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Albert E. Sikora Iii
Feb 13, 2014
Albert E. Sikora III, age 76 of Graceville, FL passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley, FL. Albert was born August 19, 1937 in Orange, NY to the late Albert Jr. and Ruthann (Tunstead) Sikora. He has been a resident of the Graceville area since 2006 coming from Cottondale, FL and is a...
Neal Robert Nyholm
Feb 3, 2014
Neal Robert Nyholm, age 89 of Sunny Hills, FL passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at the Washington County Rehab and Nursing Center in Chipley, FL. He was born July 22, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Nils and Anna (Johnson) Nyholm. Neal was a member of the United States Navy and served in World War II. After coming...
Delena "Bug" Pettis
Jan 30, 2014
Delena "Bug" Pettis, age 70, of Chipley passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at her home in Bonifay, FL surrounded by her loving family. Delena was born December 7, 1943 in Chipley, FL to the late Maxwell and Mable (Hall) Hudson. She has been a resident of the Bonifay area for the past 15 years and was retired from General...
Steve Matthew Walters Sr.
Jan 30, 2014
Steve Matthew Walters Sr. age 57 of Chipley, FL passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 in his deer stand doing his favorite thing, hunting. Steve was born March 31, 1956 in Panama City, FL to the late Roy Walters and Laverne (Newsome) Walters. He had been a resident of Washington County since 1985, coming from Panama City, FL and had...
Neva Nadine Mcentyre
Jan 29, 2014
Neva Nadine McEntyre, age 87 of Chipley, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Northwest Florida Community Hospital's Third Floor, L.T.C. Neva was born March 20, 1926 in Jackson County, FL to Wesley and Margaret (Davis) Brinley of Graceville, FL. Neva and her husband owned and operated McEntyre's IGA in Chipley from 1969-1980. She was a meticulous bookkeeper...
Dorothy "Dot" Pierce
Jan 27, 2014
Dorothy "Dot" Pierce, age 88 of Chipley, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Dot was born June 25, 1925 in West Medway, Mass., to the late Willis George and Lillian (Rosborough) Bell. A graduate of Deddham High School in Deddham, Mass., she had been a resident of Chipley for the past 55...
John Martin Fears Sr.
Jan 22, 2014
John Martin Fears Sr., age 59, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at his home in Chipley, FL. John was born on March 17, 1954 in Chipley, FL to the late Wallace Lee Fears and Betty Lois (Pettis) Fears. He was a lifelong resident of Chipley and a member of the Blue Lake Baptist Church of Chipley. John is survived...
Vida T. Barton
Jan 22, 2014
Vida T. Barton, age 88, of Chipley passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Washington County Rehab and Nursing in Chipley, Fl. She was born in Key West, Florida on December 4, 1925 to Dow F. and Clydeen (Borden) Thompson. Mrs. Barton worked as a clerk for 23 years for the United Stated Navy and 16 years for the United...
Tommy Holley
Jan 22, 2014
Thomas Eugene (Tommy) Holley Sr., age 65 of Chipley, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Tommy was born May 21, 1948 in Chipley, Fla. to the late Alfred and Josephine (Lewis) Holley. Tommy started as an apprentice lineman in 1968 with Southern Electric company in Georgia and had worked with several power...
Shannon Ray Herring
Jan 20, 2014
Shannon Ray Herring, age 37 of Chipley passed away Friday, January 17, 2014. Shannon was born on June 11, 1976 in Panama City, FL to Ray Herring and the late Linda (Gainey) Herring. He is a lifelong resident of the Washington County area and worked as a Correctional Officer for 17 years. Shannon loved to fish and spend time at...
Mary Ann Worley
Jan 11, 2014
Mary Ann Worley, age 69 of Chipley, Florida passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 in the Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley. Mary Ann was born March 31, 1944 in Greenhead, Florida to the late Joe and Corene (Taylor) Reeder. She had been a lifelong resident of Washington County and had worked in the Laundry department of Northwest Florida Community...
Hulon Mcdaniel
Jan 8, 2014
Hulon McDaniel, age 88 of Chipley, FL. passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Northwest Florida Community Hospital. Hulon was born on June 29, 1925 to the late C.C. and Emma (Exum) McDaniel in Chipley, FL. He was a lifelong resident of Chipley and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Chipley and had a love for...
Lamar Raley
Jan 7, 2014
Lamar Raley, age 67 of Bonifay, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 in Doctor's Memorial Hospital in Bonifay. Lamar was born October 29, 1946 in Washington County to the late Harold and Sarah (Hinson) Raley. He had been a life-long resident of Holmes and Washington Counties. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by: two sisters, Sereta Crooms and...
Vassie Lee Rustin
Jan 5, 2014
Vassie Lee Rustin, age 81, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Bonifay Nursing and Rehab Center surrounded by her loving family. Vassie was born on August 10, 1932 to the late Jim and Minnie (Posey) Moss in Bonifay, FL. She has been a resident of the Washington and Holmes County area since 1953 and is a member of...
Chris Vanvorous
Dec 26, 2013
Chris Vanvorous, age 54, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013 at his residence in Sunny Hills, Fl. Mr. Vanvorous was born in Libertyville, IL on December 25, 1959 to Daniel Joseph and Regina Mae (Coronie) Vanvorous. He was a heavy equipment operator for Yates Construction Company in Panama City, Fl. Chris has lived in Sunny Hills, FL. for the past...
Albert Huston Garrette
Dec 25, 2013
Albert Huston Garrette, age 74, passed from this life Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Garrette was born in Greenhead, Florida on November 30, 1939 to Joseph Langford and Rebecca Lee (Weeks) Garrette. Huston was a self-employed mechanic for 40 years and worked at Coggin and Deermont Inc. Mr. Garrette loved fishing and was the founder of The...
Catherine L. (Swingley) Mathis
Dec 21, 2013
Catherine L. (Swingley) Mathis, age 78, passed from this life Saturday, December 21, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Plant City, FL. on April 9, 1935 to Clenton D. and Catherine E. (Duncan) Swingley. Mrs. Mathis worked in the lunchroom at the Washington County Schools and was a member of the New Hope Methodist Church. She was lived...
Ricky "Bear" Ewing
Dec 14, 2013
Ricky L. (Bear) Ewing, age 54, of Chipley, Florida, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his home. Bear was born February 3, 1959 in Covington, Kentucky to the late Edward W. and Mary J. (Meadows) Ewing. He was a former project manager for a major fire sprinkler installation company in Orlando, where his many projects included Disney's Animal Kingdom....
Lavaughn Pettis
Dec 12, 2013
LaVaughn Pettis, age 77 of Chipley, Florida, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 in Flowers Hospital in Dothan. LaVaughn was born January 1, 1936 in Chipley to the late Henry Arthur and Minnie Vera (Strickland) Pettis. He was a retired welder and boilermaker and a member of the New Prospect Baptist Church in Chipley. Survivors include; one son, Rodney L....
Lois Mytrle Brock
Dec 7, 2013
Lois Myrtle Brock, age 81 of Vernon, FL. passed away at Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley on Saturday, December 7, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. Lois was born July 17, 1932 in Bay County to the late Marion and Lavada (Russ) Tucker. She is a lifelong resident of the Washington County area and is a member of the...
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