Local Obituaries for Families in Sneads, Marianna, Graceville and Surrounding Areas in Florida
Evelyn Everett
September 13, 2021
Evelyn Everett, age 95, of Malone, FL went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 13, 2021. She was born November 3, 1925 to the late Horace and Cora Baxter Clark in Houston County Alabama. She married P T Everett on November 21, 1947 and moved to the family farm. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; her...
Ashley Taylor Baxter
September 11, 2021
Ashley Taylor Baxter, age 39, of Malone, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 11, 2021. He was born on April 1, 1982 in Dothan, Alabama. He was a lifelong resident of Jackson County and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. He was a 2000 graduate of Malone High School. In 2013 he earned an AA...
Lawanda Fay Dean-Jones
September 10, 2021
Lawanda Fay Dean-Jones passed in peace, Friday, September 10, 2021 at the age of 65. Born on May 29, 1956 to Betty Ann Macon and William Napoleon Dean in Quincy, Florida. A lifelong resident of Florida, Lawanda was raised in Miami, Florida and graduated from Miami Edison Senior High in 1974. She began a stellar career with Social Security Administration...
Michael Harrison
September 9, 2021
Michael Harrison, 58, of Grand Ridge died Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan. He was born in Gadsden County Florida and was a lifelong resident of Jackson County Florida. He worked several years as a long haul truck driver and enjoyed hauling cattle. He was also a loving grandfather with a gentle nature. Michael is...
Joyce C. Dickerson
September 8, 2021
Joyce C. Dickerson, 80, of Marianna, Florida passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Jackson Hospital. She was born March 17, 1941 to Hugh and Deverta Phillips in Gaskin, Florida. Joyce enjoyed being outside and working in the yard. She was an exceptional mother and loved her family immensely. She loved the Lord and attended RCC church. She was preceded...
Hazel Harriet Burns Nelson
September 8, 2021
Hazel Harriet Burns Nelson, 88, of Marianna passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Mrs. Nelson was born November 16, 1932 to Bruce Daniel Burns and Murl Mamie Edwards Burns in Quincy, Florida. She is preceded in death by Lawrence “Larry” Richard Nelson, her beloved husband of 51 years, sister Shirley Burns, brothers...
Al Ricks
September 7, 2021
Alfred (Al) Ricks, 81, of Greenwood, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Al was a long-time resident of Jackson County, Florida, and was well known from his many years of serving the farming community as the Ford parts man at J D Swearingen Equipment Company. He was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son. He was a...
Jimmy D. Folsom
September 6, 2021
Jimmy D. Folsom, 74, of Grand Ridge, Florida passed away peacefully on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. Jimmy was born June 2, 1947, to Ray and Mildred Folsom in Grand Ridge, Florida. Jimmy was a retired Warden with the Department of Corrections. He enjoyed farming, hunting, and working. Most of all Jimmy loved and...
Allen "Ray" Morris
September 5, 2021
Allen "Ray" Morris, Capt USMC (Retired), 81, of Marianna, Florida went to be with his Lord on September 5, 2021, at his home with his family around him. Ray was a 50% disabled Vietnam veteran and a member of the L.S. Roberts II Det. 1476 Marine Corps League. Ray, as he was known, was born in Cottondale, FL to Velma...
Jerry Wayne Segers
September 4, 2021
Jerry Wayne Segers, 62, of Marianna, Florida died Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Jackson Hospital. He was born February 19, 1959 in Bonifay, Florida to Manuel and Ovelia Segers. Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Manuel Segers and Mother, Ovelia Barnes Segers. Funeral services will be 10AM CDT Friday, September 10, 2021 at James & Sikes Funeral Home...
Carolyn Taylor Hall
September 4, 2021
Carolyn Taylor Hall (1928 – 2021) of Malone, Florida, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on September 4, 2021. She now resides with her Lord and Savior in heaven joining her beloved Ben, Clint, and Cole. Mrs. Hall (lovingly known by many as “Mama Hall”) was born in Malone on November 23, 1928, to Henry and Vallie...
John C. Kirkland
September 3, 2021
John C. Kirkland, a proud veteran of the Army, passed away of September 3, 2021 of natural causes. The son of Carl O. Kirkland and Minnie Fincher, John grew up in Fairmont, SC. He was born on March 31, 1931. At the age of 19, John enlisted in the Army. He valued this service highly and attained the rank of...
Freda Payne Porter
August 30, 2021
Freda Rozar Payne Porter, 84, of Cypress, Florida, went home to be with the Lord, on Monday, August 30, 2021, at Big Bend Hospice, Margaret Z. Dozier Hospice House in Tallahassee, Florida, from a non-COVID illness. The family is extremely grateful for the care that Big Bend Hospice provided during Freda’s brief stay. Freda was born in Danville, Georgia, on...
Jimmy Morgan
August 28, 2021
Jimmy Wayne Morgan, 82, of Grand Ridge, FL, entered the gates of Heaven on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Jim, as most people knew him, was born May, 11, 1939 in Fort Worth, TX to James Vance Morgan and Omega Wanell Richards. Jim loved to drive anything that had wheels: a school bus, an ambulance, a hearse for local funeral homes...
Richard Wayne Hice
August 28, 2021
Richard Wayne Hice, 42, of Grand Ridge, Florida, and formerly of Walker County Alabama, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Dianne Hice, paternal grandparents, James A. and Daisy Hice, and maternal grandparents, Charles and Dessaree Custred. He is survived by his partner, Miranda Lee of Grand...
Christopher Crosby
August 28, 2021
Christopher Crosby 65, of Bascom Died Saturday, August 28, 2021 at his residence with his family by his side. Additional obituary information is forthcoming. James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Morgan David Sykes
August 26, 2021
Morgan David Sykes, 27, died tragically on August 26, 2021, in a single-vehicle accident in Santa Rosa, California. Morgan was born April 3, 1994, in Tallahassee, Florida to Jamie and Tammie Sykes. From his first breath in this world, he did not just march to the beat of his own drum, he danced to his own personal marching band. He...
Larry Dean
August 25, 2021
Larry Vance Dean, 79, of Clarksville passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Jackson Hospital. Larry described himself as a master fisherman. His family described him as a wonderful husband, loving father and amazing Pa to his five grandchildren. Larry truly loved the Lord. He was born May 2, 1942 to Walter Dean and Annis Mayo. Larry married the love...
Mack Johnson Carder
August 24, 2021
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV Mack Johnson Carder, 83, of Blountstown, Florida was called home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at River Valley Rehabilitation Center in Blountstown, Florida. Mack...
Buster Sawyer
August 24, 2021
Charles William Sawyer, Sr, “Buster” of Malone, FL, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Buster was born on February 14, 1941, in Chattahoochee, FL, to Russel and Octavia Sawyer. Buster served in the United States Navy from 1959-1963. After his honorable discharge, he became a truck driver with LEHIGH Furniture Company...
