Ivy Lee Daniel

Ivy Lee Butler Daniel died peacefully August 21, 2024 She was 101 years old. Ivy Lee was born in 1923 in Havana, Florida to Ivy Lawrence Butler and Katherine Columbia Moore Butler. Much time in her childhood was spent on her grandparents' dairy farm near Lake Jackson. She talked of the house and the cows and her cousins in the country the rest of her life. During the Great Depression in the 1930's, her mother opened the Butler Inn in Tallahassee, across from the State of Florida Capitol building. Ivy Lee learned a great deal about organizing and hosting guests, a skill that later came in handy married to a Colonel in the Air Force. She graduated Leon High School in 1941 and went on to Business School. She then ran the office and managed the insurance agents of the Peninsula Life Insurance Company until 1949. She was active at Trinity United Methodist Church and was president of the young adult group In 1944, she met Robert C. Daniel, who said, even at the age of 98 the week before he died, "when I met your mother, I fell in love with her and I never fell.out". They married at Trinity United Methodist Church in Tallahassee in 1949 and shortly thereafter left for Germany, where her husband was stationed as administrative head of the hospital of the base. They had 3 wonderful years there, touring Europe on weekends and enjoying each other. She then followed her husband to his deployments at Lackland AFB in Texas, where she had her first daughter. Ivy, Tyndall AFB in Florida, Elmendorf AFB in Alaska, and Hunter AFB in Georgia. In Alaska, Ivy Lee was head of the Air Force Officer's Wives. She hosted many events and loved getting to travel to different places. In 1964, her husband retired from the Air Force as a Colonel, and she and he and their daughter moved home to Tallahassee. Just as they got settled in their new home and her husband started a career at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, where he worked for 20 years, retiring as Executive Vice President, she had their second daughter, Roberta. She continued to host many luncheons and gatherings supporting her husband, for her church circle, PEO Chapter, and friends, including her Village Vamp group from her days at Leon High School. She served as Moderator of the Presbyterian Women at Faith Presbyterian Church. She also served as the Chaplain and Chair of the Social Committee of her PEO Chapter. In addition to hosting numerous meetings, she hosted 16 PEO Christmas Luncheons, decorating her whole house for Christmas and entertaining around 50 women at each gathering. Ivy Lee definitely had the gift of hospitality and loved reading her books. Ivy Lee also was a wonderful baker. She would make cookies and cakes and give them away as gifts to many. She loved her yard and working with her flowers alongside her husband. She was a wonderful and beloved wife, mother, daughter, and friend. Ivy Lee Daniel is survived by her daughters, Roberta K. Daniel of Tallahassee and Ivy Lenora Moultrie (Ferrell) of Roswell, Georgia as well as 2 grandchildren and 2 great- grandchildren. The Daniel family would like to express our appreciation to Shae Simmons, co-owner of Hopewell, who managed and scheduled Mrs. Daniel's care and Zeriauna Beatty-Thomas, Lucia Joanos, Alise Bryant, Brodasia Jones, Jessandra Metzs, Sedriana Moore, and Erica Seymore, Mrs. Daniel's permanent caregivers and all other caregivers with Hopewell In-Home Senior Care who have contributed to her wonderful and compassionate care. The Daniel family also would like to express our appreciation to the staff of Big Bend Hospice, especially Mrs. Daniel's Hospice RN, Von Knight, for outstanding care and compassionate support. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until 12:00 noon, Thursday, August 29, 2024 at Bevis Funeral Home Chapel. The service will follow at 12:00 noon and the interment will take place at Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, FL. Rocky Bevis is assisting the Daniel family with their arrangements (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com).

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Ivy Lee Daniel

April 2, 1923 - August 21, 2024