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Mrs. Betty Jean (Pitts) Mount, 78, of Southport, FL, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, in Panama City.
Betty was born on June 25, 1935, in Frink, FL, and had lived in Bay County for most of her life. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Mount; daughter, Janet Lynn Mount; parents, Lee and Frances Pitts of Blountstown; brothers, Robert Lee and W.A. Pitts; and sisters, Mary W. Young, Mildred Chaffin, Elise Dawson, and Ruth Zavalnak.
Survivors include two sons, Armand Kelly Mount, Sr. and his wife, Gail, of Chipley, FL, and James Michael Mount and his wife, Deborah, of Lynn Haven, FL; one daughter, Beverly Ruth (Mount) Douds, of Port Saint Joe, FL; one sister, Gail O’Bryan, and her husband, Donnie, of Blountstown; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a longtime special friend, Euliss Scurlock, of Southport, FL.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 22, at 2:00 pm CST at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Bud Guilford and Mike Mount officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Memorial Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 22, from 1:00 pm until service time at 2:00 pm.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266). [Full Story »] 

Nolan Bailey Musgrove, 16, of Altha, FL, passed away early Saturday morning, January 18, 2014, near Altha.
Nolan was born on August 19, 1997, in Tallahassee, FL, and had lived in Altha all of his life. He was a junior at Altha High School and a member of FBLA and the baseball team.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, Dara and Andy Schamens, of Altha; his father, Kevin Musgrove, of Altha; a brother, J.K. Musgrove, of Altha; sisters, Brook Schamens and Dustin of Altha, and Nikki Schamens of Altha; maternal grandparents, Jerane and Jack Spain, of Altha; paternal grandfather, Jimmy Musgrove, of Altha; step-grandfather, Ross Schamens, of Altha; aunt, Melissa Murphy, and her husband, Hudson, of Pensacola, FL; niece, Khloe Schamens; and nephews, Kylan and Konner Schamens.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 23, at 2:00 pm CST at Altha Church of God in Altha with Reverend Dwayne Tolbert and Reverend John Michael Hinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Schamens Family Cemetery near Altha. The family will receive friends Wednesday, January 22, from 6:30 until 8:30 pm CST at Altha Church of God.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266). [Full Story »] 

Lois E. Mercer, 92, of Lamont, Florida, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2014, in Lamont.
Lois attended Florida State University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She was a beauty school instructor at Lively Technical School for 18 years and was of the Jehovah’s Witness faith.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Jay Mercer.
Survivors include her son, Charles “Buddy” Weston, and wife, Cee, of Cairo, Georgia; a daughter, Carolyn Jean Colvin, and husband, Jerry, of Lamont; ten grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at 1:00 p.m. ET, Tuesday, January 21, in the Chapel at Adams Funeral Home in Bristol. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. ET in the Chapel.
Adams Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements (phone 850-674-5449). You may offer the family condolences at adamsfh.com. [Full Story »] 

Juanita L. (Lawrence) Harrell, 81, of Altha, FL, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014, at her home after an extended illness.
She was born to Lucious and Cecil Lawrence January 7, 1933, in Geneva, AL. She married her husband, the love of her life, Jerry C. Harrell, on March 7, 1951 in Bainbridge, GA. They lived in numerous places over their almost 63 years of marriage, including 23 years when Jerry was in the Navy, returning to live in Altha in 2007.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lucious and Cecil Lawrence; one brother, Clarence Lawrence; and her twin sister, Armeta Miller.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry; two children, Wayne Harrell and wife, Andrea, and Sheryl Marques and husband, Edward; four grandchildren, Lia, Jessica, Nicole and Edward, Jr.; four great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Edna Ruth Shiver, Dorothy Prescott and husband, James, Vicki Tonda and husband, Jim.
Services will be held at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel in Blountstown on Tuesday, January 21, at 11:00 am (CST) with Pastor Jim McIntosh of Altha First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Olive Cemetery in Altha. Visitation will be Monday, January 20, at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel from 3:00 until 5:00 pm CST. In lieu of flowers, contribution can be made to Emerald Coast Hospice, 4374 Lafayette Street, Marianna, FL 32446.
All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown (ph. 674-2266). [Full Story »] 

Dorothy Jean Adams, 77, of Grand Ridge, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Jackson Hospital.
A native of the Shady Grove community in Grand Ridge, Mrs. Adams was born in Jackson County. After graduating from Grand Ridge High School, she worked for the telephone company in Tallahassee. In 1954, she married her high school sweetheart, Royce H. Adams, who then joined the United States Air Force. During their life together, they resided in Savannah, Georgia, the Canal Zone in the country of Panama, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Panama City, Florida.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Royce H. Adams; her father, Mr. Charles "Charlie" Clifford Robbirds; her mother, Mrs. Essie Louise Robbirds; and her brothers, Mr. Roy Clifford Robbirds and Mr. Charles Clayton Robbirds.
Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Jan Lambert, of Shady Grove, FL; her brother, Mr. James L. "Woody" Robbirds, of Sneads, FL; her son, Mr. Charles D. Adams, of Navarre, FL; her daughter, Mrs. V. Debra Saphire, of Dearborn, MO; her daughter, Sandi R. Adkins, of Sneads, FL; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Shady Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church, at 12 pm on Saturday, January 18, with Pastor Gary Cook officiating. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home directing.
The family requests that donations be made to Covenant Hospice in lieu of flowers. (www.covenanthospice.org.)
Expressions of sympathy may be made online at www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com [Full Story »] 

A Calhoun County deputy sustained minor injuries after crashing on Trammell Bridge Saturday morning. [Full Story »] 

Have an issue to inquire about? Want to know what your legislative leaders are hoping to accomplish in the next session? Any concerns you’d like them to take to Tallahassee? Here’s your chance! [Full Story »] 

Tiger basketball players, cheerleaders and fans were all decked out in pink Friday night for the annual “Pink Game.” [Full Story »] 

Next week is homecoming at Altha School with coronation set for Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym. [Full Story »] 

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