Jane Ann Stevens, 64, passed away on Saturday, October 10 at Margaret Dozier Hospice House at Big Bend Hospice. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Jane resided in Tallahassee for the past 36 years. She was employed at the Florida Bar and achieved her life-long dream of publishing a novel, Lies of the Father, in 2011.
Jane is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Stevens; two sons, Todd VanEsselstine and Toby VanEsselstine; one daughter, Taryn Brown (Russell); and two granddaughters, Brea VanEsselstine and Kylie VanEsselstine.
A funeral service will be held Sunday, October 18 at 3 p.m. at Culley’s MeadowWood Funeral Chapel on Timberlane Road. Family will receive friends and visitors on Sunday, October 18 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida.
