Florence Platt

Florence J. “Jackie” Platt of Easton, MD died on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Memorial Hospital at Easton. She was 88. Born February 17, 1918 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Clarence C. and Viola V. Badner Jackson. After graduating from Beacon High School, Beacon, NY, she attended Russell Sage College in Troy, NY where she received her BS degree in Nursing in 1939. On April 5, 1941 she married Dr. John W. Platt. They made their home in several areas, living in New Hartford, NY for 16 years before moving to Easton, MD in 1968. Dr. Platt died January 10, 1996. She spent much of her life in service to others. For fifty years she was a volunteer Nurse for the American Red Cross, serving counties in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Maryland. Since moving to Talbot County she was a member of the Talbot County Chapter of the American Red Cross, serving in several positions including Chairman of the County chapter from 1977-1979 and chairman of the Chesapeake Division Council from 1980-1981. She was an active volunteer with Meals on Wheels, Head Start, and medical auxiliaries in Utica, NY and Easton, MD. In 1976 she became a member of the Union Dorcas Society of Easton, where she served actively until the time of her death. The Society was founded in 1834 by a group of women “with a desire to alleviate the sufferings and contribute to the comfort of the poor”. Mrs. Platt worked diligently to organize the Society’s archives, which are housed in the Maryland Room at the Talbot County Library. In her spare time, she was an avid bridge player and also enjoyed crossword puzzles. Mrs. Platt is survived by her daughter, Alice P. Selzler of Moorestown, NJ; two sons, Charles A. Platt of Newtown, CT and Dr. Tan J. Platt of Columbia, SC; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 2:00 PM at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton, MD. Private inurnment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Easton, MD. Memorial donations may be made to the Union Dorcas Society of Easton, c/o Mrs. Jean Beatty, 520 S. Aurora St., Easton, MD 21601 or Habitat For Humanity of Talbot County, PO Box 2366, Easton, MD 21601.