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Obituaries and Death Notices

The DeFuniak Herald – April 1946 – Obituaries

April 11, 1946 Fitzhugh Lee Gomillion, 59, passed away at his home in Ponce de Leon Apr 8. He was a lifetime resident of Walton Co. Services were held at Euchee Valley Church on April 9, interment was made in … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – March 1946 – Obituaries

1946 Mar 7:  Willis Coady Redmon, 31 yrs a native of Ponce de Leon was killed in auto accident on Feb 28.Funeral services were held in family home Saturday. Survivors are his mother,  Mrs Jimmy Redmon and 2 sisters, Lola … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – January 1946

Obituaries and Weddings January 3, 1946: Thomas R Kirkland, 55, died at the family home in East DeFuniak Saturday afternoon, Dec 29 1945 from a bullet wound thought to be self inflicted. Mr Kirkland was a veteran of of WWI. Survivors … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – December 1944 – Obituaries

1944 Dec 21:  Mr Ed Lofton formerly of Ozark, Ala passed away at home of brother T I Loftin, Monday Dec 18.  Services were Tuesday and interment made in Magnolia.   T M Pilcher died following an appendectomy at Panama … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – November 1944 – Obituaries & births

1944 Nov 16:   Jesse Melvin Childers, the young son of Mr & Mrs J A Childers died at the family home Tuesday night Nov 7 after a brief illness of diphtheria. Services were Wednesday after- Noon at the home.  … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – October 1944 Obituaries

October 5, 1944 Mr. L. H. Atwell died of heart attack last Friday morning. A native of Grove City, Penn. Has been a resident here for past 25 years.  Survivors were three sisters and two brothers in Penn. A son Robert H. Atwell … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – September 1944 Obituaries

September 7, 1944 Rev. John D. Alford, 82, passed away at his home Sunday night, August 27, 1944, in the Cluster Springs community. He was born in Coffee County, Alabama, January 1, 1862. In 1880 he was married to Miss … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – August 1944 – Obituaries

1944 Aug 17– Funeral services for Gehune Berry Mixon, 43, of DeFuniak Springs who was fatally injured in a fall from a water tank under construction at Barin will be held Tuesday at Pine Level, Al church, interment follows at … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – July 13, 1944 – Obituaries, marriages, & births

1944 July 13–  Miss Mary Carolyn Walden, d/o Mrs Rubye Holland Walden and the late Thalmer Marion Walden married  Sgt Charles King, Jr mar Jul 11 1944.  (picture & long article)   Paul McDaniel, son of Mrs & Mrs John … Continue reading

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The Breeze – November 13, 1947

The infant son of Mr & Mrs James E Campbell of Pensacola died at the Maternity hospital Tuesday and funeral services were held at Cluster Springs Cemetery Wednesday. The baby is survived by the parents, and one brother, John Marion, … Continue reading

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