Suzanne Shirley Gilbert
Nov 2, 2011
Suzanne Shirley Gilbert, age 75, was called home to be with the Lord November 2, 2011 after a brief battle with cancer. Sue was born November 22, 1935 to the late Robert Scarboro and Edith Mae Gessler of Greenville, FL. She was employed by The Baptist College of Florida as a classroom teacher and campus counselor until July 2011. She...
Mattie Wilma Watson
Nov 2, 2011
Mattie "Wilma" Watson, age 92, went home to be with the Lord November 2, 2011. Mrs. Watson was born August 12, 1919 to the late Benjamin Dewitt and Lucille Bailey. She has been a resident of Chipley since 1954 coming from Carrabelle, Fl. and is a Baptist by faith serving as a church member at Holmes Creek Baptist. Mrs. Wilma...
Wesley (Papa) Gene Wilson
Oct 31, 2011
Wesley Gene (Papa) Wilson, age 59 of Chipley, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011 at his home. A native of Houston, Texas, he had been a resident of Chipley for the past 15 years, coming from Eastpoint, Florida. A self-employed contractor, he was extremely proud of being in the drafting class at Washington-Holmes Vocational Technical School, and was a member...
Rosemarie "Rose" Gerren Taylor
Oct 28, 2011
Rosemarie "Rose" Gerren Taylor, 81, passed away Friday, October 28, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, CSM (Retired) Charles A. "Andy" Taylor and their eight children: James A. Taylor (Beverly), Charles Martin Taylor, Wilson J. Taylor (Terrie), Nicey Taylor Eller (Jay), H. Joseph Taylor (Olinda), Raymond E. Taylor (Cathy), Thomas T. Taylor, and Elizabeth Rose Taylor....
Richard "Ricky" Wayne Miller
Oct 27, 2011
Richard (Ricky) Wayne Miller, age 58 of Wausau, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011 in Flowers Hospital in Dothan. Ricky was born August 1, 1953 in Chipley to Mary A. (Page) and the late Hugie Miller. He had been a resident of Chipley since 1998, coming from Leon County, Florida where he retired as a heavy equipment operator for Leon...
Ralph Daniel Howell
Oct 21, 2011
Dr. Ralph Daniel (Danny) Howell, 73, passed away on October 21, at Capital Regional Hospital in Tallahassee. He graduated from Holmes County High School in Bonifay and then received his BA from Mississippi College in Clinton, Ms., and his PhD from Florida State University. While in graduate school, he taught freshman English at FSU. Following graduate school, he taught English...
Mary Leavie Minchin
Oct 16, 2011
Mary Leavie Catherine Brownlee Minchin went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, October 16, 2011. She passed away at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. She was 93 years of age. Leavie was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia to Guy and Essie Brownlee, the second of eleven siblings. Determination was one of her strong points, and she exhibited...
Ronald (Ronnie) L. Odom
Oct 10, 2011
Ronald L. (Ronnie) Odom, age 59 of Chipley, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 in the Bay Medical Center. Ronnie was born September 24, 1952 to James Autis and Joyce Odom. He had lived most of his life in Jonesboro, Georgia and Chipley, Florida. He was a retired painter (The Flag Pole Man) and a member of the Holmes Creek...
Russell Shirley Griffin
Oct 10, 2011
Russell Shirley Griffin, age 79 of Powder Springs, Georgia, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 following a brief illness. Russell was born May 7, 1932 in Chipley, Florida to late Theo and Cora Lee Griffin. Russell attended Chipley High School where he was a member of the football and basketball teams. He graduated in 1951. Following graduation, Russell served in...
Cathey Sue Bode
Oct 8, 2011
Cathey S. Bode, age 60 of Bonifay, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011 at her home. Cathey was born July 21, 1951 in Great Bend, Kansas to the late, Jake and June (Ewalt) Brumley and was very proud of her Native American heritage. A resident of Washington County for the past eleven years, she was a Licensed Practical Nurse and...
Carie Coursey
Oct 5, 2011
Carie Coursey, age 73 of Westville, Florida, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in Wiregrass Hospital, Geneva, Ala. Carie was born August 19, 1938 in Westville to the late Nita (Bass) and Anglin Coursey, Sr. He was a former truck driver, heavy equipment operator and was plant manager for L.D. Plante Company in Orlando for 32 years while living in...
Susan Elaine Gibson
Oct 4, 2011
Susan Elaine Gibson, age 45 of Chipley, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2011 in the Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley. Susan was born, February 22, 1966 in Clarksville, Arkansas to the late David and Charlotte (Cheney) Thompson and had been a resident here for the past 10 years. She was a secretary for the Washington County Building Department. In...
Richard Thomas Everett
Sep 29, 2011
Richard T. Rick Everett, age 53 of Fountain, Fl., passed from this life on September 29, 2011 in Augusta, Georgia. Rick was born August 23, 1958 in Bay County to Bob and Daisy Morris Everett. Rick was a avid fisherman and hunter and retired from the Civil Service as a draftsman. He is preceded in death by his brother James...
Billy Joe Pettis
Sep 24, 2011
Billy Joe Pettis (Msg. U.S Army Ret.), age 72 of Bonifay, passed away Saturday, September 24, 2011 at his home. Mr. Pettis was born April 26, 1939 in Bonifay to the late, George W. and Illa (Thompson) Pettis. He was a Vietnam veteran and had retired from the U. S. Army as a Master Sergeant after 22 years of service....
Hazel Virginia Summers
Sep 20, 2011
Hazel Virginia Stewart Wilkes Summers, age 84 of Chipley, FL passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in the Henry County Rehab and Nursing Home in Abbeville, AL. Mrs. Wilkes-Summers was born February 18, 1927 in Troy, AL to the late Robert Wesley and Elma Ruth Stewart. She was married to the late Elson Wilkes in 1945 and together they had...
Rose Mary Hurd
Sep 10, 2011
Rose Mary Hurd, age 82 of Chipley, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011 in the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City. Rose was born March 31, 1929 in Charlestown, New Hampshire to the late Leslie and Rose (Marcotte) Swain. She had been a resident here since 1995, coming from Drewsville, New Hampshire. Rose was kept active by two of...
Mary Janie Lamb Steinbach
Sep 10, 2011
Mary Janie Lamb Steinbach, age 69, passed from this life September 10, 2011 at her home in Chipley. Ms. Steinbach was born in Columbus, Ga. on January 7, 1942 to the late Benjamin Joseph and Myrtle (Alverson) Lamb. She worked as a homemaker and moved to Chipley in 1977 coming from Kenesaw, Georgia. Ms. Steinbach has worked for the last...
Benjamin Waxmanski
Sep 7, 2011
Benjamin Waxmanski, age 44, passed from this life September 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Alexandia, Va. on September 12, 1966 to Andrew and Melba Jane (Tenney) Waxmanski. Mr. Waxmanski was a truck driver and served in the U.S. Army. He has lived here for the past 25 years coming from New Port Richy, Fl. and was...
James Frederick Hunnell Sr.
Sep 6, 2011
James F. Hunnell Jr., 53, passed from this life Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 31, 1957 to James F. and Joan G. (Ironside) Hunnell Sr. Mr. Hunnell was a truck driver. He is survived by one daughter Shannon Lynn Nardi, one grandson Giovanni Nardi, one granddaughter Sienna Nardi all from...
Lewis Farrell Boyett
Sep 5, 2011
On Monday, September 5, 2011, Lewis Farrell Boyett, one of the greatest men to walk this earth went to be with our beloved mother Inez Day Boyett. He was a honest peaceful man that would help anyone. He will be truly missed. He left 2 daughters Michelle Boyett and Mary Whitehead : 2 sons Daniel Boyett and Anthony Boyett. His...
