Tennette Sinclair Sloan, 40, passed away on Aug. 16, 2016, in Jacksonville.
Born in Roanoke, Va., she was the daughter of Angharad Lea Carmichael Sinclair and the late Robert Rice Sinclair. As a teenager, her family moved to Cincinnati before relocating to Covington, Ky., where she graduated from high school. Tennette later moved to Roanoke, where she lived until moving to Fernandina Beach in 2004. While living in Roanoke, she worked as a barista and baker for Mill Mountain Coffee. After settling in Fernandina Beach, she worked at Latitudes Coffee House and A Janet Lynn Salon and Spa. While working for Janet Lynn, Tennette earned her Associate of Arts from Florida State College at Jacksonville. She then transferred to the University of Florida, where she majored in English, with a minor in education.
Tennette was a lover of new and cutting-edge music and, through her work at Mill Mountain, became acquainted with the latest upcoming performers. She was a friend to all she came in contact with and showed love and patience to all she knew. She loved life, cooking, her many friends and her family. She will forever be remembered for her indelible smile, big heart and contagious laugh.
Tennette was preceded in death by her grandparents, Hubert and Louise Sinclair of South Carolina, and James and Esther Carmichael of Georgia.
She leaves behind her beautiful daughter, Hannah Sloan; her former husband, Andy Sloan of Roanoke; her mother, Angharad Sinclair; and a sister, Andrea Sinclair, all of Fernandina Beach; a brother, Chris Sinclair; a sister-in-law, Anne Marie; a niece, Morgan; and two nephews, Lawson and Preston, all of Raleigh, N.C.
A celebration of Tennette’s life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard.
In lieu of flowers, we ask that you consider a donation to the Hannah Sloan College Fund at www.youcaring.com/hannah-sloan-626856.
Please share her Life Legacy and leave your memories and condolences at www.oxleyheard.com.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors