Category: Obituaries

Betty Jean Young Ford, 75, of Owens Creek, Ala. and, formerly, of Greenville, Fla., passed away in Huntsville, Ala. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.,…

Billy Gene Hodge, 68, of Valdosta, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Langdale Hospice House. He was born on Aug. 20, 1950, in Valdosta Ga., to Gary Paul Hodge and…

Lonnie Charles “LC” Young, Sr., 81, of Monticello’s Aucilla community, passed at home on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at Greater Fellowship M.B….

Ulysses Mays, Sr., of Madison, Fla., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at the age of 80. A wake service will be held on Friday, Jan. 18, from 4 p.m. to…

Mrs. Sidney Conner Ashley, age 92, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, in Madison,…

Nathan H. Newman, 81, a longtime resident of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at his son’s home in Live Oak, Fla., surrounded by his family. Nathan was born March…

John Harvey Peacock, 91, passed away on Jan. 8, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla. John was born Aug. 15, 1927, in Miami, Fla. to Ola and Robert Peacock. He is preceded in death…

Michael Ray Bass passed away on Nov. 30, 2018, after a short illness with cancer in Winter Haven Hospital. He was born on Aug. 12, 1959, in Valdosta, Ga. to Thomas “Flat”…

Mr. George Robert Jenkins, Jr., age 69, passed away in Tallahassee on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. A Graveside Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at Cherry…

Phoebe Virginia Shipley, 65, passed away on Dec. 31, 2018, in Valdosta, Ga. Phoebe was born June 2, 1953, in Clearwater, Fla. to William Albert Bell and Vernice Bell (Poole). She was…

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Rye, age 72, passed away at her home in Lee, Fla. Funeral Services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at Beggs Funeral Home, Madison Chapel….

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Rye, age 72, passed away at her home in Lee, Fla. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, at Beggs Funeral Home, Madison…

Paul Wayne Rowell, 88, passed away on Dec. 27, 2018, in Madison, Fla. He was born March 6, 1930, in Branford, Fla. to Paul Kistler “P.K.” Rowell and Eileen Jane Peterson Rowell….

Mrs. Annie Ben Ragans, age 98, died on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at her home in Madison, Fla. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at…

Gene McClamma passed away Sunday afternoon Dec. 16  in his home surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his three children: Tracy Fox, Austin McClamma and April Carr; his brother,…

Reverend Walter Richard Wynn, age 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, while surrounded by his loving family. Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec….

Margaret Elizabeth Register, 99, of Adel, Ga., lived fully, loved faithfully, gave generously and blessed everyone who knew her. Born on Feb. 10, 1919, in Blythewood, S.C., she went home to Jesus…

Kenneth Barnette, 79, passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. He was a very gifted musician, a great teacher and a veteran of the US Army. Barnette was preceded in death by his…

Mrs. Virginia Holden Erfmann, age 77, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. A Celebration of Life service was held on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church, in Shady…

Mrs. Carolyn June Cooley, 77, of Lee, Fla., passed from this life on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at Lake Park of Madison Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Carolyn was…