OBITUARIES
June Belanger
Oct 29, 2023
June Belanger, 86 of Marianna, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023, at her home. June was born June 7, 1937, in Altha, Florida to the late Amaziah and Martha Waldroff and had worked as a secretary for River Valley Health and Rehabilitation for many years until her retirement. June was a huge Elvis fan and especially enjoyed his gospel music....
Helen D Brown
Oct 29, 2023
Helen Doran Brown, 85, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. Helen was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 14, 1937, to the late Harry and Iva Doran and has lived in Liberty County most of her life. Helen had a high school education (where she played the drums in the band) and later in life,...
Joyce E Johnson
Oct 26, 2023
Joyce Eileen Johnson, 72 of Bristol, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023, at her home. Joyce was born June 13, 1951, in Augusta, Georgia to the late Bud Johnson and Marilyn Fenn. She attended Lively Technical College where she received her cosmetology license and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church in Bristol....
David A Tucker
Oct 15, 2023
David Albert Tucker, 72 of Bristol, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, in Marianna. David was born June 9, 1951, in Blountstown to the late James and Cletter Tucker. David lived in Bristol most of his life and was a truck driver until his retirement.
Other than his parents David is preceded in death by his siblings, Mary Yon, Donald Tucker,...
Trevor Doran
Oct 3, 2023
Trevor Shane Doran, 34 of Altha, passed away October 3, 2023. Trevor was born May 13, 1989, in Tallahassee, Florida to Vicki Waldroff Fowler of Altha and Michael Doran of Edgard, LA. Trevor came into this world with an exuberance for life which never faded. Seldom did he meet a person he didn’t like. He learned from his granddaddy that...
Audrey Goshen
Sep 28, 2023
Audrey E. Goshen, 81 of Pensacola, Florida and formerly of Blountstown passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023 in Pensacola. Audrey was born in Panama City on November 22, 1941, to Daniel and Ruth Ellis. She spent her formative years in Panama City but later, she spent her married life moving around, living in Alabama, Alaska, California, and eventually retiring...
Carol K. Strickland
Sep 24, 2023
Carol K. Strickland, 75 of Bristol passed away Sunday, September 24, 2023, in Tallahassee. Carol was born in Flatwoods, Kentucky, May 5, 1948, to the late Austin and Pauline Kincaid. She served as the Liberty County Tax collector for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed going camping and traveling and especially spending time with her family. She always looked...
Robert E. Melvin
Sep 23, 2023
Robert E. Melvin, 74 of Blountstown, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023. Robert was born February 24, 1949, in Clarksville, Florida to the late Leonard Lee and Lillie Mae Melvin. Robert was a long-distance truck driver ever since he was old enough to get his CDL license and after retirement worked delivering local dump truck loads wherever they were needed....
Jose C Rangel
Sep 8, 2023
Jose C. Rangel, 71 of Bristol, passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, in Tallahassee. Jose was born December 20, 1951, to the late Antonio and Florentina Rangel and had lived in Bristol for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Emelia Rangel, nine children, three brothers, four sisters, fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A time of reflection to honor Jose’s life will...
Clarence Griffin
Sep 3, 2023
Clarence Griffin, 82 of Blountstown, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023. Clarence was born August 21, 1941, to the late Thomas and Ella Griffin had lived most of his life in Blountstown. He was a baker with the Merita Bread Company until his retirement.
He is preceded in death by his parents Thomas and Ella Griffin; a daughter, Lisa Ashlock;...
Alice Diane Watson
Sep 3, 2023
Alice Diane Watson, 76 of Altha, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at her home. Diane was born August 31, 1947, in Port St. Joe to the late Jeff and Jewel Dykes and had worked as a school bus driver, a restaurant owner and primarily as a deputy with the Gulf County Sheriff’s office.
Other than her parents, Jeff &...
Mittie B Pate
Aug 28, 2023
Mittie Ruth Pate, 89 of Blountstown, passed away Monday August 28, 2023, at her daughters home. Mittie was born in Clarksville to the late Henry and Mandy (Williams) Burch and was a lifelong resident of Calhoun County. She was a housewife to Thad Pate and enjoyed fishing and camping but most of all she enjoyed cleaning inside and out. Mittie...
Annie Louise Varnum
Aug 28, 2023
Annie Louise Varnum, 82 of Panama City, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, in Panama City. Annie was born May 16, 1941, in Apalachicola, Florida to the late Joseph and Lena Reese and worked as a furniture upholster. She enjoyed painting, drawing and any sort of arts and crafts.
Other than her parents she is preceded in death by her husband,...
Virgil Herndon
Aug 28, 2023
Virgil Herndon, 93 of Clarksville, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at his home. Virgil was born in Clarksville, October 25, 1929, to the late John and Trudie Herndon. He was a Forrester for International Paper Company until his retirement and was a veteran serving in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. After retirement he enjoyed woodworking, farming...
Phillip John Hoyt
Aug 25, 2023
Phillip John Hoyt, 84 of Fountain, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023, at his home. Phil was born Dec 31,1938 in Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington MA to Alfred & Anna Hoyt. He was the 5th child of 10 and lived in North Reading MA. Phil worked on a chicken farm while attending Essex Agricultural School and would ride his bicycle up...
Clayton D Sumner
Aug 22, 2023
Clayton D. Sumner, 64 of Bristol, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023, in Tallahassee. Clayton was born in Quincy and had lived most of his life in Liberty County where he worked in waste management and recycling for many years. He also was a veteran serving in the United States Army.
Clayton is preceded in death by his wife Jill Sumner;...
Joseph Charles King
Aug 1, 2023
Joseph Charles “Chase” King, 38 of Altha, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2023, unexpectedly in Panama City Beach. Chase was born May 6, 1985, in Blountstown to Eddie Joe and June Alday King. Chase received his bachelor's degree in nursing and was working as a traveling nurse and had spent most of his working time at the Florida State Hospital...
Phillip Wayne Johnson
Jul 23, 2023
Phillip Wayne Johnson, 67 of Blountstown, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2023, enjoying what he loved, spending time on his houseboat with family. Phillip was born January 21, 1956, in Port St. Joe, Florida to the late Mallie and Melba Johnson. He was a welder and fabricator for CW Roberts for many years and was an avid outdoorsman.
Phillip was...
Laura Lee Inman
Jul 21, 2023
Laura Lee Inman, 43 of Hosford passed away July 21, 2023, in Tallahassee. Laura was born December 29, 1979, in Tampa, Florida to William Evans and Judy Ballentine. She was a full-time caretaker for her father for several years.
Laura leaves behind her children, Kaylan Inman and Derrick Evans; her mother and step-father, Judy and Kerry Ballentine; her father, William Evans;...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
