Category: Obituaries

Lemuel Clayton Evans, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Clay was raised at Nutall Rise on the Aucilla River. He worked for the City of Tallahassee as a power…

JoAnn Harrington Overly, 63, of Monticello, Fla., passed away Wednesday evening, Feb. 5, 2020 at the Margaret Dozier Hospice House at Big Bend Hospice. The family received friends from 2 p.m. until…

Stevens Anthony “Steve” Andris, 90, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at his home in Monticello, Fla. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jackie Andris. The family received friends…

Our heavenly Father called Lamar Curtis Clark of Monticello, Fla., home on February 1, 2020. He was born on November 2, 1932 to Thomas B. and Susie Bell Clark. He served in…

Emmett Mitchell Sheffield, 79, passed away on January 17, 2020 in Lamont, FL. Emmett was born July 7, 1940 in Thomasville, Georgia to Luther Sheffield and Hoyt Kinsey Sheffield. Emmett honorably served…

Felice Quintena “Quin” Sledge Carney, 99 years, 3 months and 10 days old, died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of January 12, 2020. Quin’s parents were Rena Braswell Sledge…

Our beloved mother, grandmother and matriarch, Edna Hood Fendley, passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at the age of 89 years. She was born June 2, 1930 as the second of four…

Walter “Popeye” Mosley, Sr., 82, of Lloyd, Fla., died on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 at home. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at Greater…

Larry Joe Teasley passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 in Jacksonville, Fla. He attended Aucilla school up until eighth grade, then went to Jefferson High School, where he graduated in 1965. He…

Vincent Edward “Buck” Brown, 50, of Lamont, Fla., passed away on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. Services will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Mt. Olive P.B. Church, with…

Emma Wilson Stokes passed away on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Greater Fellowship M.B. Church, with burial…

Betty Lawson Hodges, 75, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Betty was born October 29, 1944 in Moultrie, Ga. to Lester and Annie Lawson. Her family moved to Tallahassee, Fla., from Moultrie,…

Delores Freeman Kercher, age 91, passed peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 at her home in Monticello, Fla. She was an active member of the Monticello Church of Christ and a devoted…

Michael Louis Schneider, 65, of Tallahassee, passed away December 18, 2019 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Mike was born January 16, 1954 in Evanston, Ill. and was raised in Cleveland, Tenn….

Willie James Oliver was born July 25, 1948 to the late Willie H. Oliver and Isabell Norton. God looked down and picked another precious flower from this earthly garden on Tuesday, Dec….

On Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, Kimberly “Kimmy” Kay Harvin went home to be with Jesus. From the moment of her birth and throughout her life, Kimmy was always a special child. Though…

John Henry “Johnny” Thompson Jr. was born August 23, 1961 to the late John H. Thompson, Sr. and Aggie Bell Keaton Thompson. God looked down and picked another precious flower from the…

Orrin Hamilton, age 83, of Monticello, Fla., passed away on November 26, 2019 at Memorial Medical Health in Savannah, Ga., while visiting his daughter. He was born in Monticello to the late…

William James “Billy” Leskanic, passed away November 29, 2019 at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Fla. Billy was born on November 1, 1955 in Monticello. He was the son of John…

Annie Mae Black, 68, of Tallahassee, Fla., passed on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. Ms. Black attended the public schools of Leon County. She was a devoted homemaker and a certified nursing assistant….