Obituaries

Oct 9, 2011

Biography

Mr. Lee Roy Holden, age 84 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Sunday evening, October 9, 2011 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born November 28, 1926 in Central, South Carolina the son of Isaac J. and Lillie Mable Head Holden. As a boy of 7 or 8 years old his first job was carrying in wood for...

Oct 7, 2011

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Mrs. Ophelia Thelma Burkett Alford passed away early Friday morning, October 7, 2011 just one day shy of her 86TH birthday in Wiregrass Hospital in Geneva. She was born October 8, 1925 in Westville, Florida the daughter of Burtie and Alice Spann Burkett. She attended school in Samson, Alabama. At age 15 she went with her mother to...

Sep 29, 2011

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Mrs. Faye Alford, age 67 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence Thursday, September 29, 2011 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born March 30, 1944 in Pensacola, Florida the daughter of Leslie Roland and Mae Lilly Kelley Blanchard. After graduation from high school Faye graduated from Mississippi College in Jackson, Mississippi with a...

Sep 15, 2011

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Mr. Thomas Cecil Whatley, age 89 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence. He was born December 18, 1921 in Dale County, Alabama the son of Henry Clayton Whatley and Bessie Ellen Woodham Whatley. He moved to Walton County in February of 1965 from Orlando. He served his country with the United States Marine Corps. Mr....

Sep 9, 2011

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Mrs. Rosa Beatrice Bundrick Locke, age 92 passed away Friday, September 9, 2011 in Liberty Regional Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1919 the daughter of S.B. and Ella McPherson Bundrick. The Florala, Alabama native had lived in DeFuniak Springs and Glennville, Georgia most of her life. She was a homemaker and loving mother, grandmother and great...

Aug 11, 2011

Willard Stanley "Spanky" Jordan, age 48 passed away Thursday, August 11, 2011. He was born April 22, 1963 in Florala, Alabama the son of Albert Franklin Jordan and Lottie Mae Sunday Jordan. Mr. Jordan worked for many years at Showell Farms in DeFuniak Springs. Among survivors are his brothers George, James and wife Susan, Bill and wife Sara, Lonnie and...

Aug 11, 2011

Biography

Mrs. Jewell Rachels Wesley, age 93 of DeFuniak Springs passed away in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Thursday night , August 11, 2011, after a lingering illness. She was born in New Brockton, Alabama and moved to the Glendale Community of Walton County in 1936. She finished her senior year at Walton High School graduating with the Class...

Jul 26, 2011

James Buford Rachels November 22, 1922 - July 26, 2011

James Buford Rachels—Butch—Dad—Papa—88 of the Glendale Community of north Walton County passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the family residence. He was born November 22, 1922 in New Brockton, Alabama the son of James Wiley Rachels and Maude Ray Drinkard Rachels. Buford was a long time farmer in...

Jul 12, 2011

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Mr. Robert Paul "Bobby" Knowles, BMCM, Retired, age 72 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at his home. He was born May 13, 1939 in Buffalo, New York, the son of Harford and Gertrude Plass Knowles. Upon graduation from high school, Bobby joined the United States Navy, serving his country as a Navy Seal during...

Jul 11, 2011

Biography

Shirley Beacham Anderson, age 65 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 9, 1946 in DeFuniak Springs the daughter of Leroy and Willie Belle Lawson Caldwell. Shirley Jean, as she was known by her family, graduated from Tivoly with the Class of 1964. Most will remember...

Jun 28, 2011

Mr. Terry Lynn Nelson, age 55 passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at his residence. He was born March, 15, 1956 in DeFuniak Springs the son of Sidney and Gennieve Redmon Nelson. Terry was a graduate of Walton Senior High School’s Class of 1974. He worked in many professions, locally, Triple A Truss Company, Florida Transformers, Americana Electronics and...

Jun 23, 2011

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Kay Ward, age 66 of Westville passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 in a Crestview Hospital. She was born August 5, 1944 in Tampa, Florida the daughter of Alfred Bernett Carter and Norma Lucile Davis. She is predeceased by her son Bernie Rickett. Among survivors are her partner in life, Huey Thompson. Her daughters. Teresa Adkison and fiance’...

Jun 22, 2011

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Mrs. Shirley Mae Adams Davis, age 74 of Ponce deLeon passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011 in Miramar Beach, Florida. She was born June 5, 1937 in Tallahassee, Florida the daughter of Noah Adams and Ellis Wade Adams. She is predeceased by her mother and father and her daughter, JoAnn Jennings. Among survivors are her husband, Farrel Davis,...

Jun 14, 2011

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A lifelong native of Walton County, Lucile Flow Wise was born December 4, 1918 to Charles McDonald Flow and Alice Corbett Flow. She passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was a 1936 graduate of Walton High School and a 1940 graduate of Florida State College for Women where she majored in...

Jun 4, 2011

Mr. Marvin Bill Floyd, age 75 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born April 6, 1936 in Walton County the son of Lester Lee Floyd and Annie Lee Rushing Floyd. Marvin was a veteran having served his country with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict . He...

Apr 28, 2011

Biography

Mrs. Vera Holden, age 82 of DeFuniak Springs passed away late Thursday, April 28, 2011 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 26, 1929 in Somerset, Texas the daughter of Paul Reyes, Sr, and Elvira Casias Reyes. She moved with her husband to DeFuniak Springs in 1950 after his retirement from the United States military....

Apr 26, 2011

Biography Mrs. Geraldine Ward Shaw, age 80 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. She was born November 3, 1930 in Coffee County, Alabama the daughter of William Claude Ward and Fannie Sunday Ward. Mrs. Shaw was a homemaker and also had a full time job being a minister’s wife, a position she...

Apr 1, 2011

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Mr. Lavaughn “Manny” Gavin, age 66, a lifelong resident of Freeport passed away at his residence in Freeport Friday, April 1, 2011. He was born July 15, 1944 in Niceville the son of Albert Berry Gavin and Louise Shaw Gavin. Manny, as he was known by most, worked for a time with his father, later working with the...

Mar 16, 2011

Biography

Mr. Homer J. Thompson, age 96 of Darlington passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born February 24, 1915 in Milton, Florida the son of William Benjamin and Pearlie Mathais Thompson. He is predeceased by his wife Eunice Mae Thompson and his son Richard Thompson. Homer’s family wishes to thank his daughter-in-law...

Feb 13, 2011

Biography

Mr. Floyd Johnson, Jr. age 36 of DeFuniak Springs, Florida died as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Sunday, February 13, 2011. He was born November 5, 1974 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Floyd Johnson, Sr. and Brenda Kay Hill. Floyd own and operated a tree service business. He loved hunting and fishing and...