Obituaries

Oct 21, 2022

Brother Kendrix Bernard Haynes, Sr. 1982 - 2022 "Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me." - John 14:1

Brother Kendrix Bernard Haynes, Sr. brought much joy into the lives of his parents, Yvonne Haynes and Authur Lee Sandford, Sr. on January 22, 1982, the day he...

Oct 18, 2022

Mr. Eddie Lee Oglesby 1953 -2022 "If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living shall not be in vain."

Mr. Eddie Lee Oglesby, the son of John Wainwright and Mamie Oglesby, was born on June 5, 1953 in Perry, Florida. He grew up in this Taylor County community until...

Oct 16, 2022

Oct 10, 2022

MR. JOHN WESLEY FUDGE, JR. 1970 -2022 "Pop" "If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living shall not be in vain."

John Wesley Fudge, Jr., the loving son of John Wesley and Ola Mae Fudge, was born on January 10, 1970, in Madison, Florida. Except...

Oct 10, 2022

Oct 8, 2022

Brother Wilbur Lee Postell 1950 - 2022 "We have come this far by faith, leaning on the Lord"

Brother Wilbur Lee Postell was born October 10, 1950, to J.D. Postell, Sr. and Lula Mae Nelson Postell. He grew up with his ten siblings in the Bellville community of Jennings, Florida. He resided there...

Oct 2, 2022

Frank Arthur Poole 1953 – 2022 "For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  - John 3:16

Frank Arthur Poole was the oldest son of John Franklin Poole and Minnie Liza Spencer Poole. Born on January 14, 1953,...

Sep 30, 2022

Mr. Alton Lester Lee 1958 – 2022 "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live." John 11:25

Mr. Alton Lester Lee, a lifelong resident of Madison, FL, was born June 24, 1958. He was known for his kind and generous spirit and love...

Sep 24, 2022

Sep 23, 2022

Mr. Lawson Woodie Sutton, Sr. 1933 – 2022 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me" -Psalm 23:4a

Mr. Lawson Woodie Sutton, Sr. was born to Woodie Sutton and Minnie Brinson Sutton on May 28, 1933, in Swainsboro, (Emanuel...

Sep 21, 2022

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." -2 Timothy 4:7

Mother Inez Wells Robinson was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, and "village mother". The daughter of Jacob Wells, Sr. and Maude Davis Wells, Mother Inez was born on February 5, 1940,...

Sep 17, 2022

Deacon Thomas Howard Barnes August 29, 1937 – September 17, 2022 "…. and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever" Psalm 23:6b

Deacon Thomas Howard Barnes, a lifelong resident of Perry (Taylor County), FL, was born on August 29, 1937, to Thomas Henry Barnes, Sr. and Hazel Wilson. Both parents...

Sep 14, 2022

Sep 12, 2022

Palma Donohue died peacefully on September 12, 2022, at 91. Palma is survived by her only son, Thomas Sean Donohue (Shannon Peabody), sister Rose Tarquinio, and grandchildren, Thomas Simon, Mary Eleanor, and Sofia Julia. She is predeceased by her father, Anthony Figliola (Sicily), and her mother, Elvira Magiogia (Rome, Italy) who emigrated to New York City in the 1910s,...

Sep 11, 2022

Sep 6, 2022

Life Story MR. GREGORY WILLIAMS 1970 -2022

On December 26, 1970, Gregory Williams brightened the lives of Eddie Mack Williams, Sr. and Dorothy Haynes Williams in Miami, Florida. He resided in Homestead, Florida most of his adult life; however, he had family and occasional job interests in Madison. Preceding...

Sep 2, 2022

Leonard Howard Butler Sr. began his life journey on September 16, 1957. He was born to Daisy Ridley and was adopted and raised by Frank and Mary Butler in Nashville, Tennessee. He departed this life on Friday, September 2, 2022, in Panama City, Florida.

He married Robbie Elaine Starnes on October 8, 1982,...

Aug 28, 2022

Leonard "Kojak" Collins, Jr. 1975 – 2022 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." -Matthew 5:4

Leonard Collins, Jr., the son of Leonard Collins, Sr. and Dorothy Wilson, grew up among his family and friends in the Madison County community and remained a lifelong resident there. He was preceded in...

Aug 28, 2022

"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." -Proverb 31:10

On August 7, 1928. Mother Lorine Jonas Quinn became one of seven sisters and seven brothers born to Tom Jonas and Mae Merrick Jonas in Lake Butler, Florida. She met and married Lee Quinn, and in 1955 they...

Aug 24, 2022

Mrs. Edith Marie Herring Anderson 1951 - 2022 "Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." -John 16:22

On April 24, 1951, life in the household of Samuel Herring, Sr. and Bernice Broadus Herring was blessed and...