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...
Gloria June Wetherington
Jan 13, 2011
Gloria June Wetherington, age 82 of Marianna, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011 at her home. Gloria was born August 5, 1928 in Sanford, Florida to the late E.C. and Mable (Ernest) Wetherington. She was a homemaker. Gloria is predeceased by her former husband and father of her children, John A. Bezwiechin; one brother, E.C. "Bud" Wetherington and a sister,...
Cecil Taylor
Jan 12, 2011
Cecil Taylor, age 82 of Chipley, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at his home. Cecil was born April 19, 1928 in Chipley, to the late Frank and Bertie (Rudd) Taylor. He was a former National Guard member and U.S. Navy Veteran of WW II. A boiler maker by trade, Cecil had retired from the Charleston Naval Shipyard. He had...
Johnny Moody
Jan 10, 2011
Johnny Moody, age 59 of Chipley, passed away Monday, January 10, 2011 at his home. Johnny was born November 10, 1951 in Chipley to the late John Tom and Mattie (Blackmon) Moody. He was a life-long resident of Chipley and a former gas department supervisor for the City of Chipley for 30 years. Survivors include; his wife, Tina Moody of...
Robert (Rob) Earl Baxley, Jr.
Jan 9, 2011
Robert Earl (Rob) Baxley Jr., age 39 of Bonifay, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 in Bonifay. Rob was born July 3, 1971 in Pinellas County, Florida and was a 1990 graduate of Prattville, Ala., High School. He had been a resident of Bonifay for the past eight months, coming from Chipley and was a self employed truck driver. Rob...
Elouise "Meme" Kolmetz
Jan 7, 2011
Elouise "Meme" Kolmetz, age 78 of Chipley, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 in Southeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Dothan. Elouise, affectionately known as "Meme" by her granddaughter and great grandchildren, was born March 14, 1932 in Vernon, Florida to the late Wesley and Isabelle (Crofton) Smith. She was a life-long resident of Chipley and was a member of...
Larry Mann Ii
Jan 5, 2011
Larry Mann II, 67, of Chipley passed away January 5, 2011 at home. He was born July 7, 1943 to James Mann and Ruth Matthews. He was a resident of Chipley, Florida for the last four years coming from Haynes City, Florida. He was a plumber. Mr. Mann is survived by his wife, Brenda Mann of Chipley, Florida, three sons;...
Inez Wells Morris
Jan 5, 2011
Inez Wells Morris, 96, of Chipley, Florida passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at NorthWest Florida Community Hospital. She was born February 28, 1914 to C.I. Wells and Mary Elizabeth Taylor. She was a lifelong resident of Chipley and a Homemaker. Mrs. Morris was of the Baptist faith and a member of Blue Lake Baptist Church. She was survived by...
Luverne Jenkins
Jan 4, 2011
Luverne Dixon Jenkins of New Hope was born December 2, 1939 to Lloyd Alvin and Lillie Carter Grantham of Wausau. She passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at her home peacefully sleeping. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister Lunell Grantham Smelcer and one stepdaughter Karen Jenkins Fishback. Survivors include; her husband, Thomas David Jenkins; two daughters,...
Mary Lou Padgett
Jan 1, 2011
Mary Lou Padgett, age 91 of Bonifay, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011. Mary Lou was born August 20, 1919 in Bonifay to the late William Richard and Louvenia (Dyson) Andrews. She was a homemaker and life-long resident of Holmes County. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband, Glen Padgett; a son, Dennis Hayes; two brothers,...
Virginia Craven
Jan 1, 2011
Virginia Wade Craven passed away at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL, on January 1, 2011. She was born February 19, 1933, in Milton, FL, to James Pilcher Wade and Ellye Virginia Watford Wade. She grew up in Marianna, FL, and graduated from high school there at the age of 16. Her interest in and love of the medical field led...
Harry Williams
Dec 31, 2010
Harry Williams passed away on December 31, 2010, at age 86. He is survived by his wife Anna Voncile Williams of Chipley, Florida. They were married sixty seven years. Three sons; Thomas Harry Williams of Hertford, North Carolina and his wife Lureen and son Brock. Daughter of Thomas Harry Williams, Kelie Luby and husband, John and children Anna and Johnny...
Christine Savell
Dec 29, 2010
Christine Savell, 91, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Northwest Florida Community Hospital. Christine was born Hildred Christine Davis on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1919, in Southeast Alabama, close to Headland. She was the youngest child of three born to William Richard Davis and Tommie Pearl Blount Davis. Her childhood was that of a typical rural farm family...
Allene Olivia Ball
Dec 26, 2010
Allene Olivia Brunson Ball, born in Elba Alabama to Forest and Kate Brunson. She came into this world with her twin Kathleen September 22, 1920. She departed this world Dec. 26, 2010 in her ninety-first year. Allene married Nelson A. Ball, a Civil Engineer from Chipley, Fla. and they traveled the United States and the world with the Corps of...
William Tharp
Dec 22, 2010
William Marion Tharp, age 86, of Vernon, Florida passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2010. He was born on December 16, 1924 in the Orange Hill Community. He was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Florida and of the Baptist Faith. He was retired for the Florida Dept. of Transportation. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 2:00...
