Category: Obituaries

George Edward Grek, Jr. passed away peacefully on May 26, 2021. He was born January 30, 1944, in Somerville, New Jersey and moved to Florida in 1971 where he met his wife…

Martin King, Jr. of Monticello passed at Hospice House on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Deacon King was a decorated Korean War Army veteran, a retired NYC police officer and past Chairman of…

Barbara Ann Henry, 68, departed this life on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Barbara had worked at Bassett Dairy and the Simpson Nursery. A member of Elizabeth, she enjoyed fishing and dancing during…

George Franklin Floyd III passed away peacefully June 29, 2021, at his home in Waukeenah. Frank was born in the same house on March 12, 1943. He graduated from Jefferson High School,…

Addie Richardson Johnson, 86, of Monticello went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. A Monticello native, Addie, the widow of Louis Johnson, had lived in Hartford, Conn. for…

Elizabeth “Liz” Mays Alexander Jones was born February 20, 1951 to the late Bernice Washington Mays and Johnny Mays in Monticello, Florida and grew to maturity in the Mays Community. Liz received…

Elizabeth Mavin Cobb, 76, of Monticello, passed into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Liz was a 1964 graduate of Howard Academy High School. Shewas a longtime caregiver…

Oscar Haynes Scruggs, 66, of Tallahassee, Fla. passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2021. He was born in Tallahassee on December 1, 1954 to Frederick Cason Scruggs and Agnes Thompson Scruggs. Oscar retired from UPS…

Linda Lee Joiner, 74, passed away peacefully at home June 18, 2021. Linda was born March 15, 1947 in Thomasville, Georgia to Blanche Ward and Lee Darby Varnedoe. She is survived by…

This year the recognition and celebration of Juneteenth has a special meaning in my heart. The fact that on June 19 the emancipation of those who were enslaved took place in Galveston…

Nathan Stephenson “Nate”Curtis II, age 85, of Madison, Fla., died June 9, 2021. Nate was born April 13, 1936, in Monticello, Fla., the son of Arthur Wilson Curtis and Martha Scruggs Curtis…

Leroy Beckwith Montgomery Sr. Leroy Beckwith Montgomery Sr. was born in Miami, Fla. to Floyd Montgomery and Carrie Beckwith on November 1, 1938. In his early childhood, he attended DA Dorsey High School which upon closing…

Mary Jane Houston, 60, of Monticello, passed on Monday, May 31, 2021. Houston had been a housekeeper prior to retiring. She lived to dote on her grandchildren. Cherishing her love are her…

Hannah Mae Ransom, 67, of Monticello passed unexpectedly on Sunday, June 6, 2021. Hannah earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Sociology/Social Work from Florida A&M University. She worked for the former…

Arthur “Charlie Brown” Henry, 53, of Tallahassee passed on Sunday, May 23, 2021. A Monticello native, Arthur enjoyed fishing, dancing, music and yard work. Survivors include his mother, Barbara Ann Henry (C.J.)…

Velva Ganzy McCann, 77, of Jacksonville, Fla. passed on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Velva was a 1961 graduate of Howard Academy High School, Monticello. She was a graduate of Suwannee River Junior…

Arthur “Paul” McClellan, Sr, 89, passed peacefully Thursday, May 20, 2021. Graveside Services were conducted Sunday, May 23 at Sardis United Methodist Church – Waukeenah Highway. Family and friends gathered following services…

Beverly Crowder, 64 of Monticello, Fla., passed away on May 10, 2021. Beverly was born in Lodi, Ohio on January 30, 1957. She graduated from Myrtle Beach High. Beverly married Daniel Crowder…

On August 23, 1999, Shereka L. Tice gave birth to a six pound baby boy named Tavoris Kenard Tice. Although born in Tallahassee, Tavoris resided in Jefferson County the majority of his…

Diana Charisse Miller Philemond, 60, of Palmetto, Fla., went home to be with the Lord on May 1, 2021. A garden memorial service in her honor will be held at 2 p.m….