Category: Obituaries

Emma Irene Johnson Branch, 74, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at Tallahassee Memorial Health Care, Tallahassee, Fa. She was born in Dickenson County, Va.; daughter of the late Taft and…

Kendal David Johnson, 43, of Tallahassee, Fla. passed on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. Kendal was a star athlete; he played football at FAMU and taught and coached at Havana Middle School. Currently,…

Gwynne Loretta Seabrooks, 62, of Monticello, passed unexpectedly on Monday, Aug. 8, 2021. Gwynne was a 1977 graduate of Jefferson County High and a 2011 grad of Thomas University, with a Bachelor’s…

James Lee “Wild Man” Parker, Jr., 59, of Monticello, passed on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. James Lee was a 1979 graduate of Jefferson County High School and had been a handyman. Survivors…

Mae Dean Madry, 67, of Monticello, passed on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. Ms. Madry was a retired housekeeper for Brynwood Center, Monticello. She had been a member of Monticello’s Church of God…

William Edward “Eddie” Holden, 68, passed away on Aug. 9, 2021 in Tallahassee, Fla. Mr. Holden was born on Feb. 15, 1953, in Arcadia, Fla. to Joe and Elaine Holden of Monticello….

James Jefferson Willie “Jim”, born Aug. 14, 1956 in Lloyd, Fla., passed away Aug. 6, 2021, under the care of Big Bend Hospice. Jim was a simple man, who was an avid…

Michael Floyd Joyner (Mike) passed away on August 4, 2021. Mike is survived by his wife: Diane Priest Joyner; one son: Michael “Scooter” Joyner, Jr. (Dedera); one daughter: Jennifer Mathews (Ben); two…

Christopher Michael Harmon, 45, Assistant Chief of Public Safety at the New Orleans Superdome, died Monday, July 26, 2021. He was born November 16, 1975 in Tallahassee, Florida and raised in Ft….

Jerry Monroe Branch, 76, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2021, in Tallahassee, FL. He was born in Capps, FL on Sept. 2, 1944 to Willie J. and Ruby (Inez) Cook Branch….

Elizabeth Pickenpaugh “Liz” Bishop, 62, passed away on August 6, 2021, in Tallahassee, Florida. Mrs. Bishop was born on April 6, 1959, in Marianna, to the late Bill and Dorothy Pickenpaugh of…

William “Bill” Frank Douglas of Monticello, Fla. passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Born July 17, 1949 in Patterson, N.J., raised in Lake Park, Fla. Bill graduated from the University of…

Kenneth Earl Cooksey, Jr. passed into the good life July 23, 2021. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Pamela Shiver Cooksey. Ken’s birthday was January 2, 1947. He was…

Dorothy Mae Brown Hardy, 86, of Metcalf, Ga. went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Mrs. Hardy was a Jefferson County native and a longtime resident of…

Richard Moore, 62, of Tavares, Fla. passed there under Hospice Care on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Richard grew up in the Chaires Community and had worked for Lighthouse Construction before becoming a…

Mrs. Ethel Lee Bell Stebbins, 94, of Monticello, went to be with the Lord while at home on Sunday, July 12, 2021. An avid gardener, Mrs. Stebbins was retired, having worked at…

Willie James Rivers, 60, of Titusville, Fla., passed in Daytona Beach, Fla. on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Willie was a Jefferson County native and a graduate of Jefferson County High School. He…

Barcier “Brad” Bellamy, 46, of Monticello, passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. “Brad” was a talented athlete and a member of Mt. Morilla. He was a surveyor with Delta Surveyors. Mourning…

Doris James Brake, 89, of Tallahassee, went home to the Lord Saturday morning, July 10, 2021. Born in her beloved Miami, Fla. on August 5, 1931 to William and Clare James, Doris…

Tom Mills “Tim” Braswell, Jr. was born in 1945, in Thomasville, Georgia, to Tom Mills Braswell and Kathleen Harlow Braswell. He died on July 5, 2021, at his home in Monticello, Fla….