Mildred "Millie" Little

Emma Mildred Roberts Little (Millie), 91, of Tallahassee, went home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2020. She was born March 27, 1929 in Live Oak, FL, and she was a graduate of Suwannee County High School. A longtime resident of Tallahassee, she was a member of Seminole Baptist Church. Millie retired from Lincare, a health service company, where she was the office manager. When her daughters were students at Rickards Junior-Senior High School, Millie volunteered in the school nurse’s office as a Gray Lady, so named for the color of the uniform she wore. Later, she was employed for a time at the FSU bookstore and at the Florida Department of Weights and Measures. Millie enjoyed travelling with her family and friends. While her husband Tom was in the Air Force, she lived in Alaska, New Mexico, Florida, Alabama, Michigan, and Wiesbaden, Germany. She and her sister Leona visited her daughter Pat and her family in Ramstein, Germany, and she visited her daughter Gwen and her family in Brooklyn, NY. She also traveled to Colorado, Texas, and Virginia to visit her family and to sight see. Millie was a kind and loving person who was a devoted friend, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her family especially cherished her many family names. As a child, she was called “Mildred,” but her sisters, Leona and Ila Mae, didn’t like the name Mildred, so they called her “Bobbie.” So, all of her life, she was “Aunt Bobbie” to her sisters’ children and grandchildren. Her oldest grandson, Steve Brock, Jr., could not say “Granny,” so he called her “Manny,” and therefore, all of Pat’s children and grandchildren called her “Manny.” When Gwen’s first daughter, Amy, was born, she couldn’t say “Manny,” so she called her “Meme,” and all of Gwen’s children and grandchildren called her “Meme.” Also, Millie became an adopted grandmother to the children of her good friends Rob and Debbie Mayewski, and their children, Nathan and Sonny, who called her “Mowie.” Finally, when Mildred moved into Georgia Belle apartments (now called Westminster Gardens), her friends began to call her “Millie,” so she became “Millie” to all the special friends she made while living there for seventeen years. Survivors include her two daughters Pat Brock and her husband Steve of Thomasville, GA, and Gwen Campbell and her husband Richard of Tallahassee. In addition, Millie is survived by her six grandchildren: Steve Brock, Jr. and his wife Amy, Chris Campbell, Amy Smith and her husband Murray, Andy Brock and his wife Bonnie, Brandy Campbell, and Josie Forman. She is also survived by her eleven great-grandchildren: Gauge Campbell, Tory Brock, Trey Brock, Maya Parks, Britney Campbell, Emma Brock, Jackson Brock, Dylan Brock, Delilah Brock, Crimson Fisher, and Levi Campbell. Other survivors include several nieces, nephews, and a cousin. Our mother and grandmother lived in Westminster Oaks Bertrand Health center at the time of her death. We wish to thank all the nurses, CNA’s, and other staff members for the loving kindness and excellent nursing care that they gave her, especially the last few months when we were unable physically visit her. Private family services will be held and a public memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to The Florida Baptist Children’s Homes, PO Box 8190, Lakeland, FL 33802, or to The Gideons International, PO Box 2361, Thomasville, GA 31799. Susie Mozolic of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements. (www.bevisfh.com 850-385-2193)

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Mildred "Millie" Little

March 27, 1929 - August 1, 2020