The DeFuniak Herald – August 25, 1960 Obituaries & Memorial notices

1960 Aug 25

 

Mrs Anna King Anderson 64, died Sunday Aug 21 at her home.  A native and life-

long resident of Walton, she resided in DeFuniak for the past 50 yrs.  Funeral was held at

3:00 from the First Baptist church with interment in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.  Mrs

Anderson is survived by one son, Albert J Anderson, 2 daughters, Mrs Sallie Mae Parker,

and Mrs Jeanette McDinald; 2 brothers D R King & J B King; one sister Mrs Alice K

Wadsworth; 5 grandchildren & 4 gr grands.

 

Mrs Janette T Lula Fountain 89, died Saturday Aug 20 at the home of her daugher, Mrs

Ella Mae Jones in north Santa Rosa Co.  She had lived with her daughter for the past

year, but was a native of Milton.  Survivors are Mrs Jones, Mrs Allie Heath, 3 sons,

Eddie Lee, M T & J Conrad Fountain, 3 half brothers,  Leon, George & Arthur Lewis,

one half sister Mrs Fred West and 16 grandchildren.

 

 

MEMORIAL NOTICES

Arnie Lee Henley was born Aug 24 1915 to the late Mr & Mrs W M

Henley of Glendale, Fla.  He served 4 years in U S Navy, was at Pearl Harbor on

Dec 7 1941.  He was married Apr 12 1948 to the former Miss Joyce Loraine

Sowell of Everett, Washington.  He was a photographer by trade and had a studio

at Elk Grove, Calif, at the time of his death Jun 24 at Oakland Navy Hospital.

Funeral was held Jun 19 in Oak Hill Memorial Chapel of Roses in San Jose, Calif.

Interment was private at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Calif.  He leaves a

wife, Joyce, son Walter, daughter Arna; 2 sisters Mrs W E Cox & Rose Henley;

3 brothers King, Bill & Herbert Henley, 4 nephews, 6 nieces and one grand niece.

 

 

James Luther  ‘Newt’ Godwin born Aug 20 1923 to Mr & Mrs Luther Godwin.

He was a veteran of WWII, seeing abt 3 yrs overseas duty.  He was married to the

former Miss Robbie Register of Bonifay.  To this union was born 2 sons, Douglass

and Charles.  Newt departed this life on Aug 5 1960 in the Veterans Hospital in

Birmingham, Ala. Survivors also include his parents, Luther & Clyde, his brother,

Jerry, aunts, uncles & cousins.   He was laid to rest at Gum Creek Cemetery on Aug 9.

 

MORE OBITUARIES

William M Pennington, 34, Martha Pennington his 4 yr-old daugher, & Mrs Elvie Karina Gillis, 22,

his sister, died early Sunday Aug 21 after being involved in an auto accident north of

Milton.  Mr Pennington & Mrs Gillis died instantly and the child died about 2 hrs later

in a Santa Rosa Hospital.   Mr Pennington’s wife, Mrs Emily Lue Pennington, 30, died

early Monday in a Pensacola hospital.   The family was enroute to visit Mr & Mrs Joseph

H Pennington, the deceased parents.   Both were natives of Holmes co.  In addition to

his parents, Mr Pennington is survived by a son, Joseph Everette and a daughter, Mary

Louise. The Pennington family was living in Chalmette, La.  Mrs Gillis, besides her

parents is survived by a 3 yr old son, Richard Angus, who was uninjuried in the wreck

and her husband Angus D Gillis of New Orleans. Both are survived by 2 brothers,

Lloyd F & Fred W; 2 sisters, Mrs Emily Louise Johnson, and Miss Lois Pennington.

Martha Lou, the 4 yr child is survived by a brother and sister, paternal grandparents,

and maternal grandmother Mrs Everette Griggs.  Funeral arrangements at this time

were incomplete.

 

Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson

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