Local Obituaries for Families in Sneads, Marianna, Graceville and Surrounding Areas in Florida
Curtis Lee Lawson Sr.
November 12, 2023
Curtis Lee Lawson, Sr., 76 of Malone, Florida died Sunday, November 12, 2023, at Southeast Health, Dothan, Alabama. He was born September 14, 1947, in West Virginia to Orville and Mary Lawson. Curtis worked for Jackson County School Board for 28 years before retirement. He was a devoted husband, and he loved his children, grandchildren and great-granddaughter dearly. Curtis never...
Mamie Howell Hamilton
November 12, 2023
Mamie Howell Hamilton, 85, of Chattahoochee died Sunday, November 12, 2023. Mamie was born August 24, 1938, in Hosford, Florida to JW and Sallie Howell. She loved the Lord and attended Church as long as she was able. She loved her family dearly. Mamie enjoyed music, spending time with her dogs and cats and especially loved the Christmas Season. She...
John Dedman
November 4, 2023
John (Jack) Dedman, 82, of Jupiter, Florida died Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama. He was born March 2, 1941, in Buffalo, New York to John J. and Lorette Dedman. As a long-time Jupiter resident, he enjoyed coaching Little League Baseball, fishing, relaxing at the beach, and watching FSU and Miami Dolphins football. Jack made his...
Mattie Lou Moore
November 4, 2023
Mattie Lou Whitaker Moore of the Bethlehem Community, in Holmes County, passed away at the age of 92. Mrs. Moore was born October 21, 1931, the youngest of 11 children, to the late Joseph Jonas Whitaker and Banion Ann Elizabeth Vanlandingham Whitaker. Mattie Lou was a lifelong member of Red Hill United Methodist Church. In her latter years, she attended...
Curtis Willard Alsobrook
November 1, 2023
Curtis Willard Alsobrook, 66 of Marianna, Florida died Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at his residence. He was born October 27,1957, to Charlie Willard and Dorothy Ann (Widner) Alsobrook. He graduated from Port St. Joe High School in 1976. Curtis worked for Gulf Power for 36 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; and niece, Johanna Alsobrook. Curtis is...
Vera Mae Basford
October 29, 2023
Vera Mae Basford, 85, of Two Egg, Florida, passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her family on October 29, 2023. Vera was born on June 5, 1938, to Alfred and Katie Mae Hart. She graduated from Greenwood High School in 1956. Following high school, she married the love of her life, Arthur Lee Basford. She and Arthur built...
Mary Aline Morris
October 27, 2023
Mary Aline Morris, 86, of Cottondale, Florida died Friday, October 27, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Aline was born in Calhoun County to M.D. "Doc" and Annie “Pearl” Tatum on March 4, 1937. She worked for 28 years as a paraprofessional at Kate Smith Elementary School in Chipley, Florida. Aline was an avid gardener and enjoyed...
Ruby Lee Pitts
October 23, 2023
Ruby Lee Pitts, 79, of Kynesville, Florida died Monday, October 23, 2023, at her residence. She was born to Andy and Louise Wester Wilder on July 3, 1944. Ruby graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL, and later married Joseph L. Pitts in June of 1962. She retired from the Jackson County School Board where she worked in the...
Marilyn Brooks Morris
October 20, 2023
Marilyn Brooks Morris, 69, of Sneads, Florida died Friday, October 20, 2023 at Jackson Hospital. She was born April 21, 1954 in Dothan, Alabama to T.J. and Pauline Brooks. As a child, she devoted her life to Christ and was baptized at Headland Ave Baptist Church in Dothan, Alabama. She obtained her RN license from Wallace Community College and worked...
Virginia "Ginger" Ann Kennedy
October 19, 2023
Virginia "Ginger" Ann Kennedy, 84, of Tallahassee, died peacefully on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at her residence in Tallahassee, Florida. She was born October 3, 1939, in Bay County, Florida to Thomas Eugene and Mozelle Freeman Martin. She met the love of her life, John B. Kennedy, Jr., in the summer of 1963 and married in March of 1964. They...
Sarah Helen Webb
October 18, 2023
Sarah Helen Webb, age 84, of Sneads, Florida passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Grangeburg, Alabama. Sarah married the love of her life, Clinton H. Webb in 1957. They built a life together full of love and laughter. They spent much of their life in Sneads, Florida raising...
Wanda Ann Bissonnette
October 16, 2023
Wanda Bissonnette, 76 of Grand Ridge, Florida died Monday, October 16, 2023, at Chipola Health & Rehab. She was born April 30, 1947 and spent most of her life in Greensboro, FL. She was a loving mother and Meme and called family by many friends. She touched the hearts of many people throughout her life. She loved the Florida State...
Deane Bloss
October 16, 2023
Homer Deane Bloss, 89, died October 16, 2023, at his residence. He was born October 12, 1934, and married his wife, Saundra Lee, on April 4, 1969. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years; nine children, 16 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The memorial service will take place 3:00 PM Sunday, October 22, 2023,...
David Lee Banks
October 13, 2023
David Lee Banks, age 63, passed away to join his Lord on October 13, 2023, peacefully at Marianna Health & Rehab Center after he strongly and bravely battled cancer. David was born on August 17, 1960 in Hialeah, Florida. David lived most of his life in Greenwood, Florida, except for the times that his work as an Ironworker, would take...
Samuel W. Palmer
October 13, 2023
Samuel W. Palmer, 63, of Marianna, Florida died Friday, October 13, 2023 at Jackson Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be 11AM Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Riverside Cemetery with Greg Roberts officiating and James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing.
Richard "Rick" C. Tidwell
October 13, 2023
Richard C. “Rick” Tidwell, 77, of Marianna, Florida died Friday, October 13, 2023 at his residence. Rick was born March 1, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Marianna High School in 1964, then he proudly served his country in the US Army. He loved to watch football, especially Alabama and Florida State Football, watch NASCAR and play bingo. The...
Earline W. McMillan
October 8, 2023
Earline W. McMillan, 88, of Marianna, Florida died Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Jackson Hospital. She was born in Malone, Florida to Albert and Lilliemae Williams. She loved music and had a beautiful alto voice. She loved all of her animals throughout the years, most recently her cat, Gilbert. She is survived by her children, Connie Tyus (Steve) of Sneads,...
Sarah T. Hughes
October 8, 2023
Sarah T. Hughes, age 89 of Grand Ridge, Florida, died peacefully surrounded by family at Brookdale Bluewater Bay in Niceville, Florida on Sunday, October 8, 2023. She was born in Lakeland, Florida; the fifth of six children and spent most of her childhood near Bascom and Malone in Jackson County, Florida. Sarah graduated from Malone High School in 1952. She...
James "Buddy" William Prather
October 6, 2023
James William "Buddy" Prather, 88 of Cottondale, Florida died Friday, October 6, 2023 at Jackson Hospital. He was born to Pearl and George William Prather, Sr. in St. Cloud, Florida on November 14, 1934. He grew up in St. Cloud and served in the U S Army on an overseas tour. Buddy was a three-county deputy sheriff for the Mormon...
Mary Schwencke
October 5, 2023
Mary Louise Schwencke, 88, of Marianna, Florida died Thursday, October 5, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Windsor, New York to James and Hannah Keller. Mary was preceded in death by her loving husband, John Schwencke. She is survived by two children and four grandchildren. Private services will be at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with James & Sikes...
