Fourth Generation Florida Cattleman, Herschel Alva Rooks, Sr., born May 30, 1927 in Citrus County, Fl., entered into rest March 7 in Madison County. He was preceded in death by his wife,…
Category: Obituaries
Irma Sharp
Irma Cone Sharp was born November 21, 1935 to Thomas and Vivian Cone in Greenville. She was a graduate of Greenville High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Florida…
John W. Baker
John W. Baker, 68, died Feb. 24 in his home. He was born in Lakeland, Fl. to the late Sam Baker and Mary Baker Keene. He grew up in Lakeland and joined…
William Calvin Wynn, Sr.
William Calvin Wynn passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 23 at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. Calvin was born in Greenville on Nov. 5, 1937. He retired from Centel/Sprint Telephone Company. He…
Estella Ruby Bowers Glass
Mrs. Estella Ruby Bowers Glass, 76, of Greenville, passed away Feb. 9 at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Glass was born May 20, 1939 in Elmira, NY., to the late Milton Daniel…
James (Jimmy) E. Williams
James (Jimmy) E. Williams of Madison, passed away at the Lake City VA Medical Center on Monday, Feb. 8. He was born on March 2, 1939 in Winter Park, Fl. to the…
George Frank Rykard, Jr.
George Frank Rykard, Jr., age 84, died Sunday, Jan. 31 at his home. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at Beggs Funeral Home, Madison Chapel with burial at…
Julia Elvira Brown
Julia Elvira Brown, 92, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Good Samaritan Center, Dowling Park. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 at Beggs Funeral Home Madison Chapel…
Louise Pickles Strickland
Louise Pickles Strickland, 81, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Madison County Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 at Hanson Methodist Church with burial at…
Louella W. Lamb
Louella W. Lamb, 97, passed away on Jan. 25 at her home in Madison while surrounded by her family. Louella was born May 9, 1918 in Joplin, MO. to O. F. Walker…
In Loving Memory, James Glosson Sheffield, Jr. “Jimmy” March 20, 1953 – January 19, 2016
Jimmy Sheffield, 62, passed away peacefully on Jan. 19 in Tallahassee, Fl. following an illness. He was son to James Glosson, Sr. and Brunelle Sheffield and was born in Madison where he…
Shirley Yeager
Shirley Yeager, 71, passed away on Jan. 23, in Lee, Fl. Shirley was born in Live Oak, Fl. to Raymond Jackson and Lillie Mae Adams Jackson. Mrs. Yeager was of the Baptist…
Paul Frederick Braun
Paul Frederick Braun, 64, of Greenville Fl., died of a heart attack on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, In. to William Henry and Caroline Teresa…
Dr. James Edward Davis
Dr. James Edward Davis, 80, of Dawsonville, Ga. passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14 at his residence following a period of declining health. Born Nov. 22, 1935 in Madison to the late…
John H. Mathis Jr.
John H. (Buddy) Mathis, Jr., age 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Lee, on Jan. 14. He was born in Madison County on August 19, 1941 to John Henry and…
Angela Darlene Gaston
Mrs. Angela Weaver Gaston, 50, of Pinetta, gained her angel wings on Sunday, Jan. 17. Angela was born Jan. 1, 1966 in Valdosta, Ga. to Mr. and Mrs. James and Louise Weaver….
Eddie Louise Ragans Bevis
Eddie Louise Ragans Bevis of Thomaston, Ga., formerly of Madison, Fl., passed away on Wednesday, Jan.13 in Newnan, Ga. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16…
Julian “Lamar” Tuten
Julian “Lamar” Tuten, of Moseley Hall, Perry and Ocala, Fl., was born Feb. 3, 1937 and passed away Jan. 4 after suffering a stroke on New Year’s Day. He was preceded in…
Bernard Phillip Bailey, Sr.
Bernard Phillip Bailey, Sr., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13 in Tallahassee. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16 at Walker Cemetery in Lamont, Fl. Family will…
Vera Mason Lauria
Vera Mason Lauria, 88, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 2 at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Ga. Vera was born on March 2,…