Roberta Ellen McKenzie

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Science professor at Bob Jones University
• Religion: Baptist
• Residence: 5 Apr 1930, none. Panama City, Bay, Florida
• Residence: 1935, student. Panama City, Bay, Florida
• Residence: 1945, in college. Panama City, Bay, Florida

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Obituary
8/7/2002 , Florida
ELLEN McKenzie TUTTE

Ellen McKenzie Tutte, 77, of Columbia, S.C., died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, in Oviedo, Fla. She was born Oct. 3, 1924, in Panama City, the daughter of Robert Lee McKenzie and Blandford D. McKenzie. Robert Lee McKenzie was one of the founders of Panama City and its first mayor. Mrs. Tutte had degrees from Bob Jones University and Columbia University and did further graduate study at the University of Rochester. She was a science professor at Bob Jones University. After moving to Columbia, she was a violinist with the Columbia Philharmonic. She was a member of New Testament Baptist Church, where she served as pianist. She is survived by her husband, Victor K. Tutte; two daughters, Cathy Stevens and husband, Dan, of Oviedo, Fla., Jane Mayberry and husband, Bill, of Columbia; sister, Anne McKenzie Morton; and grandchildren, Laura, Greg, and Alyssa Stevens. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. in Greenwood Cemetery with the Rev. Keith Fagerheim officiating. A memorial service will be held in Columbia at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the McKenzie House Foundation, Box 1653, Panama City, FL 32401.

Born in Panam City, Florida in 1924. Graduated from Bob Jones University. Earned her masters degree from Columbia University in New York City. Taught at BJU until her marriage to Victor Tutte. has been a professional church organist. Played violin for a number of years in the Columbia Symphony Orchestra. (Was a founding memeber.)

Roberta married Victor K. Tutte in Private. Victor was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 5 Apr 1930, none. Panama City, Bay, Florida
• Residence: 1935, house wife. Panama City, Bay, Florida
• Residence: 1945, house wife. Panama City, Bay, Florida

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Born near Thomasville, Ga. One of 5 children. Her family moved to Panama City when she was a young girl. She graduated from Florida State College and became a school teacher. Since there were very few roads in the area she traveld to work by boat. She married Robert McKenzie and was quite prominent in local affairs. She and her sister, Mary Elizabeth Dixon, landscaped many of the parks, public buildings, and churches. During WWII the McKenzie house became like a second home for service men stationed in the area.
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John + Nancy Eveline McCord. Nancy was born on 18 Nov 1845 in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia; died on 24 Feb 1937 in , Bay, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nancy Eveline McCord was born on a plantation near Thomasville, Ga. Her family owned slaves which she remembered as a small child. After the Civil War, one of the slaves chose to stay on with the family & he accompanied Nancy's brother to seminary and learned to preach. He wrote letters to the family as long as he lived telling about his church work.