Category: Obituaries

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…

Wanda Jean Ruback Holden, 82, of Madison, Fla., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 29, at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Wanda was a 1953 graduate of Johnstown High School, in Johnstown, N.Y. She…

Mr. Marcus Solomon Taylor, Jr., age 76, passed away Dec. 2, 2018, in Valdosta, Ga.  Funeral Services will be held Friday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home, Madison Chapel….

  Sheila Annelle Ragans Bishop, of Lee, Fla., passed away on Nov. 24, 2018, after a valiant and brave battle with cancer. She was born in Madison, Fla., and is the daughter…

  Mr. Robert “Bob” Wallace Blair, Jr., age 76, passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, at his home in Lee, Fla. after an extended illness. He was surrounded by his loving family….

Coreane Messer McDaniel, 101, of Perry, Fla., passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, leaving this life with the same grace and dignity with which she lived it. Born Mary Coreane…

Henry Hall Battle passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. He was born in Bryson City, N.C. He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-one years, Grace Myral Barclay Battle; daughters: Lynne…

Ethel “Marjorie” Baker, 89, passed away at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Nov. 13, 2018. Ethel was born Oct. 7, 1929, in Sylvester, Ga. to George Barfield and Ethel Massey Barfield. Marjorie was…

Herman Earl Yarbrough passed away in his home on Nov. 2, 2018. He was 71 years old. He was born in Hot Springs, Ark. He retired in Lee, Fla. near the Withlacoochee…

Donald Louis Minden, age 85, husband of Madison’s Betty June Welch, married for 64 years, made his transition to the spirit on Sept. 27, 2018. He entered life on Nov. 19, 1932,…

Larry Pride, 66, departed this life on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. He was the second son born to James and Ruby Pride, of Madison. He was an active member of New Bethel…

Raymond Jessie Evans Sr., age 88, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Suwannee Health and Rehabilitation Center in Live Oak, Fla. A celebration of life was held Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at…

Carolyn Cave Horne, age 95, passed away on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Madison County Memorial Hospital in Madison, Fla. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31,…

Mary E. “Cricket” Williams, 85, of Madison, gained her heavenly wings on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 12 p.m. at Mt. Zion AME…

Arthur John Paquette, 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Greenville, Fla. on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. He was born in Manchester, N.H. Paquette is survived by his loving wife of…

William Larry Bennett Sr., age 70, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Madison, Fla. He was born in Sumter County, Fla., on Feb. 28, 1948, to James Albert and Mildred…

Joshua Wayne Odom, 31, of Lee, joined his late mother, Carol Ellen Odom Phillips, in Heaven after a tragic drowning accident on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. He received a degree in horticulture…

Pearl Elizabeth Brooke Raines, 95, passed away on Saturday,  Oct. 13, 2018, in Andalusia, Ala., surrounded by her family. She was born Feb. 11, 1923, in New Smyrna, Fla. to Cortez Rudell…

Ruth Sheffield Herndon, 85, of Pinetta, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 8, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born, May 7, 1933, in Madison, Fla., she is predeceased by her parents,…

Dorothy Janell Bass Peacock, 92, left this life peacefully on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 at Hospice House in Tallahassee, Fla. She was born April 19, 1926 in Mulberry, Fla.  She is preceded…