Velma Strawter Reed, 84, of Havana, FL passed unexpectedly at home on Monday, November 14, 2016. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at New Jerusalem M.B. Church, with burial in Barber Cemetery, Havana. Viewing is 3-7 p.m. Friday at TILLMAN OF TALLAHASSEE 850-942-1950. Mrs. Reed was a stewardess at Mayflower AME Church. A former food service employee at FAMU, she was an accomplished seamstress who loved embroidering. Cherishing precious memories are her daughters, Gloria (Terry) Sanders, Sylvia (Ronald Burnett) Williams and Vanessa Roberts; son, Derrick (Wisteria) Williams; niece raised as a daughter, Geraldine Tyson; nephew raised as a son, Otis (Christine) Pease; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Jesse (Betty) Strawter; aunt, Beatrice Daniels; uncle, Ben Brown; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Published in Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 17, 2016
Published in Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 17, 2016
Velma Strawter Reed, 84, of Havana, FL passed unexpectedly at home on Monday, November 14, 2016. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at New Jerusalem M.B. Church, with burial in Barber Cemetery, Havana. Viewing is 3-7 p.m. Friday at TILLMAN OF TALLAHASSEE 850-942-1950. Mrs. Reed was a stewardess at Mayflower AME Church. A former food service employee at FAMU, she was an accomplished seamstress who loved embroidering. Cherishing precious memories are her daughters, Gloria (Terry) Sanders, Sylvia (Ronald Burnett) Williams and Vanessa Roberts; son, Derrick (Wisteria) Williams; niece raised as a daughter, Geraldine Tyson; nephew raised as a son, Otis (Christine) Pease; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Jesse (Betty) Strawter; aunt, Beatrice Daniels; uncle, Ben Brown; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Published in Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 17, 2016
Published in Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 17, 2016
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