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Alma C. McCuiston

Alma C. McCuiston[1]

Female 1924 - 2014  (89 years)

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  • Name Alma C. McCuiston 
    Nickname Fuzzy 
    Born 26 Jul 1924  Amelia County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 30 May 2014  LaBelle, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried 5 Jun 2014  Denaud, Hendry County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I29396  Family
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2014 

    Father Clarence Meachem McCuiston,   b. 18 Jul 1899, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1977, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Ida Epps Burke,   b. Abt 1898, Nottoway County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1918 
    Family ID F1907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Ervin Dekle, Jr. 
    Children 
     1. Linda Dekle
     2. John Dekle
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F10937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jul 1924 - Amelia County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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    1. [S2669] Legacy Website, 6 July 2014; Alma C. McCuiston Dekle.
      Alma C. McCuiston "Fuzzy" Dekle
      LABELLE - Alma McCuiston Dekle passed away peacefully on May 30, 2014 surrounded by her family. She was born on July 26, 1924 in Amelia County, Virginia to Clarence M. McCuiston and Ida Burke McCuiston. She moved to Ft. Myers in 1952 where she married John Dekle, Jr. and raised her family. She moved to LaBelle in 1991 to be near her daughter and (pending) granddaughter. Alma was an avid gardener. She loved to crochet and spent countless hours making afghans for friends and family, as well as lap throws for a Prayer Shawl Ministry in Ft. Myers. In her younger days she loved to sew, ride horses, hunt and fish with her family, and shoot skeet. Alma was predeceased by her parents and husband, as well as her sister, Louise Thompson. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Davis; son John "Jake" Dekle (Glynis); granddaughters, Savannah and Jessie; her brother, Glenn and several nieces and nephews. She was a devoted mother and friend and will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Caloosa Baptist Church, 137 Church Way, LaBelle. Viewing will be at 1 p.m. with the service following at 2 p.m. Burial will follow, at Ft. Denaud Cemetery. Stephen Williams, Senior Chaplain, MDiv, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla., will officiate. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Anderson Patterson Funeral Home, 2701 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres, FL 33971, (239-368-7080).

      Published in NewsZapFL on June 5, 2014