine. Elsie has resided in St. Augustine for the past 68 years.

Elsie was a professional woman and mother. She worked for many years as a bank auditor for the Exchange Bank of St. Augustine before completing her master"s degree at the University of Jacksonville. After graduation she started a new career as an elementary school teacher, teaching at both Hastings Elementary and W.D. Hartley Elementary schools. She retired from St. Johns County school system in 1989.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Effie Miller; her first husband, William Franklin Suddeth Sr.; her second husband, Arthur Munson; sons, William Franklin Suddeth Jr. and Thomas Franklin Suddeth; a brother, Clifford Miller; sister, Lorene Mcallister; sister, Grace Duff; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Suddeth. She is survived by her son Robert Franklin "Bobby" Suddeth and wife Judy of St. Augustine; a daughter, Deborah S. Manley and husband Richard of Reston, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Diane Suddeth of Houston, Texas; brothers, Gene Miller and Curtis Miller of Tamms, Ill.; sisters, Francis Reid of Jackson, Mo., and Lois Farris of Cape Giraideau, Mo.; grandchildren, Kellie Moore, Steven Suddeth, Nancy Suddeth-Repp, Kristen Manley, Laura Manley, William Suddeth, Matthew Suddeth, Paul Suddeth, Thomas F. Suddeth Jr., Hollie Coble and Susan Suddeth; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews,

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, at St. Johns Funeral Home with Rev. David Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, at St. Johns Funeral Home. Flowers are gratefully accepted or donations in Elsie"s memory can be made to Community Hospice of N.E. FL., 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257.

St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.