Catherine Allan (Dent) Brantley (1937 - 2014)

Born 12 May 1937 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States

Wife of John Cummins Wulbern — married about Jun 1959 (to about Feb 1967) in Duval County, Florida, United States

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Biography

Catherine was born in 1937, a daughter of Stuart Hubert Dent and Attala Bibb Walker of Jacksonville, Florida. She passed away in 2014 and is buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida.^[1]

She is listed in the 1940 US Census as living with her parents, and older brother, and live-in help, in Jacksonville, Florida:^[2]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Stuart H Dent Head Male 41 Alabama

Attala W Dent Wife Female 31 Alabama

John W Dent Son Male 10 Florida

Catherine A Dent Daughter Female 3 Florida

Liza Scott Maid Female 60 Georgia

Emma Gould Cook Female 35 Georgia

Marie Gould Nursemaid Female 16 Georgia

She is listed in the 1945 Florida Census as living with her parents and two siblings in Jacksonville, Florida.^[3]

She married John Cummins Wulbern on JUne 1959 in Duval County, Florida^[4]; they had at least two children together. They divorced in February 1967^[5]

She re-married to Florida Sen. Lewis B. Brantley in January 1969^[6], and were married for 35 years until his death in 2004. They had at least three children together.

Her obituary was published by the Florida Times-Union on February 9, 2014:^[7][8]

Catherine Dent Brantley

May 12, 1937 – February 6, 2014

Obituary of Catherine Dent Brantley

Catherine Allan Dent Brantley went to dwell in the house of the Lord forever on February 6, 2014.

Catherine was born May 12, 1937 in Jacksonville, Florida, daughter of Stuart Hubert and Attala Walker Dent. After attending local schools, she attended St. Mary’s School and College in Raleigh, NC. She was a communicant of St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church where she served on the Vestry several times.

She was predeceased by her husband of 35 years, Senator Lewis B. Brantley. She is survived by her children Robert C. Wulbern (Sharon), Allan E. Wulbern (Fran), Richard L. Brantley, Karen B. Akins (David) Linda B. Chapman (Sid) and grandchildren Walker and Alex Wulbern, Jack and Sims Wulbern, Bronson Brantley (Lindy), Lauren and Benjamin Akins, Tiffany, Michael and Steven Chapman, great-grand children Ashlyn, Hailey and Lauren Brantley and Hunter Chapman, sisters Betsy Miller (Gunnar) and Mary-Stuart Pratt (Jim) as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Catherine was a member of the Junior League of Jacksonville. She was President of the Episcopal Church Women, Diocese of Florida 1981-83. She was a delegate to the Diocese of Florida Convention several times and an appointed member of the Diocesan Council River Region, West. She was an Honorary member of the Rotary Club of West Jacksonville, a Paul Harris Fellow and past treasurer of the Inner Wheel Club of West Jacksonville Rotary. She was a RSVP “Tale Teller” for five year old kindergartners at Central Riverside Elementary School for several years. She also was a board member of daniel Properties, Inc.

As was his wish, after her husband’s death, Catherine established the Lewis B. And Catherine D. Brantley endowed scholarship at the University of North Florida for students, both merit and need, from Northeast Florida.

A service to celebrate her life will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, Feb. 12th at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, 4758 Shelby Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida, with interment to follow at 4 pm at Oaklawn Cemetery, 4801 San Jose Blvd. Jax. Fl 32207.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Lewis B. and Catherine D. Brantley Scholarship Fund at the University of North Florida, daniel Foundation or St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church.

Service arrangements have been entrusted to Hardage-Giddens 729 S. Edgewood Ave, Jacksonville, Fl. 32205.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #124846171
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTZC-G2Y : 4 January 2021), Catherine A Dent in household of Stuart H Dent, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 68-150, sheet 7B, line 51, family 225, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 627.
3. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNS-GWS : 23 February 2021), Catherine Dent, Precinct 27, Duval, Florida; citing line 27, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,708.
4. ↑ "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJK3-6X6 : 28 November 2014), Catherine Allan Dent, Jun 1959; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
5. ↑ "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKC3-JDF : 25 December 2014), John C Wulbern and Catherine D Wulbern, Feb 1967; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Duval, Florida, certificate 2675, volume 1218, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
6. ↑ "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJD3-19X : 28 November 2014), Catherine Dent Wulbern, Jan 1969; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK2M-L64V : accessed 10 May 2021), Catherine D Allan Dent Brantley, Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 09 Feb 2014; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Florida Times-Union, The, born-digital text.
8. ↑ “Catherine Brantley Obituary - Jacksonville, FL.” Dignity Memorial. Accessed May 10, 2021. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/jacksonville-fl/catherine-brantley-5847744.