Mr. Rudolph J. Rackley, age 88, of Altha, FL passed away Thursday, December, 29, 2011 in Blountstown. Rudolph was born on January 10, 1923 in Calhoun County and had lived here all of his life. He was a retired farmer, educator and coach of high school athletics in the AAU organization. Rudolph received his BS degree from the University of Florida majoring in Agriculture Education. He was widely known for his athleticism and his love with anything associated with the University of Florida. Rudolph was preceded in death by his parents, Jay W. Rackley and Floy Branton Rackley. He was a member of the Altha United Methodist Church in Altha.
Survivors include,
Wife of 64 years, Myrl Rackley of Altha, FL
Two sons, Rudy Rackley of Altha, FL
Jay Hoyt Rackley of Altha, FL
Three daughters, Harriett Eldridge and her husband Larry of Altha, FL
Hilda Edenfield and her husband, Greg of Altha, FL.
Gilda Stewart and her husband, Joe of Woodland, AL
Thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren
Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm (CST) from the Altha United Methodist Church in Altha, FL with Reverend John King officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Olive Cemetery in Altha. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 31, 2011 from 4:00 pm (CST) until 6:00 pm (CST) at Peavy Funeral Home. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.
Obituaries - Topics from December, 2011
Kathy Lytle
Mrs. Kathy Lytle, 59, of Blountstown, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 20, 2011, at her home.
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OBITUARY - Howell
Ruth Ray Howell of Blountstown passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the age of 95.
Ruth was a lifelong resident of Blountstown and was a member of Blountstown First Baptist Church. She was founder of Calhoun-Liberty Abstract Company which she operated for seventy years. She was a graduate of Columbia County High School.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas C. and Mary (Peacock) Ray; her husband, Charlie Hix Howell; and a brother, Bill Ray.
Survivors include her son, Charles Ray Howell, of Blountstown; daughter, Nancy Mauldin; five grandchildren, Josh Mauldin, Lynn Walquist, Renee Jeppson, Sherri Shuler, and Ray Howell; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 31, in the Chapel at Adams Funeral Home with Reverend David Throckmorton officiating. Interment will follow in Boggs Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4:00- 6:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, at the funeral home.
Adams Funeral Home in Blountstown is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
Ruth was a lifelong resident of Blountstown and was a member of Blountstown First Baptist Church. She was founder of Calhoun-Liberty Abstract Company which she operated for seventy years. She was a graduate of Columbia County High School.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas C. and Mary (Peacock) Ray; her husband, Charlie Hix Howell; and a brother, Bill Ray.
Survivors include her son, Charles Ray Howell, of Blountstown; daughter, Nancy Mauldin; five grandchildren, Josh Mauldin, Lynn Walquist, Renee Jeppson, Sherri Shuler, and Ray Howell; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 31, in the Chapel at Adams Funeral Home with Reverend David Throckmorton officiating. Interment will follow in Boggs Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4:00- 6:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, at the funeral home.
Adams Funeral Home in Blountstown is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
OBITUARY - Griswold
Mrs. Mary Griswold, 84, of Altha, FL, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in Altha.
Mary was born on March 12, 1927, in Belfast, Ireland, and had lived in Altha for past one year coming from Kissimmee, FL. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include one son, David Griswold, and his wife, Deborah, of Altha; three brothers, Dennis Kerr of Australia, David Kerr and Jimmy Kerr of Ireland; four Sisters, Dinah Gibney, Ester (Hessie) Hendron, Sadie Sinclair and Irene Cummins; four grandchildren, Ashley Whitfield, Jeremy Watford, David John Griswold, Jr. and Deana Griswold; and one great-grandchild, Ryan Hunter Whitfield.
Funeral services will be held Monday, December 26, at 10 am (CST) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jim McIntosh officiating. Interment will follow Tuesday, December 27, at 10:15am (CST) at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (674-2266).
Mary was born on March 12, 1927, in Belfast, Ireland, and had lived in Altha for past one year coming from Kissimmee, FL. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include one son, David Griswold, and his wife, Deborah, of Altha; three brothers, Dennis Kerr of Australia, David Kerr and Jimmy Kerr of Ireland; four Sisters, Dinah Gibney, Ester (Hessie) Hendron, Sadie Sinclair and Irene Cummins; four grandchildren, Ashley Whitfield, Jeremy Watford, David John Griswold, Jr. and Deana Griswold; and one great-grandchild, Ryan Hunter Whitfield.
Funeral services will be held Monday, December 26, at 10 am (CST) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jim McIntosh officiating. Interment will follow Tuesday, December 27, at 10:15am (CST) at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (674-2266).
Betty J. Deese
Mrs. Betty J. Deese, 76, of Altha, FL, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011, in Marianna, FL.
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OBITUARY - Sewell
Mr. Albert Sewell, 83, of Hosford, FL, passed away early Monday morning, December 19, 2011, in Blountstown, FL.
Albert was born on May 14, 1928, in Lake Wales, FL, and had lived in Liberty County for most of his life. He was retired heavy equipment operator and was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Quincy.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Faye Sewell, of Hosford; three sons, Glenn Sewell and his wife, Kathy, of Telogia, Clifford Jerome Sewell of Telogia and Adam Sewell of Bristol; three daughters, Tammy Edwards and her husband, Butch, of Sneads, Lisa Shuler and her husband, Milton, of Bristol, and Margie Soleimanibabadi of Tallahassee; one brother, R.D. Sewell, and his wife, Mary, of Hosford; two sisters, Mable Burke and Myrtle Pitts, both of Hosford; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21, at 11:00 am (EST) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel in Blountstown with Reverend Tim Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in the Hosford Cemetery in Hosford. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 20, from 6 until 8 pm (EST) at Peavy Funeral Home.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
Albert was born on May 14, 1928, in Lake Wales, FL, and had lived in Liberty County for most of his life. He was retired heavy equipment operator and was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Quincy.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Faye Sewell, of Hosford; three sons, Glenn Sewell and his wife, Kathy, of Telogia, Clifford Jerome Sewell of Telogia and Adam Sewell of Bristol; three daughters, Tammy Edwards and her husband, Butch, of Sneads, Lisa Shuler and her husband, Milton, of Bristol, and Margie Soleimanibabadi of Tallahassee; one brother, R.D. Sewell, and his wife, Mary, of Hosford; two sisters, Mable Burke and Myrtle Pitts, both of Hosford; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21, at 11:00 am (EST) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel in Blountstown with Reverend Tim Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in the Hosford Cemetery in Hosford. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 20, from 6 until 8 pm (EST) at Peavy Funeral Home.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
OBITUARY - Vickery
Rocky E. Vickery, 76, of Calhoun County passed away peacefully Saturday, December 17, 2011, at his home after an extended illness.
He was born July 31, 1935, the son of the late Pansy Vickery McCormick. Mr. Vickery worked construction and then was self-employed in a pulp wood business. He retired as a farmer in 1998. He was a member of the Macedonia First Baptist Church of Blountstown and a member of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau, serving as a Board of Director for 36 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed Martin bird-watching, hunting, and fishing.
Mourning his passing are his devoted wife of 53 years, Glenda (Branton) Vickery of Blountstown; two daughters, Becky Vickery and Dr. Glenda Sue Vickery; and his much loved grandson, Branton Rocky Vickery, all of Blountstown; two brothers, Donald McCormick (the late Carissa) of Arcadia, FL and Freddy McCormick of Calhoun County; six sisters, Geraldine Kelley (Clyde), Jean Murphy (the late Buddy), Shirley Young, Jennifer Mears (Robert), Pam Kahle (James), and Margaret Barfield (Jack), all of Calhoun County; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 20, at 10 A.M. (CST) in the Macedonia First Baptist Church with the Reverend David Wood and David Pitts officiating. Interment will follow in the Macedonia First Baptist Church Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends Monday, December 19, from 5 pm - 7 pm at Peavy Funeral Home. Memorial contributions in Rocky Vickery’s memory can be made to Covenant Hospice, 4215 Kelson Ave., Marianna, FL 32446.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (674-2266).
He was born July 31, 1935, the son of the late Pansy Vickery McCormick. Mr. Vickery worked construction and then was self-employed in a pulp wood business. He retired as a farmer in 1998. He was a member of the Macedonia First Baptist Church of Blountstown and a member of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau, serving as a Board of Director for 36 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed Martin bird-watching, hunting, and fishing.
Mourning his passing are his devoted wife of 53 years, Glenda (Branton) Vickery of Blountstown; two daughters, Becky Vickery and Dr. Glenda Sue Vickery; and his much loved grandson, Branton Rocky Vickery, all of Blountstown; two brothers, Donald McCormick (the late Carissa) of Arcadia, FL and Freddy McCormick of Calhoun County; six sisters, Geraldine Kelley (Clyde), Jean Murphy (the late Buddy), Shirley Young, Jennifer Mears (Robert), Pam Kahle (James), and Margaret Barfield (Jack), all of Calhoun County; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 20, at 10 A.M. (CST) in the Macedonia First Baptist Church with the Reverend David Wood and David Pitts officiating. Interment will follow in the Macedonia First Baptist Church Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends Monday, December 19, from 5 pm - 7 pm at Peavy Funeral Home. Memorial contributions in Rocky Vickery’s memory can be made to Covenant Hospice, 4215 Kelson Ave., Marianna, FL 32446.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (674-2266).
Willie Merle Estridge
Willie Merle Estridge of Tallahassee passed away Monday, December 5, 2011, in Tallahassee at the age of 66.
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John Ilmari Luukko
John Ilmari Luukko of Blountstown passed away Friday, December 9, 2011, in Panama City at the age of 65.
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OBITUARY - Melvin
Verna Ruth Melvin
Mrs. Verna Ruth Melvin, 70, of Altha, FL, passed away Monday, December 5, 2011, at her home.
Ruth was born on February 6, 1941, in Altha and had lived in Calhoun County all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church in Altha.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, John Tinsley and Edna Bauldree Bailey, brother, Michael Bailey.
Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Preston Autry Melvin. of Altha; four sons, Terry Dennis Baggett and his wife, Sharon, of Altha, James Edgar Baggett and his wife, Debra, of Altha, Preston Melvin, Jr. and his wife, Patricia, of Ponce De Leon, FL, and William Tinsley Melvin of Altha; one brother, John C. Bailey, and his wife, Jean, of Altha; two sisters, Betty Bailey and Barbara Clemons, both of Altha; five grandchildren, James Michael Baggett, Angelia Verna Baggett, Matthew Edgar Baggett, Kayla Renee Baggett and Jeremy Edgar Baggett; 10 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 10, at 11:00 am (CST) at Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church in Altha. Interment will follow in the Edenfield Cemetery in Altha. The family will receive friends Friday, December 9, from 6:00 pm (CST) until 8:00 pm (CST) at Peavy Funeral Home.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
Mrs. Verna Ruth Melvin, 70, of Altha, FL, passed away Monday, December 5, 2011, at her home.
Ruth was born on February 6, 1941, in Altha and had lived in Calhoun County all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church in Altha.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, John Tinsley and Edna Bauldree Bailey, brother, Michael Bailey.
Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Preston Autry Melvin. of Altha; four sons, Terry Dennis Baggett and his wife, Sharon, of Altha, James Edgar Baggett and his wife, Debra, of Altha, Preston Melvin, Jr. and his wife, Patricia, of Ponce De Leon, FL, and William Tinsley Melvin of Altha; one brother, John C. Bailey, and his wife, Jean, of Altha; two sisters, Betty Bailey and Barbara Clemons, both of Altha; five grandchildren, James Michael Baggett, Angelia Verna Baggett, Matthew Edgar Baggett, Kayla Renee Baggett and Jeremy Edgar Baggett; 10 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 10, at 11:00 am (CST) at Victory Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church in Altha. Interment will follow in the Edenfield Cemetery in Altha. The family will receive friends Friday, December 9, from 6:00 pm (CST) until 8:00 pm (CST) at Peavy Funeral Home.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
OBITUARY - Estridge
Willie Merle Estridge of Tallahassee passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 in Tallahassee at the age of 66. She was born April 17, 1945 to the late George W. and Willie Lee (Kemp) Estridge. She was a retired computer operator supervisor for thirty years for the Florida Department of Agriculture. She was a 1963 graduate of Wewahitchka High School.
She is survived by her son, Dallas Lynn Jones and his wife, Cyndi of Altha; daughter, Brigitte Renee Jones of Tallahassee; grandchildren, Priscilla Hunt, Morgan Jones, Dallas Lynn Jones III, and Madison Jones; a brother, Charles A. Estridge of Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 8, 2011 in the Chapel of Adams Funeral Home with Reverend Charles Pettis officiating. Interment will follow in Kemp Cemetery in Wewahitchka. The family will receive friends 9:00-10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 8 at the funeral home.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Phone 674-5449. On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
She is survived by her son, Dallas Lynn Jones and his wife, Cyndi of Altha; daughter, Brigitte Renee Jones of Tallahassee; grandchildren, Priscilla Hunt, Morgan Jones, Dallas Lynn Jones III, and Madison Jones; a brother, Charles A. Estridge of Columbus, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 8, 2011 in the Chapel of Adams Funeral Home with Reverend Charles Pettis officiating. Interment will follow in Kemp Cemetery in Wewahitchka. The family will receive friends 9:00-10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 8 at the funeral home.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Phone 674-5449. On-line condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
OBITUARY - Hayes
Danny J. Hayes of Bristol passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011, in Blountstown at the age of 52.
He was born in Quincy January 11, 1959, to the late Calvin Coolidge and Betty J. (Dowdy) Hayes. He was a driver for C. W. Roberts for 25 years and for the Liberty County Road Department for the past six years. He attended Bristol First Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Hayes Lewis, and a nephew, Robert “Scooter” Lewis.
He is survived by his son, Timothy McCormick, of Bristol; two daughters, Shelly Poole and her husband, Jason, of Blountstown, and Kelly Cunningham and her husband, Mark, of Colquitt, Georgia; 11 grandchildren; brothers, Doobie Hayes and his wife, Kathy, of Bristol, and Bubba Hayes of Marianna, Florida; sisters, Jo Ann Hayes of Bristol; and several nieces and nephews and other extended family.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. ET, Tuesday, December 6, at Bristol First Christian Church with Reverend Alan McMannis officiating. Interment will follow in Telogia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. ET, Monday, December 5, at Bristol First Christian Church.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). On-lines condolences may be made at adamsfh.com
He was born in Quincy January 11, 1959, to the late Calvin Coolidge and Betty J. (Dowdy) Hayes. He was a driver for C. W. Roberts for 25 years and for the Liberty County Road Department for the past six years. He attended Bristol First Christian Church.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Hayes Lewis, and a nephew, Robert “Scooter” Lewis.
He is survived by his son, Timothy McCormick, of Bristol; two daughters, Shelly Poole and her husband, Jason, of Blountstown, and Kelly Cunningham and her husband, Mark, of Colquitt, Georgia; 11 grandchildren; brothers, Doobie Hayes and his wife, Kathy, of Bristol, and Bubba Hayes of Marianna, Florida; sisters, Jo Ann Hayes of Bristol; and several nieces and nephews and other extended family.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. ET, Tuesday, December 6, at Bristol First Christian Church with Reverend Alan McMannis officiating. Interment will follow in Telogia Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. ET, Monday, December 5, at Bristol First Christian Church.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). On-lines condolences may be made at adamsfh.com
Denice Machelle Warrington
Denice Machelle Warrington of Stigler, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011, in Gretna, Florida, at the age of 44.
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