Mrs. Mattie Lucille Miller Levy was born on October 7, 1920 to the late Henry Miller and Emma Lillian Miller in Forest Glenn, Georgia. She attended the Public Schools of Columbia County and Cosmetology Business School, Harlem, New York.
Early in life, Mrs. Levy accepted Christ and became a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, currently under the pastorate of Fatha Desue.
Mrs. Levy was self-employed as the owner and operator of her own Beauty Salon in Lake City, Florida until her retirement in the late eighties. She was known as the "Lady of the City"; she loved dressing and she loved her clothes, shoes with matching hats and hand bags. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Mrs. Mattie Lucille Miller Levy departed this life on Monday, March 7, 2011. Mrs. Levy was formerly married to Mr. Alphonso Levy and to this union two sons were born. Her five siblings preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory three devoted sons, Carl Walker, Queens, New York; Dekoven Levy, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Wayne Levy, Lake City, Florida. Brother-in-law John Levy (Carla), Tampa, Florida; devoted nephews, Jerome Scott (Betty), Buffalo, New York; Rudolph Scott of Lake City, Florida; John Levy Jr. (Jennifer), Washington D.C.; Roy Milledge (Claudia), Spring Hill, Florida. devoted niece Andrea Reddick, Virginia; sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Miller, Buffalo, New York; devoted grandchildren, Barry Brown (Sonia), Jacksonville, Florida; Michele Bell (James), Orlando, Florida; Billy Walker, Lakeland, Florida; Mona Jones (Glenn), Fort Meade, Maryland; Deron Levy, Lake City, FL; Jason Butler, Dallas, TX; Demika Levy, Fort Lauderdale, Fl; LaShon Brown, New Hampshire; and Savannah Quinn Levy, Boise, Idaho. Kayana, Denatra, Amara and Delayna Lewis, Tallahassee, Florida and several godchildren including, Ms. Bea White, Lake City, Florida. Numerous great grandchildren and other relatives and sorrowing friends to include devoted friends and care givers Ms. Ella Mae Jones, and Ms. Deborah McPhee, Lake City, Florida.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Lucille Miller Levy will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Lake City, Florida. interment will follow in the Garden of Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday evening at Trinity United Methodist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Mizell Funeral Home 365 N.W. Washington, Lake City, FL ph. # (386) 752-3166 e-mail rudolmize@aol.com, please sign guest register at www.mizellfuneralhome.com