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L.L. Jones
L.L. “Duke” Jones died Dec. 30
He worked at the paper mill in Port Saint Joe for more than 30 years and was a member of Union Local 379. Following the mill’s closure, he worked in sales at St. Joe Ace Hardware and as a security guard at GTCom and Arizona Chemical.
Jones is survived by two sons, Keith “Duke” Jones and wife, Jill, of Port St. Joe and Wesley Jones of Wewahitchka; two daughters, Carolyn Thomas of Slocomb, Ala., Jennifer Sheffield and husband, Charlie, of Port St. Joe; three grandchildren and many friends and union brothers.
Graveside services were held Jan. 5 in the Moss Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Simmons officiating and Brown Funeral Home of Chipley directing.
Kawanda Stewart, 33
Kawanda Stewart of Caryville died Dec. 21 at Bay Medcial Center in Panama City.
She is survived by her parents, seven children and several siblings.
Services were held Dec. 29 at St. Mary’s A.M.E. Church in Caryville with the pastor, the Rev. Youngblood Potter, officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery with Russell A. Wright Sr. Mortuary of Panama City in charge of arrangements.
Coy Barwick Sr., 68
Coy D. “Shorty” Barwick Sr. of Marianna died Jan. 6 at his home. He lived in Jackson County most of his life. Barwick was retired from the Jackson County Road Department as a back hoe operator. He was a member of the Marianna Church of God and was a very faithful fisher of men for the Lord. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Udon, Foy Lee and Horace James Barwick and a sister, Louise “Tinker” Harrison.
His wife of 49 years, Bonnie Mae Barwick, survived him for a short time.
Other survivors are two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve Allen and Cathy Barwick , Coy D. and Gwen Barwick Jr., all of Marianna; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia Dianne and Ervin Jackson of Chipley, Sharon Lynn and Herby Burke of Marianna; four brothers, William Barwick of Blountstown, Larry Carnley, Randolph Barwick and Jack Barwick, all of Marianna; five sisters, Hazel Carnley of Greenwood, Eloise Collins of Tallahassee, Frances Cobb, Doris Akins and Joyce Jones, all of Marianna; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Jan. 10 at the Marianna Church of God with the Revs. Robert Johnson, Tony Hagan and Ron Freeman officiating.
Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery with Marianna Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Bonnie Barwick, 67
Bonnie Mae Barwick of Marianna died Jan. 6 at her home there. She had lived in the Marianna area for the past 49 years, and was a member of the Marianna Church of God. She was retired from the Marianna Rehabilitation Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Coy D. “Shorty” Barwick; her father, Howard Slay Sr.; a brother, Johnny Slay; and two sisters, Sara Sanders and Lavonia Slay.
Survivors include her mother, Willie Mae Slay of Chipley; two sons and daughters-in-law, Steven Allen and Cathy Barwick, Coy D. Jr. and Gwen Barwick, all of Marianna; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia Dianne and Ervin Jackson of Chipley, Sharon Lynn and Herby Burke of Marianna; three brothers, Donnie Slay of Clayton, Ala., Howard Slay Jr. and Larry Slay, both of Bonifay; two sisters, Ann Corral of Wausau and Libby Boggs of Chipley, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Jan. 10 at the Marianna Church of God with Revs. Robert Johnson, Tony Hagan and Ron Freeman officiating.
Burial followed in Riverside Cemetery in Marianna with Marianna Chapel Funeral Home directing.
Wes Shoemaker III, 64
Wesley “Wes” Shoemaker of River Ranch died Jan. 3 in Lakeland. He was born Aug. 23 in Chipley.
Shoemaker was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He received the Silver Beaver award for volunteerism from Boy Scouts of America, and was a member of the River Ranch Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Shoemaker of River Ranch; two sons, Samuel “Wes” Shoemaker IV of Lakeland and Greg Shoemaker of Tuscon, Ariz.; a daughter, Nicole Shoemaker Stanley of Apopka; two brothers, Phil Shoemaker and Chris Shoemaker, both of Tallahassee; a sister, Kathy Carlile and husband Frank of Heathrow; and five grandchildren.
Services were held Jan. 11 at First Presbyterian Church in Chipley with Brown Funeral Home of Chipley directing.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or River Ranch Chapel.
Earnest Branton, 81
Earnest Harold Branton of Graceville died Jan. 7 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan. He was born July 12, 1924, in Houston County, Ala., to Lillie and Earnest William Branton. He had been a resident of Graceville since 1994.
Branton had worked at the cotton mills in Columbus, Ga. He owned and operated Branton Service Station in Southport for more than 20 years, and was active in real estate and rentals.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Darrell Branton.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Mary Clyde Branton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Robert Glydon of Endicott, N.Y., and Paddie and Glenn Sewell of Graceville; a daughter-in-law, Mary Branton of Lynn Haven; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Williams Funeral Home in Graceville was in charge of arrangements.
Ella O. Whiddon, 87
Ella Odell Whiddon of Campbellton died Jan. 4 at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Ala. She was born April 30, 1918, the daughter of John Thomas Whiddon and Carrie Lee Toole Whiddon.
She lived in Jackson County her entire life, and was a member of the Campbellton United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir.
Whiddon was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sam Sanford Whiddon; a sister, Cora Agnes Whiddon, and a brother, John Howard Whiddon.
Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, the Rev. Tom E. and Ann Whiddon of Campbellton, Bobby Doyle and Barbara Whiddon of Gray, Ga.; a daughter and son-in-law, Judith Agnes and Zelotes Crosby of Woodville, 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Jan. 7 in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Addis Habbard officiating.
Burial was in the Spring Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery with Williams Funeral Home of Graceville in charge of arrangements.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Campbellton United Methodist Memorial Fund.
