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Obituaries and Death Notices

The DeFuniak Herald – July 1935 – Obituaries [abbreviated]

1935 July 4 – Mrs. Flora Campbell, widow of the late J. W. Campbell, occurred at her home on Sunday. Services were conducted Monday at 4:00 at Presbyterian church, internment was in Magnolia cemetery. Miss Flora Dixon was born in Cuthbert, … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – June 1935 – Obituaries

June 13, 1935 Della Garrett abt 18 yrs old was drowned abt 11:30 Saturday night [June 8, 1935] in Lake Stanley, a short distance from DeFuniak. The girl with a male companion and another couple, according to the story told, had … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – May 1935 – Obituaries

May 16, 1935 J E Spann was born Dec 10 1846 and died May 10 1935 at the age of 88 yrs, 5 mos. at the home of his granddaughter  and  son in law, Mr & Mrs Major Miller of … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald — April 18, 1935

Thursday morning, Apr 11 1935, Alton Bowers Gomillion, elder son of Mr and Mrs Everett Gomillion, passed away at his home in Pleasant Valley community. Alton was born Apr 13 1926, being 8 yrs, 11 mos, 29 days, he was laid … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – March 1935 – Obituaries + wedding announcement

1935 March 14 – another obit for John B Ward covers small bit of new information – He was united in marriage to Sarah Anne Neal. To this union were born 3 daughters & 2 sons: Miss Anna Ward, Mrs … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – February 7, 1935

Obituaries (taken from abstracts) Funeral services for W. T. [William Tally] Bludworth, whose death occurred Thursday, January 31, were conducted on Friday afternoon [February 1, 1935] at 3:00 from the Methodist church; interment was in Magnolia cemetery. W. T. Bludworth was born … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – January 1935

Obituary Abstracts January 10, 1935: Mrs. G. F. Harper died at Thorsby, AL Friday morning, January 4. Mrs. Harper was struck by a train and killed instantly. Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 pm at the Baptist Church at Thorsby.  … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – March 24, 1927 – Obituary

March 24, 1927: Carl Slay who was shot on night of Jan 18 died Thursday of last week, March 17 at a Pensacola hospital.  His body was brought back to DeFuniak and interred the day following his death in Magnolia … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – January 20, 1927 – Obituary

January 20, 1927: Carl Slay was shot in the neck about 2 am Wednesday morning by Eva Dell Hurley and his condition is said to be serious. The woman who did the shooting is locked up in Walton county jail. Young Slay … Continue reading

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The DeFuniak Herald – March 18, 1926 – Obituary

March 18, 1926: Jesse Holland fires two shots at daughter & blows own head off with shotgun! A Tragic happening occurred Friday morning at 8 miles west of Milton, when Jesse Holland, a farmer of that section, killed his 19 … Continue reading

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