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Oma Lou Carroll
Feb 23, 2011
Oma Lou Carroll, 73, of Westville, Florida, passed from this life on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 at Flowers Hospital, Dothan, Ala. She was born on March 15, 1937 to James Leon and LuJean (Thomas) Jones in Chipley, Florida. She was a life long resident of the Sweet Gum Head Community. She was a member of the Sweet Gum Head Church...
Merle Faye Dinkins
Feb 22, 2011
Merle Faye Dinkins, age 57 of Holmes Creek Community, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at home. Merle was born July 8, 1953 in Chipley to the late Raymond and Mildred (Farmer) Ward. She was a homemaker and was of Christian faith. Survivors include; her husband, James B. Dinkins of Homes Creek Community; two sons, Johnathan Taylor and wife Cheryl...
Allen Dillard Middleton
Feb 18, 2011
Allen Dillard Middleton, age 75 of Sunnyhills, Florida, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011 at his home. Allen was born February 6, 1936 in Baxter, Kentucky to the late Willie Green and Della (Howard) Middleton. He had been a resident here since 1999 and had retired after 30 years as service manager for Falvey Motors of Troy Michigan. He was...
James Hall
Feb 17, 2011
James Hall age 74, of Wausau passed from this life on February 17, 2011 at his home with his family and friends at his side. Mr. Hall was born on April 14, 1936 in Wicksburg, Alabama. Mr. Hall was employed with the City of Wausau for many years. He has lived in Wausau for the past 40 years, and is...
Ruby Cutchins
Feb 16, 2011
Brown Funeral Home 1068 Main Street Chipley , Florida 32428 Phone: 1-850-638-4010 Fax: 1-850-638-7310 Mrs. Ruby Cutchins age 72 of Cottondale passed from this life February 16, 2011. Mrs. Cutchins was born on October 16, 1938 in Jackson County to Wilmer and Ethel Long Shouppe. Mrs. Cutchins is lifelong resident of Cottondale and a member of the Friendship Assembly of...
George Joseph Shatas
Feb 13, 2011
George J. Shatas, 61, of Sunny Hills, FL and formerly of Huntsville, AL, passed away suddenly last Sunday of natural causes. George is survived by his son, Michael Cairns, of Hull, England, his mother Gertrude M. Shatas, of Sunny Hills, a sister, Angela, of Chapel Hill, NC and three brothers, Remigius, of Huntsville, AL, Steven, of Saratoga, CA, and Thomas,...
James Ray Sodders
Feb 7, 2011
James Ray Sodders, age 64 of Chipley, passed away Monday, February 7, 2011 at his home. Mr. Sodders was born May 12, 1946 in Washington County to the late Orvin Sodders and Ida Louis (Collins) Sodders. An equipment operator, he had retired from the City of Bainbridge, Georgia and had also worked for the City of Chipley nearly 10 years....
Arthur Hubert Wilke
Feb 5, 2011
Arthur Hubert Wilke aka "Boots", went to be with the angels Feb. 5, 2011 at the age of 78. He was born December 5, 1932 in Texas to the late Ed and Gertrude (Hubbard) Wilke. He is also preceded in death by his sister Florine Goode and brothers, Ernest, Floyd, Billy & Norman. He served in the Military during WWII...
Kenneth Wayne Finch
Feb 4, 2011
Mr. Kenneth (Kenny) Wayne Finch, age 50, of Chipley, Florida passed from this life on Friday, Feburary 4, 2011 in Chipley, Florida. Mr. Finch was born on June 4, 1960 in Bonifay, Florida to Lowell and Carolyn Finch. He was a member of the Bass Masters and Ducks Unlimited Club. He was of the Baptist Faith. Funeral services will be...
Carmen Maria Baltazar
Feb 3, 2011
Carmen Maria Baltazar, age 60 of Cottondale, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 in the Gulf Coast Community Hospital. Mrs. Baltazar was born June 28, 1950 in Puerto Rico to the late Marcelo Burgos and his wife Almaida (Guzman) Burgos. She was a homemaker and member of the St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church in Chipley. Survivors include; her Mother,...
Willard O'Ferrel Smith
Jan 31, 2011
Willard O'Ferrel Smith, age 82 of Chipley, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at his home. Mr. Smith was born January 20, 1929 in Hosford, Fla. to the late Willis Smith and Essie White Smith Taylor. He had been a resident of Chipley since 1988, coming from St. Mary's Georgia, where he had retired as a technical supervisor for Gilman...
Noel Marco Tiller
Jan 30, 2011
Noel Marco Tiller, age 64 of Chipley, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 in Chipley. Noel was born December 22, 1946 in the St Andrews area of Bay County to the late Marco and Zella (Robinson) Tiller. A lifelong resident of Washington County, he was a U.S. Army veteran and had retired from the Florida Department of Transportation. Survivors include;...
Elbert L. Lewis
Jan 30, 2011
Elbert L. Lewis, age 82 Wausau, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2011 in the Sims V.A. Hospital in Panama City, Fla. Elbert was born October 16, 1928 in Woodville, Florida to the late Charles Howard and Ruby (Alligood) Lewis. He had been a resident here for the past 50 years, coming from Woodville. Mr. Lewis was a U.S. Navy veteran,...
Jack Alan Johnson, Ltc Us Army Ret.
Jan 29, 2011
Jack Alan Johnson, age 81 of Chipley, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011 in the Jackson Hospital in Marianna. Jack was born in Fort Benning, Ga. to Decatur and Mae Parker Johnson. He moved to Chipley while his father served in the Pacific Rim, WW 2. He graduated from Chipley High School in 1946. After time at FSU, he entered...
William "Gene" Eugene Ezzell
Jan 25, 2011
William Eugene "Gene" Ezzell, age 49 of Panama City, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011 in the Washington Rehab and Nursing Center in Chipley. Gene was born April 6, 1961 in Riverhead, New York to the late William Leonard and Doris (Smallwood) Ezzell. He had been a resident of Panama City for the past 20 years and was self-employed in...
Phaethan Lee Duncan
Jan 22, 2011
Phaethan Lee Duncan, age 61, of Chipley, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his father Olin Duncan, mother Addie Lunsford, and step-mother Helen Duncan. He is survived by sister; Evonne Tharp and husband George of Crestview, Fl., stepbrother; Hugh Tobias of Washington State, stepsister; Jan Moore and husband...
Wesley Pitts
Jan 20, 2011
Wesley Pitts, age 50 of Fountain, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at his home. Wesley was born November 9, 1960 in Ozark, Ala., the first of twins to the late Lonnie and Lowana (Peters) Pitts. A resident of Bay County most of his life, Wesley was employed with Pitts Construction Company, a member of the Fountain Pentecostal Ministries and...
Earl Moody
Jan 17, 2011
Earl Moody, age 61 of Alford, Fla., passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 at his home. Earl was born November 8, 1949 in Cottonwood, Alabama to the late John Tom and Mattie (Blackmon) Moody. He had been a resident of Alford for the past 10 years, coming from Cottondale, Florida and was a former truck driver for West Florida Gas....
Jesse Henry Tyre
Jan 17, 2011
Jesse Henry Tyre, age 69 of Chipley, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011 in the Bay Medical Center. Jesse was born, December 26, 1941 in Millville, Florida to the late Ervin and Lurene (Waller) Tyre. A life- long resident of Washington County, he was a 1959 graduate of Vernon High School and had retired as Master Chief (E8) from the...
Kenneth Sanders
Jan 16, 2011
Kenneth Michael "Mike" Sanders, age 69, of Arcadia, FL went home to be with the Lord on January 16, 2011, from the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley, FL. He was born in Marietta, Georgia, on April 25, 1941 to Roy and Rachel Sanders. He grew up in rural Cobb County and graduated from South...
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