Obituaries - P Surnames

Mrs Joy Hunt Padgett, age 60 of Ponce de Leon, passed away on March 11, 1999 in Wiregrass Hospital, Geneva, Alabama.

Funeral services were held on March 15th at Peel Funeral Home Chapel, Bonifay with the Rev Phillip Draayom officiating, burial followed in the Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Carlton H Padgett of Ponce de Leon, FL and son, Kevin Hedman of Ft Walton Beach, Florida.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Wednesday, March 17, 1999

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An Aged Lady Passes Away: Monday evening at 6 o'clock Mrs Palmer, mother of Mrs L A Daniels, of this city, peacefully and quietly passed away, after an illness of only a few weeks. Thus ending a long life of usefulness in this world that will live forever and be cherished by all who knew and loved this good old lady, whose life character was so pure, refined and noble. Mrs Palmer was 80 years of age and has been a devout christian the greater part of her life. The remains were interred in the city cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Saturday, March 14, 1908

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Sophia Palmer, age 82, of Chipley passed away Friday, Feb 12, 1999 at the Bay Medical Center in Panama City. She had lived in Chipley since 1964, coming from Ft Walton Beach, Florida. She was of the holiness faith and a member of the Southport Community Church.

Funeral service was Feb 15 at the Chapel of Brown Funeral Home, with the Rev Randall Jackson officiating. Burial followed in the Antioch Church Cemetery in Hartford, Alabama with Brown Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include her son Jerry Melvin of Chipley; brother Dudley Savage of Columbus, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser/Washington County Post, February 17, 1999, Page 19

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Mr Louie Frank Pate, age 65, of Bonifay, passed away Jan 16, 1999 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama.

Funeral services were held Jan 18 at Carmel Assembly of God Church with the Rev Clinton Howell and the Rev Tommy MOR officiating. Burial followed in the Shady Grove Church Cemetery with Peel Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include his wife: Myrtice Teen Stricklen Pate of Bonifay; daughter; Linda Manis of Petersburg, Virginia; step-sons: James Charles Brown, Max Timothy Brown, Steven Louis Moore and Michael Thomas Moor, all of Bonifay; brother: Billy Allen Pate of Santee, California; and nine grandchildren.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser/Washington County Post, Wednesday, January 17, 1999; Page 19

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Death of Mrs. Mal Pate.

The news of the death of Mrs. Malcolm Pate, which occurred last Friday morning about five o'clock, at her home one mile north of town, caused much sorrow among her many friends in this community. Mrs. Pate gave birth to a fine baby girl about a week before her death and although all was done for her that could be done by loved ones and medical aid, complications of a serious nature set in which could not be checked and death followed. 20

Mrs. Pate was a young and very pretty woman, and her death is a sad one. The deceased was about 27 years old, and was before her marriage Miss Burke, of Sneads.

The remains accompanied by the grief-stricken husband and a number of his brothers, were transported to Sneads were the interment was made Saturday.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay, Florida, Saturday, June 8, 1912
Transcribed by Mona Spears

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In Memoriam.

Miss Mary Andrews was born in 1869, and was baptized into the fellowship of Pleasant Ridge Baptist church in her sixteenth year by Bro. W. D. Williams, of Westville. She was married to Bro. J. T. Paul in 1887; to his happy union there were born eight children - four boys and four girls - all of whom are still living to mourn her death, which occurred March 28, 1912. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor at Pleasant Ridge church, March 30.

Sister Paul leaves an infant girl about five weeks old. Ah, tiny baby girl shouldst thou live to perfect womanhood and warm friends surrounds thee, yet all through thy life there'll be a void; a something missing, a place in thy heart unfilled - It will never know a mother's love, A mother's years, her sweet caress; But may the prayers within her heart Gain love from heaven, thy life to bless, Grief - stricken husband, there is still something for you, there is a noble work for you to do. Rear this little one as she would have done. And may the great comfort heart and bless you, is the prayers of your loving pastor. D. F. Sutley

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay, Florida, Saturday, April 6, 1912
Transcribed by Mona Spears

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9 Apr 1926: Mrs Mary Payne, aged Lady, passes away at the home of her son-in-law, Mr R A Boswell, she was 70 years old. Sons A P Payne and C R Payne. The internment will be at Mr Olive Cemetery.

Transcribed by Cathy Strickland Popp
Submitted by JoAnn Beagle

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Mrs Phyllis Corinda Goff Payne, age 46 of Tallahassee, formerly of Chipley, passed away March 13, 1999 in the Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee. She was a native of Washington County, a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church and was employed at Denny's Restaurant in Tallahassee. She was the daughter of the late Lorraine Roulhac Goff Yarbrough and Willie Richard Goff.

A memorial service was held Sunday, March 21, in the Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with her pastor, the Rev Price Wilson, and the Rev J W Tisdale officiating. Memorialization was by cremation with Cooper Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include her sons Travis Yarbrough of Tallahassee and Andrea Lamont Payne of St Louis, Missouri; sister Joyce Goff Wales of Chipley; niece Rayshell R Goff of Range, New Jersey; nephew Farrel L Goff of the Bahamas; grandnieces and nephews; aunts Josephine Roulhac Robinson (Albert) of Chipley and Maxine Roulhac Cole of Miami, Florida; uncle Orlando Roulhac (Jessie) of Pine Bluff, Arkansas and many other relatives and friends.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Wednesday, March 24, 19994; transcribed by Cathy Strickland Popp

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Prosperity.

Grandfather Peacock was laid to rest in the Camp Ground cemetery last Sunday in the presence of a host of sorrowing relatives and friends.

The little son of Bud Gomillion died last Thursday after only a few hours of sickness and was buried in the Camp Ground cemetery Friday. It is thought the child got poisoned from a dose thrown into the yard for the dog. We think that the authorities ought to look after and try to put a stop to such dangerous acts.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay, Florida, Friday, May 21, 1915
Transcribed by Mona Spears, March 1999

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Mrs Leonia N Peel, age 76, of Chipley, passed away at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama on Feb 3, 1999. She had been a resident of Chipley all of her life. She was a member of New Life Fellowship Church and Assembly of God faith.

Funeral service was held on Feb 6 at New Life Fellowship Church with the Rev Clinton Howell, the Rev C E Hodges and the Rev David Williford officiating. Burial followed in the Glenwood Cemetery with Brown Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include her husband: Charles Brown Peel of Chipley; daughter and son-in-law: Barbara Ann and Milton Strickland of Chipley; brothers: Edward T Nichols of Cross City, Florida and A J Nichols of Luvern, Alabama; sisters: Mavis Smith of Hinson Cross Roads, Hazel Raley of Cottondale, Rubye Forehand of Chipley, Carrie Retherford of Dothan, Alabama and Ethel Daniel of Chipley; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser/ Washington County Post, 10 Feb 1999, Page 18

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Mr. Pelham died last week and his remains were laid gently to rest in Liberty Hill cemetery, The bereaved family have the sympathy of their friends,

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay, Florida, Bethel.
Transcribed by Mona Spears, March 1999

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Mrs F F Pelt Dead:

The sad news of the death of Mrs F F Pelt which occurred at Chipley, Monday, December 4th came as a severe shock to her many friends in Bonifay.

Mr Pelt, who was engaged in the furniture business here for the past several months, closed out his business here and moved back to Chipley a few weeks ago in the hope that Mrs Pelt would regain her health, but the disease, palagra (sic), proved more than she could bear. The Advertiser extends sympathy to the bereaved husband and relatives.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Saturday, 9 Dec 1911; transcribed by Cathy Strickland Popp

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Cerro Gordo: A sad death occurred last Sunday afternoon when uncle Dennis Peterson, who has been sick for some, passed away. The old fellow had been blind for years and we suppose his last days were of no satisfaction as they were spent in darkness. The remains were interred at the Camp Ground Cemetery Monday afternoon.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonfiay, Florida, Saturday, September 21, 1912
Transcribed by Mona Spears
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Westville Wavelets: We have just learned of the sad intelligence of the death of the child of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pitman. It died this Wednesday morning about sunrise. After a long and sever siege of suffering in which several times it was thought to be dying-or in a dying condition. Console thy hearts afflicted parents! The child is not dead but sleepeth. Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, form which none awake to sorrow and weep.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay, Florida, Saturday, April 23, 1910
Transcribed by Mona Spears

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Professor Pitman and Wife Poisoned: A terrible, heart-breaking tragedy has occurred to one of our citizens and family, throwing a wide circle of relatives and devoted friends into the pangs of unmitigated sorrow and grief.

The details, as learned by your correspondent, were as follows: Prof Miles Pitman, at present resides in Milton, where he is engaged in teaching. Last Friday, feeling the need of medical treatment of self and wife, he called at the drug store for a vial of calomel, which he was experienced in administering in his own family without medical advice. The druggist informed him that he had calomel only in bulk but "just as good." "That will do", said the Professor, "providing it is calomel". On his arrival home, he found that Mrs Pitman had not returned from the opera which she had attended that evening. Measuring out the usual dose, Mr Pitman swallowed his medicine and lay down awhile. But soon he began to get sick and sicker until by time his wife returned he was a sick man. Still he was not alarmed, but thought he must have been very bilious, and the calomel was making him ill. Mrs Pitman also took a dose of the same medicine when she came home and retired to her room. Pretty soon Mr Pitman heard his wife calling and on going to her room found her in spasms. Hastening back to his room to dress, when he returned to his wife, and as he entered the room he fell on the floor unconscious. A doctor was hastily summoned and another also. Fortunately, Mr Pitman's stomach yielded to powerful emetics and his life was saved by a narrow margin, but the unfortunate wife and mother could not be saved and death mercifully closed the heart-breaking scene, one terrible spasm after another until death.

The doctors appropriate the package of medicine, said to be calomel, but which has inflicted a terrible blow not only on the heart-broken husband and children, but also father, mother, brothers and sisters and a wide circle of relatives and devoted friends. Mrs Pitman was the daughter of Mr Chas Douglass and wife, citizens of Westville. She leaves four little children to mourn their irreparable loss.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Saturday, 18 Mar 1911; transcribed by Cathy Strickland Popp

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Mr Raymond Marvin Pitts, age 76, of Bonifay, passed away Jan 17, 1999 at his residence.

Funeral service was held Jan 21 at graveside with the Rev Randy Bolinski officiating. Burial followed at Mt Olive Church Cemetery with Peel Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include his son: Raymond Wayne Pitts of Portland, Oregon; daughter: Regina Lee Greene of Plantation, Florida; and sister: Pearlie Lee of Picayune, Mississippi.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser/Washington County Post, Wednesday, January 17, 1999; Page 19

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Dr Rev Oscar Bennett Potter, age 51 of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, passed away March 10, 1999 in Columbus, Ohio of an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Washington County, Chipley. He received a BS Degree from Florida A&M University, Master from the University of Florida, Specialist from Nova University and PhD from Ohio State. He was founder and pastor of the Christian Fellowship Center in West Palm Beach, founder of Potters' Ministries Institution and was involved in several outreach ministries such as the Prison, Nursing Home, Homeless, Youth and Single Parents. He was a veteran of the Viet Nam era.

Funeral services were March 20th at St Joseph A M E Church in Chipley with the Rev Frank Jefferson and the Rev Claudia King officiating. Interment followed in the family plot of St Joseph Cemetery in Chipley with Cooper Funeral Home of Chipley directing. A memorial service was held March 18 at Greater Bethel Primitive Baptist Church in Riveria Beach, Florida.

Survivors include his wife Loraine Jarrett Potter of Royal Palm Beach, Florida; daughter Reneshia N Potter of Gainesville, Florida; brother Ernest Potter (Barbara) of Chipley and Lonnie Potter (Vickey) of Marietta, Georgia; sisters Mary Potter Booker and Z Deborah Potter Brown (Frederick) of Chipley; step-mother Lillie Potter of Marietta, Georgia; aunts and uncles Virena Brown of Tallahassee, Joseph B Harmon (Annie), William G Harmon (Matilda), Isaiah Potter (Rosie) of Chipley, Eva M Campbell (Marvin) of DeFuniak Springs, Grace Warren (Paul), Elsie Harmon, all of Chipley, Agatha Rollings (Johnny) of Atlantic City, New Jersey and Bessie Smith of Ebro; two grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Wednesday, March 24, 19994; transcribed by Cathy Strickland Popp

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Joyce Aycock Powell, age 66 of Chipley passed away, Wednesday, Feb 10, 1999 at her residence. She had been a resident of Chipley for the past 20 years coming from Augusta, Georgia. She was of the Baptist Faith. She was a member of the Paralyzed Veterans Association.

She is preceded in death by her parents Harvey and Inez Goodwin and a son, Daniel Reese Aycock.

Funeral services were held on Feb 13 at the Wachob Chapel with the Rev Dennis Singletary, the Rev Buford Williams and Elder Aaron Cole officiating. Burial will follow at the New Effort Cemetery in Bonifay with Brown Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include sons Rusty Lloyd of Augusta, Georgia, Lloyd Thomas Aycock and wife Barbara of Lynchburg, Ohio, Jimmy Lee Aycock and his wife Cynthia of Chipley, Stephen Elwood and wife Shirley of Oxford, Georgia, Levin Dwayne and wife Susan of Bethlehem, Georgia and Gregory Keith and wife Gail of DeFuniak Springs; daughters Sherolyn A Flournoy and her husband Paul of Bonifay and Pamela Diane Aycock of Chipley; sister Glenda F Norris of Hepzibah, Georgia; 18 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser/Washington County Post, February 17, 1999, Page 19