Official Obituary of
FLORAJEAN MARIE (BLUM) SOULT
June 6, 2017
FLORAJEAN SOULT Obituary
FLORAJEAN MARIE (BLUM) SOULT, 88, of Martins Ferry, OH , passed away Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 while in the company of family members.
She was born in Wheeling, WV on January 15, 1929, the daughter of the late Herman Carl and Anna Julia (Wodarczyk) Blum.
Florajean was a retired Librarian at Ohio University Eastern, where she worked for 32 years. She was a long time member of Saint John's Lutheran Church, Martins Ferry. She was an avid camper, cruiser, bridge player, quilter, a member of the Big Band 200 Dance Club, and a 1947 graduate of Martins Ferry High School.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Blum and a sister, Betty Spence.
She is survived by her husband, John E. Soult; three daughters, Su Saunders, Harpers Ferry, WV; Salli Nelson, Columbus, OH; Barb Soult, of the home; sister, Lois Baker, Martins Ferry; granddaughter, Ame Dietz, Martins Ferry; grandson, K. Robert Nelson, Florida; granddaughter, Anna (Tommy) Anglin, Florida; four great-grandchildren, Leian Riggs, Tara Dietz, Isaiah Dietz, all of Martins Ferry and John David Nelson of Florida.
Services were held Saturday, June 10, 2017 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 40 N. 4th Street, Martins Ferry at 11 a.m., with Rev. David Damarest and Father John Brandenburg officiating.
Interment followed in Riverview Cemetery, Martins Ferry.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church.
She was born in Wheeling, WV on January 15, 1929, the daughter of the late Herman Carl and Anna Julia (Wodarczyk) Blum.
Florajean was a retired Librarian at Ohio University Eastern, where she worked for 32 years. She was a long time member of Saint John's Lutheran Church, Martins Ferry. She was an avid camper, cruiser, bridge player, quilter, a member of the Big Band 200 Dance Club, and a 1947 graduate of Martins Ferry High School.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Blum and a sister, Betty Spence.
She is survived by her husband, John E. Soult; three daughters, Su Saunders, Harpers Ferry, WV; Salli Nelson, Columbus, OH; Barb Soult, of the home; sister, Lois Baker, Martins Ferry; granddaughter, Ame Dietz, Martins Ferry; grandson, K. Robert Nelson, Florida; granddaughter, Anna (Tommy) Anglin, Florida; four great-grandchildren, Leian Riggs, Tara Dietz, Isaiah Dietz, all of Martins Ferry and John David Nelson of Florida.
Services were held Saturday, June 10, 2017 at St. John's Lutheran Church, 40 N. 4th Street, Martins Ferry at 11 a.m., with Rev. David Damarest and Father John Brandenburg officiating.
Interment followed in Riverview Cemetery, Martins Ferry.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church.
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