Some of those on the island were institutionalized and sterilized only to have their ancestor's bodies later exhumed from their graves. "That’s the level of hatred that was coming from a state level down.”
Mabel Mae (Rankin) Hemme, 89, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at her home. A daughter of Clarence E. and Grace L. (Orner).