June A. Fitzpatrick, 82, died Dec. 19, 2010 at her home in Wauchula. She was born Sept. 30, 1928 in Abingdon, Ill., the only child of Souvie and Bessie Bryan Harland.
She graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Physical Education in 1949 from Western Illinois University in MaComb, Ill. On July 24, 1954 she married Clayton James Fitzpatrick, and got her Masters Degree in 1969. In 1972 she and her family moved to Wauchula, where she has lived in the same home for 38 years. She retired from the Hardee County School System in 1990.
June was a faithful member of First Christian Church. Her passion was genealogy, and she was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution Patriots Chapter, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865, and Daughters of the War of 1812. She was an avid duplicate bridge player and was a member of the Sebring and Winter Haven Bridge Clubs. She was an excellent cook and baker, writing her own cookbook in 2008. June loved painting and was quite the artist. Her love of travel took her to 49 states. Being a Chicago Bears fan and a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, she would have loved to see the Cubs win a World Series.
She is survived by her four children, Bryan E. Fitzpatrick of Panama City, Sheila Ferrell of Hot Springs, Ark., Caroline Ellis of Wauchula, and Erin Fitzpatrick of Wauchula.
Visitation will be held at Robarts Garden Chapel on Wednesday, Dec. 22nd from 6-8 p.m. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Christian Church with interment in Wauchula Cemetery.