Obituaries

Linda Ruth Allen

Linda Ruth Allen

Sep 6, 2025

Linda Ruth Allen, 87 of Havana, FL, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her family.

The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Faith Funeral Home Chapel in Havana. The family will receive friends one hour before the service, beginning at 10:00 AM on Wednesday.

Mrs Allen was born on...

Johnny Glenn Nall

Johnny Glenn Nall

Sep 8, 2025

Johnny Nall, 81, of Havana, passed away early Monday, September 8, 2025 of complications from multiple heart conditions.

Johnny was born May 19, 1944 in Miami, Florida. He graduated from Hialeah High School in 1962. Johnny was an avid outdoorsman. He grew up hunting and fishing in the Everglades as a young man and into adulthood. He also hunted in Texas...

William "Bill" Slabaugh

William "Bill" Slabaugh

Aug 30, 2025

William "Bill" Slabaugh was born in Hartville, OH on June 6, 1936. Bill resided in Havana, FL with his wife, Dorothy Slabaugh, of 71 years. His two daughters, Marcia Dutton (Richard) and Pam Brown (Harold), four grandchildren; Beth, Troy, Kristin and Kevin and eight great-grandchildren; Megan, Josh, Oceanna, Gabriel, Caleb, Ryan, Gracie and Riley.

Bill will be remembered for his kindness,...

Emma Jean Gamble

Emma Jean Gamble

Aug 27, 2025

Emma Jean Gamble of Midway, Florida peacefully entered into eternal rest on August 27, 2025, at age 88.Jean was welcomed into heaven by her husband, Charles Wilburn Gamble; her beloved parents, William Marvin Davis and Dessie Dimple Hunt; her dear brothers Lowell Wayne Davis, Sr. and Harold Lee Davis, and sister, Christine Davis Brandon.

Her legacy of love lives on through...

Martha Stephens Hitson

Martha Stephens Hitson

Aug 26, 2025

Martha Stephens Hitson, 95, of Gadsden County, Florida, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025. Born on December 6, 1929, to Roy and Gussie Stephens, Martha was a lifelong resident of Gadsden County and a cherished presence in her family and community.

Martha was the beloved wife of the late Bill Ray Hitson. Together, they shared 73 beautiful years of marriage...

Robert "Bob" Donald Spooner

Robert "Bob" Donald Spooner

Aug 13, 2025

Robert “Bob” Donald Spooner 72, of Havana, FL. passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at his residence. Bob Spooner was a beloved husband, father, granddaddy, son, brother and friend. Bobby passed from this life into Heaven’s Glory.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00PM on Sunday, August 17, 2025 at LifePoint Church (1224 Pedrick Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32317). His...

Kenneth Roderick Forehand

Kenneth Roderick Forehand

Aug 9, 2025

A memorial service is being planned for a later date.

Thomas Roland Wilcox, Sr.

Thomas Roland Wilcox, Sr.

Jul 24, 2025

Thomas Roland Wilcox, Sr. 86 passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Roland was born on March 14, 1939, in DeFuniak Springs, FL, to Coy Lee and Cora Lee Wilcox, who proceeded him in death.

Roland married Kathy Ventry Wilcox on Aug. 2, 1959. They enjoyed (almost) 66 years of marriage. He was an active member...

John "Bill" Freeman

John "Bill" Freeman

Jul 17, 2025

John “Bill” Asbury Freeman 94 of Havana, Florida, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at his residence surrounded by his family.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at First Baptist Church Havana. His family will receive friends one hour before the service at 12:00 Noon. The interment will follow the service at...

Kristopher Karl "Kris" Huber

Kristopher Karl "Kris" Huber

Jul 15, 2025

Kristopher Karl Huber passed on July 15, 2025, following a lengthy illness from frontotemporal dementia. He died in Dowling Park, FL at the Good Samaritan Center, he was 66 years old.

He was born on November 14, 1958 in Miami, Florida, the second son of Wilmer F. Huber, Jr. and Christa Beierling Huber.

Kris is preceded in death by his father Wilmer...

Pamela Moore NeSmith

Pamela Moore NeSmith

Jul 14, 2025

Pamela Moore NeSmith, 73, of Havana, Florida, passed away peacefully after a courageous 13-year battle with cancer.

Pam was born on May 27, 1952, in Donalsonville, Georgia. The daughter of the late Leslie M. Moore and the late Paula Daniels Moore.

Pam moved to Havana as a young child and made it her lifelong home. She graduated from Havana High School and...

Betty Hamilton O'Brien

Betty Hamilton O'Brien

Jul 1, 2025

Betty O’Brien, aged 75, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2025. Fiercely independent, endlessly witty, and never one to sugarcoat the truth (or her coffee), Betty lived life on her own terms — with a sharp mind, a sharper tongue.

Born in Miami, FL in 1949, Betty grew up with a love for books, lively conversation, and people who could match...

Robert John Vandenburg

Robert John Vandenburg

Jun 23, 2025

No service planned at this time.

Clebourn " C.B. " Griner

Clebourn " C.B. " Griner

Jun 16, 2025

Clebourn " C.B. " Griner, 92 of Havana, Florida, passed away on June 16, 2025, at TMH Big Bend Hospice Care.

The funeral service for Mr. C. B. Griner will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Faith Funeral Home Chapel in Havana. His family will receive friends after the service. The interment will follow at 1:00...

Gary Thomas Randall

Gary Thomas Randall

Jun 12, 2025

Gary T. Randall, 74 of Havana passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 12, 2025 at the Big Bend Hospice House in Tallahassee after an extended illness.

Gary was born on February 16, 1951 in Corning, NY to parents Lyman and Pauline (Townsend) Randall. Gary is the middle child of 5. He graduated from Corning East High School in 1969....

Jean Miller

Jean Miller

May 30, 2025

Dinah Jean Hutchings Miller, 94, of Havana, FL. passed away Friday, May 30, 2025, in Pensacola, FL. surrounded by her family. She was born in Tampa, FL. April 5, 1931, to Richard Moir Hutchings and Dinah Louise Lighter (died 1934) and Clara Elizabeth Turner Hutchings. Jean graduated from Tampa Plant High School and was an Alpha Delta Pi at Florida...

Billy Roger Ward, Jr.

Billy Roger Ward, Jr.

May 23, 2025

Billy Roger Ward, Jr. (Buster), 67, of Havana, FL., completed his life journey and peacefully ascended from this earth to join our Heavenly Father, while surrounded by loved ones and friends on May 23, 2025; at his home.

Billy was born on December 18, 1957, at Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital to

Billy Ward, Sr. and Virginia Ward in Brunswick, GA.

During high school, Billy...

Mike E. Smith

Mike E. Smith

May 13, 2025

Michael (Mike) Edgar Smith, 64 of Bainbridge, GA, passed away on May 13, 2025, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

His graveside funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Climax, GA. The family had a private viewing before the service.

Mike was born on September 1, 1960, in Clinton, South Carolina,...

Virginia Lee Coultas

Virginia Lee Coultas

Apr 27, 2025

Virginia Lee "Ginny" Coultas, 95, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. Ginny’s life was marked by an easy-going nature that made everyone feel welcome around her. She remained contented through all circumstances—a testament to her deep faith—and radiated love and intelligence wherever she went.

Born on September 22, 1929, in Springfield, Illinois, Ginny was the eldest daughter...

Rex Gene Padgett

Rex Gene Padgett

Apr 26, 2025

Rex Eugene “Gene” Padgett, 97, of Lake Talquin in Gadsden County, Florida, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, after a short illness. He continued work right up until April 17th, a week before his homegoing.

Gene was born January 10, 1928, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida to Charles Rex and Ethel Mae McBroom Padgett in DeFuniak Springs, FL.

Gene eventually moved to...