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Walter A. Cekauskas
Walter Algimantas Cekauskas, 84, of Sunny Hills passed away on Sunday, August 12 at his home in Sunny Hills. Cekauskas had resided in Sunny Hills since 1986 coming from Michigan. He was a Catholic by faith and a member of the St. Theresa Catholic Church in Sunny Hills.
He is survived by his wife Isabella Cekauskas, Sunny Hills; a son: Raymond and wife Lise Ann Cekausks, Birmingham, Mich; two daughters: Ilona and Bryan Foley, San Diego, Calf., and Cynthia Dana and husband Randel Voelker, Savannah, Ga.; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at the St. Theresa Catholic Church with the Monsignor Francis Szczykutowicz officiating. Interment followed in the Calvary Cemetery with Brown Funeral Home directing.
Marie Wilson Owens George
Marie Wilson Owens George, 89, of Chipley passed away on Tuesday, August 14 at her home.
Mrs. George was born on December 9, 1917, in Chipley to Johnny Franklin and Ella (Duncan) Wilson. She was of the Free Will Baptist Faith and member of the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church, Chipley.
Survivors include a son: George Clayton Owens and wife Pat, Chipley; a daughter: Fay Owens Grant, Tallahassee; a step-son: Wayne George, Panama City; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 18 at the Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church with the Revs. Tim Owen and the Michael Orr officiating. Interment followed in the Piney Grove Cemetery with Brown Funeral Home directing.
Delaney Stoe
Delaney Stoe, 43 of Chipley died Wednesday, August 15 in Graceville at Southern Home Assisted Living following an extended illness.
He was born in Atlanta, Ga. on July 10, 1964. He was a 1982 graduate of Chipley High School and a veteran of the Florida National Guard, 124th Regiment. He worked with FDOC as a correctional officer for over 12 years and recently worked in sales. He was a member of Holmes Creek Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Lamar and Marie Elizabeth Sexton Stoe and a brother, Fred Lamar Stoe, Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Wendy Stoe; two daughters, Tiffany and Sierra Stoe all of Chipley; three brothers, Ben Stoe and wife Karen of Graceville; Victor Stoe of Chipley, Billy Stoe of Hiram, Ga.; sister, Patricia Stoe of Chipley and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Chapel of James & Lipford Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Steele officiating. Burial followed in Wachob-Forest Lawn Cemetery in Chipley with James & Lipford Funeral Home of Graceville directing.
John Paul Scott
John Paul Scott, 89, of Chipley died on Wednesday, August 15 at the Washington Rehab and Nursing Center in Chipley.
He was born on April 8, 1918 in Indiana to Chelsey R. and Garnet (Parker) Scott.
Survivors include his son Danny Scott and wife Rosalyn, Chipley; two daughters: Janice Morris, Chipley and Connie J. Scott, Panama City; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held Friday, August 17 in the Chapel of Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Lovett officiating.
Memorialization was by cremation with Brown Funeral Home of Chipley directing.
Burris D. Coley
Burris D. Coley, Jr., 70, of Clearwater, formerly of Cottondale, passed away on Thursday, August 16 in Clearwater.
He was born on January 11, 1937 in Cottondale to David Burris and Loney Lorene (Melvin) Coley, Sr.
Survivors include his two daughters: Mary Jo Sheldon, Clearwater, and Deanna Muckle, Graceville; a son: Johnny Coley, Largo; four sisters: Helen Miller, Graceville, Mildred Penny, Panama City, Janice Melvin, Chipley and Sallie Whitaker, Lake Okeechobee; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 18 in the Chapel of Brown Funeral Home in Chipley. Interment followed in the Alford Cemetery in Alford with Brown Funeal Home directing.
Blondell T. Gibson
Blondell Thompson Gibson, 58, of Dothan, Ala., died Aug. 12 at Henry County Health & Rehabilitation in Abbeville, Ala. She was born Nov. 12, 1948, in Graceville.
Gibson was preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow and Ola Shipes Thompson, and her husband, Hubert “PeeWee” Alton Gibson.
Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law, Pattie Ann Gibson and Jennifer Ann Gibson, both of Dothan, Lorie Ann and Scott Moreland of Newton, Ala.; a cousin, Tina Louise Eldridge of Caryville; two granddaughters and one great-granddaughter.
Services were held Aug. 17 in the funeral home chapel with Chaplain Charles Goldsmith and Speaker Jetta Bullock officiating.
Burial was in Black Community Cemetery in Black, Ala., with Peel Funeral Home Chapel of Bonifay directing.
Joe Bill Galloway
Joe Bill Galloway, 61, of the New Hope community in Westville died Aug. 20 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Feb. 19, 1946, in Geneva County, Ala., to the late H.W. “Bill” and Isabel Kirkland Galloway.
Galloway was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
He retired from the U.S. Army with 22 years of service. He was a member of Etna Masonic Ledge and the Gideons.
Joe was actively involved in various activities in the New Hope community. He was instrumental in organizing the New Hope Neighborhood Crime Watch. Holmes County and the New Hope community were honored to have Galloway as auxiliary deputy.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Pat Thomas Galloway of Westville; one son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Carolyn Galloway of Westville; a daughter and son-in-law, Kellie and James Bishop of Enterprise, Ala.; a brother and sister-in-law, Billy and Anna Galloway of Geneva; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Phillip Peters of Auburn, Ga., Linda and Henry Mixon, Kathy and Randy Barnes, all of Geneva, Libby and Billy German, Janet and Junior Ellenburg, all of Westville; four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
Funeral was held Aug. 23 at Carmel Assembly of God in Holmes County with the Revs. Tommy Moore and Eddie Eaton officiating.
Burial, with full military honors, was in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva directing.
Memorials may be made to the Lonnie Lindsey Scholarship Fund, c/o Bank of Bonifay, 224 N. Waukesha Street, Bonifay, FL 32425, or New Hope Baptist Church, 1954 Highway 2, Westville, FL 32464.
