Marcia Florence Waschek Futrell passed away on November 4, 2018, in Tallahassee, Florida. Marcia was blessed to live a long and full life, was a homemaker and loved caring for her family and friends. She was born on October 3, 1927, in Lakeland, Florida to the late Anton John “Jack” Waschek and the late Reby Ruth Brownlee Waschek. The family settled in Brooksville, Florida where Marcia graduated from Hernando High School. She worked as the finance officer for the then-Hernando County Board of Public Instruction. She was a former member of the First Baptist Church of Brooksville and the Junior Service League.
Marcia met and ultimately married Donald Futrell on March 19, 1961 in Brooksville. After giving birth to their son Mark, the family made Tallahassee their home in 1965, where Marcia continued her career as a bookkeeper. She was a member of Thomasville Road Baptist Church and active in the Sunday School program.
Survivors include her husband Donald, son Mark and his wife Marian, and granddaughters Natalie Arlynn Futrell and Melanie Ruth Futrell.
Services will be at Culley’s Meadow Wood on Timberlane Road on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation at 1:00 p.m.
The family would like to express their appreciation to the medical and caregiving community of Tallahassee, including Dr. Farah Soliman and staff, Big Bend Hospice, and Your Life of Tallahassee.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Big Bend Hospice.