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Olivia J Whitfield
Dec 24, 2024
Esther Olivia (BeBe) Johnson Whitfield went to be with her heavenly Father December 24, 2024. She was born June 6, 1943, to Edward (Nat) and Sara Frances Johnson. She lived in Bristol, FL all her life.
On August 22, 1963, she married her high school sweetheart, Ralph Whitfield. She worked as Vice-President for Weaver Oil Company for 35 years, and you...
Benny Earl Barfield
Dec 24, 2024
Benny Earl Barfield went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Benny Earl was a farmer, logger and dairy supervisor. He took great pride in being a cattle farmer. He loved watching, tending and naming the cows. Many days you could find Benny Earl on a tractor working in the hay field. He loved the outdoors and...
Ruth M Bloodworth
Dec 19, 2024
Ruth M. Bloodworth, 89 of Blountstown, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2024. Ruth was born in Alva, Florida June 27, 1935, to the late George and Florence Mount. She worked as a lunchroom supervisor for the Liberty County Schools and later worked for the Division of Forestry in maintenance. She loved sewing and quilting.
Other than her parents she is preceded...
Christine Stewart
Dec 14, 2024
Christine Stewart, 82 of Blountstown, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024, at her home. Christine was born in Altha, Florida December 8, 1942, to the late Roy and Inez Adkins and was a homemaker. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed spending days on the porch feeding birds and fishing when she could.
Christine is preceded in death by her husband,...
Linda D. Kizziah
Dec 14, 2024
Linda D. Kizziah, 68 of Panama City, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024, in Chipley, Florida. Linda was born in Marianna, Florida, February 1, 1956, to Charles and Etna Gaskin. After graduating from Gulf Coast College, she worked as a school finance officer for many years until her retirement. Linda was a people person and truly loved being around people,...
Silden T Carpenter, Sr.
Dec 5, 2024
Silden T. Carpenter, also known as “Papa T”, of Wewahitchka, Florida passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024, at his home surrounded by family. Silden was born March 31, 1947, to the late Eddie Carpenter and Bessie Burgess Carpenter. He worked for the city of Port St. Joe until his retirement and was a Vietnam veteran serving in the United States...
Kathryn Nelson
Dec 5, 2024
Kathryn Nelson, 94 of Chipley, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024, at her home. Kathryn was born August 19, 1930, in Clarksville, Florida to the late George and Rebecca Todd and was a revenue collector for the Florida Department of Transportation.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband John C. Nelson; her children, Carla Eaton and Nancy...
Doris Eubanks Traylor
Dec 1, 2024
Doris Eubanks Traylor was born in Liberty County on July 28, 1922. She passed peacefully at the home of her daughter in Apopka, Florida, on December 1, 2024, with her children by her side. She was 102 years old. Doris was raised on a working farm in Bristol with her parents, Bertus and Byrd Eubanks, and her six siblings. She...
Edna Louise Stephens
Nov 30, 2024
Edna Louise Stephens, 87 of Blountstown and formerly of Alford, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024, in Marianna. Edna was born May 7, 1937, in West Bay, Florida to the late Ronal and Ester Wise and worked as a purchasing agent for the Florida Department of Corrections. She was also a member of the Timberlane Church of Christ in Tallahassee,...
Wallace "Wally" Lyle Allen, Jr.
Nov 28, 2024
Wallace “Wally” Lyle Allen, Jr. 77 of Crawfordville, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Wally was born in Fort Myers, Florida June 19, 1947, to the late Wallace and Sarah Allen. He obtained a masters degree and was a math and science teacher as well as a football and wrestling coach for Wakulla Middle School...
Glenwood Parker
Nov 18, 2024
Glenwood Parker, 63 of Bristol, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024, in Panama City. Glenwood was born October 22, 1961, in Fort Gaines, Georgia to the late Thaddus Parker and Beverly Goodson. He graduated from Blountstown High School and worked for Georgia Pacific as a forklift operator for 23 years until his retirement. He was an avid fisherman and mostly...
Mark E. "Rhett" McGill
Nov 11, 2024
Mark E. "Rhett" McGill, 26 of Blountstown, passed away Monday, November 11, 2024. Mark was born in Tallahassee, November 6, 1998, to Mark A. McGill and Misty Trickey. He was a graduate of Blountstown High School and worked as an underground utilities installer. Mark was a God-fearing man who always put his son and family first and was always there...
Lorraine Helen Burnsed
Nov 8, 2024
Lorraine Helen Burnsed, 93, of Clarksville, Florida passed away Friday, November 8th, 2024, in Blountstown. Lorraine was born in Summerville, New Jersey, on January 30, 1931, to the late Arthur and Martha Bodler and was a bookkeeper for many years until her retirement.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Robert Burnsed, in 2003, as well as her son...
Betty Jo Fitzpatrick
Nov 6, 2024
At 89 years old, Betty Jo Castleberry Hyatt Fitzpatrick gained her angel wings and ascended to her heavenly home on November 6th, 2024, at seven in the morning surrounded by her family. Born on June 10th 1935, to Thomas and Minnie Castleberry, she was raised in Altha Florida. She married Roy Leon Hyatt in 1952 and had forty-six years of...
Thomas Edward Jackson
Oct 31, 2024
Thomas Edward Jackson, 78 of Altha, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, in Blountstown. Thomas was born February 28, 1946, in Belle Galde, Florida to the late Thomas and Essie Lee (Odom) Jackson and was a farmer. Thomas also was an avid fisherman and enjoyed working in the Glades around Belle Galde, Florida.
He is the father of eight children, Tommy,...
Bill Timmons
Oct 30, 2024
Pastor Bill Timmons, 77 of Altha, Florida passed away on the morning of Wednesday, October 30, 2024 with his devoted wife by his side. Bill was born to Calvin and Wilda Timmons on August 18, 1947 in Homestead, Florida. He was an Eagle Scout and kept his card in his wallet! Bill was saved at a very young age and...
Helen Virginia Glisson
Oct 28, 2024
Helen Virginia Glisson, 76 of Grand Ridge, passed away Monday, October 28, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. Helen was born September 13, 1948, in Altha, Florida to the late Leonard and Fausteen Varnum and worked as a registered nurse until her retirement. She enjoyed working in her flower garden, bird watching, hunting and fishing and most of...
Avela Boudreaux
Oct 21, 2024
Avela Eschete Boudreaux, 68 of Clarksville, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2024, in Blountstown. Avela was born May 26, 1956, in Houma, Louisiana to the late Sidney and Josephine Eschete and had spent most of her life as a baker and decorator. She had a very big heart and cared a lot for others. She always enjoyed Mardi Gras, dancing,...
Rocky J. Martin
Oct 13, 2024
Rocky J. Martin, age 71, of Bristol, Florida, passed away peacefully at Big Bend Hospice, Tallahassee, on October 13, 2024, with his family by his side. Rocky was born in Blountstown, Florida, on July 4, 1953, and moved to the Bainbridge, Georgia/Quincy, Florida area at when he was ten and eventually graduated from Shanks High School. He married his beloved...
Aaron Elrod
Oct 9, 2024
Aaron Collie Elrod, 31 of Blountstown, passed away October 9, 2024, in Blountstown. Aaron was born February 29, 1992, in Tallahassee to Kathy and Lewis Elrod. Aaron lived in Blountstown most of his life and graduated from Blountstown High School and later worked for Gulf Oil Company for several years. Aaron loved spending time with family and friends and was...
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