Elizabeth A. "Betty" Levy

September 23, 1927 - December 21, 2020

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Levy, 93, of Tallahassee, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at Tallahassee Memorial Health Care Center. She was preceded in death in 1991 by her husband James B. Levy. Mrs. Levy was a native of Hollywood, Florida and a longtime resident of Lake Wales. She moved to Tallahassee in 1945 to attend Florida State College for Women, married and remained a Tallahassean until her death. She helped her husband operate Levy Recreation and Pavilion on Lake Bradford until 1962. The property was once the site of the original Capital City Country Club. The Levy family purchased the property from the Club in 1924 and the Country Club was established at its present site. She was a longtime communicant of St. John’s Episcopal Church and was also an avid tennis player. Survivors include her son, James B. Levy, Jr.; two daughters, Karen Levy Durden of Panama City and Laura Claire Levy of Lake Wales; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services will be held. Gifts in memory of Mrs. Levy made to the Senior Center Foundation, 1400 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Rocky Bevis of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the Levy family with their arrangements.