Obituaries - F Surnames

Mrs Lillian Bama Yates Fleming, age 83 of Panama City, passed away Saturday, March 6, 1999. She was born in Washington County to David and Susie Yates.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John J Fleming; two sisters, Mary Jenkins and Ruth Kolmetz. Mrs Fleming taught in the Washington County public school system for 40 years, most of which were at Vernon Elementary School. After her retirement, she moved to Panama City. Mrs Fleming was a member of the First Baptist Church of Callaway and the Ruth Sunday School Class.

Survivors include her daughter Mrs Rubye Smith of Panama City; two grandsons Jeffrey N Smith and wife Sheila and Gregory N Smith and friend Nay of Panama City; four great-grandchildren Amanda, Charles, Matthew and Cody Smith; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on March 9 at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Ron McLain and the Rev Anthony Conners officiating. Interment followed in the Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery.

Asked to serve as active pallbearers were Mr Flex Bennett, Mr James Love, Mr Bob Michaelis, Mr Charles Alford, Mr Ralph Hammack and Mr Elie Lynn. Honorary pallbearers were the Ruth Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church of Callaway and employees of the Vernon Elementary School.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, 10 March 1999, Page 19

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John Fleszar, age 79 of Sunny Hills, passed away on Friday, Feb 12, 1999 at his residence. He had been a resident of Sunny Hills for the last seven years, coming from Queens, New York. He was of the Catholic faith and a member of the St Theresa Catholic Church in Sunny Hills.

Funeral service was Feb 15 at the St Theresa Catholic Church with Father Francis Szcykutowicz officiating. Interment followed in the Calvary Cemetery in Sunny Hills with Brown Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include his wife Mary Fleszar of Sunny Hills; sons Lucian Fleszar of Boca Raton, Florida and George Fleszar of New Jersey; brother Roman Leszar of Poland; sisters Sophia Iokosz of Sunny Hills and Venonika Stempniak of New York; and three grandchildren.

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

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Leo Frank Lynched

Mob Wrecks Vengeance Upon Convicted Murderer of Little Mary Phagan Near Marietta.

Leo M. Frank, the convicted murderer of little Mary Phagan, was taken from the Georgia State Prison at Milledgeville, Ga., Monday night about 11 o'clock and lynched by a mob, estimated in number between twenty-five and seventy-five, after overpowering the warden and guards and forcing an entrance to the prison.

After securing Frank the mob proceeded in automobiles to within a few miles of the home of the little murdered girl, near Marietta, where he was strung to a tree and his body riddled with bullets.

The mob was orderly and worked with quick precision. Plans were carefully made and so well carried out that it was more than an hour after the prisoner was taken before prison officials could give the alarm. All telephone wires leading to the prison were cut before the attach was made. The mob was masked and heavily armed and every command given by the leader was promptly compiled with.

'We will take Frank to Marietta and lay his body on the grave of Mary Phagan," is the remark said to have been made by the leader of the party.

It is not known whether or not Frank made any statement as to his guilt or innocence and as this information could only form those connected with the affair, it will probably be some time, if ever, before it is known.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay, Florida, Friday, Aug. 20, 1915
Transcribed by Mona Spears, March 1999

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In the death of "Uncle Bob" French and Mr. Clayton Reynolds our community has lost two more valuable and highly respected citizens, both of whom died Sunday night and were buried at the camp ground cemetery Tuesday.

Source: Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay, Florida, Saturday, December 14, 1912
Transcribed by Mona Spears

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