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Death

Florence Auter Amborn, 90, died Sunday, August 15, 2010, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Born in Vicksburg, Florence was the daughter of the late Henry F. Auter and Florence Furr Auter. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Henry F. Auter, John P. (J.P.) Auter, Charles M. Auter; and her beloved husband of 43 years, Charles Amborn. Florence graduated from Carr Central High School in the Class of 1937. Following high school, at the age of 18, she worked for the Navy Department in Washington, D.C. She married Charles L. Amborn on February 11, 1942, and after World War II they resided in Vicksburg, where Florence was employed by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Communications Center. During her career she received numerous sustained superior performance awards and commendations and was eventually promoted to Chief and supervisor of the Communications Center and Officer of Communications Security. She retired in 1974 and traveled extensively. Her family named her "Flo on the Go." Florence had a very active lifetime, balancing the challenges of raising four children, full time employment, involvement in the Business and Professional Women's Organization, bridge, golf, and numerous other civic and social activities. She was a devout Christian and active member of the First Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two sons, Charles L. Amborn, Jr. and his wife, Martha, and Bobby Amborn and his wife, Jackie, all of Vicksburg; two daughters, Judy Lambert and her husband, Richard, of The Woodlands, TX, and Kathryn Walsh of Jackson; four granddaughters; four grandsons; four great-grandsons; and two great-granddaughters. Services will be 11 AM Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Tim Brown, Pastor, officiating. Visitation will be at First Presbyterian Church - Ward Hall from 9 AM Saturday until the hour of service. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Memorials maybe made to the First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180. Pallbearers will be relatives of the family. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of First Presbyterian Church.
Published in Clarion Ledger on August 20, 2010