Lewellen Imogene Fleming Elson

January 19, 2018 Last Updated: January 19, 2018 11:00 AM Death Notice

Lewellen Imogene Fleming Elson, 83, of Chiefland, Fla., passed away Monday, Dec. 11.

Imogene was born April 30, 1934. She was the daughter of the late Cecile and Myrtle (Dye) Fleming of Butler.

She had two older brothers and two younger sisters. She grew up on the family farm near West Sunbury. The family farm was originally homesteaded by a Revolutionary War veteran who was awarded the land by President George Washington for his service in the war. Imogene's great-great-grandfather, Thomas Fleming, purchased the farm in 1836.

On Imogene's mother's side, her great-great-grandmother, Martha Dye, was the daughter of Richard Franklin, a relative of Benjamin Franklin.

After graduating from Concord Township High School, Imogene began her long career as a medical records technician at Butler General Hospital. She moved on to Pittsburgh and worked at various hospitals and doctor offices while she took night courses at the University of Pittsburgh.

On Labor Day in 1967, she met her future husband, William Elson. Six months later, they were married. Bill's working career required many relocations throughout the United States from coast to coast as well as a year on the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia.

Imogene returned to her parents' farm in January of 1972, to await the arrival of their new son. Bill returned to St. Lucia and finished his job on the Rodney Bay Project.

Imogene moved to Chiefland in 1998 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Chiefland.

Imogene is survived by her husband, William Elson; her son, Eric Elson of Sarasota, Fla.; her brother, Earl Fleming of Butler; her sisters, Shirley Fleming Mattox of Lancaster, Ohio, and Phyllis Fleming Moon of Greenwood, Pa.; and her 13 nephews and 10 nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Edward Fleming.

ELSON — Services for Lewellen Imogene Fleming Elson, who died Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of Chiefland, 707 N. Main St., Chiefland, Fla.Arrangements have been placed under the care of Rick Gooding Funeral Home, Chiefland, Fla. and Cross City, Fla.In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center, Trenton, FL, or the hospice center of their choice.Please sign our online guest book at rickgoodingfuneralhomes.com.