Juanita Medcalf Sommer, 85, of Lutz, Fla., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
She was born Jan. 23, 1912, in Bell City, daughter of Clarence and Nellie May Sitz Medcalf. She married Dr. Conrad Sommer.
She was a 1933 graduate of State Teachers College in Cape Girardeau.
She taught in the social work department at the University of South Florida in Tampa and was a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
She is survived by two sons, Michael Sommer of St. Petersburg and Robert Sommer of Pinellas Park, Fla.; two daughters, Barbara Skoglund and Sue Sommer, both of Pinellas Park; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother.
Graveside funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lorimier Cemetery with the Rev. Neil Stein officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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