Sanders, Erma Marie

Other Events:

• Residence: 1900, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
• Residence: 1910, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1920, Luce, Spencer, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 1930, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
• Residence: 1935, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1940, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

Erma married Lloyd, Justice Aquilus "Quill" on 1 Dec 1917 in Vanderburgh, Indiana. Justice (son of Lloyd, Reuben L. and Nann, Josephine) was born on 26 Nov 1894 in Richland City, Spencer Co, Indiana, USA; died on 11 May 1978 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1944, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA
• Residence: 2012, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
• Residence: 2015, Plantation, Broward, Florida, USA; Covenant Village Retirement Center

Notes:

Former Plantation Middle School Principal and long time teacher, Jean Lloyd Berry passed away peacefully after a brief illness on July 9, 2015. Living at Covenant Village Retirement Center in Plantation, Florida, for the last 12 years, she was the first woman president of the Resident's Council. Jean was born in Indiana on September 11, 1922. She is the daughter of J.A. (Quill) Lloyd, the first Republican Sheriff of Broward County, and Erma Sanders Lloyd, long time first grade teacher having taught 39 years at Northside Elementary School. A recognized Pioneer of Fort Lauderdale, her family moved to the area prior to the 1926 hurricane. Jean attended local schools graduating from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1939. As a graduate of Florida State University with a Master's degree from Columbia University, Jean began her teaching career in Physical Education at Hollywood Central School. She served as Dean of Girls at McNicol Junior High in Hollywood, before becoming Principal at Plantation Middle School, retiring in 1978. Jean was a life time member of First Christian Church of Fort Lauderdale, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, choir member, diaconate and elder. Predeceased by husband, William A. (Bill) Berry, brother, Alva (Al) LLoyd and nephew, Douglas Lloyd, she is survived by daughter, Bonnie Berry Hingson, son-in-law, Robert H. (Bob) Hingson, Jr., of Granbury, Texas, grandson, Corey Hingson, and his wife Lisa , great grandsons, Will and Luke, of Plano, Texas, cousin, Sammie Lou Green and her husband Don of Fort Myers, Florida and Dr. Richard A. LLoyd of Ames, Iowa. Jean, was devoted to her family, friends and faith; she loved to sing and dance and enjoyed a really good joke. Exceptionally organized and thoughtful, she always gave a helping hand and friendly smile to everyone she encountered. Please join the family at a Memorial Service and Celebration of Life at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 16 in the Village Center at Covenant Village of Florida, 9215 W. Broward Blvd, Plantation, FL, 33324 In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the First Christian Church of Fort Lauderdale, 201 SE 13th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316 or the Covenant Village of Florida, Benevolent Care Fund.

Published in Sun-Sentinel from July 13 to July 14, 2015

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Jean Berry, a Broward pioneer and longtime school teacher and principal, died July 9.

Mrs. Berry, who lived in a Plantation retirement center, was 92.

Mrs. Berry was the daughter of J.A. "Quill" Lloyd, Broward County's first Republican sheriff, who was elected to one term from 1957 to 1961. Lloyd Estates, an Oakland Park neighborhood where the sheriff owned farm land during World War II, is named after him. He died in 1978.

Betty Cobb, a Plantation historian, remembers the sheriff first ran for office as a Democrat and lost. "So the next time he ran as a Republican and won," she said.

She remembers Mrs. Berry fondly.

"She was my Sunday school teacher" at the church now called First Christian Church of Fort Lauderdale, Cobb said. "And she was very pretty, which impressed a bunch of little girls."

Mrs. Berry was a lifetime member of First Christian Church, where she served not only as a Sunday school teacher, but as Sunday school superintendent, choir member, deacon and elder.

Mrs. Berry was born in Indiana on Sept. 11, 1922, and her family moved to Broward in 1926 for job opportunities. Mrs. Berry graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School in 1939 and later earned master's degrees from Florida State University and Columbia University, according to her daughter.

Her family said she started teaching physical education at Hollywood Central School, served as Dean of Girls at McNicol Junior High School in Hollywood and became principal at Plantation Middle School. She retired in 1978.

Mrs. Berry was active with pioneer groups and even took a turn chairing the annual Pioneer Reunion Luncheon for those who lived in Fort Lauderdale before 1942.

A subject that evoked vivid memories at the reunions was the hurricane of 1926.

Mrs. Berry told the Sun Sentinel in 1988 that she was 3 years old and lived in a what was called a "camp town," where newly arrived residents settled. Peeking through her window, she saw a neighboring home explode, sending dresses flying.

Mrs. Berry's daughter, Bonnie Berry Hingson, said the families lived in tent encampments until their houses were built. "There was not a lot of development here," she said.

"She was honored to be a pioneer," Hingson said. "She got to see the development of a great town."

Hingson said her mother and four friends from FSU created an endowment fund called the "Fearless Five" to provide scholarships for physical education majors. The endowment has since been expanded to other education majors, she said.

In addition to her daughter, who lives in Granbury, Texas, Mrs. Berry is survived by one grandson and two great grandsons.

The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Village Center at Covenant Village of Florida, 9215 W. Broward Blvd. in Plantation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Covenant Village or to the First Christian Church of Fort Lauderdale, 201 SE 13th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33316.

Published in Sun-Sentinel from July 14, 2015

Died:
Covenant Village Retirement Center

Ilah married Berry, William Alanson on 20 Jun 1947 in Broward, Florida, USA. William was born on 25 Sep 1907; died on 17 Sep 1985 in Broward, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
• Residence: Fulton, Georgia
• Residence: 1920, Luce Township, Spencer, Indiana, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1930, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1930, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
• Residence: 1945, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1954, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA

Notes:

Birth:
born on farm

Alva married Andrew, Margaret Alice in Sep 1944 in Braintree, Essex, England, and was divorced in 1946 in Colo, Story, Iowa, USA. Margaret (daughter of Andrew, Francis E and Smith, Jane) was born on 7 Sep 1911 in Grant Township, Story County, Iowa, USA; died on 16 Mar 1956 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alva married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alva married Pierce, Florence Elizabeth in Jul 1959 in Broward, Florida, USA. Florence was born in 1916; died in 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA
• Residence: Between 1935 and 1993, Miramar, Broward, Florida, USA
• Residence: 1965, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, USA

Notes:

Sun Sentinal, January 27, 1992

Veteran`s Toughest Battle Was To Win Benefits
January 27, 1992 |By KIM MARGOLIS, Staff Writer

Doug Lloyd`s memories of the Vietnam War were vivid enough to torture him and take over his life, but not detailed enough to get him help.

The Bronze Star recipient tried for 10 years to get a service-related disability claim for his post-traumatic stress disorder. For years, he could not keep jobs, had nightmares and experienced flashbacks of killing people or seeing people killed.

But the Veterans Administration said he did not remember enough details about names of soldiers and locations of battles to prove the war caused his troubles.

According to a VA study, there are 500,000 Vietnam veterans with post- traumatic stress disorder who received no treatment. After Vietnam, Lloyd and others like him became withdrawn, depressed and had difficulty relating to others.

``God knew what a tortured man he was,`` said Lloyd`s aunt, Jean Berry.

In late December, with the help of a social worker and another Vietnam veteran, Lloyd came close to proving his claim, which could have gained him as little as $83 a month or as much as $1,620.

On Jan. 1, he left his aunt`s home, high on crack cocaine. He had been winning and losing battles with drugs and alcohol for years, but until New Year`s Day seemed to have been winning his latest battle.

After leaving home, he called friends from a pay phone behind the Plantation Albertson`s at 1181 S. University Drive.

On Jan. 6 he did not show up for a psychiatrist`s appointment. Berry was sure he would be there because he had all his documents and a new pair of pants in his duffel bag when he left home. He had asked the pastor of the First Christian Church to pray for him on the dates of his exams.

That exam was the last hurdle between him and his benefits.

On Jan. 14, his badly decomposed body was found behind Albertson`s. He was found lying on his back, with his legs crossed, as his aunt had seen him sleeping many times.

Police said his death was natural. Berry thinks he accidentally combined a deadly mix of crack and prescription drugs.

Lloyd suffered from psychogenic amnesia, meaning he could not and did not want to remember traumatic events during the war, said Pat Koritta, of Broward County Veterans Services Section, who has been working on his claim since 1989.

Recently, he had been comfortable discussing events with veteran Larry McClay, but speaking with a VA psychiatrist was too much to take.

``Every time he got a little bit of hope, they pulled the rug out from under him,`` Koritta said. ``He was scared of the exam. These were VA doctors. `What if they twist everything I say?` Doug said. Who the hell wants to be forced to remember all this stuff?``

Berry, a former schoolteacher from Davie, cared for Lloyd and his grandmother, Erma Lloyd, 93. His grandfather was Broward`s first Republican sheriff, Justice A. ``Quill`` Lloyd.

Berry, 69, said her nephew was a happy child who could get all the other children to follow him. He had a treehouse and, later, many friends at Stranahan High School.

After returning from Vietnam, he withdrew, moved to Delray Beach and did not visit family often. After his father died of cancer, Lloyd inherited the home. He got married, but the marriage lasted only a few months.

Three years ago, he moved in with Berry. He slept to avoid depression, watched television and read religious books. He got out of the house to attend a church group.

Douglas Alva Lloyd, as he always signed his name, experienced the same dead end other veterans see with their post traumatic stress disorder claims.

From 1986 to 1991, 71,159 Vietnam Veterans applied for post-traumatic stress disorder compensation and 38,891 received compensation, said Steve Petty, a VA official and member of a congressional committee studying post-traumatic stress disorder.

Lloyd did not let one denial stop him. He had filed, re-opened and re- appealed his case many times in the last decade.

The VA said he did not provide details of names and dates, calling him ``a poor historian.`` They also claimed he drank alcohol before entering the war.

In one of his filings, he said, ``I`ve been jumpy and (had) wrecked nerves ever since (the war). Nightmares. Don`t trust anybody. Feel like I don`t belong. Angre (sic) bad and hateful. I went there as a teenager and came back f----- up and (a) killer for what ... tell me!``

Friends and relatives testified about how the war changed Lloyd. Veterans` advocate Koritta found documents proving Lloyd received a Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and a Combat Infantry Badge, awards given to those who fought bravely.

The key to receiving Lloyd`s disability claim came when Koritta obtained Army reports describing what happened in his unit, the 101st Airborne Division, during his tour. They proved he was involved in ground fighting.

Petty admitted there are problems with the compensation process, including psychological exams done by cardiologists or interns, lack of interviews by social workers and bias that post-traumatic stress disorder is not a legitimate health problem.

Koritta called Lloyd ``a real sweetheart`` who sent her flowers and a note when she was hospitalized. He always smiled and wore his cap.

``It`s not like we were bosom buddies, but it was senseless,`` Koritta said.

Douglas married Marnell, Kathleen Ann about 1977. Kathleen (daughter of Marnell, Dennis and Hanley, Mary G) was born on 7 Oct 1957 in San Diego, San Diego, California, USA; died on 29 Jul 2009 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Douglas married Wheeler, Sonia Rose on 16 Sep 1983 in Broward, Florida, USA, and was divorced on 9 Oct 1984 in Broward, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]