Entries from May 2013
Day of Prayer
Calhoun County citizens and elected officials gathered at the corner of SR 20 and 73 Thursday to celebrate the National Day of Prayer.
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Tips sought in recent burglary
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in solving a theft case that occurred last week in Calhoun County.
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Countywide Track Meet
Students from BES, BMS, Carr and Altha competed in the countywide track meet held Thursday and Friday at Altha School.
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Carr Students of the Month
Principal Darryl Taylor, Jr. is pleased to announce the April Students of the Month at Carr School.
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BHS choir shines on stage in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”
The Blountstown High School choir put on an amazing performance of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” Thursday and Friday nights at the BHS Auditorium.
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Sheriff's Log for 05-09-13
CALHOUN COUNTY
Apr. 29: Devonte Ross, battery with burglary, battery on pregnant victim; Dana Chason, VOP; Cary Snell, lewd and lascivious exhibition
Apr. 30: Milton Higgins, battery; Cody Albritton, attempt to traffic narcotics, resisting
May 1: Jennifer Kay McDaniel, grand theft, burglary of a structure; Joseph Cossey, cultivation of marijuana; Brandon Mears, failure to appear
May 2: William Russell Pierce, VOP; Jessica Mayo, failure to appear; Jasmine Williams, no valid DL
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Apr. 29: Devonte Ross, battery with burglary, battery on pregnant victim; Dana Chason, VOP; Cary Snell, lewd and lascivious exhibition
Apr. 30: Milton Higgins, battery; Cody Albritton, attempt to traffic narcotics, resisting
May 1: Jennifer Kay McDaniel, grand theft, burglary of a structure; Joseph Cossey, cultivation of marijuana; Brandon Mears, failure to appear
May 2: William Russell Pierce, VOP; Jessica Mayo, failure to appear; Jasmine Williams, no valid DL
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OBITUARY - McMillion
Ricky Lynn McMillion departed this life on May 1, 2013, in Panama City, Florida at Bay Medical Center.
He was the third of four children and birthed to Lauris and Arnold McMillion on August 31, 1959, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Living most of his life in Wewahitchka, he was a devoted husband and an astounding father of three. As an established and well respected member of the community, Ricky was always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. He would drop any personal task to provide aid, love, and care for family, friends, or neighbors.
Without a lick of shyness, Ricky never met a stranger and would strike up a conversation with anyone standing at his side. He left behind an everlasting legacy of love and wisdom to all he came into contact with.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lauris Mixon and Arnold McMillion, and eldest sister, Karen Strickland.
Ricky is survived by his wife, Janet McMillion; son, Derrick, and wife, Crystal McMillion; son, Damon McMillion; daughter, Delaney McMillion; granddaughter, Harley Boyatt; older sister, Phyllis Cox; younger brother, Arnie McMillion; and stepfather, Elvin Mixon, who all reside in Wewahitchka, and numerous aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Ricky will be remembered by all the love he shared throughout his life and the kindness within his tender heart. Although he is gone from this Earth, he will never leave our hearts.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 4, at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, 138 East Orange Avenue, Wewahitchka, FL, with Pastor Derek Gerber and Pastor Joey Smith officiating. Interment followed at Buckhorn Cemetery.
All arrangements were under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
He was the third of four children and birthed to Lauris and Arnold McMillion on August 31, 1959, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Living most of his life in Wewahitchka, he was a devoted husband and an astounding father of three. As an established and well respected member of the community, Ricky was always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. He would drop any personal task to provide aid, love, and care for family, friends, or neighbors.
Without a lick of shyness, Ricky never met a stranger and would strike up a conversation with anyone standing at his side. He left behind an everlasting legacy of love and wisdom to all he came into contact with.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lauris Mixon and Arnold McMillion, and eldest sister, Karen Strickland.
Ricky is survived by his wife, Janet McMillion; son, Derrick, and wife, Crystal McMillion; son, Damon McMillion; daughter, Delaney McMillion; granddaughter, Harley Boyatt; older sister, Phyllis Cox; younger brother, Arnie McMillion; and stepfather, Elvin Mixon, who all reside in Wewahitchka, and numerous aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Ricky will be remembered by all the love he shared throughout his life and the kindness within his tender heart. Although he is gone from this Earth, he will never leave our hearts.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 4, at Glad Tidings Assembly of God, 138 East Orange Avenue, Wewahitchka, FL, with Pastor Derek Gerber and Pastor Joey Smith officiating. Interment followed at Buckhorn Cemetery.
All arrangements were under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
OBITUARY - Roddenberry
John H. Roddenberry, 71, of Bristol, Florida, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Marianna, Florida.
John was born in Citronelle, Florida, August 14, 1941, to the late Thomas and Katie N. (Hamilton) Roddenberry. He moved to Bristol in 1987 and was a member of Bristol Church of God. John was a retired upholsterer and he loved to fish and cook out with his family.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna E. (McCorkel) Roddenberry; sister, Edna Mae (Roddenberry) Baker; and brothers, Jimmy D. Roddenberry and William E. Roddenberry.
Survivors include his son, John R. (Pete) Roddenberry, Sr. and Terry Armstrong; daughters, Cherylyn D. (Roddenberry) Morgan and her husband, Fred J. (Jeff), and Katie E. (Roddenberry) O’Bryan and husband, Tommy, all of Marianna; ten grandchildren, Jeffery S. Morgan and Jennifur Bird, Kevin A. Calimach-Morgan and wife, Alexandra, Marissa E.(Morgan) Montano and husband, David S. (Scott), John R. Roddenberry, Jr. and Tiffany Ufret, Joshua Martinez, Jasmine N. Martinez, Meagan E. (O’Bryan) Sapp and husband, Joe, Alexandra D. L. O’Bryan, Ciara N. O’Bryan, and Kolby L. O’Bryan; nine great-grandchildren, Kaylyn E. Morgan, Fallyn B. Morgan, Lucas S. Montano, Amelia J. Montano, Lyric E. Roddenberry, Laralyn C. Morgan, Connor G. (Gabriel) Calimach-Morgan, Laila I. Martinez, and Joe Joe Sapp; eight siblings, James T. Roddenberry, Charles R. Roddenberry, Patsy K. (Roddenberry) Collett, Monte L. Roddenberry, Randall C. Roddenberry, Thomas Roddenberry, Joel D. (Buddy) Roddenberry, and Michael R. Roddenberry; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Saturday, May 4, at Bristol Church of God with Reverend Terry Blackburn officiating. Interment followed in Lake Mystic Cemetery.
Adams Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
John was born in Citronelle, Florida, August 14, 1941, to the late Thomas and Katie N. (Hamilton) Roddenberry. He moved to Bristol in 1987 and was a member of Bristol Church of God. John was a retired upholsterer and he loved to fish and cook out with his family.
Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edna E. (McCorkel) Roddenberry; sister, Edna Mae (Roddenberry) Baker; and brothers, Jimmy D. Roddenberry and William E. Roddenberry.
Survivors include his son, John R. (Pete) Roddenberry, Sr. and Terry Armstrong; daughters, Cherylyn D. (Roddenberry) Morgan and her husband, Fred J. (Jeff), and Katie E. (Roddenberry) O’Bryan and husband, Tommy, all of Marianna; ten grandchildren, Jeffery S. Morgan and Jennifur Bird, Kevin A. Calimach-Morgan and wife, Alexandra, Marissa E.(Morgan) Montano and husband, David S. (Scott), John R. Roddenberry, Jr. and Tiffany Ufret, Joshua Martinez, Jasmine N. Martinez, Meagan E. (O’Bryan) Sapp and husband, Joe, Alexandra D. L. O’Bryan, Ciara N. O’Bryan, and Kolby L. O’Bryan; nine great-grandchildren, Kaylyn E. Morgan, Fallyn B. Morgan, Lucas S. Montano, Amelia J. Montano, Lyric E. Roddenberry, Laralyn C. Morgan, Connor G. (Gabriel) Calimach-Morgan, Laila I. Martinez, and Joe Joe Sapp; eight siblings, James T. Roddenberry, Charles R. Roddenberry, Patsy K. (Roddenberry) Collett, Monte L. Roddenberry, Randall C. Roddenberry, Thomas Roddenberry, Joel D. (Buddy) Roddenberry, and Michael R. Roddenberry; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. EDT, Saturday, May 4, at Bristol Church of God with Reverend Terry Blackburn officiating. Interment followed in Lake Mystic Cemetery.
Adams Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements (phone 674-5449). Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
OBITUARY - Gause
Barkley Eugene (Gene) Gause, 83, of Marianna, FL, went home to the Lord, Sunday, April 28, 2013.
The eldest son of former Jackson County, FL Sheriff William Barkley and Bertie Rooks Gause, was born Feb. 22, 1930. Gene has two brothers, John Preston Gause of Dothan, AL, and William Gerald Gause of Marianna.
The Gauses are well known in the tri-state area from years of public service, television and radio personalities, and mobile home sales. As a young man, he was a Seaman 1st class in the Navy Reserves, worked deliveries to the Officers Club at Graham Air Force Base, now Sunland. Gene worked with his father's logging business as a timber man, log driver, creosote pole plant operator, a dairy farmer (near Marianna Dolomite) with 100 milk cows, selling to Sealtest in Marianna, raising peanuts, corn, hogs, chickens, turkeys and rabbits.
He attended Chipola Jr. College and Troy State Teacher's College to become a science teacher. Instead, he sought his fortune and fame as a roustabout on oil rigs in Colorado, as a salesman and in American steel. Gene established the Gause name in mobile home sales in the tri-states, winning many awards for sales volume. On Saturdays, Gene sponsored for years “Nashville's Jim & Jessie & The Virginia Boys,” then local wrestling with his brother, John, as announcer on Channel 4 Dothan. Gene retired a steel worker with USX Geneva Steel, Provo, UT, before returning to Florida.
Gene is loved dearly for the hard work he never shied away from, for the fine family he and Pat raised, for the champion he was to the less fortunate or oppressed, for his devotion to his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. His quick smile and laughter, love of people, piano playing, strong arm and helping hand, service in LDS temples and sermons in church, will be missed.
Gene married (Pat) Iris Shuler of Bristol, FL, in June 1950 in the LDS Mesa, AZ temple. Together, they had seven children, Genine, William (Bill) Parley, Jim Logan, Barkley Howell, Wade Shuler, Richard Eugene and David Wayne Gause. He doted over his 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He always told the girls they were beautiful and the boys he loved them.
He will be interned at the Gregory Neil Gentry/White Springs Cemetery on Gregory Gentry Road, approximately four miles east of Bristol on Hwy. 20, south off of Hwy. 20 on White Springs Road, then east on Gregory Neil Gentry Road (graded road).
The graveside service will be held Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. EDT. Bevis Funeral Home (850-643-3636, www.bevisfh.com) is in charge of the arrangements.
The eldest son of former Jackson County, FL Sheriff William Barkley and Bertie Rooks Gause, was born Feb. 22, 1930. Gene has two brothers, John Preston Gause of Dothan, AL, and William Gerald Gause of Marianna.
The Gauses are well known in the tri-state area from years of public service, television and radio personalities, and mobile home sales. As a young man, he was a Seaman 1st class in the Navy Reserves, worked deliveries to the Officers Club at Graham Air Force Base, now Sunland. Gene worked with his father's logging business as a timber man, log driver, creosote pole plant operator, a dairy farmer (near Marianna Dolomite) with 100 milk cows, selling to Sealtest in Marianna, raising peanuts, corn, hogs, chickens, turkeys and rabbits.
He attended Chipola Jr. College and Troy State Teacher's College to become a science teacher. Instead, he sought his fortune and fame as a roustabout on oil rigs in Colorado, as a salesman and in American steel. Gene established the Gause name in mobile home sales in the tri-states, winning many awards for sales volume. On Saturdays, Gene sponsored for years “Nashville's Jim & Jessie & The Virginia Boys,” then local wrestling with his brother, John, as announcer on Channel 4 Dothan. Gene retired a steel worker with USX Geneva Steel, Provo, UT, before returning to Florida.
Gene is loved dearly for the hard work he never shied away from, for the fine family he and Pat raised, for the champion he was to the less fortunate or oppressed, for his devotion to his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. His quick smile and laughter, love of people, piano playing, strong arm and helping hand, service in LDS temples and sermons in church, will be missed.
Gene married (Pat) Iris Shuler of Bristol, FL, in June 1950 in the LDS Mesa, AZ temple. Together, they had seven children, Genine, William (Bill) Parley, Jim Logan, Barkley Howell, Wade Shuler, Richard Eugene and David Wayne Gause. He doted over his 23 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He always told the girls they were beautiful and the boys he loved them.
He will be interned at the Gregory Neil Gentry/White Springs Cemetery on Gregory Gentry Road, approximately four miles east of Bristol on Hwy. 20, south off of Hwy. 20 on White Springs Road, then east on Gregory Neil Gentry Road (graded road).
The graveside service will be held Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. EDT. Bevis Funeral Home (850-643-3636, www.bevisfh.com) is in charge of the arrangements.
OBITUARY - Dickson
Mildred Agnes Cain Dickson was born October 20, 1928, in Calhoun County and passed away May 3, 2013.
She was a graduate of Blountstown High School and was a nurse for several years. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alec and Claudia (Pope) Cain; her husband, Block Dickson; her only child, Norman Richard Dickson; her great-granddaughter, Kaleigh Reilly; four brothers and five sisters.
She is survived by her four grandchildren, Ricky (Amanda) Dickson, Sarah Reilly, Jennifer Dickson and Katie Dickson; six great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Samantha, Taylor, Blake, River, and Chase. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Armatine Cain and Earlene Cain, as well as many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 5, in the Chapel at Adams Funeral Home with Dr. Ernie Gray officiating with visitation at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment followed in Nettle Ridge Cemetery.
Adams Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements (phone 850-674-5449). Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
She was a graduate of Blountstown High School and was a nurse for several years. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alec and Claudia (Pope) Cain; her husband, Block Dickson; her only child, Norman Richard Dickson; her great-granddaughter, Kaleigh Reilly; four brothers and five sisters.
She is survived by her four grandchildren, Ricky (Amanda) Dickson, Sarah Reilly, Jennifer Dickson and Katie Dickson; six great-grandchildren, Nicholas, Samantha, Taylor, Blake, River, and Chase. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Armatine Cain and Earlene Cain, as well as many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 5, in the Chapel at Adams Funeral Home with Dr. Ernie Gray officiating with visitation at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment followed in Nettle Ridge Cemetery.
Adams Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements (phone 850-674-5449). Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
OBITUARY - Duke
Mrs. Annie P. Duke, 87, of Blountstown, FL, passed away early Friday morning, May 3, 2013, in Blountstown.
Annie was born on October 10, 1925, in Crawfordville, FL, and had lived in Blountstown for the past several years, coming from Wakulla County. She was retired from retail sales and was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church in Tallahassee.
Annie was preceded in death by two brothers, James Albert Green and Daniel Green, and two sisters, Linda Bianca Green Gray and Esther Pearl Green Branch.
Survivors include her son, William Eugene Duke, of Florida; daughter, Patricia Ann Duke Goodman, and her husband, Delbert, of Crawfordville; four brothers, Charles Cleveland Green of Tallahassee, Robert Doyle Green of Crawfordville, Ira Pasco Green of NV, and Oather Douglas Green of Sugar Grove, NC; two sisters, Daisy Catherine Green Daniels of Tallahassee and Beulah Green Andrew of Crawfordville; grandson, Delbert Allen Goodman, and his wife, April, of Ft. Walton Beach, FL; and two great-granddaughters, Charlotte Ann-Louise Goodman and Lydia Evangeline Goodman.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 5, at 3:00 PM (CDT) from the graveside at Ocheesee Cemetery. Interment followed in Ocheesee Cemetery in Altha.
All arrangements were under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
Annie was born on October 10, 1925, in Crawfordville, FL, and had lived in Blountstown for the past several years, coming from Wakulla County. She was retired from retail sales and was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church in Tallahassee.
Annie was preceded in death by two brothers, James Albert Green and Daniel Green, and two sisters, Linda Bianca Green Gray and Esther Pearl Green Branch.
Survivors include her son, William Eugene Duke, of Florida; daughter, Patricia Ann Duke Goodman, and her husband, Delbert, of Crawfordville; four brothers, Charles Cleveland Green of Tallahassee, Robert Doyle Green of Crawfordville, Ira Pasco Green of NV, and Oather Douglas Green of Sugar Grove, NC; two sisters, Daisy Catherine Green Daniels of Tallahassee and Beulah Green Andrew of Crawfordville; grandson, Delbert Allen Goodman, and his wife, April, of Ft. Walton Beach, FL; and two great-granddaughters, Charlotte Ann-Louise Goodman and Lydia Evangeline Goodman.
Funeral services were held Sunday, May 5, at 3:00 PM (CDT) from the graveside at Ocheesee Cemetery. Interment followed in Ocheesee Cemetery in Altha.
All arrangements were under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
OBITUARY - Marotta
Mr. Anthony (Tony) Marotta, 66, of Bristol, FL, passed away early Friday morning, May 3, 2013, at his home in Bristol.
Anthony was born on May 23, 1946, in Buffalo, NY, and had lived in Bristol since 1993, coming from Orlando, FL. He was retired from the Inspector General’s Office with the State of Florida with 30 years of service. Anthony was president, founder and operator of the Marotta Mafia.
Survivors include his wife, Caryl Christine Marotta, of Bristol; three sons, Anthony John Marotta II (A.J.), Michael Anthony Marotta, and Phillip Scott Marotta, all of Bristol; and two daughters, Samantha Carylanne Marotta-Rankin and son-in-law, Chase Rankin, of Crestview, FL, and Lindsey Christine Marotta of Bristol.
Mr. Marotta will lie in state at his home, 12946 NW Myers Ann Street, Bristol, from 3:00 pm (EDT) Wednesday, May 8, until 3:00 pm (EDT) Friday, May 10. The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 8, from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm (EDT) at the Marotta family home, any time on Thursday, May 9, and until 2:00 pm (EDT) on Friday, May 10. No memorial service is planned. Memorialization will be by cremation.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
Anthony was born on May 23, 1946, in Buffalo, NY, and had lived in Bristol since 1993, coming from Orlando, FL. He was retired from the Inspector General’s Office with the State of Florida with 30 years of service. Anthony was president, founder and operator of the Marotta Mafia.
Survivors include his wife, Caryl Christine Marotta, of Bristol; three sons, Anthony John Marotta II (A.J.), Michael Anthony Marotta, and Phillip Scott Marotta, all of Bristol; and two daughters, Samantha Carylanne Marotta-Rankin and son-in-law, Chase Rankin, of Crestview, FL, and Lindsey Christine Marotta of Bristol.
Mr. Marotta will lie in state at his home, 12946 NW Myers Ann Street, Bristol, from 3:00 pm (EDT) Wednesday, May 8, until 3:00 pm (EDT) Friday, May 10. The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 8, from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm (EDT) at the Marotta family home, any time on Thursday, May 9, and until 2:00 pm (EDT) on Friday, May 10. No memorial service is planned. Memorialization will be by cremation.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266).
OBITUARY - Rankin
Vella Elizabeth McFatter Rankin, age 96, of Bristol, Florida passed away Monday, May 6, 2013.
When her husband Cloyce was elected sheriff of Liberty County, Vella helped him as jailer, matron, secretary, bookkeeper, civil clerk, and radio dispatcher. She was also a homemaker and a member of Lake Mystic Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Link Cloyce Rankin; parents Leslie L. McFatter and Sallie Owens McFatter Weaver; her sisters, Lucy Stopczy, Eloise Blue, and Opal Weaver; brothers, Louie Weaver and Percey Weaver.
Survivors include two sons, Cloyce Rankin and wife Judy of Bristol and Mike Rankin of Rock Bluff Community; two daughters, Gabra Barber and her husband Dexter of Bristol and Sandra Coxwell also of Bristol; eleven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren; a brother, Harry Weaver and wife Jackie of Live Oak, Florida and sisters-in-law, Ada Rankin Revell and Lavern Bailey Rankin, both of Bristol and Gertrude Weaver of Vernon, Florida.
Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Lake Mystic Baptist Church with Reverend Jerry Chumley officiating. Interment will follow in Lake Mystic Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, May 8 at Adams Funeral Home in Blountstown.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Phone 674-5449. Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
When her husband Cloyce was elected sheriff of Liberty County, Vella helped him as jailer, matron, secretary, bookkeeper, civil clerk, and radio dispatcher. She was also a homemaker and a member of Lake Mystic Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Link Cloyce Rankin; parents Leslie L. McFatter and Sallie Owens McFatter Weaver; her sisters, Lucy Stopczy, Eloise Blue, and Opal Weaver; brothers, Louie Weaver and Percey Weaver.
Survivors include two sons, Cloyce Rankin and wife Judy of Bristol and Mike Rankin of Rock Bluff Community; two daughters, Gabra Barber and her husband Dexter of Bristol and Sandra Coxwell also of Bristol; eleven grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren; a brother, Harry Weaver and wife Jackie of Live Oak, Florida and sisters-in-law, Ada Rankin Revell and Lavern Bailey Rankin, both of Bristol and Gertrude Weaver of Vernon, Florida.
Funeral services will be held 4:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Lake Mystic Baptist Church with Reverend Jerry Chumley officiating. Interment will follow in Lake Mystic Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, May 8 at Adams Funeral Home in Blountstown.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Phone 674-5449. Online condolences may be made at adamsfh.com.
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