Melynda Reid

Melynda Reid Melynda Reid, 58, a Tallahassee artist, died July 8, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, July 13 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 2198 N. Meridian Rd, Tallahassee. See paleo.org/memorial for updates. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Second Harvest of the Big Bend (fightinghunger.org or 110 Four Points Way, Tallahassee, FL 32305), or to your preferred organization related to Melynda's ambitions (see below). Born in Knoxville, TN, Melynda Claire Flatt grew up in Ithaca, NY, Silver Spring, MD, Aberdeen, Scotland, and Athens, GA, and studied at the University of Georgia, Eckerd College, and FSU. After a wedding in Gainesville, FL in 1972, she lived the rest of her life in the Tallahassee area. Her death was caused by a pulmonary embolism that occurred on June 20, following a long debility from bipolar disorder. Her greatest ambitions were for her art work to be remembered when she was gone, to bring joy to others, for people to treat one another with the same respect and gentleness she always tried to show to them, and to protect the flowers, pets, and wild places that she loved. She worked to protect the flowers that she drew in the Apalachicola National Forest, and to protect the nearby communities as well. She also served for two years as president of the Leon County Food Coop, now New Leaf Market. She is survived by her husband of almost 38 years, Edward Reid; her father, William P. Flatt of Athens GA;a sister, Katherine Hutto of Suwanee GA; a niece, Abbie Leigh Hutto Smith; and a nephew, William Hutto. She was predeceased by her mother, June Nesbitt Flatt. Her ashes will be spread on land that she loved. Fairchild Funeral Home, (850) 386-8686, is handling the arrangements.