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Welcome to our Churches of Sumter County FloridaPast Page
Our on-going project to create Now & Then Fade-Overs

"Preserving FloridaPast, in FloridaPresent for FloridaFuture"
One steeple at a time

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Churches of Webster
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The First Baptist Church of Webster -1891

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She stood right about where Jack Drawdy's house is
When I found out where this Great old Church once stood, I was amazed.
I asked Buddy, he said that sat right behind my store, just about where Jack Drawdy's house is now. And that's where we put it.
As I viewed the other Baptist Church image, and the current Church, these may be one and the same buildings. 1938 is what was passed along as being the year they moved or moved into the current Baptist Church.
Sometime I'll visit the Church, give it a good close up study to determine.
​I will post my findings.

The First Baptist Church of Webster
​after it was moved from it's original location, (above)

Dedicated to Mrs. Mildred Wala, a Wonderful Dear Woman.

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Click to visit Where she sits now on SE First Ave.
Mrs. Mildred Wala; 1922-2010
Mildred was born April 24, 1922 in Fremont, Iowa. She was a former Substitute Teacher for Sumter County Schools, mostly Webster.
As many know, Mrs. Wala loved reading poetry to local school children.
And of course, Mrs. Wala was also a member of First Baptist Church of Webster.


"Founded in 1891, known as a 'praying church"
For those of you who may want to visit their website;
The First Baptist Church of Webster

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To light a candle for Mrs. Wala, please visit Beyers funeral home and crematory

Churches of Bushnell, FloridaPast n FloridaPresent

First United Methodist Church Bushnell, Sumter County

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Standing out front of the First United Methodist Church in Bushnell. It was organized in 1887. This new sanctuary was built 1966, the year this photo was taken

Bushnell ​Presbyterian Church

Liz Sumner had shared this image with our SumterCounty FloridaPast Facebook Community.  Visit that thread here to learn some local stories, history and more.
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Click to see a Now & Then Fade

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Current Photographs of the Wonderful Church in ​Saint Catherine that I Took

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Visit the Facebook thread where we discuss history surrounding this little wonderful Church, by clicking this line.
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Newspaper article with some history of The Indian Hill Baptist Church,
published in The Orlando Sentinel July, 1978.
Shared with us by Geneva C. Williams, who also tells us that 
she has always been reminded, that her Great Grandfather is the one that donated the land for the church and cemetery.
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Indian Hill Baptist Church Bushnell Google map Snip -2025

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Churches of Lake Panasoffkee, Florida

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A little Church on the side of the road in Lake Pan, down near the lake. I took this photo decades ago
Click this line to visit the thread on Sumter County FloridaPast Facebook Community.
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Lisa Rae took this photo of the little Church back in 2023 - Nice seeing that it still stands

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Churches of Wildwood

Alann W Knipp tells us that;
"My grandfather ( dads dad) helped built the church. Long history there with family!!"
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Current view of the Church on Oxford St. Wildwood. From google maps.
Click this line to visit the thread on Sumter County FloridaPast Facebook.
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1907 Baptist Church of Wildwood - Internet shared image

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The Following Images are of Memorial Tributes
All are local Sumter County, which we are posting with our
Sumter County FloridaPast Facebook Community
If any of these are of a family member, and you would like to have, Please contact us with your' mailing address,
and we'll pop in an envelope and send to you. Of course, no cost to you.
We've been collecting local Sumter History for many years, and there are things within our collections that should go back
to the family. Other items will be on display in a local museum, once someone can give up a building.
​We'll continue to add any Memorials as we find them.

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In Memory of Hardee E Williams
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In Memory of Mrs Aubrey Smith Carmichael
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In Memory of Mrs Doris Maddox Jones
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In Memory of Mrs Rhoda Whitman Fussell
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In Memory of William Melvin Quilling
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In Memory of Mr Rosser Leland Lewis
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In Memory of Mr Herbert Center
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In Memory of Luella O'Neal Mitchell
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In Memory of Mrs Florence Velma Sells
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In Memory of Mr Joseph Rance Dobson
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In Memory of Mrs Emmie Jane Hayes
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In Memory of Cyril Theodore Hayes
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In Memory of Francis Andrew Hayes
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In Memory of Mrs Jimmie A Hayes
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In Memory of Mrs Mattie Lee Akins
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In Memory of Sulie Spooner Akins
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In Memory of Mr William M Tompkins
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In Memory of Mrs Laura Jane Atkins
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In Memory of Mr John C Ball
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