George Ernest Mundee

George E. Mundee, prominent in railroad circles and in the civic life of Palatka a decade ago, died last Thursday at his home in Jacksonville, at the age of 83 years. Funeral services were held Friday morning in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Jacksonville. At the graveside in St. Mary's Cemetery, the Elks' Lodge, of which he had long been a member and secretary, officiated. The deceased was a native of Leavenworth, Kansas, but early in life came with his parents, Gen. and Mrs. Charles Mundee, to Florida, settling at Tallahassee. As a youth George Mundee entered the telegraph service and was employed in Texas and Western States. Later he returned to Florida and came to Palatka as a telegrapher. Here he married Miss Anita Rogero and this was their family home for many years, while here he was employed by the old J.T. & K.W. Ry. In 1901 the family moved to Jacksonville, where Mr. Mundee served as deputy city recorder, municipal court clerk, and in other official stations. He is survived by his widow; two sons, Ernest M,. Mundee, Chicago, and C. Roy Mundee, Richmond; three daughters, Mrs. R. H. Ellerbee, Plant City; Mrs. J. K. Akerman, Springfield, Ill., and Mrs. H. A. Cochran, Dallas; two sisters, the Misses Lottie and Alice Mundee; and a brother, Alfred H. Mundee of Jacksonville. (Times-Herald Obituary dtd Friday, 24 Jan 1941.)

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