{"id":1672,"date":"2012-07-26T14:07:04","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T20:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waltoncountyheritage.org\/wp\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2023-01-10T17:31:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:31:05","slug":"the-defuniak-herald-december-1925-obituaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/waltonpast2present.com\/wcgs\/2012\/07\/the-defuniak-herald-december-1925-obituaries\/","title":{"rendered":"The DeFuniak Herald &#8211; December 1925 &#8211; Obituaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December 3, 1925:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five men were instantly killed and 3 injured in one of the most awful accidents when the boiler of Creel\u2019s sawmill at Ponce De Leon exploded this (Thursday) afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The dead are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">E P <strong>Creel<\/strong> of Bonifay, 46 yrs, owner of the sawmill, survived by wife, 8 children, mother &amp; two brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walter <strong>Redmond<\/strong>, 55 yrs of Ponce de Leon, mechanic. Wife and 4 children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William <strong>Jenkins<\/strong>, 35, Ponce de Leon, wife and several children<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wesley \u201cDede\u201d <strong>Smith<\/strong>, 35, Bonifay, laborer leaves a wife<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Theodore <strong>Martin<\/strong> 16, Ponce de Leon, orphan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The injured are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elbert <strong>Whitehead<\/strong>, head injuries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edgar <strong>McDonald<\/strong>, 40, Chipley, broken arm, fractured foot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claude <strong>Redmond<\/strong>, 30, Ponce De Leon, bruised abt the head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[3 articles in 2 weeks, more details]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December 10, 1925:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walker <strong>Williamson<\/strong> 17 yrs died Sunday. Young Williamson, with Neil <strong>Richards<\/strong> was driving on the Florala road west of town, when the in which the two rided collided with a car being driven by Sheriff Thad <strong>Bell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>December 24, 1925:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Alex Faulk died Saturday last the result of injuries sustained when he was struck by an automobile on the streets of Montgomery on Friday afternoon. The news was phoned by Mrs Faulk to her daughter Mrs R C Walden of this city. Mr &amp; Mrs Walden and baby left immediately for Montgomery. Mr Faulk never regained consciousness.&nbsp; The body was take to the old home at Ozark, AL where the funerals service was conducted on Monday. Mr Faulk was abt 75 yrs and is survived by his wife and daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 3, 1925: Five men were instantly killed and 3 injured in one of the most awful accidents when the boiler of Creel\u2019s sawmill at Ponce De Leon exploded this (Thursday) afternoon. 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