Mrs. Leola Yancey Washington

April 5, 1928 - February 24, 2019

Funeral service for Mrs. Leola Yancey Washington, 90, of Loachapoka, AL will be held at 12:00 pm Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Loachapoka with interment in Pine Level Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Shealey will officiate. Mrs. Washington passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 in Thornton, CO. She was a member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. While serving in the church, she was a member of the Cooperative Faithful Club, the Missionary Society and a Deaconess. Mrs. Washington taught Sunday School and assisted with the Crusaders and Vacation Bible School. She retired as a bus driver for Headstart. Her remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service. She is survived by: one daughter, Marvelet Randolph of Thornton, CO; one son, Sean Washington of Loachapoka, AL; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; three sisters, Bernice Wynn of Apopka, FL, Vernell Bentley of Syracuse, NY and Deborah Cox of Loachapoka, AL; one brother, Charles Yancey of Syracuse, NY; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and loved ones.