Madge Overstreet Harlan's Obituary
Gainesville – Mrs. Madge Overstreet Harlan of Gainesville passed away Friday, January 2, 2015. She was born September 23, 1924, at Otter Creek, Florida to John E. and Naomi Robinson Overstreet, and grew up in Waldo where her father was employed by Seaboard Railroad. The family moved to Gainesville in 1940. Madge graduated from Gainesville High in 1942 and from Florida State College for Women in 1946, one of the last three classes before men were admitted there.
Madge married William E. Harlan in August, 1946, and they lived in Gainesville the rest of their lives. She was a member of First Baptist Church, and she taught preschool at Three Bears House Nursery School and its successor, Gainesville Country Day School, for over 20 years.
Madge was predeceased by her husband, Bill, in 2004. She is survived by two sons, Bill Jr. (Betty) of Micanopy, and John (Kati) of Orange Lake, and four grandchildren, Jay Daniel, Samuel Martin, Elizabeth Estelle and Katherine Natalie, all of Gainesville.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 10, 2015, at 11:00 AM, in the chapel of Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Downtown at 404 North Main Street.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her memory to the Gainesville Country Day School Preschool Library Fund, 6801 SW 24th Avenue,Gainesville 32607, or the Bill Harlan Scholarship Endowment at the University of Florida Foundation, Inc., PO Box 14425, Gainesville 32604.
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