Sue Ann Yates

Posted on February 16, 2022

Sue Ann Yates, 75, passed away on Feb. 14, 2022, in Tallahassee.

She was born Oct. 31, 1946, in Blakely, Ga., to Joseph Sidney Jackson and Fannie Mae Collins Jackson.

Sue was a Baptist and a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Sue worked with the State of Florida as an administrative assistant for more than 43 years. She loved gardening and going to the beach, and also her cat, Oreo.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Sidney Jackson and Fannie Mae Collins Jackson.

Sue is survived by: her daughter, Wendy and her husband, Kevin Cruce; her two brothers, Jack and his wife, Faye Jackson, Roy and his wife, Nancy Jackson; four grandchildren, Chelsea Yates (Keith Porter Jr.), Cassidy Cruce, Chloe Cruce and Caysee Cruce; three great-grandchildren, Kayson Sauls, John Weston Yates and Willam Jaxson Yates; two nieces, Lisa and her husband, Tim Noles, and Cindy Jackson; and Sue’s longtime companion, Tommy Ratliff.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. with Brother Dan Chaney officiating at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Big Bend Hospice or the Perry Elks Lodge Scholarship fund.

All arrangements are under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Perry. Friends may sign the online guest book at www.joepburnsfuneralhomes.com.