Anita Louise Poppell
December 31, 1937 – October 14, 2021

Funeral services for Anita Louise Poppell, 83, of Whigham, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 18, 2021, at Union Springs Baptist Church, Whigham, GA.  Rev. James Knight, Rev. Steve Poppell and Rev. Tim Harrell will officiate.  Interment will be in the Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.  Mrs. Poppell passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Active pallbearers will be L. E. Knight, Mark Maxwell, Paul Maxwell, Durwood McElvy, Gary Poppell and Jared Poppell.

Mrs. Poppell was born on December 31, 1937, in Whigham, GA, to the late Marvin Preston Whigham and Ora Maxwell Whigham.   On June 19, 1959, she married Lloyd L. Poppell, who preceded her in death on August 30, 2003.  She retired from Ithaca Industries, Inc. as a seamstress.  She was a member of Union Springs Baptist Church in Whigham.

Survivors include: her children, Gail Miller (Tommy) of Tallahassee, FL, Rhonda Poppell of Whigham, GA, Dennis Poppell (Darlene) of Whigham, GA; grandchildren, Jessica M. Field (Charlie) of Tallahassee, FL, Tiffany Heard (Dustin) of Dawsonville, GA, Jared Poppell of Whigham, GA; great-grandchildren, Tallulah, Teagan, Charlie, Tristan, Tatum; her sister’s sons, James Glover, Eddie Shoemaker, Jr. , John Shoemaker (Patricia), all of Tallahassee, FL; a host of nieces, nephews and extended family; and her favorite canine companion, Benji.

She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband; and two sisters, Bonnie Jean Shoemaker and Jeanette Miller.

The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall of Union Springs Baptist Church on Monday, October 18, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

 

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