Local Obituaries for Families in Sneads, Marianna, Graceville and Surrounding Areas in Florida
Claudia Vera Matthews
May 24, 2007
Claudia Vera Matthews, 86, or Dellwood died Thursday, May 24, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Matthews was born in Gordon, Alabama, lived most of her life in Jackson County. She was retired from Florida State Hospital, a longtime member of Welcome Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Matthews. Survived by her son, David...
Frances Harkins Pedry
May 24, 2007
Frances Pauline Harkins Pedry, 81, of Casper, Wyoming. Formerly of Greenwood, Fl. died May 24, 2007 in Casper. She died May 24, 2007, at Central Wyoming Hospice Home. She was born Oct. 7, 1925, in Walhalla, S.C., the daughter of Paul Patrick Harkins and Bertha Johanna Ritter Harkins. She was raised in northern Florida, graduating from Greenwood High School. She...
Rev. Earl O'Bryan
May 23, 2007
Rev. Earl O'Bryan, Jr., 61, of Gadsden, Alabama, formerly of Altha, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in Birmingham. He is preceded in death by his parents, Boss & Bessie O'Bryan, three brothers, Billy O'Bryan, Harold O'Bryan and Sammy O'Bryan. Survivors include three sons, Earl Lee O'Bryan, Jesse Leon O'Bryan and Earl Boss O'Bryan; four daughters, Sherri Lynn Shepherd, Deborah Ruth...
Mary Sybil Sims
May 22, 2007
Mary Sybil Sims, 87, of Marianna died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Jackson Hospital. A native and life long resident of Jackson County, Mrs. Sims was the former owner and operator of Sims Grocery and Market, a life long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where she served as a primary teacher, also served as President...
Mary Frances Griffin
May 22, 2007
Mary "Frances" Griffin, 78, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Bayside Manor in Pensacola, Fl. She was born in Esto, Fl and spent most of her life in Marianna. She is survived by her brother, H. Paul Griffin and wife Wilma Peacock Griffin of Pensacola; a niece, Paula A. Griffin Ludovina and her husband Frank of State College, PA;...
Malvin Chris Wright
May 19, 2007
Malvin Chris Wright, Sr., 48 of Grand Ridge died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at him home. A life long resident of Jackson County, Chris was employed as a welder and was of the Holiness faith. He was preceded in death by his father, George Earl Wright and a niece, Karen Wright. Survivors include his wife, Jackie Wright of Marianna; a...
Donald Ray Smith
May 14, 2007
Donald Ray Smith, 58, of Cypress, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his father, Alexander "Bill" Smith, brothers, W.A. Smith and Frankie Joe Smith. Survivors include his wife JoAnn Hancock Smith; one daughter, Mellissa JoAnn Smith Church and husband, Keith of Marianna; one son, Alexander Smith and fiance' Ashley Bedwell of Lexington,...
Jack White
May 7, 2007
Jack V. White 65, of Marianna died Monday, May 7, 2007 at Jackson Hospital in Marianna. He was a native of Grove Hill, Alabama, retired from Civil Service in Fuel Energy. Survivors include his wife Marie of Marianna; two sisters, Dorothy Heaton of Melbourne, Ginger Harwell of Montgomery; two close friends, Jimmy Jones and Eddie Sullivant. No services are planned....
James G Massey
May 7, 2007
James G. "Jerry" Massey, 95, of Marianna died Monday, May 7, 2007 in Marianna. He is survived by his wife, Emma Nunn Massey of Marianna; three sons, Don G. Massey and wife Carol of Daytona Beach, Ken Massey and wife Karen of Gainesville, Randy Massey and wife Phyllis of West Palm Beach; one step son, Dale B. Williams and wife...
J. Frances Thieleke
May 5, 2007
J. Frances Thieleke was born on Feb. 7, 1926 in Grand Ridge, Florida and passed away on May 5, 2007 in Encinitas, Ca. with her daughter at her side. Fran was raised in Grand Ridge, Florida until she met and married the future Col. Walter L. Thieleke, USAF, in Panama City, Florida in 1945. They spent the next 30 years...
George "Gator" E. Spindler
May 1, 2007
George E. " Gator" Spindler, 59, of Marianna, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Marianna at Jackson Hospital. He was a native of Pierson, Fl,. Survivors includes his son, George N. Spindler, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; two brothers, John Spindler of Pierson, Raymond D. Spindler of Albany, Ga; two sisters, Betty Adkison and husband, Alcus of Marianna, Annette Parsons and husband...
Wayne Lockart
May 1, 2007
Wallace Wayne Lockart, 69, of Malone died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in Malone. He was a native of Jackson County, U S Army Veteran, farmer and cattleman. Preceded in death by his parents, J. D. and Rossie Avery Lockart; his brother, Wilmer Lockart. Survivors include his sisters, Nell Love and husband, Buford of Lovetown, Al., Carol Harden of Dothan; nieces...
Evelyn Giles Johnson
April 28, 2007
Evelyn Giles Johnson, 77, of Marianna, died Saturday, April 28, 2007 at Jackson Hospital. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Chunky, Miss. She was a teacher for many years, having taught at Campbellton High School and Marianna High School where she taught English, Business and was a Guidance Counselor. She later retired from the Jackson County School System as Financial...
Dan Olive
April 26, 2007
Dan Olive, age 25, of Murfreesboro, TN died April 26, 2007. Dan was a dispatcher for Big G Express. He was a Class of 2000 graduate of Malone High School in Malone, Florida. Dan was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Harry D. and Carrie Olive. also maternal grandfather, Orville Thomas He is survived by: Mother, Ginger (Chuck) Gebhardt...
Billy "Bill" Joe Lowery
April 25, 2007
Billy Joe "Bill" Lowery, 89, of Greenwood died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in Marianna. A native of Ft. Smith Arkansas Mr. Lowery had resided in Greenwood for the past fifty years, he was a member of Greenwood United Methodist Church and a U. S. Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy T. Lowery. Survivors include his...
Trudy Peacock
April 23, 2007
Agnes L. "Trudy" Peacock, of Sneads died Monday, April 23, 2007 in Sneads. She was a native of Okaloosa County where she lived most of her life before moving to Jackson County in 1983. Mrs. Peacock retired from the Okaloosa County School System. Preceded in death by her husband, C. J. Peacock in 2005. Survivors include two sisters-in-law, Agnes Jeter...
Charles "Ducky" E. Johnson
April 22, 2007
Charles E. "Ducky" Johnson, 60, of Grand Ridge, passed away Sunday, April 22nd. at Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center with his wife and children at his bedside. He was the owner of "Ducky" Johnson House Movers for the past 38 years and owner of "Blondies" Food and Fuel. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his father, Noah A. Johnson,...
Lisia Neel
April 20, 2007
Lisia Neel, 45, of Altha died Friday, April 20, 2007 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan. A native of Jackson County, Lisia was presently residing in Altha, she was employed as clerk typist with Department of Corrections, State of Florida and Baptist by faith. Survivors include her two sons, Adam Harrison of Edgefield, SC and Jeff Neel and wife Renea of...
Eneida R White
April 17, 2007
Eneida R. White, 92, of Montgomery, Alabama died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in Montgomery. She was born in Camaguay, Cuba and moved to Jackson County in early 1980's. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Marianna, a retired pharmacist and was a fan of the Florida Gators and Miami Dolphins Mrs. White was preceded in death by...
Mary Lois Seay
April 17, 2007
Mary Lois Seay, 46, of Alford died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at her home. Mary was a life long resident of Jackson County and had been employed as a Security Guard for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Mary Frances Barnes Seay and a brother, Charles William Seay. Survivors include: three nephews, Michael Seay...
