Linday Dianne Keith

  Gloria Jean Smith, age 74, of Blountstown, FL passed away, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at her home. Gloria was born on December 18, 1944 in Marianna, FL to Lumen and Faye Strength and had lived in Calhoun and Liberty Counties for most of her life. She was a retired LPN and CNA with over 15 years of service working at Calhoun-Liberty Hospital and also Blountstown Health and Rehab. Gloria enjoyed writing, reading her bible, loved caring for people, riding horses and quilting. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Smith, son, Daniel Smith, sister, Betty Blount, parents, Lumen and Faye Strength, granddaughter, Lacy Ammons Kirkpatrick. Survivors include, two sons, David smith of Blountstown, FL, Derek Smith of Blountstown, FL, one daughter, Debra Ethridge of Blountstown, FL, Five grandchildren, Michael Ammons, Kayla Simmons, Cameron Smith, Jessica Gartin and Jerry Ethridge, thirteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 2:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Tony Legear officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Memorial Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends Sunday, June 16, 2019 from 1:00 pm (CDT) until service time at 2:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.  

Barbara Ann Whitfield, age 73, of Blountstown, FL passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 in Blountstown. Ann was born on January 1, 1946 in Altha, FL to Jordan Guy and Pearl (Keel) Guy and had lived in Calhoun County for most of her life. She was a homemaker, and along with her husband a cross country truck driver with the handle of Lady Trapper. Ann also worked as a secretary bookkeeper for the Calhoun County Adult School for 10 years. She loved sewing, cooking, Florida State Football and especially loved and was so very proud of her family. She attended the Abe Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Jordan Guy and Pearl (Keel) Guy; husband, Jimmy Carl Whitfield; son, Jimmy Carl Whitfield, Jr.; brothers and sisters and other family members, Buddy Guy and Judy; J. R. O’Brian; Foots Wilkerson; Mary Bowden; Dorothy Tipton and John; Travis Guy and Nellie. She is survived by, 3 Daughters: Renee Wallace and husband, Ricky of Altha, FL; Brenda Green and husband, Henry of Bristol, FL; Julie Suber and husband, Terry of Bristol, FL; brother: James Guy and his wife, Janice of Crestview, FL; sisters: Willie Mae O’Brian of Tallahassee, FL; Emily Marie McGee of Panama City, FL; Lois Bennett of Altha, FL; Betty Wilkenson of Monticello, FL; Johnnie Sellers and husband, Johnny of Bristol, FL; Audrey Peddie and husband, Tony of Bristol, FL; Hester Coyne and husband, Tim of Virginia; grandchildren: Brooke Ashley Everett, Chelsea Marie Travis and husband, David, Keaton Whitfield Suber and Hannelore Dillan Green. Funeral services will be held Friday June 21, 2019 at 10:00 am (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel in Blountstown with Reverend Dewayne Tolbert officiating. Interment will follow in Victory Hill Cemetery in Altha, FL. Family will receive friends Friday, June 21, 2019 from 9:00 am (CDT) until service time at 10:00 am (CDT) at Peavy Funeral home Chapel. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL. 

Mrs. Jo Etta Williams Henson, age 93, of Blountstown, FL passed away June 26, 2019 at the Manor in Bluewater Bay, Niceville, FL surrounded by her children. She had been resident of Blountstown for 54 years. Mrs. Henson was born September 22, 1925, to the late James Lee Williams and Nettie Josephine Holland in Burnt Hickory, Paulding County, GA. With Mrs. Henson’s RN training she worked at a hospital in Cartersville, GA where she met her husband, the late John B. Henson. She not only stitched up his cut hand but she stitched up his heart, too. And those stitches held for 44 years. The devotion she had as a wife and as a mother was without measure. Mrs. Henson is preceded in death by her husband, John B Henson, infant son Joseph Lee Henson, brother Thomas Chesley Williams of Dallas GA and sister Inez Meadows of Jackson, GA. She is survived by her sons John Paul Henson (Gaylan) Blountstown, FL, Danny Lee Henson (Beth) Ellisville, MS and daughter Donna Jo Kinzelman (Matt) of Destin, FL . Three grandchildren, Evan Paul Henson, Tallahassee, FL, Lindsey Camille Collis (Jim), Lake Havasu City, AZ and Matthew Joseph Kinzelman, Kirkland, WA. One great grandchild, Charlene (Charli) Adele Collis. One sister,Faustine (Hugh) Wilson, Dallas GA, numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 2:00 pm (CST) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dewayne Tolbert officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Memorial Cemetery in Blountstown. Family will receive friends Saturday, June 29, 2019 from 5:00 until 7:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel. The family wishes to thank the dedicated and loving staff at The Manor at Bluewater Bay in Niceville FL and Emerald Coast Hospice for providing our Mom the best of care and cherished friendships. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.

  Richard Wayne (Rickey) Coxwell, age 63, of Blountstown, FL went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Rickey was born on June 20, 1955 in Blountstown, FL to Alton Coxwell, Jr. and Bernice (Armstrong) Coxwell and had lived in Blountstown all of his life. He was retired from the Florida Department of Corrections with 10 years of service. Rickey truly enjoyed golfing, fishing, making golf clubs, reading his Bible and especially loved all his family and spending time with them. He was a 1973 graduate of Blountstown High School and was of the Baptist Faith. Rickey was preceded in death by his father, Alton Coxwell, Jr. Survivors include, wife of 37 years, Sue (Wilshire) Coxwell of Blountstown, FL, mother, Bernice Coxwell of Blountstown, FL, two daughters, Heather Raines of Marianna, FL, Leslie Keel and husband, James of Blountstown, FL, two brothers, Michael (Mickey) Coxwell of Blountstown, FL, Charles (Chuck) Coxwell of Blountstown, FL, two sisters, Peggy Thrasher and husband, Mark of Centreville, MS, Cathy McWaters and husband, Ralph (Bo) of Clarksville, FL, seven grandchildren, Logan Kincaid, Jeremiah Keel, Madelyn Raines, Abigail Keel, Jonathan Keel, Jonah Keel and Ava Keel, special aunt and uncle, Ruth and Frank Bracewell of Tallahassee, FL, special cousins, Margie and Tim Laramore of Altha, FL, Shawn Williams of Tallahassee, FL, Sharon Miller and husband, Jody of Tallahassee, FL. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm (CDT) at the First Baptist Church in Blountstown, FL with Reverend David Goodman and Reverend Tim Rhoads officiating. Interment will follow in Boggs Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends Friday, May 10, 2019 from 6:00 pm (CDT) until 8:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL 

 James A. “Jim” Stefanko, 86, was called home to be with his wife and our Lord on May 4, 2019. He passed peacefully at home with his loving family around him, in Eastpoint, FL. Jim was born on March 7, 1933 in Youngstown, Ohio to Joseph and Mary Margaret Kopernak-Stefanko. He was brought up by his Uncle John and Aunt Mary Hawk, in Masontown, PA, after his mother passed away when he was 7 months old. Jim proudly served in the U.S. Navy. At only 19 years old, in April 1952, he was aboard the USS Hobson when it was struck by the USS Wasp. He was 1 of 61 survivors aboard the vessel. 176 of his fellow comrades perished in the North Atlantic. This was the largest U.S. naval disaster during peacetime. Jim served as a journeyman carpenter, and retired as a building inspector for the City of Apalachicola in 1997. Jim played a major role in the development of the volunteer fire department in Eastpoint, FL, and served as their first fire chief. He was also a dedicated member of the Knights of Columbus. His hobbies consisted of farming, fishing, hunting, and reading. He was a wizard of making anything work, even if it was through unconventional means. He was preceded in Death by, his wife, Veronica Stefanko; his daughter, Connie Stefanko; his son, Jim Stefanko Jr.; his granddaughter, Jaime Stefanko; brother, Joseph Stefanko; sister, Patricia Raville. He lives on through daughters, Patricia Hale and Mary Margaret Stefanko, of Eastpoint, FL; brother, Bud Stefanko of Okeechobee; grandchildren, Casey Crosby, James Serrato, Amy Crosby, Kruiz Dickerson, Christopher Baines, Brook Pittman, and Sallie Rose Paul of Apalachicola and Eastpoint; great-grandchildren, Madison, Kendyl, Daniel, Kailyn, Ace, and Dallas. A memorial service will be held at the Eastpoint Fire Department, at the Vrooman Park, in Eastpoint, FL at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2019. All friends and family are welcome to attend to help honor his legacy. All Arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.  

  Mrs. Dorothy Malone DeVane, age 83, of Blountstown, FL passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in Blountstown, FL. Mrs. Dorothy was born on November 8, 1935 in Savannah, GA to Standford and Lottie Malone. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Dorothy loved to crochet, read novels, and to go fishing. She loved playing Nintendo and board games with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Floyd DeVane, both parents, Stanford Malone and Lottie Geiger, four brothers, Stanford Malone Jr, Travis Geiger, Wayne Geiger, and Skip Geiger as well as 2 sisters, Bettie Wells and Barbara Geiger. Survivors include 2 daughters, Dee Summerlin and husband Buddy of Blountstown, FL, Fay Bishop and husband Michael of Blountstown, FL, three brothers, Bobby Olliff and wife Jean of Savannah, GA, George Olliff and wife Lynn of Atlanta, GA, Aaron Geiger of Savannah, GA, one sister, Glenda Powell of Seffner, FL, one sister in law, Evelyn Register. Six grandchildren Eddy Shiver and wife Jennifer of Lakeland, FL; Jennifer Lee and husband Jamie of Blountstown; Deanna McGuffin and husband Matt of Sneads, Coy Brown II and Melissa of Blountstown; William Shiver and his wife Kim of Altha and Carelene Trejo and husband Genaro of Blountstown. Twenty Five great grandchildren; Trinity Shiver, Cash Shiver, AJ Palmberg, Jesse Story, Trey Lynn, Jordan Lee, Jensen Lee, Marcela Molina, Roberto Rosa, Deisy Rosa, Ester Rosa, Kayla Brown, Drake Brown, Ashlynn Brown, Logan Shiver, Searra Wester, Summer Wester, Heather Wester, Alicia Wilson, Brooke Smith, Lana Smith, Myla McGuffin, Cody Kent, Kimberly Trejo and Kay-Kay Trejo. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 26, 2019 at 4:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Pine Memorial Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends Sunday, May 26, 2019 from 3:00 pm (CDT) until 4:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.   

   Justin Adam Barrier, age 22, of Wewahitchka, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in Lakeland, FL. Justin was born on February 11, 1997 in Panama City, FL to Tripp Barrier and Sharon (Thibodaux) Barrier and had lived in Wewahitchka most of his life. He was 2015 graduate of Wewahitchka High School where he was Salutatorian of his class. Justin Justin was attending Florida Polytechnic University where he will be receiving a posthumous Bachelors degree in computer engineering with an emphasis on Digital Logic Design. He loved going to car and motorcycle meets, working with computers, reading, woodworking and truly loved his family. He was of the Christian Faith. He will be deeply missed by his friends, family and all who knew him. Survivors include, parents, Sharon and Tripp Barrier of Wewahitchka, FL, paternal Grandmother, Anne Barrier of Port St. Joe, FL, maternal grandmother, Hazel Thibodaux of Thibodaux, LA, he is preceded in death by grandparents, Whitfield Wade Barrier Jr and Leonard Joseph Thibodaux Sr., God father, Uncle Tyler Thibodaux of Thibodaux, LA, God mother, Aunt Gail Thibodaux and husband, Rick of Thibodaux, LA, aunt, Janet Becnel and husband, Jimbo of Thibodaux, LA, uncles, Leonard Thibodaux of Rockledge, FL, James Thibodaux and wife, Betty of Thibodaux, LA and Sonny Parker of Summit, MS, numerous cousins. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 3, 2019 at 10:00 am (CDT) at Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church in Wewahitchka, FL with Reverend Joey Smith and Reverend Mike Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in Buckhorn Cemetery in Wewahitchka, FL. The family will receive friends Sunday, June 2, 2019 from 5:00 pm (CDT) until 7:00 pm (CDT) at Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church. There will be reserved seating area assigned for all of Justin’s classmates and teachers located behind the active pallbearers. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL. 

Mr. Frankie R. (Frank) Suggs, age 81, of Altha, FL (Red Oak Community) past away Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his home. Frank was born on September 27, 1937 in Warsaw, FL to Hosie Suggs and Mattie (Johns) Suggs and had lived in Altha since 1980 coming from Indian Town, FL. Frank enjoyed hunting, gardening, eating good groceries and most of all loved his family. Frank served in the United States Army for two tours. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hosie Suggs and Mattie (Johns) Suggs, four brothers, Herman, J. Lee, Snip and Man Suggs. Frank attended the Red Oak Mennonite Church. Survivors include, wife, Anna Lou Suggs of Altha, FL two sons, Ronald M. Suggs and wife, April of Altha, FL, Carlton Reese Suggs and wife, Terry of Altha, FL, three grandchildren, J.R. Suggs, Ricky Suggs and Jenny Suggs, one great-grandchild-Isabella Suggs two step-grandchildren, Josh Underwood and Josh Mooney, five step-great grandchildren, J.T. Mooney, Paige Mooney, Hayden Mooney, Jaydelyn Underwood and Georgia Underwood. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 10:00 am (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Allan Nichols, Reverend Darrell Johnson and William Earl Sewell officiating. Interment will follow in the Hugh Comerford Cemetery in The Red Oak Community in Altha, FL. The family will receive friends Friday, June 7, 2019 from 5:00 pm (CDT) until 7:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.

 Sara Burns Cody Gaskin was born on January 3rd, 1926 in Selma, Alabama.  She was the first child to be born in Selma in 1926 so her parents were given a gift certificate for groceries at one of the Selma grocery stores.  I am sure this came in handy since she was born weighing in at a little over 13 pounds. She was somewhat of a tomboy growing up.  She could often be found playing with the children at the Selma Methodist Children’s Home that was only a block from her house.  Sara graduated from Huntington College in Montgomery, Alabama with a major in English Literature and a minor in Physical Education in 1948.  She and several of her classmates came to north Florida straight out of college to teach.  She taught in Blountstown for a year, Port St. Joe for a year, Parker for a year and then moved back to Blountstown to teach. She married Jack in 1953 and gave birth to a son, Bill, in 1954 and to a son, Ben, in 1957.  Shortly after Ben was born, Sara went to work for the State of Florida in the Welfare Department.  She retired from the State in the early 1980’s.  At the time of her retirement, she was the Supervisor of Welfare for seven counties at started in Chattahoochee and ended in Apalachicola. She was an active member of the Blountstown United Methodist Church and the Blountstown UMW. She enjoyed flowers and plants and took great pleasure in propagating African Violets from her own cuttings to share with family and friends.  She also enjoyed making pound cakes for people.  She picked up painting after she retired and became a rather prolific painter of country life scenes. Sara is proceeded in death by her husband, Jack, her son, Ben, her brother Gene and his wife Betty, her parents Howard and Madge Cody and numerous friends like Midge Eldridge and Fran Mayo. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that those of you that would like to make a contribution is Sara’s memory, please contribute to the Blountstown United Methodist Church to aid in the repairs from Hurricane Michael, or to a United Methodist Children’s Home or to a charity of your choice that aids in disaster relief. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 2:00 pm (CDT) at the Blountstown United Methodist Church with Reverend Nick Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in Nettle Ridge Cemetery in Blountstown. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 1:00 pm (CDT) until service time at 2:00 pm (CDT) at the Blountstown United Methodist Church. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.  

Eunice M. (Cooper) Griffin, age 85, of Blountstown, FL passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at her home. Eunice was born on October 30, 1933 in Tarpon Springs, FL to Marion Oscar Cooper and Myrtle Lee (Boone) Cooper and had lived in Blountstown since 1992 coming from Liberty County. She was a homemaker and a member of Kinard Community Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert (Shorty) Griffin, three brothers, James, Herman and Bobby Cooper. Survivors include, two sons, Donnie Griffin and wife, Edna of Newington, GA, Tommy Joseph Griffin of Bristol, FL, two daughters, Lois Jean Perkins of Blountstown, FL, Patricia Dianne Lee of Blountstown, FL, one brother, Billy Cooper and wife, Marilyn of Woodville, FL, seven grandchildren, James Barrs and wife Tammy of Tallahassee, FL; Chase Barrs of Panama City, FL; Tommy Greist and wife, Chastity of Perry, FL; Donald Greist of Gainesville, FL; Rebekah Shepard and husband, Mike of Rincon, GA; Adam Griffin of MS; Taylor Arnold of Live Oak, FL, nine great-grandchildren, her beloved dog, Phil, best friend, Nancy Story of Blountstown, FL. Private family funeral services will be held Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 11:00 am (CDT) from the graveside at Cypress Creek Cemetery in Kinard, FL with Sister Edna Griffin officiating. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends Friday, June 14, 2019 from 6:00 pm (CDT) until 8:00 pm (CDT) at Peavy Funeral Home Chapel. All arrangements are under the direction of Marlon Peavy at Peavy Funeral Home in Blountstown, FL.