Jonnie Davis McKenzie
Jonnie Davis McKenzie, 90, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed on Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was born in Panacea, Florida, August 28, 1921, to the late John Green Davis and Mary Dea Robison Davis Rudd. She was predeceased by her husband, Ruben Oreal McKenzie; son Dennis Oreal McKenzie; granddaughter Daphne Godwin; grandson Benjamin David Houser; daughter-in-law Linda H. McKenzie; and son-in-law Ray D. Jarvis.
Jonnie grew up in and around Sopchoppy and graduated from Sopchoppy High School in 1941. She married Ruben Oreal on August 2, 1941. Jonnie won her wings as an airplane spotter during WW II. She worked for 13 years at the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles before retiring in 1983. She lived to garden and gardened to live - even up to just two years before her death.
She loved to go fishing with her family in tow on the banks and in the waters of the Sopchoppy, Wacissa and Aucilla rivers as well as on the St. George bridge and on the island. Many were the weekends spent in canoes on the Wakulla and St Marks rivers. Jonnie enjoyed teaching her grandchildren how to have fun as well as how to really enjoy life.
She was an avid reader and crossword puzzle solver. She always tried to learn and experience as much as possible before she lost her eyesight. She loved to create beautiful beadwork and had myriad interests and skills. She often said, had she not been blind, she'd have been out on the highway traveling. She loved cooking for her family and cooked enough to feed the entire neighborhood.
She was a member of Heritage Assembly of God Church. Jonnie leaves behind loving sons Michael "Butch" McKenzie and Timothy "Tree" (Jesse) McKenzie and daughters Angie (Ray) Mote, Kathleen (Paul) Connell, Sherry L. Houser and Tina Jarvis. She also is survived by 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, sisters Nolie Maxie and Pearl Harper, sister-in-law Ethel McCoy and numerous nieces, nephews and lifelong friends.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Big Bend Hospice for their support and compassion for Jonnie and the entire family. Graveside services will be held Monday, March 19, at 11am, at Grimes Cemetery (in the 800 block of Oak Park Road) in Sopchoppy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charity of your choice or the Building Fund at Heritage Assembly of God Church, 298 Crossway Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305.
Beggs Funeral Homes Inc, 3322 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL, 942-2929, is handling funeral arrangements.
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from March 17 to March 19, 2012
Jonnie Davis McKenzie, 90, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed on Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was born in Panacea, Florida, August 28, 1921, to the late John Green Davis and Mary Dea Robison Davis Rudd. She was predeceased by her husband, Ruben Oreal McKenzie; son Dennis Oreal McKenzie; granddaughter Daphne Godwin; grandson Benjamin David Houser; daughter-in-law Linda H. McKenzie; and son-in-law Ray D. Jarvis.
Jonnie grew up in and around Sopchoppy and graduated from Sopchoppy High School in 1941. She married Ruben Oreal on August 2, 1941. Jonnie won her wings as an airplane spotter during WW II. She worked for 13 years at the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles before retiring in 1983. She lived to garden and gardened to live - even up to just two years before her death.
She loved to go fishing with her family in tow on the banks and in the waters of the Sopchoppy, Wacissa and Aucilla rivers as well as on the St. George bridge and on the island. Many were the weekends spent in canoes on the Wakulla and St Marks rivers. Jonnie enjoyed teaching her grandchildren how to have fun as well as how to really enjoy life.
She was an avid reader and crossword puzzle solver. She always tried to learn and experience as much as possible before she lost her eyesight. She loved to create beautiful beadwork and had myriad interests and skills. She often said, had she not been blind, she'd have been out on the highway traveling. She loved cooking for her family and cooked enough to feed the entire neighborhood.
She was a member of Heritage Assembly of God Church. Jonnie leaves behind loving sons Michael "Butch" McKenzie and Timothy "Tree" (Jesse) McKenzie and daughters Angie (Ray) Mote, Kathleen (Paul) Connell, Sherry L. Houser and Tina Jarvis. She also is survived by 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, sisters Nolie Maxie and Pearl Harper, sister-in-law Ethel McCoy and numerous nieces, nephews and lifelong friends.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Big Bend Hospice for their support and compassion for Jonnie and the entire family. Graveside services will be held Monday, March 19, at 11am, at Grimes Cemetery (in the 800 block of Oak Park Road) in Sopchoppy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charity of your choice or the Building Fund at Heritage Assembly of God Church, 298 Crossway Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305.
Beggs Funeral Homes Inc, 3322 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL, 942-2929, is handling funeral arrangements.
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from March 17 to March 19, 2012
Jonnie Davis McKenzie
Jonnie Davis McKenzie, 90, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed on Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was born in Panacea, Florida, August 28, 1921, to the late John Green Davis and Mary Dea Robison Davis Rudd. She was predeceased by her husband, Ruben Oreal McKenzie; son Dennis Oreal McKenzie; granddaughter Daphne Godwin; grandson Benjamin David Houser; daughter-in-law Linda H. McKenzie; and son-in-law Ray D. Jarvis.
Jonnie grew up in and around Sopchoppy and graduated from Sopchoppy High School in 1941. She married Ruben Oreal on August 2, 1941. Jonnie won her wings as an airplane spotter during WW II. She worked for 13 years at the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles before retiring in 1983. She lived to garden and gardened to live - even up to just two years before her death.
She loved to go fishing with her family in tow on the banks and in the waters of the Sopchoppy, Wacissa and Aucilla rivers as well as on the St. George bridge and on the island. Many were the weekends spent in canoes on the Wakulla and St Marks rivers. Jonnie enjoyed teaching her grandchildren how to have fun as well as how to really enjoy life.
She was an avid reader and crossword puzzle solver. She always tried to learn and experience as much as possible before she lost her eyesight. She loved to create beautiful beadwork and had myriad interests and skills. She often said, had she not been blind, she'd have been out on the highway traveling. She loved cooking for her family and cooked enough to feed the entire neighborhood.
She was a member of Heritage Assembly of God Church. Jonnie leaves behind loving sons Michael "Butch" McKenzie and Timothy "Tree" (Jesse) McKenzie and daughters Angie (Ray) Mote, Kathleen (Paul) Connell, Sherry L. Houser and Tina Jarvis. She also is survived by 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, sisters Nolie Maxie and Pearl Harper, sister-in-law Ethel McCoy and numerous nieces, nephews and lifelong friends.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Big Bend Hospice for their support and compassion for Jonnie and the entire family. Graveside services will be held Monday, March 19, at 11am, at Grimes Cemetery (in the 800 block of Oak Park Road) in Sopchoppy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charity of your choice or the Building Fund at Heritage Assembly of God Church, 298 Crossway Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305.
Beggs Funeral Homes Inc, 3322 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL, 942-2929, is handling funeral arrangements.
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from March 17 to March 19, 2012
Jonnie Davis McKenzie, 90, of Tallahassee, Florida, passed on Thursday, March 15, 2012. She was born in Panacea, Florida, August 28, 1921, to the late John Green Davis and Mary Dea Robison Davis Rudd. She was predeceased by her husband, Ruben Oreal McKenzie; son Dennis Oreal McKenzie; granddaughter Daphne Godwin; grandson Benjamin David Houser; daughter-in-law Linda H. McKenzie; and son-in-law Ray D. Jarvis.
Jonnie grew up in and around Sopchoppy and graduated from Sopchoppy High School in 1941. She married Ruben Oreal on August 2, 1941. Jonnie won her wings as an airplane spotter during WW II. She worked for 13 years at the Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles before retiring in 1983. She lived to garden and gardened to live - even up to just two years before her death.
She loved to go fishing with her family in tow on the banks and in the waters of the Sopchoppy, Wacissa and Aucilla rivers as well as on the St. George bridge and on the island. Many were the weekends spent in canoes on the Wakulla and St Marks rivers. Jonnie enjoyed teaching her grandchildren how to have fun as well as how to really enjoy life.
She was an avid reader and crossword puzzle solver. She always tried to learn and experience as much as possible before she lost her eyesight. She loved to create beautiful beadwork and had myriad interests and skills. She often said, had she not been blind, she'd have been out on the highway traveling. She loved cooking for her family and cooked enough to feed the entire neighborhood.
She was a member of Heritage Assembly of God Church. Jonnie leaves behind loving sons Michael "Butch" McKenzie and Timothy "Tree" (Jesse) McKenzie and daughters Angie (Ray) Mote, Kathleen (Paul) Connell, Sherry L. Houser and Tina Jarvis. She also is survived by 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren, sisters Nolie Maxie and Pearl Harper, sister-in-law Ethel McCoy and numerous nieces, nephews and lifelong friends.
The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Big Bend Hospice for their support and compassion for Jonnie and the entire family. Graveside services will be held Monday, March 19, at 11am, at Grimes Cemetery (in the 800 block of Oak Park Road) in Sopchoppy. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the charity of your choice or the Building Fund at Heritage Assembly of God Church, 298 Crossway Road, Tallahassee, FL 32305.
Beggs Funeral Homes Inc, 3322 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL, 942-2929, is handling funeral arrangements.
Published in Tallahassee Democrat from March 17 to March 19, 2012
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