Wanda Lee Harmon Lavit passed away peacefully on Friday, July 15, 2022. She was born on September 11, 1938 on Short Line Pike in Marion County. Her parents, Gladys R. and Sam Miller Harmon, predeceased her. She graduated from Lebanon High School and attended Eastern Kentucky University where she earned a degree in Education. She taught English and literature in the Sudan, Africa, Covington, KY; then at Lebanon and Marion County High Schools for thirty-four years. She touched many lives through her faith, teaching, and with the care she gave to each of her students.

Mrs. Lavit was a lifelong member of Lebanon Baptist Church and attended Tucker Hill Baptist Church in recent years. She was an avid student of the Bible. Her passions included reading, gardening, cooking, and traveling the world.

She is survived by her husband, Ted H. Lavit, three children, Frank Brown III, Angela Brown, and Brian Brown, two step children, Laura (Andrew) Elmore and Dan Lavit (Laura Miller), and seven grandchildren, Ande Teague, Theodore Elmore, Avery Brown, Belle Lavitz, Eve Lavitz, Max Elmore, and Aidan Smith.

A celebration of her life will be held at the Lebanon Baptist Church on Friday, July 22, at 11:00 a.m. Doors open at 10:00 a.m

In quiet and confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15

Bosley Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.