Obituaries

Mrs. Doris E. Fowler, age 95, of Alford, FL passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2011 in Marianna, FL. Doris was born on March 6, 1916 in Essex, England and had lived in Alford since 1978 coming from Illinois. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of England.

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Mr. Dennis Earl Ring, 53, of Youngstown, FL, passed away Friday, June 24, 2011, at his home in Youngstown.

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DIANNE M. CHAPMAN
Mrs. Dianne M. Chapman, age 58, of Blountstown, FL passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL.
Dianne was born on August 5, 1952 in Lake City, FL and had lived in Blountstown for most of her life. She was caregiver and a member of the Holiness Faith.

Survivors include her husband, Gary Chapman, of Blountstown; one son, Zachary Chapman, of Blountstown; two brothers, Johnny Sellers and his wife, Johnnie, of Bristol, Jerry Sellers and his wife, Shirley, of Dothan; five sisters, Barbara Alford of Quincy, Margaret Sellers of Quincy, Frances Fant and her husband, Gene, of Clarksville, Debbie Rose and her husband, Gordan, of Louisiana, Connie Bivin and her husband, Larry, of Mobile; one grandson, Justin Chapman; several nieces and nephews; a special sister-in-law, Phyllis Chapman Clinton; and special friends, Brenda and Greg Varnes.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 27, at 11 am (CT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Coy Collins and Reverend Larry Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in the Lake Mystic Cemetery in Bristol.

All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.

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HAZEL M. QUATTLEBAUM
Mrs. Hazel M. Quattlebaum, age 79, of Altha, FL, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Marianna, FL.
Hazel was born on May 8, 1932, in Altha and had lived here most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the protestant faith.
Survivors include two sons, Wesley Quattlebaum and his wife, Heather, and Will Quattlebaum, all of Altha; two brothers, Vester McCormick and his wife, Elizabeth, of Altha, and J C McCormick of Panama City; two sisters, Sue Rogers and her husband, Frankie, and Brenda Alday and her husband, Curtis, all of Altha; and eight grandchildren.

Memorial services were held Saturday, June 25, at 12:00 o’clock noon at Hillcrest Baptist Church near Altha, with Reverend Forrest Parker officiating. Memorialization was by cremation.

All arrangements were under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown.

ELBERT AYERS, JR., 87
Elbert Ayers, Jr. of Lake Wales passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at his son's residence.

He was born January 25, 1924 in Altha, FL to the late Elbert Ayers, Sr. and Nettie (Dixon) Ayers; and came to Lake Wales in 1946. He was retired from F.M.C. delivering citrus plant machinery and chemicals, attended the Lake Buffum Baptist Church, and is a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed gardening.

Elbert was preceded in death by his wife, Velma Jean Ayers in 1996; and son, Hugh Wright. Survivors include his daughters, Alice Carpenter of Lake Wales and Wanda Kuhns of Frostproof; sons, Jimmy Ayers of Bradenton, Charles Ayers of Winter Haven, Dale Ayers of Lake Wales, Kenneth Ayers of Lake Wales, and Mitchell Carpenter of Lake Wales; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, June 24, 2011 at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales, with visitation from 1:00-2:00 PM. Interment will follow at the Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery. The webcast of his service can be viewed and condolences may be sent to the family at marionnelsonfuneralhome.com.

Kimberly Beth McCoy of Blountstown passed away Friday, June 17, 2011, at the age of 31. She lived in Blountstown most of her life and worked for Superior Bank in Bristol as a Commercial Loan Processor for several years. She attended Rivertown Community Church. She was preceded in death by her father, James Morgan; grandparents, John Wesley and Laura Mae Morgan and Roland Larkins.
She is survived by her husband, John Paul McCoy; her son, Lucas and a daughter, Madison, all of Blountstown; her mother, Joan Morgan and her fiancé, Mike Williams of Bristol; her grandmother, Oneta Larkins; five sisters, Angel Tipton, Jamie Morgan, Heather Wood, Shannon Harper and Karen Morgan; her step-father, Carlos Arrazattee of Greenwood; a special cousin, Lynn Peddie, who was like a sister to her; and many extended family members.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Wednesday, June 22, at Rivertown Community Church with Paul Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, at Adams Funeral Home.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Phone 674-5449. On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com

RICHARD ARLON CHASON
Mr. Richard Arlon Chason, 73, of Altha, FL, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at his home in Altha. Arlon was born on November 7, 1937, in Altha and lived in Altha all of his life. He was a retired supervisor at the Florida State Hospital with 37 years of service. Arlon served in the United States Army for 2 years and was of the Baptist Faith.

Survivors include, his wife, Judy Chason of Altha; two sons, Sterling Chason and his wife, Sharon, and Shannon (Coot) Chason and friend, Cindy, all of Altha; two daughters, Sherry Byrd and her husband, Bill, of Columbia, MS and Charlie Lipford and her husband, R.L., of Altha; two brothers, Joe Chason and his wife, Betsy, of Lawtey, FL, and Howard Chason and his wife, Jean, of Chattahoochee, FL; one sister, Sandra Summerlin, of Altha; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday, June 17, at 7:00 pm (CDT) at the Altha Church of God in with Reverend Allan Nichols and Reverend Bill Mayo officiating. Memorialization will be by cremation. The family will receive friends Friday, June 17, from 5:00 pm (CDT) until service time at 7:00 pm at the Altha Church of God. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).

Sharon Nelson of Panama City passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at the age of 64.
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