Mrs. Edna Jane Tatham's Obituary
Edna Jane Tatham, 75, went to be with the Lord and Savior on March 2, 2020. She was born at The Westerly Hospital in Westerly, Rhode Island, on March 3, 1944, and later moved to Florida in the early 1950s. She and her late husband Albert Tatham were married in 1965 at the Church by the Sea on Madeira Beach. They were together for 54 years. Edna attended Dixie Hollins High School and she worked for Winn Dixie for more than 25 years. Then, she joined Albert at his own sheet metal shop, Tatham Sheet Metal. They were in business for 15 years and they both retired in 2003. She was involved with her two children at St. Petersburg High School Band Boosters and traveled around the state of Florida. She and her husband moved to Ironwood, Michigan, in 2004, and bought an old farmhouse built in 1890 to renovate. She and Albert were very involved with HOPE Animal Shelter, Festival Ironwood and other community events. She was also heavily involved with fostering animals and helped dozens find forever homes over the years. A longtime animal lover, she and Albert had several Shetland sheepdogs, which they trained for agility. Edna also loved to cook for any army and was famous for her banana bread, macaroni and cheese, and homemade chicken noodle soup. She and Albert moved back to Florida in 2016 and lived in Kenneth City.
Edna is predeceased by her husband, Albert Maurice Tatham. She is survived by stepmother, Barbara Hoy; half-siblings, Debbie Merritt, Richard Hoy, John Hoy and Donald Hoy; daughter, Linda Tatham McHenry; son, Shawn Albert Tatham; “adopted” daughter Teri Lee; “adopted” son Willie Siplin; and grandchildren Chelsea Marie Tatham, Brooke Taylor Jones and Giovanni McHenry as well as extended family and friends. She is also predeceased by her parents Edwin Hoy and Dorothy Hoy and brothers Eddie Hoy and Joseph Hoy.
Special thanks to Suncoast Hospice and Freedom Square Seminole. Flowers are welcome, but donations are also accepted at Suncoast Hospice or a charity of your choice.
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