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Leroy H. Strickland
Aug 26, 2015
Leroy H. Strickland, age 77, passed from this life Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at his home. He was born in Berryhill, FL on August 27, 1937 to Thomas and Lottie (Patterson) Strickland. Leroy was of the Baptist faith and had retired as a Commander of the U.S. Navy and became Vice President of Matcom II. He is preceded in death...
Brenda Strickland Anderson
Aug 21, 2015
Brenda Strickland Anderson, age 64, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 21, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Ebro, FL and was an active member of Spring Valley Holiness Church. She was born in Walton County, FL on March 21, 1951 to the late Daniel and Betty Sue Strickland. Brenda is preceded in death by her...
Ronald (Ronnie) Woodham
Aug 20, 2015
Ronald (Ronnie) Woodham, age 66, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015. He was born in Chipley, FL on November 25, 1949 to Kenneth and Betty Sue (Pitts) Woodham. Ronnie worked for DOT and has lived in Graceville, FL for the past 30 years. He is survived by his wife Beverly (BJ) Woodham of Graceville, FL. Two daughters Kimberly Boykin of...
Louis D. Johns
Aug 20, 2015
Louis D. Johns, 91, of Wausau, Florida, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Clifford Sims Veterans Home. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Florida, except for his military service. He was retired from the U.S. Army. He served in WWII in the European Theatre and in the Korean War where he was captured and held as...
Peggy P. Keeffee
Aug 16, 2015
Peggy P. Keeffee, age 81, of Chipley, FL, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, August 16, 2015 in her home. Peggy was born on September 11, 1933 to the late Oscar and Lonia (Cullifer) Pouncey. She has been a resident of Chipley for over 50 years and worked as a Registered Nurse and retired from the State of Florida...
Mattie Lee Bush
Aug 15, 2015
Mattie Lee Bush, age 100 of Chipley, FL passed from this life on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at her home. Mattie was born on December 7, 1914 to the late Henry and Naomi (Snell) Hodges in Chipley, FL. She is a lifelong resident of the Chipley area and was a member of Grace Assembly Church of Chipley. Mattie is preceded...
Lovellen Adkison
Aug 8, 2015
Lovellen Adkison, age 67, passed away Saturday August 8, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Defuniak Springs, FL on September 7, 1947 to Homer Cook and Irene (Harrell). Lovellen worked as a seamstress for 25 years and was of the Pentecostal Faith. She spent most of her life in Westville, FL. Mrs. Adkison is...
Chellie H. Barnes
Aug 7, 2015
Chellie H. Barnes, 78, passed from this life on August 7, 2015 in Dothan, AL. She was born in Samson, AL on February 9, 1937, to Jerry and Mittie Whittaker Hall. She was a resident of Dothan, AL for nearly 20 years and was previously a resident to Chipley, FL. Chellie is preceded in death by her parents, her husband...
Barbara (Bobby) Lee Tobias Craven
Aug 7, 2015
Barbara (Bobby) Lee Tobias Craven, 88, passed from this life on Friday, August 07, 2015. Born in Chipley, Florida on June 14, 1927, to Frank and Nancy Louise Sheppard Tobias, Bobby was a lifelong resident of Chipley. She retired from Southern Bell after 27 years of service in 1981. In retirement, she enjoyed reading, cooking, and caring for her family....
Jerry Wayne Bass
Aug 5, 2015
Jerry Wayne Bass, age 65, passed away Wednesday August 5, 2015 at his home. He was born in Graceville, FL on September 10, 1949 to Buddy Bass and Myrlee (Grantham). Jerry worked as a brick mason and was of the Baptist faith. He was a life-long resident of Jackson County. Jerry is preceded in death by his parents and one...
Lloyd David (Dave) Breitag
Aug 4, 2015
Lloyd David (Dave) Breitag, age 72, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at his home. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 1, 1942 to Lloyd Breitag and Helen Jean (Duffy). Dave held a Master's Degree in Education from Michigan State University and spent 30 years teaching and coaching in the Bay City, MI school system. He split his...
Virginia M. Bowers
Aug 1, 2015
Virginia M. Bowers, age 104 of Chipley, FL passed away on August 1, 2015 at the Northwest Florida Community Hospital Nursing Center. Virginia was born on May 5, 1911 to the late John and Foxy (Helms) McGeachy in Chipley, FL. She is a lifelong resident of the Chipley area and has been a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of...
Tressie Mae Griffin
Jul 23, 2015
Tressie Mae Griffin, age 78, passed from this life Thursday, July 23, 2015 at her home. She was born in Chipley, FL on February 24, 1937 to George Joyner and Genola Griffin. Tressie worked as a secretary for most of her life and was a life-long resident of Chipley, FL. She was of the Assembly of God faith. Mrs. Griffin...
Janice Kay Walsingham
Jul 23, 2015
Janice Kay Walsingham, age 71, passed from this life Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley, FL. She was born in Bonnett Pond, FL on April 4, 1944 to J.C. Brock and Marie Jones. Janice was a homemaker and was a life-long resident on Washington County. She was Methodist by faith. Mrs. Walsingham is preceded in...
James Donald Smith
Jul 23, 2015
James Donald Smith, age 70 of Chipley, FL passed from this life on Thursday morning, July 23, 2015 at Bay Medical Center. Don, as his friends knew him by, was born on December 4, 1944 to the late Arthur and Eva (Kirkland) Smith in Graceville, FL. He has been a resident of Chipley for the past 20 years coming from...
Deddrie Ann Alfassa
Jul 22, 2015
Deddrie Ann Alfassa, age 79, passed from this life Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Doctor's Memorial Hospital in Bonifay, FL. She was born on May 12, 1936 to John Melvin Boles and Pansy Peel. Deddrie was a homemaker and has lived here since 2009 coming from Miami, FL. She is preceded in death by her brother John Earl Boles. She...
Carl Young
Jul 17, 2015
Carl Young of Chipley died July 17, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. He was born November 6, 1922 in Groveland, FL, the second of four children of Carl Lester and Lela (Vaughn) Young. After graduating from Bradford High School in 1940, he went to work with the State Road Department in Jacksonville, FL as a project engineer...
Estell Toole
Jul 14, 2015
Estell Toole, age 95 of Chipley, FL went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. She was born on November 5, 1919 to the late Sam and Emma (Merritt) Taylor in Campbelton, FL. Estell is a lifelong resident of the Chipley area and as a member the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. She is preceded in death...
Terry L. Carr
Jul 9, 2015
Terry L. Carr, age 56 of Chipley, FL passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Washington County Nursing and Rehab Center. Terry was born on August 4, 1958 to the late James and Margaret (McCormick) Carr in Florala, AL. He has been a resident of the Chipley area for the past five years coming from Panama City, FL....
James Leon Curlee
Jul 8, 2015
James Leon Curlee, age 77, passed from this life Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Southeast Medical Center in Dothan, AL. He was born in Vernon, FL on December 7, 1937 to John Chester Curlee and Minnie Marie (Jones). James worked most of his life as a supervisor for a lumber company and was a life-long resident of Vernon, FL. His...
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