Archive for December 2011

Panthers Never Give Up

December 12, 2011 Sports, Uncategorized Comments Off

Submitted by Madison Academy

Going into their second game against the Steinhatchee Stingrays on Dec. 6, the Madison Academy Panthers knew their challengers would be ready for payback after being narrowly edged out of a win a week earlier in Madison. With a slow start, Panthers lost 31-24.Consecutively scoring six points, Jacob Hanners put the opening points on the board, while his teammate Jim Flournoy contributed 10 points as leading scorer. Scoring two points apiece were Stephen Miller, Ross Bass, Michael Goley and John Flournoy, who also led the Panthers on defense with eight steals. Michael Goley and Michael McCamman led the team in rebounding.
“If we could have played as well in the first half as we did in the second half,” said Coach Zach Iott. “The outcome may have been different. It was a good game though. The fans cheered us on until the very end, and our team never gave up.”

Photo submitted: Michael Goley defends the goal.

 

 

 

Photo submitted: John Flournoy attempts to block a shot

Photo submitted: Jacob Hanners on the move.

Photo submitted: Michael McCamman rebounds the ball. Flournoy twins, Jim and John (11), ready to assist.

 

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Carl Wayne Williams

December 12, 2011 Obituaries Comments Off

Carl Wayne Williams, age 62, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in Madison.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, December 12,  2011 at Beggs Funeral Home, Madison Chapel with burial at Corinth Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home.

He was born in Fernandina Bch, Florida and lived most of his life in Madison  County. He served in the United States Army and was a Mormon.

He is survived by a son: Carl Wayne Williams Jr. of Fernandina Beach; two daughters: Carla Odom of Madison, and Amanda Williams of Clarksville, Tenn; two brothers: Tracy Williams and Nelson Williams both of Valdosta; two sisters:  Belinda Bembry of Live Oak and Patricia Ann Garner of Athens, Ala. and 5 Grandchildren.

Beggs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements 850-973-2258.

 

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Obituary: Steve Wilson Bevan, Jr.

December 12, 2011 Obituaries Comments Off

Steve Wilson Bevan, Jr. gently passed away on Friday, December 9, 2011 after a brief illness.

Born on April 15, 1935, and raised in Madison, Florida, he graduated from Florida State University and moved to the bright lights of New York City, where he intended to become a star with the Metropolitan Opera, but ultimately where he was a research analyst for Eastern Airlines and a financial analyst on Wall Street.  He lived in New York for 26 years before retiring and coming home to Madison in 1983.

He was a loyal member of the Rotary Club of Madison and faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Madison.  His love of music, particularly opera, carried him through his life from voice lessons in Madison as a boy to his final moments listening to it.  Growing up in Madison, he was an avid baseball player and fan.

In his later years, his love of college football, particularly the FSU Seminoles, kept him busy throughout the season as well as the year with game replays.

He is the last “Bevan” to live in Madison dating back to 1838, when William James Bevan came here from Bladen County, North Carolina, and is the descendent of five soldiers that served in the Confederate army.

He is survived by his daughter, Kelly Bevan Spirer, her husband Peter Spirer, and grandchildren Samuel Peter Spirer and Rachel Bevan Spirer of Los Angeles, California, and numerous cousins in Madison and other parts of the South.

Visitation is Sunday, December 11 from 3 to 5pm at Beggs Funeral Home in Madison Florida.  Chapel service is on Monday, December 12 at 2pm at Beggs Chapel followed by a graveside service at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Florida.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations to be made in his memory to either the First United Methodist Church of Madison at P.O. Box 294, Madison, Florida 32341 or the Rotary Club of Madison at P.O. Box 745, Madison, FL 32341.

 

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Woman Dies From Pit Bull Attack In Lowndes County

December 12, 2011 Front Page, Uncategorized Comments Off

By Kristin Finney

Greene Publishing, Inc.

A woman with ties to Madison County, died on Thursday afternoon in Lowndes County after being attacked by her neighbor’s pit bull.

Misti Wyno had gone to visit her neighbors shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. The neighbors residence was at 4686 Mount Zion Road. According to reports, Wyno was visiting in order to borrow some grits.

Wyno was bitten several times after the neighbors’ male pit bull either broke its chain or was unchained. The dog bit her several times on her legs, arms and head said Waler Wacter, Lowndes County deputy coroner.

Police were called to the scene at approximately 12:45 p.m. according to Sheriff Chris Prine. Upon arriving at the residence they discovered Wyno, who was severely injured. They also discovered the dog’s owner restraining the male pit bull.

Wyno was transported to South Georgia Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 1:54 p.m., according to Wacter.

The names of the owners of the dogs have not been released. However, it has been reported that the family owned the male pit bull and a female pit bull. Both animals have been taken into custody at the Lowndes County Animal Control center.

According to Lowndes County Manager Joe Pritchard, the same owners of the male pit bull have had a previous complained filed against them by a neighbor concerning a female pit bull earlier this year.

The Valdosta Daily Times reported, “A neighbor’s young son had entered the yard uninvited and tried to pull a newborn puppy from the dog. The dog bit the boy once on the cheek. The dog was quarantined for a month at the Animal Shelter and determined not to be a threat.”

The dog from Thursday’s attack was not the same pit bull.

The dog’s owners are distraught and have asked the county’s shelter director, Linda Patelski, to put both the male and the female pit bull down.

Sheriff’s investigators are working the case, according to Prine. He said, “We’re trying to determine what went wrong and why, and who was responsible. Charges could be forthcoming.”

 

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