Carolyn Bennett McCoy, 64

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Carolyn Bennett McCoy, 64, of Tallahassee, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. Mrs. McCoy was a native of Wilmington, Del., and moved to Tallahassee with her family in 1970. A former elementary school teacher, she taught at Caesar Rodney Elementary School in Dover, Del., in the late 1960s and at North Florida Christian School in Tallahassee in the mid 1970s. She was a member of the Tallahassee First Baptist Church and was a former member of Immanuel Baptist Church, Wilmington. Survivors include her husband, Tom McCoy of Tallahassee; two daughters, Jill Robinson (Paul) of Tallahassee and Cynthia McCoy of Honolulu, Hawaii; and her brother, George S. Bennett of West Chester, Pa. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carroll and Evelyn Bennett. The service will be 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, at Gracelawn Abbey Mausoleum Chapel, New Castle, Del. Memorial contributions may be made to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Foundation, 1331 East Sixth Avenue, Tallahassee, FL 32303. Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com) is handling arrangements.