HAINES CITY - Mrs. Myla Hudson Lander died Saturday, January 5, 2008, Winter Haven Hospital of heart failure. She was 84. Born in Tampa, Florida on October 30, 1923, she was the eldest daughter of Pope and Leila Randall Cameron. She was a life-long permanent resident of Haines City, although for 32 years she lived throughout the United States and in North Africa during her husband’s 32 years of service in the Air Force. They retired to their home in Haines City in 1975. Myla attended Florida State College for Women and graduated from Columbia University, New York at the age of 19 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Technology. She was for many years a member of Haines City Citrus Growers Association, Lake Region Yacht and Country Club and a past president of the Sandspur Garden Club. She was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Haines City.
Widowed in 1995, Myla and Victor Lander were married in 2000.
Myla was preceded in death by her first husband, Lieutenant General John B. Hudson and by her sister, Mrs. Ann Cameron Clement. She is survived by her husband, Victor G. Lander, her children, Mrs. Edward J. Mehren, II (Ann) of Los Angeles, Mr. Davis C. Hudson of San Diego, Mrs. Terry Donley (Laura) and Mrs. Scott Sisson (Leila), both of Winter Haven, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Visitation will be Friday, January 11, from 5 pm to 7 pm at Oak Ridge Funeral Care in Haines City. Services will be at 11 am Saturday, January 12 at the First Presbyterian Church of Haines City. Graveside Services are to follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Haines City Building Fund, 104 Scenic Hwy., Haines City, FL33844.Condolences via: www.oakridgefuneralcare.com.
