Category: Obituaries

Mary E. “Cricket” Williams, 85, of Madison, gained her heavenly wings on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 12 p.m. at Mt. Zion AME…

Arthur John Paquette, 82, passed away peacefully at his home in Greenville, Fla. on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. He was born in Manchester, N.H. Paquette is survived by his loving wife of…

William Larry Bennett Sr., age 70, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Madison, Fla. He was born in Sumter County, Fla., on Feb. 28, 1948, to James Albert and Mildred…

Joshua Wayne Odom, 31, of Lee, joined his late mother, Carol Ellen Odom Phillips, in Heaven after a tragic drowning accident on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. He received a degree in horticulture…

Pearl Elizabeth Brooke Raines, 95, passed away on Saturday,  Oct. 13, 2018, in Andalusia, Ala., surrounded by her family. She was born Feb. 11, 1923, in New Smyrna, Fla. to Cortez Rudell…

Ruth Sheffield Herndon, 85, of Pinetta, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 8, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born, May 7, 1933, in Madison, Fla., she is predeceased by her parents,…

Dorothy Janell Bass Peacock, 92, left this life peacefully on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018 at Hospice House in Tallahassee, Fla. She was born April 19, 1926 in Mulberry, Fla.  She is preceded…

Dalene Koon, age 82, passed away on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, in Madison County.  Visitation was held on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home. Following visitation, burial was…

Robert McColskey, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2018, at Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. He was born April 22, 1925, in Tampa, Fla. to the…

Rev. David Thomas Thigpen, age 82, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Madison County. Funeral Services was be held on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Bible Deliverance…

Rev. David Thomas Thigpen, age 82, passed away on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Madison County. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Bible Deliverance…

A tiny little angel bid a silent sweet goodbye to a sad and weeping mother then flew off to Heaven’s sky. An angel, in the Book of Life, wrote down this baby’s…

Permelia Ann York, 77, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, at 11 a.m., on Sept. 4, at Beggs Funeral Home of Madison, with interment at…

Mrs. Valerie Lynne Bodiford, 47, passed away on Monday,  Sept. 3, 2018, in Gainesville, Fla. Valerie was born March 6, 1971, in Madison, Fla. to Mr. Ansel Albritton and Sharon Howard Albritton….

Raymond Franklin McCullough, 94, of Valdosta, died on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, at South Georgia Medical Center, in Valdosta. He was born in Madison County, near Lee, Fla., on Feb. 27, 1924….

Frances “Franny” Mandziara, 99, passed away on July 27, 2018, in Madison, Fla. She was born to Michael and Johanna (Milanowski) Fabish on May 24, 1919, in Stevens Point, Wis.; the youngest…

Kathryn P. Williams, 80, passed away on Aug. 27, 2018, in Madison, Fl. Kathryn was born April 30, 1938, in Lee, Fl. to Sidney Thomas Jordan and Chloe Pauline Jordan (McClamma). She…

Doris Estelle Cowart, 87, passed away on Aug. 28, 2018, in Madison, Fl. She was born June 17, 1931, in Eatonton, Ga. to Henry Shaffer and Otha Shaffer (Hudson). She was of…

Mr. Donnie Lee Ivory, age 65, of Madison, Fl. departed this life on Aug. 18, 2018, at Larkin Community Hospital in Miami, Fl. Donnie leaves behind his wife, Burnell Ivory, of Madison;…

Sarah Ruth Gibson Pafford, age 88, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. A visitation will be held at Beggs Funeral Home in Monticello on Friday Aug. 17,…