Obituaries

May 30, 2012

Mrs. Ernestine Donaldson, age 93 of DeFuniak Springs, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. She was born May 10, 1919 in Long Beach, California, the daughter of Ernest Lindel Braud and Marie Narcissus Gel’e Braud. She is predeceased by her husband, William Trammell Donaldson, her sister, Catherine Dawson, her niece Marie Kae Cunnington and her...

May 12, 2012

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Mr. Robert Edwin “Buster” Smith, Sr. age 68, fifth child of Herman and Thyra Kirkpatrick Smith passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the family residence. He was born March 3, 1944 in Laurel, Mississippi and attended public schools there graduating from Laurel High School with the Class of 1962. After graduation Buster volunteered for the United...

May 10, 2012

Maurice Warner Roberts, Sr., 90, of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, began his new life in heaven May 10, 2012, while at Sims State Veterans Nursing Home in Panama City, Florida. He was born February 5, 1922 in Madison Heights, Virginia, to Floy Warner Roberts and Fletcher Alexander Roberts. The oldest of six children, he was raised in Madison Heights. He attended...

Apr 30, 2012

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Miriam Dubose, age 74 of DeFuniak Springs died suddenly in Flower’s Hospital, Dothan, Alabama Monday, April 30, 2012. She was born July 9, 1937 in Miami, Florida the daughter of Charles Grady and Pauline Louise Hallaren Hollingsworth. Miriam worked as an auditor with the Internal Revenue Service, later working in insurance and assisted her husband in the real...

Apr 9, 2012

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Mrs. Mary A. Steele, age 83 long time resident of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence in the early morning hours of Monday, April 9, 2012. She was born November 3, 1928 in Florala, Alabama the daughter of Joseph and Allie Quick Johnston. White attending Covington County High School she met Don Steele who had transferred...

Mar 22, 2012

Millie Carroll Engeseth, age 90, formerly of the DeFuniak Springs area passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 in a Pensacola hospital. She was born January 10, 1922 in Walton County the daughter of James Edward and Hattie Scott Carroll. Millie attended Walton County Schools graduating with Walton’s Class of 1940. She moved to Tennessee, and shortly thereafter joined the WAC...

Mar 22, 2012

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Dr. Francis Anthony Faggioni, age 77 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at his residence Thursday, March 22, 2012. He was born December 12, 1934 in Pensacola, Florida, the son of Francis A. Faggioni, Sr. and Edna Carson Faggioni. A native Pensacolian he graduated from Pensacola High School with the Class of 1952. Francis earned his bachelors degree from...

Mar 21, 2012

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Mrs. Sallyann Herdt Poindexter, age 67 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born February 3, 1945 in Glenburn, North Dakota the daughter of Walter and Ida Selseg Herdt. She moved to Ohio with her first husband and after marriage to her second husband who had served at...

Mar 15, 2012

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Ann Hendrix Jones, widow of the late H. C. “Cleve” Jones passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Mt. Olive, Alabama. She was born in Frisco City, Alabama the daughter of Joseph Paul Hendrix and Lou Sims Hendrix. She was married in 1946 and in 1955 she and her husband moved to...

Mar 1, 2012

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Mr. Jimmie Lee Wilkerson, age 77 of Glendale passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012 in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born December 2, 1934 in Glendale, the son of Keesley and Ethelene Chesser Wilkerson. After attending Glendale School, Jimmie lived with his parents and helped in the operation of their family farm. Jimmie had a love...

Feb 14, 2012

Mr. John Saltsman, age 69 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at the family residence. He was born October 7, 1942 in Panama City the son of Richard and Melvia Loraine Saltsman. Living in South Walton John graduated from Walton High School with the Class of 1960. He then attended Florida State University and joined the United...

Feb 11, 2012

Reverend William Grebrery Stephens, age 69 passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012 just two weeks shy of his 70th birthday in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. He was born February 26, 1942 in East Point, Georgia the son of Reverend William Nelson Stephens and Doris Starrett Stephens. Brother Bill graduated from Nichol’s High School in New Orleans. He worked...

Feb 2, 2012

Mr. Donald Leroy Norviel, II age 67 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the family residence. . He was born July 2, 1944 in Highland Park, Michigan the son of Donald Leroy Norviel, Sr. and Anita Evelyn Townsend Norviel. After a tour of duty with the United States Navy, Don became a firefighter, working thirty years...

Feb 2, 2012

Mr. Hubert Doyce Adkison, age 86 of DeFuniak Springs formerly of Fort Walton Beach passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 18, 1925 in Hacoda, Alabama the son of Ralph Fulton Adkison and Barbara Alice Welch Adkison. He served his country with the United States Army during World War II in the European...

Jan 24, 2012

Mr. Jack Little, age 85 of DeFuniak Springs passed away early Tuesday morning, January 24, 2012 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born June 13, 1926 the son of George Ernest and Nora Dillard Little. After graduation from Walton High School with the Class of 1944 he joined the United States Navy the next day. When his tour of...

Jan 21, 2012

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Mrs. Mary Anna Wilkerson Clemons, age 99 passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born September 14, 1912 in Ponce deLeon, Florida, the daughter of Reubin Wilkerson and Anna Harrison Wilkerson. Survivors include her sister-in-law Mildred Wilkerson, her daughter-in-law Luticia Clemons, her grandchildren, Robert Clemons, Felix Brown (Gloria), Keith Brown (Louise),...

Jan 15, 2012

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Mr. Robert R. Godwin, age 80, retired Master Chief, U.S. Navy of DeFuniak Springs passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after an extended illness. He was born October 14, 1931 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of James Marion and Odell Hardin Godwin. He graduated from Walton High School in 1949 and joined...

Jan 6, 2012

Mrs. Maudie Gressette, age 94, a life long resident of North Walton County area passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, January 6, 2012. She was born September 28, 1917 in rural South Alabama, the daughter of William Joseph Holloway and Hettie Beason Webb Holloway. As a young girl, living on a farm, she learned quickly how to...

Dec 5, 2011

Reba Strickland Fuqua age 77 passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Ponce de Leon. She was born March 11, 1934 in Geneva County, Alabama the daughter of James Marvin and Mary Wise Strickland. She was a 1952 graduate of Samson High School. Reba worked for many years in local convenience stores until her...

Dec 1, 2011

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Our precious mother and grandmother went to be with God on Thursday, December 1, 2011. She was born to Dillard and Ruth Burgess on October 28, 1942 in DeFuniak Springs. She was a seamstress by trade. Her greatest joy was her family and by the strength of her love and caring she was the glue that always kept...