Lewis J. Dunn, 61
Lewis Joseph Dunn of Chipley died Sept. 25 near Kynesville.
He was a mechanic by trade, and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include one daughter, Jessica Dunn, and a sister, Louise Barbee, both of Chipley.
Graveside services were held Sept 29 in Glenwood Cemetery with Dr. Kermit Soileau officiating.
Brown Funeral Home of Chipley was in charge of arrangements.
Bessie M. Dykes, 92
Bessie Mae Dykes of Sneads died Sept. 30 in Marianna. She was a native and life-long resident of Jackson County.
She was a homemaker, and was a member of West Bonifay Baptist Church in Bonifay.
Dykes was preceded in death by her husband, Levy Dykes; a brother, Henry Hayes; two sons, Marcus Dykes and Cecil Pettis; a granddaughter, Nina Pettis McKinney, and a great-grandson, Jared McKinney.
Survivors include a son, Earl Pettis and wife, Claudia, of Sneads; two sisters, Ruth Worley of Chipley and Eloise Pippin of Graceville; two daughters-in-law, Charlene Tolston of Eagle Lake and Roberta Bunk of Bonifay; a sister-in-law, Marie Hayes of Chipley, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held Oct. 3 at First Baptist Church in Sneads.
Burial was in Bonifay City Cemetery with Lanier-Andler Funeral Home of Sneads directing.
Elizabeth Taylor, 92
Elizabeth Usery Taylor of Chipley died there Sept. 30. She was born in Washington County Sept. 27, 1914, to John Albert and Polly Anna (Harris) Johnson.
She was of the Holiness faith and was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church.
Taylor was preceded in death by a son, Donald Eugene Usery.
Survivors include four daughters, Edna Pear Chestnut, Edna Myrl Pettis, Ruth Thomas and Zelda Rhodes, all of Chipley; two brothers, Joe Johnson of Columbus, Ga., and David Johnson of Florida; four sisters, Ester Smothers of Columbus, Priscilla Tocki and Lois Johnson, both of Chipley, and Virgin Pelham of Eufaula, Ala., 42 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held Oct. 4 in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Earnest Dupree and Debbie Williams officiating.
Burial followed in Glenwood Cemetery with Brown Funeral Home of Chipley directing.
Glenn A. Day, 43
Glenn Allen Day of Chipley died Dec. 21 at his home. A native of Milton and former resident of Pensacola, he had lived in Chipley for the past few months.
Day was preceded in death by his father, Lowell Ray Day, and a brother, Ricky D. Day.
Survivors include a son, Kevin Day of Vernon; mother, Carol Flowers of Chipley; four brothers, Gerald McDaniel, and Danny Day, both of Chipley, Donald Ray Day of Pensacola and Bruce Day of Gulf Port, Miss.; one sister, Sherri, and husband, Randall, of Cottondale, and his fiancee, Twila Wood of Chipley.
Graveside services were conducted Dec. 27 at First Assembly of God Cemetery with Chaplain Andy Glover officiating and James & Sikes Funeral Home, Maddox Chapel of Marianna, directing.
Charles W. White, 72
Charles William “Country Bill” White of Tallahassee died Dec. 21 at Heritage Health Care Center there. He was a formerly of Bonifay.
Survivors include two sisters, Elizabeth White of Inglis and Robbie Cochensparger of Battle Creek, Mich., and a brother, Donald F. White of St. Cloud.
Graveside services were held Dec. 27 at Camp Ground Cemetery with Brother B.J. Groce officiating, and Sims Funeral Home of Bonifay directing.
Bernard Prosser, 82
Bernard Theodore Prosser of Westville died at Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva, Ala., following a brief illness. He was born March 6, 1923, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to the late Thomas Vernon and Cora Hartley Prosser.
After high school, Prosser enlisted in the U.S. Naval Service. He was sent to Pensacola following boot training and then to the Pacific Island of Guam, and Leyte for transporting troops for the war with Japan. He was injured with shrapnel from a Japanese bomb and received the Purple Heart.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary in 1988, seven sisters and three brothers.
Survivors include three sisters, Yvonne McAllister of Bloomfield, Iowa, Arlene Stanton of Creston, Calif., and Madeline Applegate of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Services, with military honors, were held at Ottumwa City Cemetery in Ottumwa, Iowa. Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, Ala., was in charge of arrangements.
Donna M. Park, 69
Donna May Park of Graceville died Dec. 25 at her home there. She was born Sept. 29, 1937, in Johnstown, Pa., daughter of the late George Wesley and Martha Lydia Park.
Park was a dedicated volunteer at Bonifay Nursing and Rehab Center. She also was an active member and trusted servant of Alcoholics Anonymous since May 19, 1990.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Dennis and Donna Meldon of Graceville and Daniel Meldon of Royal Palm Beach; a daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Douglas Gourley of Yukon, Okla.; two stepsons, Joe and John Marquette of Michigan; a sister and brother-in-law, Joan and John Brown of Hackettstown, N.J., eight grandchildren and numerous friends.
Memorialization was by cremation. A private memorial service will be held in her memory at a later date.
Peel Funeral Home of Bonifay was in charge of arrangements.
