The DeFuniak Herald – August 1921 – Obituaries

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1921 Aug 25– Olin W Adiar died Monday of heart failure.  He was born & reared in Geneva, Al 43 yrs ago, but spent most of his boyhood in West Florida.  Several years ago went to Kentucky and returned to DeFuniak 1918.  His remains were carried to Geneva Monday afternoon and laid to rest Tuesday. Mourning his death is Dr A D Adair of Geneva, Eric Adair (Brother) of Knoxville, Tenn, Mrs S A Thompson of Scotts Station, Al and Z D Adair of DeFuniak.

 

MISSING PERSON: Foye Mitchell left a note to her mother saying she was leaving home on Aug 15 and hasn’t been seen since. She is 20 yrs old and daughter of Mr & Mrs E B Mitchell.  She has dark hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion, and weighs about 140 lbs. and is about 5’3”.

 

Mr Dock Adkison received a telegram of the return of Dennis Adkison’s body which arrived on Friday (August 19, 1921). He was wounded at St Mihiel on July 26 1918 and later died ‘somewhere in France.  His remains were interred at Eight Mile Cemetery, being escorted by his Major and 14 of his pals.  A large crowd attended as Dennis was born & raised near Gaskin. Survivors are his father & mother, Mr & Mrs D R Adkison, brothers, Lee, Macon, Newton; sisters Mrs Grover Schofield, Mrs Effie Laird, and Viralla Adkison.

 

Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson

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The DeFuniak Herald – July 1921 – Obituary

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1921 Jul 7– John Tuggle was last seen alive about 1:30 Monday afternoon and his murdered body was found Wednesday in Okaloosa county a short distance from Deerland. His watch, money and some clothing in his suitcase were taken.  Late in afternoon two men were arrested in Dothan. The men were wearing Tuggle’s clothing and had his watch.  Tuggle’s body was carried to Chipley for burial.  (Long article concerning his trip to Milton preceding his murder).

 

Card of thanks for consideration of illness & death of loved one. L H Hughes & family; Dr G P Morris & family, D Hughes & family.

 

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The DeFuniak Herald – June 1921 – Obituary & wedding announcements

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1921 Jun 23– Card of thanks from Mr & Mrs J M DeShezo concerning the death last week of their son Earl, who died in Moultrie, Ga.

 

 

WEDDINGS:

1921 Jun 30– Mr. J H Allen, editor of the Breeze and Miss Mattie Bell were married at home of bride’s parents at Argyle late this afternoon, ceremony performed by Rev D J Currie. The couple’s honeymoon was at New Orleans.

Sheriff Thad Bell & Miss Manila Garrett were married at the home of the bride’s sister in Eucheanna, last Sunday. Judge A R Campbell officiating.

 

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The DeFuniak Herald – May 1921 – Obituaries

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1921 May 26– Mrs Mary J McLeod died Thursday May 19 1921 after months of suffering. Funeral services on Friday and burial was in the family plot at Defuniak Cemetery.  Miss Mary Jeannette Anderson was born to Mr & Mrs John C Anderson on March 30, 1846.  On Mar 2 1872 she was married to Wm B McLeod and there were 6 children; John W, Charles A, Norman L, Walter A, Sarah & Kate McLeod, all surviving and living in DeFuniak except Walter A of Mobile, AL.

 

Claude Martin, saw filer at the Harbison Lumber Co was shot & killed last Sunday by Roy Holmes, engineer, on one of the company’s log trains. One shot fired penetrated Martin’s lungs and going through the wall of the house Martin in which he lived.  Holmes was committed to jail until grand jury meets in September. (Long article) His body was shipped to Laurel, MS Monday. Martin leaves wife and one child, while Roy Holmes has a wife and 3 children.

 

1921 May 5– John D Cameron was found dead in his bed at Hotel Walton yesterday (Wednesday). He was about 60 yrs of age and from New Orleans.  A note found in his room said he felt he would not live much longer and requested an Allen Williamson of Olean, NY be notified. The body was shipped to Swift Falls, Canada.

 

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The DeFuniak Herald – April 1921 – Obituaries & other misc. announcements

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April 7, 1921

J T McCullough dropped dead at his home last Wednesday of heart failure.  He was between the ages of 66 & 70 yrs and leaves a wife and large number of relatives. Services today at the Baptist church.

Rebecca Fitzgerald, youngest child of Mr & Mrs J J Fitzgerald of Poley Ala was buried in DeFuniak Cemetery last Friday.  Taken to Montgomery for appendicitis operation, but she passed away on Thursday.

ADOPTION:  Mr J D & Rosa M Palmer adopted on May 30 1921 Mary McCachern Doe as their child to be named Jannie Rosa Palmer. (dated 20 Apr)

Divorce: John L Miller vs Adeline Miller 5 Apr 1921.

April 28, 1921

Mrs Helen Stanley died in Millville last Tuesday. The body was brought to Freeport and laid to rest in Hatcher Cemetery, survivors are Douglass & Barney Stanley.

[Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson]

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The DeFuniak Herald – February 1921 – Obituaries

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1921 Feb 24– Alexander Douglass McKinnon was born in Walton Co on May 6 1842, one of 13 children born to his parents, John L & Catharine McKinnon.  Only one brother survives, Daniel L McKinnon of Marianna.  Mr McKinnon was twice happily married, first to Miss Ella D Speight of Washington Co on March 13, 1873, this marriage resulted in 4 children, Dr Clarence McKinnon of Jacksonville, Mr Curtis McKinnon of Atlanta, Mr. Joseph A McKinnon and Mrs Annie McKinnon Davis of this place.  On Jan 17 1907 he was married to Laura Hannah of Pensacola who also survives him. He was a Confederate soldier and passed away suddenly on Saturday Feb 19, 1921 in Pensacola where he spent most of his time in the past months.  Services held Monday Feb 21 in DeFuniak with burial in Euchee Valley cemetery.

 

Vernan Bethany Alford, the 13 yr daughter of Mr J B Alford of Alaqua, died Saturday (February 19, 1921)  at the hospital in Pensacola where she was carried for appendicitis. The body was brought to DeFuniak and buried at Alaqua on Monday. (card of thanks in Apr 7 paper shows J B & Homer B Alford)

 

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The DeFuniak Herald – January 1921 – Obituaries

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1921 Jan 27– Sheriff J M Summerlin, just 17 days in office, Frank Bishop and son Will Bishop and Fern Barrow were all killed in train and automobile accident.  (Lengthy story including M E Savage who escaped death in this accident).  Sheriff Summerlin was about 32 yrs of age, married about 5 yrs ago, leaves his wife, father & mother to mourn his death, all reside at Laurel Hill, Fl. Services held at his home on Saturday. The two Bishop bodies and Mr. Barrow were laid to rest Saturday and Sunday at their respective homes.

Wallace Ward was convicted of stabbing Henry Williamson in the neck during Christmastime which resulted in his death. The Ward boy was sentenced to reform school in Marianna.

 

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The DeFuniak Herald – August 1919 – Obituaries

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1919 Aug 21– Last Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night, 5 members of the Lundy family,

W A, the father; Pete, Thomas, Joe and Charley, sons were arrested by county officers

charged with the murder of John Mitchell, 32 yrs of age.  It is reported that the dead

man married a daughter and sister of the Lundys and there has been considerable ill

feeling. The body of Mitchell was found about 4 miles from town, last Saturday and

as he was last seen in the company of one of the accused they were placed under arrest.

A Preliminary trial was held on Tuesday before Judge Mathews and the case was con-

tinued until Thursday, Aug 21st, the 5 men charged with the crime being removed to

the county jail at Andalusia.   This Mitchell is said to be a brother of the man of the

same name who was killed at Charlie Carter’s last Christmas.

 

*Word has been received by J M Reid of the sudden death of his old friend, Mr George

Nunn at Hamilton, Canada on Sunday morning the 10th inst.  Mr Nunn suddenly expired

in church at the close of the communion service while talking to some of his brethren.

Mr & Mrs Nunn spend last winter here at the home of Mrs J B Cawthon.

 

*The remains of Mrs Eliza Byrd, 90 yrs of age who passed away at her late home in

Etowah, Tenn. last Thursday afternoon (August 14, 1919) arrived in this city last Sunday for interment

in the family burial plot in Sandy Creek cemetery.  Deceased was a resident of Walton

county years ago.  She was mother to John & James Byrd and Mrs B S Renfrow.

 

*The list of Confederate veterans is gradually diminishing until but a few remain.  The

last to answer the final taps was Mr J B Parker, residing about a mile south of town,

whose death occurred Tuesday morning.  The body was laid to rest Wednesday at

Cluster springs following impressive funeral services at the home and grave.

 

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The DeFuniak Herald – July 1919 – Obituaries

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July 3, 1919:

One of the most brutal and cold blooded murders in history of Walton Co occurred near Gaskin Tuesday of last week, June 24, Mr A B Green being the victim. Mr Tallie Alford a resident of Gaskin approached Mr A B Green, the taxi man of Florala engaged him to convey him to his home, which is about 11 miles southeast of Florala.  Alford invited a couple of friends to accompany him on the trip.  Alford lived about a mile distant with his father, Marion Alford and Green proceeded to take him there, about one quarter of a mile the car turned off  the road.  Only Mr Green and Mr Alford know why.  When Green was missed, Sheriff Bell went looking and found the body and arrested Alford after hearing the story.  He caught up with Alford and Jack Holman sitting a ford car alongside of the highway. After doing some checking he found the body where it had lay for 3 days. Alford told Sheriff that Holman had murdered the man.  The Sheriff said he would go get Holman and bring him in, Alford said no need, he had done the job himself.   The ground looked as if there might have been a struggle. The body showed that Green was shot in face and head from a distance, but second shot which struck the heart was from close range.   The jury found Tallie Alford guilty.

July 10, 1919:

Jack Holman says he was not in car when Sheriff Bell arrested Alford. He was working with Jim Barker on the Raines farm southwest of town and this was substantiated by Mr Barker.

William Perdue, passed away July 3rd.  Mr Perdue was born in Jefferson Co Georgia May 30 1836.  In 1861 he was united in marriage to Mabala Crosbey, 8 children of this union, all of whom survive him with the exception of one, who died at the age of eight. In company of his wife and family he moved to Walton co. in 1887.  He served 3 yrs in Confederate Army.  He is survived by his wife, 5 daughters the Mrs A I Steele; S B Brazile; A L Spencer, J T Atkinson and L F Cochran; 2 sons T J & W W Perdue.  Funeral on Friday following which burial in DeFuniak cemetery.

MISC. ANNOUNCEMENT: 
Shadrack Odom of Foshee, Al in company with his war bride whom he wed in Boston, Mass, last February, following his return from duty in France, arrived in DeFuniak last Saturday.

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The DeFuniak Herald – June 1919 – Obituary

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1919 Jun 5– Death of Mrs Jennie Birdsell of Heyworth, Illinois who was well and favorably

known here having frequently visited, occurred Wednesday at 1:30 at her home in

this city. The deceased was the daughter of Mr & Mrs Joshua Carle and the family

came here from Ohio in 1859 having located near Heyworth. Mrs Birdsell was born

January 16 1841 and departed this life May 14 1919, being in her 79 year. June 27

1861 she was united in marriage to W F Birdsell. To this union was born 2 children,

both of whom died in infancy. The husband preceded the wife in death 32 yrs ago.

Six years ago she, in company of her sister Mrs Mary S Stone, took up residence in

Heyworth.

 

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