Eleanor Mae Tootle, 95, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, formerly of Leesburg, Florida, went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2018 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Tootle was born on October 10, 1922 in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada to her parents Charles Harry Crowdis and Elsie (Fowler) Crowdis.
She and her late husband were Farmers and worked at their farm in Lake County until they retired in 1985 when they sold their farm. She was a proud U.S. Army Veteran who served in World War II.
She was a former Pink Lady Volunteering at Leesburg Regional Medical Center working in the gift shop. She was a member of Eagles Nest Baptist Church in Fruitland Park, Florida. She met the love of her life in 1946 Calvin C. Tootle and was married to him for over 49 years until his passing in 1995.
She is survived by her loving daughters: Niki Tootle of Readyville, TN and Jackie Tootle Johnson of Mt. Dora, FL; five grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Calvin C. Tootle, a daughter, Sandy Tootle Thomas and her two sisters: Eva Haris and Bea Dargle.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Page-Theus Funeral Home, Leesburg with Pastor R.W. Rowland Officiating. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from noon till the hour of the service at 2 p.m. A Graveside Service will follow after the funeral at Shiloh Cemetery in Fruitland Park, Florida with Full Military Honors.