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Stephanie Marie Leavins
January 8, 2025
Stephanie Marie Leavins, born April 3, 1977, in Milton, Florida, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 5, 2025.
From the moment she was born, God began using her life to minister to those around her. To know Stephanie is to know unwavering, Christ-like love. She dedicated 47 years of her life to sharing God’s love through testimony and song. Her dedication, her love for others, and her beautiful soul are just a few of the qualities that everyone loves so much about her.
Stephanie was the baby girl that her mama and daddy always wanted, but as soon as she was born, she was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. They began to run tests, and after four long months, she was diagnosed with Werdnig-Hoffman’s disease, a form of Muscular Dystrophy. The doctor’s prognosis for her wasn’t good, and they told her parents that she probably wouldn’t live long enough for them to take her home. She couldn’t eat and she couldn’t move, but even with the doctor’s horrible prognosis, her family decided to bring her home and spend the next 47 years caring for the miracle that is Stephanie Leavins. She never met a stranger, and she would show love to everyone no matter what season of life they were walking though. She traveled the United States ministering to everyone that she could, and there is no doubt that every person that met Stephanie had their life changed by her in some way.
In every concert that she gave, Stephanie would make these two comments, and they truly summarize who she was. “If you fill your heart with the love of Jesus then you have no room for hate” and “If we can’t love each other on earth, how in the world are we going to love everybody once we get to Heaven.”
On behalf of Stephanie, we encourage you to show the love of Jesus in all that you do and continue to go out and spread the gospel and be the hands and feet that Stephanie was to this community.
Stephanie was preceded in death by her grandparents, Howard and Irene Leavins, and John and Wille Cameron; as well as many beloved aunts and uncles.
She is survived by her parents, Joseph and Mary Leavins; brother, Stephen Leavins; sister-in-law, Amanda Leavins; nieces, Amber (Alex) Celestial, and Katelyn (Jason) Adams; beloved great nieces and nephews, Jaxon, Bristol, Bryson, Lily, and Asher; and many dear aunts and uncles.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday January 11, 2025, at Pace Assembly of God Church, 3948 US-90 Pace, Fl 32571, with visitation Friday January 10, 2025, from 5:00pm-8:00pm and service Saturday at 10:00am. Interment will immediately follow at Bagdad Cemetery.
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