Local Obituaries for Families in Sneads, Marianna, Graceville and Surrounding Areas in Florida
Virginia Mathis
May 12, 2018
Virginia Lee Singleton Mathis, 74, died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at home in Prattville, AL. Virginia was born May 18, 1943 in San Diego, CA to Raymond James and April May Singleton. She attended Downey High School in Downey, CA. She met her future Ronald David Mathis, Sr. by chance one summer when she went to visit her aunt while...
Ruth Lynell Maddox Potter
May 9, 2018
Ruth Lynell Maddox Potter, 66, of Sycamore, Florida went home to be with the lord on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Capital Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. A native of Marianna, FL, Ms. Potter resided in Sycamore, FL for the past 25 years. She retired from Florida State Hospital where she was a Certified Psychiatric Registered Nurse for...
James Comer Smith
May 5, 2018
James Comer Smith, 83, of Marianna, passed peacefully at his home, Saturday, May 5, 2018. James was born on April 26, 1935 to the late Comer and Ethel Smith. He is a lifelong resident of Marianna, FL where he graduated from Marianna High School. On October 15, 1961, he joined the Army National Guard, 144th Transport. He served 4 years...
Lonzo E. Powell
May 2, 2018
Lonzo Edward Powell, 88, of the Dellwood Community, passed away peacefully at Signature Healthcare at the Courtyard on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Born in Two Egg, FL on August 27, 1929 to his parents, Flossie and Silas "Son" Powell. He had twelve brothers and sisters, seven living to adulthood. As a young man, Lonzo helped on the family farm in...
Ronald Dewayne Edenfield Sr.
April 30, 2018
Ronald DeWayne Edenfield Sr., 70, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018 at Miller County Georgia Hospital. A native of Jackson County, Ronald resided in Grand Ridge, FL for all of his life and was retired from Jackson County School Board as a mechanic. He attended United Believers Worship Center. He was known by most people as the man with all...
Sara Henley Hancock
April 28, 2018
Sara Henley Hancock, 52, of Campbellton, died Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Campbellton following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Hancock; daughters, Anna-Lynn Nicole Hancock and Emalee Rose Elisabeth Henley; her father, William Bill Henley; grandparents, Joe and Jewel Holley and William and Reba Henley. Survivors include a son, Brian Hancock; one daughter, Lindsey...
Thomas Jefferson Tyus
April 28, 2018
Thomas Jefferson Tyus, 93, a lifelong resident of the Dellwood Community, passed away on April 28, 2018, at his youngest daughter's home in Marianna, Florida, with his girls and his niece, Carol Standland, by his side. Born March 19, 1925, to Elijah and Sally Tyus of Dellwood, Thomas was the fourth of twelve children. Prior to his military deployment in...
Lucile Davis
April 25, 2018
Lucile Hodge Davis, 98, of Alford, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, April 25, 2018 at Jackson Hospital. Mrs. Davis was born in Buckingham, Florida, on June 4, 1919, to J. Perry and Frances Hodge and grew up in Laurel Hill, Fl. In 1937, she married, Joseph Percy Davis in Crestview, Florida. The couple moved...
Noah Shuler
April 23, 2018
Noah Shuler, 52, of the Chipola Retirement Center, and formerly of Graceville, FL, passed away in peace on April 23, 2018. He was born on October 12, 1965 to Noah and Nadine Shuler and attended and graduated from Vermilion High School in 1984 and Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, VA where he studied computer engineering. He was...
Hazel Green Boyd
April 21, 2018
Hazel Green Boyd, 81, of Sneads, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, April 21, 2018 at her residence. Hazel was born on November 22, 1936 to the late Counce and Haley Green. She worked at Florida State Hospital as a supervisor for over 30 years. Hazel loved to cook and was always making a spread for anyone who...
Fletcher Ryals Dunaway
April 20, 2018
Fletcher R. Dunaway, 81, of Marianna, passed away, Friday, April 20, 2018 at Jackson Hospital. He attended Greenwood Elementary and High school. Upon graduation, he attended Chipola Jr. College then he enlisted in the Army where he served in Korea repatriating the Korean War dead. Upon completion of his Army Service, he sold caskets throughout the Southeastern United States for...
Josie F. Lay
April 17, 2018
Josie F. Lay, 79, of Marianna, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center. A native of Calhoun County, Ms. Lay had resided in Jackson County for the past several years. She was a member of Page Pond Assembly of God in Altha. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Lay; parents, Alvin "Hasty" and...
Harold "Sonny" Pitman
April 16, 2018
Harold "Sonny" Pitman, 82, of Malone, FL went to be with the Lord at his residence on Monday, April 16, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. Sonny was born March 29, 1936 in Dothan, AL and later moved to Pensacola, FL at six weeks old. As a teenager, Sonny worked in his fathers business, "Pensacola Glass Co.". He joined...
Bonnie L. Geddie
April 9, 2018
Bonnie L. Geddie, 71, of Marianna, went to be with the Lord April 9, 2018 at Marianna Health and Rehabilitation Center. Bonnie was a resident of Sneads, FL for many years, later moving to Marianna to live with her brother due to health issues. She was a member of Sneads Assembly of God Church, to which she loved her church...
Steven K. Barth
April 7, 2018
Steven Keith Barth, 61, of Marianna, FL went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 7, 2018. A native of Mansfield, OH., Keith was a retired truck driver and a long time employee of the City of Mansfield. He was an avid sports fan of the Steelers and the New York Yankees. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
James J. Sykes
April 7, 2018
James J. Sykes, 82, of the Dellwood Community, passed away on April 7, 2018 at Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Florida. He was born July 20, 1935 in Island Grove, FL and graduated from Hawthorne High School in 1954, with a senior class of twelve students. After high school, he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Kansas, where he...
Kevin Orr
April 6, 2018
J. Kevin Orr, age 73, of Marianna died Friday, April 6, 2018. Kevin was the youngest of five children born to William M. and Katherine Cecelia Orr in Fairmont, WV. He attended St. Peter's Catholic High School and graduated from West Virginia University. He was a successful realtor in Marco Island, FL before relocating to Marianna, FL. Kevin regularly attended...
Jayce A. Sykes
April 4, 2018
Jayce Allen Sykes, of Panama City Beach, FL passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Shands Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Gary Kiger and paternal grandfather, Donnie Sykes. Jayce is survived by his loving parents, Danny Sykes and Chelsea Kiger of Panama City Beach, FL; maternal grandmother, Amanda Kiger of...
Clarence "Tommy" Hayden Jr.
April 3, 2018
Clarence Thomas "Tommy" Hayden, Jr., 57, of Grand Ridge, passed into the arms of his heavenly father Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at his home with his loving family around him. A native of Julian, NC, Tommy had resided in Jackson County for the past 14 years. He previously worked as owner/operator as a truck driver and in the lawn service....
David E. Neel
April 2, 2018
David E. Neel, 51, of Sneads, died Monday, April 2, 2018 at his residence. David was born July 4, 1966 in MacClenny, FL. He was a graduate of Sneads High School and later joined the Marines for four years. David worked with the U.S. Federal Prison system for several years prior to retiring. David is survived by his parents, Daniel...
