Jimmie Sapp

Jimmie Cason Sapp was born on 10/06/1921 in a little town of New River, FL, Bradford Co. She had paternal and maternal half-brothers and sisters; but was the only child of her mother (Elizabeth Alvenia Tedder Bryan Cason) and father (James Layfayette Cason). She attended schools in Alachua and Levy counties, graduating as Valedictorian from Williston High School. After graduation, it was during WWII, she worked at the Shell Plant in Archer manufacturing shell cases for artillery. She worked as a store clerk in Raleigh, a telephone operator in Williston, and ran the Post Office in Raleigh. During 1949 she worked in Tallahassee as a secretary during the time when Governor Millard Caldwell and Governor Fuller Warren of Florida passed the first State Sales Tax and when the No-Fence law was passed. She then went on to the Ocala Vocational school becoming a licensed beautician. As owner of the Polly Ann Beauty Shop in Gainesville for many years, then moved it to Raleigh where she kept her license, doing friends and family up until she was 90. Many of her customers have been her extended family and she loved them very much. On June 9, 1962, at the age 40, she married her soulmate, Woodrow Wilson Sapp. The years they had together were the happiest years of her life. She has been a member of First Baptist Church of Archer for almost 60 years. She passed away peacefully at home in Ocala which was her home for the past 10 years with her great niece and nephew. She is survived by many, many nieces, nephews, and friends and loved ones. She will be greatly missed by anyone whomever met her. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 23, 2021 at the Archer Baptist Church, 16870 SW 137th Avenue, Archer, FL 32618 (352-495-2225) at 2:00PM with a visitation an hour prior. Burial will follow the service at the Orange Hill Cemetery, 3240 NE 180th Avenue, Williston, FL 32696 Due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic, masks are required. Knauff Funeral Home of Williston is honored to serve the Sapp family during their time of transition. Funeral Service First Baptist Church of Archer Friday, April 23, 2021 2:00 PM 16870 SW 137th Ave. Archer, FL 32618

Visitation will begin at 1:00PM

Burial to follow at the Orange Hill Cemetery in Williston,FL