Local Obituaries for Families in Sneads, Marianna, Graceville and Surrounding Areas in Florida
Mary Lou Reed
February 4, 2017
Mary Lou Reed, 61, of Marianna died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at her home. Arrangements will be announced by James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel.
Victoria Elizabeth Bush
January 31, 2017
Miss Victoria Elizabeth Bush, 10, precious child of God, left this earthly life on January 31, 2017. Victoria was born with Sanfilippo Syndrome, a rare terminal illness. Even though it diminished her body it never took her joy. Victoria enjoyed being a part of the Special Blessing Sunday School Class at Eastside Baptist Church and was a delight and joy...
Marilyn J. Kelly
January 30, 2017
Marilyn J. Kelly, 83, Born May 17, 1933 in Mattoon ILL., died January 30, 2017 in Marianna, FL. Jackson County. A long time resident of Orlando, FL. Mrs. Kelly has resided in Jackson County since 2008. She was a housewife and a longtime active member as one of Jehovah's Witnesses and was a graduate of Winter Park High. She was...
David Ham
January 30, 2017
David Ham, age 67, of Newman, GA passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital surrounded by family. Mr. Ham was born April 28, 1949 in Inwood, FL to the late James Ham and Stella Ham. Survivors include his loving wife, Carol Cross Ham; children, Dawn Rice, Amy Rowell, Emma Ham, David J. Ham and Carol Lynn Ham....
Vivian C. Cobb
January 24, 2017
Vivian Canant Cobb, 88, of Marianna died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Marianna Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Ohio, Mrs. Cobb had resided in Marianna for the past 59 years where along with her late husband, James E. (Edd) Cobb they founded, operated and formerly owned Cobb Front End and Tire Service. She was preceded in death by...
Willard Derrill Stewart
January 21, 2017
Willard Derrill Stewart, 76, of Marianna passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at his residence. Willard was born in Marianna on September 21, 1940. As a young man, he served in the Navy and retired from the Alabama Air Force National Guard. He spent the next 32 years working as a supervisor at Dozier School for Boys. Willard was a...
Howard D. Smith
January 19, 2017
Howard D. Smith, 93, of Marianna died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife and son. Survived by his two daughters, Linda Price and Pam Goodwin; one sister, Rita Wheelus; and very close friend, Jeanette Newman. He was a native of Washington County, was raised in Jackson County. Howard was a retired...
Nicholas Allen Plass
January 17, 2017
Nicholas Allen Plass, 24, of Tallahassee, FL died Tuesday, January 17, 2017. He was born in Marianna, FL on April 14, 1992 to Rebecca (Plass) Oden and Gregory Pitts. Nick, who was fondly known as "Sunshine" by many of his friends, spent most of his youth in Marianna, FL with some time growing up in Sand Springs, OK and Hosford,...
Hilda A. Brawley
January 17, 2017
Hilda A. Brawley, 86, of Marianna, Florida, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2017, at Jackson Hospital surrounded by family and friends. She was born on September 2, 1930, in Kingston, England, to Charles and Audrey Gifford. In 1952, she left England by ship and then traveled by train to North Alabama to marry Robert Lee (Bob) Brawley, Jr. after...
Edward "Jaybird" Hunt
January 15, 2017
Edward Earl "Jaybird"Hunt, 83, known to everyone as Jaybird, passed from this life on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at his home in Marianna with his loving daughter, family, and friends by his side. Born October 3, 1933 to Edward Ferguson Hunt and Lillian Lucille Bennett Hunt, Jaybird spent his childhood in Greenwood where he attended school and graduated from Greenwood...
Doloris I. Mitchell
January 15, 2017
Dolores I. (Jones) Mitchell, 94, Marianna, Florida, formerly of Morris, Illinois, passed away January 15, 2017, at the Chipola Nursing and Retirement Center in Marianna. Born January 29, 1922, to David L. Jones, Jr., and Elverda E. (Phillips) Jones in Irvington, Iowa. Dolores was the second oldest daughter in a large family of ten. She took great pride in her...
Nell T. Wester
January 13, 2017
Nell Tatum Wester, 79, of Grand Ridge, Florida died Friday, January 13, 2017, at her residence. Nell Patricia Tatum was born to Annie Lee and Curtis Tatum, Sr. on September 17, 1937. She joined an older sister, Annie Ruth and, much later, two little brothers, Mike and Bubba, came along to complete the Curtis Tatum family. Nell's father owned and...
William Edwin Norton
January 12, 2017
Mr. William E. Norton, 82, of Marianna died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Jackson Hospital. William was born September 4, 1934 in Keene, NH. He was of the Catholic faith and served in the U.S. ARMY as a SFC from 1956 until his retirement in 1981 in Fort Bliss, TX. He was also a member of the VFW. He was...
Dorothy C. Land
January 12, 2017
Dorothy C. Land, 82, died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. She was born August 16, 1934 in Donalsonville, GA to the late Hershel and Annie Baxter Land. Dorothy was a homemaker and a caregiver for many years. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church of Greenwood and she attended Collins Chapel Baptist Church in Malone....
Nancy Gordon Lichtfuss
January 12, 2017
Nancy Lichtfuss, 66, of Marianna died peacefully Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Chipola Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Mike Litchfuss; daughters, Kristi Wilkes and Kelly Lichtfuss; granddaughters, Kennedy and Khloe Wilkes. All services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marianna Branch of Covenant...
Elaine Noblin
January 12, 2017
Elaine Noblin, 93, of Malone died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Jackson Hospital. She loved her Lord, Church and family. Her specialty was her thin layered chocolate cake. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, Grady and Rose Lee Adams; husband, Curtis Wesley Noblin; son, James Wesley Noblin; brothers, Otis Adams, Addis Adams, Morris Adams, Sidney Adams, Charles Adams;...
Katherine Boutwell
January 12, 2017
Katherine Boutwell, 64, of Grand Ridge died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Southeast Alabama Medical Center. She was born on December 5, 1952 to the late Henry and Jeanie Benefield. She accepted Jesus Christ as her savior at a young age. She worked at Walmart in Marianna for 15 years where she loved to be when she wasn't with her...
Donald Eugene Hill
January 6, 2017
Donald Eugene Hill, 86, of Cottondale, FL went to his heavenly home to be with the Lord on January 6, 2017. He passed away at home surrounded by his family at his home. He lived most of his life in Marianna, FL before moving to Cottondale in 2010 to live with his daughter. He worked at Jackson Packing Co. for...
Gregory P. Mott
January 6, 2017
?Gregory P. Mott, 61, of Greenwood, FL passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 6, 2017 while at work. ? Greg was born on June 15, 1955 in Orange, Texas to parents Andrew G. Mott and Lillie M. Watson. Greg was of Christian faith and had been a resident of the area off and on since 1993, coming from Niceville, Fl....
Ronald Fran Vila
January 6, 2017
Ronald Fran Vila, 85, of Marianna died Friday, January 6, 2017, at his residence. Ronald was born November 5, 1931 in Chicago, IL to the late Joseph and Leona Dorman Vila. He was self-employed as a land lord for his rental properties. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Michael Vila. Survivors include his sons, Keith...
