The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-09-09


 ing account of Mrs. Podmore's s death:
 The death of Mrs. J. A. Podmore, which occurred at Orange General Hospital at Orlando on Saturday. August 7th after a short illness, came as a great shock to her many friends, whose sincere sympathy goes cut to the bereaved husband, parents and children.
 Mrs. Virginia Clark Podmore was born in Virginia. January 20, 1895. Her father is d Presbyterian min ister who held various pastorates and finally accepted q charge in Al aska, where he resided with his family fer a period of eighteen years. Here Mrs. Podmore received her earliest school training. She graduated from the Academy at I tacoma, Washington, and later re- ceived a diploma from the Whit worth School of Oratory Her A R degree she received from the Uni Yersity of Washington at Seattle. She pursued the study of music all through her regular college course and later specialized in music at the New England Conservatory at Boston, It was while Mrs. Podmore was at the University of Washing ton that she met J. A. Podmore, her future husband. He is also a grad tate of that institution.
 During the World War Mrs. Pod more taught school on Kodiak Is land in Alaska After the war she took post graduate work at the Emerson School of Oratory at Bos- ton. During that year her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. J. s. Clark nov cd to Florida, taking up their resi- dence near Sanford, where they still live Mrs. Podmore came at the end of the school year to be with her parents. It was there that she was united fn marriage with Mr. J. A. Podmore, her father performing the wedding ceremony, September 10th, 1920.
 After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Podmore came to Winter Park where they began teaching in Rol- lins College, Mr. Podmore in the Department of Mathematics and Mrs. Podmore in the Department of English and Oratory, where her pa tience, tact and skill have endeared her to a host of Rollins graduates and former students. Many stu dents have been heard to say that no woman connected with Rollins | College ever left so deep an impress sion on the college and community as did Mrs. Podmore.
 Mrs. Podmore became identified with the Winter Park community nH beneficent influence. She was a member of the Woman's Club, of the Camp Fire Girls organization and the Eastern Star, Pioneer Chapter No 99 At the college she was active in the work of two sororities, the Phi Beta and the Sigma Phi As a soloist in the or der of the Eastern Star Mrs. Pod more added much to the initiation ceremony of that order, and her rendition of the Fasteners Prayer as a closing number in their meet ings was most impressive. She was also very active in church work and was a highly acceptable mem- Der of the choir of the Congrega- tional church.
 Mrs. Podmore was a womas of fine and beautiful Christian char acter, loved and admired by every one in the town and college com munity. Her life was one of un- selfish service and devotion to the welfare of others All share with the bereaved husband and parents in sorrow for irreparable loss. Two small children are left motherless, Richard Clark, age years, and John Arthur, age months.
 Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock by the Rev Dr. Brownlee of Sanford in the Congregational church and interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. Pioneer Chapter No. 99, Order of the Eastern Star, of