Sylvia Ann Lunsford
Sylvia Ann Lunsford Obituary
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Sylvia Ann Lunsford, 73, of Pace, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 30th, 2025. Sylvia was born December 6th, 1951, in Brewton, AL, to Clyde and Dollie Mae McCormick.
Sylvia was affectionately known as Mom, Nana, and Aunt Sib. She was kind, loving, and always generous. Anyone who entered her home was treated like family. Two of her favorite things were Diet Dr. Pepper and Gunsmoke. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed having her family together for special occasions. Sylvia was famous (at least in the immediate family) for her “Christmas stockings.” After all other activities were over, she would disappear only to reemerge with stockings for everyone – even the adults. It soon became a running joke that whenever she would go to another room, the family would all start yelling, “stocking time,” even when it wasn’t Christmas. On one occasion, she even hid them in a present addressed to herself so she could smuggle them into Kristen’s home without anyone knowing. She did threaten, though, to cancel Christmas anytime one of us failed to cooperate.
Sylvia also defended her daughters-in-law, claiming she didn’t know why they would put up with her sons’ antagonism and saying they could come live with her anytime they wanted.
She retired from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Max McCormick; and sister, Marie Caraway.
She is survived by her children, Jeffrey (Sue) McKee, Kristen (Jason) Mitchem, Stephen (Mary-Catherine) McKee; her grandchildren, Alexis Mitchem, Anna McKee, Stella McKee, and Jordan McKee; siblings, Barbara Merritt (Bill), Joseph (Dorothy) McCormick, Carolyn (Skip) Tompkins, Debra Morris, brother-in-law, Lavon Caraway; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She loved her family, and her family loved her. She will be sorely missed.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at Lewis Funeral Home Milton Chapel, 6405 Highway 90 W, Milton, FL, 32570, with visitation from 12:00-1:00pm and service at 1:00pm with Rev. Mike Poston officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Walling Cemetery.
