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Nola Mae Herrington
Nola Mae Herrington, 92, a native of Westville, died Sept. 29 at Wiregrass Medical Center in Geneva, Ala. She was born July 8, 1915, to William T. and Eighty Ann Colvin Grant.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Herrington Sr.; several brothers and sisters; three grandsons, Stephen Enfinger, Carl Faulk and Phillip Faulk; and one great-grandson, Zachery Koehler.
Survivors include two sons, Loren Herrington Jr. and Anthony Herrington, both of Westville; four daughters, Menthia Faulk and husband, Charles, Nola Enfinger and husband Wilton, Wilda Limerick and husband, Joe, all of Pace, Sally Lathan and husband, Sonny, of Holt; one sister, Ottis Yates, and one brother, Lester Grant, both of Westville; 15 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Oct. 3 at Hickory Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Dan Padgett and Larry Sweat officiating.
Burial was in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery in Holmes County with Peel Funeral Home of Bonifay directing.
Shelvie Oswalt
Shelvie Jean Hornsby Oswalt of Graceville, 68, died Sept. 27. She was born Oct. 21, 1938, in Tallassee, Ala., in Tallapoosa County, daughter of James W. and P. Gertrude Hornsby.
She had been a resident of Graceville since 1991 when her husband became vice president for academic affairs at the Baptist College of Florida. The couple had served for 40 years at churches in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. She also ministered with her husband at William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Miss., and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
She was a homemaker, taught at Ganus Elementary School in New Orleans, and worked for the Alabama Baptist Convention in Montgomery.
Surviving are her husband, Jerry E. Oswalt; two children, Deborah E. Jones and husband, Brent, David M. Oswalt and wife, Stephanie; three sisters, Kitty Jeanette Rutland, Rosa Azalea Foshee and husband, Wayne, and Carol Ann Lynn; two sisters-in-law, Rita Oswalt and Peggy Oswalt; three grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral was held Sept. 30 at Damascus Baptist Church with Dr. Jerry Windsor officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery with James & Lipford Funeral Home of Graceville directing.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Jerry and Shelvie Oswalt Scholarship Fund, in care of Baptist College of Florida, 5400 College Drive, Graceville, FL 32440.
Annie Justice
Annie Pearl Justice, 64, of Alford died Sept. 28 in Panama City. She was born in Fountain on April 27, 1943, to Allen and Pearl (Dixon) Taylor but had been a life-long resident of Alford.
She was of the Holiness faith and was a member of the Light House Holiness Church.
Justice was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Romeo Perez of Panama City.
Survivors include her husband, Monroe Justice of Compass Lake; three daughters, Anne Miller and husband, Don, of Chipley, Mary Ann Perez, `Susie Leisure and husband, Forrest, all of Panama City; one brother, Joe Taylor of Bainbridge, Ga.; two sisters, Dorothy Finch of Fountain and Linda Davis of Compass Lake, and nine grandchildren.
Services were held Oct. 4 in the funeral home chapel with the Revs. Sam Kent and Nolan Kent officiating.
Cremation followed with Brown Funeral Home of Chipley in charge of arrangements.
Brian Freeman
Brian Randall Freeman, 30, of Caryville died Sept. 30 at his home. He was born Jan. 21, 1977, in Lebanon, Tenn.
Freeman was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mildred Freeman.
Survivors include his father, Phillip Freeman Sr., and stepmother, Blondell, of Caryville; mother, Susan Josey of North Carolina; brother, Phillip Wayne Freeman Jr. of California; sister, Lori Catherine Hoskins and husband, Staff Sgt. Eric Hoskins of North Carolina; one niece, Katlyn Hoskins; a nephew, Hunter Hoskins; several aunts and uncles.
Services were held Oct. 3 in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Aubrey Herndon officiating.
Burial was in Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery with Peel Funeral Home of Bonifay directing.
Rev. Perley Safford
Rev. Perley G. Safford, 88, of Marianna died Oct. 2. A native of Maine, he moved to Florida in 1946 while serving in the U.S. Army.
He was a graduate of Stetson University in Deland and had been a Southern Baptist pastor in central Florida for more than 50 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Slone Safford in February 2007.
Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Safford King and husband, the Rev. Lonnie King, of Marianna, Faith Wasserkrug of Hemet, Calif.; one son, the Rev. Richard D. Safford and wife, Vernette, of Port Aransas, Texas; two brothers, Frank Safford of Jacksonville and Kenneth Safford of Manchester, N.H., seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral was held Oct. 6 at Eastside Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Canada, and the Revs. Richard Safford and Lonnie King officiating.
Burial, with military honors by Sneads American Legion Post 241, was in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens with James & Sikes Funeral Home, Maddox Chapel, directing.
Memorials may be made to the Eastside Baptist Church Building Fund or the Florida Baptist Children’s Home.
Doris Jean Cleveland
Doris Jean Cleveland, 84, of Chipley, died Oct. 1, in Chipley. She was born on June 15, 1923 in Hart County, Ga. to Clarence E. and Lilly (Carnes) Welborn. She was of the Baptist Faith and a member of the First Baptist Church of Chipley.
Cleveland was preceded in death by a brother, Mack Welborn, a sister, Faye Welborn Bobo and a grandson, Kevin Williams.
Survivors include: two sons; Hugh and wife Mary Cleveland, Cantonement, Tom Cleveland, Brunswick, Ga.; three daughters, Camelia Williams, Pensacola, Patricia Jean Cleveland, Morris, Ala. and Jan Cleveland Morris, Hartwell, Ga;. five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Oct. 3 at the First Baptist Church in Chipley with the Rev. Michael Orr officiating.
Graveside services and interment followed Oct. 5, in the Elmhurst Northside Cemetery in Elberton, Ga. with Brown Funeral Home directing.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the Benevolence Fund of the First Baptist Church, Post Office Box 643, Chipley, Fla. 32428 or to the Council on Aging, Chipley, Florida. 32428.
Joseph Glenn Cox
Joseph Glenn Cox, 53, of Chipley died Sept. 28, in Rockford, Ill. He was born on Aug. 4, 1954 to James and Katherine (Yager) Cox in Columbus, Ga. He was married to his wife Debbie for 28 years. He was a veteran of Vietnam Conflict and was a member of the Amvets, in Chipley. A truck driver by profession. He attended the Church of God of Prophecy.
Survivors include: His children, Katherine (Beth) Caster, Ft. Lewis, Wash., Adams Thompson, Camber, Ark., a step-daughter, Becky Bridges, Joe Cox, David Cox and Tim Cox, all of Chipley; brothers, Edward Cox, Birmingham, Ala., Jimmy Cox, Box Springs, Ga. and Michael Cox, Anderson, SC; sisters, Mary Adams and Glenda Backman both of Charleston, SC.
Graveside services were held Oct. 5, in the Glenwood Cemetery with Rev. Earnest Dupree officiating. Interment followed in the Glenwood Cemetery with Brown Funeral Home directing.
