Mrs. Lillie Balloon Nesbitt, 97, of Madison, Fla., passed on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Mt. Zion AME Church, in Madison, with burial in Mt. Zion AME Cemetery, in Cherry Lake. Viewing and visitation was from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 at Mt. Zion, with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority's burial ritual at 6 p.m.
Mrs. Nesbitt taught in Madison County Schools for 49 years. A lifelong member of Mt. Zion of Cherry Lake, she was church secretary and a member of the Lay Organization, Florida Retired Teachers' Association, Coleman Household of Ruth #3897 and the Women's Missionary Society (all levels).
Treasuring her love and legacy, are her devoted children: Daniel J. Morgan, of Savannah, Ga.; and Cassandra N. Bostick, of Madison, Fla.; grandchildren: Darius (Camill) Bostick, of Charlotte, N.C.; Deidra Bostick, of Nashville, Tenn.; Dondrea Bostick, of Knoxville, Tenn.; and Jeffrey (Shelbra) Bostick, of Seffner; great-grandchildren: Cameron, Cairon, Cayden and Nicholas Bostick; and Montario Washington; one sister, Leola (Arne) Garvander, of Richfield, Minn.; and a host of sorrowing relatives and friends.
Mother Nesbitt was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Nesbitt; her parents, the Reverend Dozier J. Balloon, Sr. and Leona Thompkins Balloon; siblings, Valdora D. Keene, Marian McGhee, Lucile Balloon Aikens, the Reverend Dozier J. Balloon, Jr., Ulus "Bud" Balloon, Ulysses "Buddy" Balloon, Nehemiah Balloon, Juanita Knight, Jessie Hobbs and Enoch "Dean" Balloon.
The caring hearts of Tillman Funeral Home served the Nesbitt family.