Florence W. Flanders, 85, of Green Street, California, died at 3:25 a.m. Thursday, December 17, 1998, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. Mrs. Flanders was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Coal Center. In 1974, she retired as a schoolteacher for California Area School District after 39 years of service. Mrs. Flanders was a graduate of California High School and California University of Pennsylvania. She was a member of Pennsylvania State Education Association. Surviving are two sisters, Harriet W. Johnson of Fredericktown and Helen W. Belski of California; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are her husband, Eugene Flanders, who died September 5, 1974; and a brother, Henry Sherman Wright. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Friday, December 18, 1998Florence W. Flanders
California Area schoolteacher for 39 years
She was born November 7, 1913, in West Pike Run Township, a daughter of John Frank and Harriett Chew Wright.