[Nfbf-l] Lydia Markley died

[Dan Hicks]

I am sad to hear of the death of Lydia Markley. She was one of our national
scholarship winners and she was part of the Florida delegation at the
Washington Seminar on at least one occasion. She wrote the paper that became
our factsheet for myflorida.com web accessibility. Those of us who knew her
will miss her laughter and her commitment. 

Dan
 
"It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars."

                                                     —Garrison Keillor
 
 

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From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jamie
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 4:29 PM
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Subject: [Nfbf-l] Lydia Markley died

I know some of you know Lydia from Tallahassee.  I was informed recently
that she died.  I was very sad to hear it and thought some of you might want
to know that she died.

Jamie --- currently in Saudi Arabia teaching English.

Lydia Joy Herrington Markley (1953 - 2011)
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Lydia Joy Herrington Markley

Lydia Joy Herrington Markley, of Woodville passed away unexpectedly this
week.

A 25 year resident of the Tallahassee area, she was a tireless supporter of
various organizations for the blind, volunteer ministry organizations, and
several local churches. In spite of the onset of blindness as an adult, she
managed to complete a degree atTallahassee Community College while in her
fifties, and continued to serve others until her untimely passing.

She is survived by three loving sons: Chris Bonts (Marcie) of Auburn, AL,
Jeff Bonts (Ashley), of Crawfordville and Brian Bonts (Sarah)
of Jacksonville, FL; two brothers: Frank L. Herrington (Cheryl)
of Jacksonville and John L. Herrington of Orange Park; two nephews: Patrick
and Andrew Herrington of Jacksonville, and four grandchildren: Tyler, Blake,
Brooke and Owen Bonts; and a host of close friends.

A private memorial service for friends and family will be held Saturday,
November 12, 2011. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be
made to the National Federation of the Blind, 200 East Wells Street at
Jernigan Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21230 (410-659-9314, ext 2371).

Bevis Funeral Home, Harvey-Young Chapel, Crawfordville,
Florida (850-926-3333)
 
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