Nellie "Miss Nellie" Callaway, 94, of Lake Placid, passed away at The Palms of Sebring on October 14, 2012. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 7, 1918 and moved to Lake Placid from Miami in 1977. Upon moving to Lake Placid, she started kindergarten programs for three churches in Lake Placid, and was known as "Miss Nellie". She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and their kindergarten director.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Lee and Bessie Guinn Lloyd, and her sister, Dorothy Asher.
Survivors include her husband, Milton Callaway of Lake Placid; two sons, Milton "Arden" Callaway, Jr. and wife Glenda of Ocala, and David Leroy Callaway and wife Pat of Jacksonville; three daughters, Carol Medina and husband Richard of Perrine, Florida, Penny Thoburn of Lake Placid, and Cynthia Memoli and husband Vincent of Ocala; 15 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
Services and entombment will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 19th at Lakeview Memorial Gardens in Avon Park with Rev. Roy Hancock officiating. Visitation is from 1-2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Somers Hospice House, 1110 Hammock Rd., Sebring, FL 33870.