Alice Bradford, 55, of Donalsonville, died Wednesday, March 23, 2004 at her residence.

A memorial service was held Saturday, March 26, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home in Donalsonville with Charlie Bradford officiating.

Mrs. Bradford was born in Odom, TX on October 7, 1949 to the late Woodrow and Viola Teschendorf. She and her husband Mike, of 19 years, were self-employed painters and had lived in the Donalsonville area for several years.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Bradford of Donalsonville; one daughter, Sheila Sidebottom of Cudahy, WI; one grandson, Chris Sidebottom of Cudahy, WI; and several brothers.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Roy Allen Sidebottom.

Burke “Buck” Baldwin Dixon Jr., 80, of Bainbridge, died Tuesday, March 22, 2004 at his residence.

Funeral services with full military honors were held Friday, March 25, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Leroy Spinks and Dr. Danny Shepard officiating. Interment followed in Oak City Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers were the Barraca Sunday School Class.

Mr. Dixon was born July 12, 1924 in Decatur County to the late Burke Baldwin Sr. and Lola Marie Edwards Dixon. He was a retired machinist with Miller Hydro and was a decorated Marine Sergeant, 4th Division,1-3-24, World War II, received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Silver Star. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bainbridge. He lived in Decatur County all his life.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Jessamine Hanna Dixon of Bainbridge; two daughters Libby (Jack) Faircloth of Eclectic, AL, Vickie (Nelson) Conger of Cohutta; three grandchildren, Dana Williamson, Dr. Laura Conger-Moore M.D., Jennifer Teed; six great-grandchildren, Nathan, Grant, Riley, Alex, Grace, and Sam.

Max Gerald Newberry, 54, of Donalsonville, died Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at the Donalsonville Hospital.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 25, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Donalsonville with Dr. Ron McCaskill and Rev. Jimmy Hornsby officiating. Interment will follow in Friendship Memorial Gardens in Donalsonville.

Mr. Newberry was born in Seminole County on May 16, 1950 to Eddie Easom Newberry and the late Benjamin Hoyt Newberry. He was a graduate of Seminole County High School and a truck driver. Before becoming a truck driver, Mr. Newberry had been a part of the family’s grocery retail business as long as it was in operation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Donalsonville.

Survivors include his wife, Yvonne Newberry; his mother, Eddie Newberry; one son, Chason Newberry and wife Gina; two daughters, Gena Miller and husband Bud, all of Donalsonville; Marci Harrison and husband Jarrod of Hagerstown, MD; one brother, Ted Newberry and his wife Becky; and one sister, Debbie O’Hearn and husband Dennis, both of Donalsonville; and four grandchildren, Parker and Christina Miller and Riley and Kaydon Newberry.

William R. Kirkland, 81, of Monticello, FL, died Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Eden Springs Nursing Home in Crawfordville, FL.

Graveside service was held Monday, March 28, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Union Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery with Chaplain Darwin Box officiating.
Mr. Kirkland was born in Ashford, FL on April 13, 1923 to the late Roy and Lillie Shelley Kirkland. His wife, Annie Elaine Whitehead Kirkland, preceded him in death. He was a farmer and resided in South Florida before moving to Monticello, FL, in 1995.

Survivors include two sons, Samuel Kirkland and wife Joyce of Crawfordville, FL, Wilbur Royce Kirkland of Sneads, FL; two daughters, Louise Wood and husband John of Tallahassee, FL, Joyce Syphrett and husband Wesley of Satsuma, AL; two sisters, Louise Thomas and husband John, and Dutchie Lee Thompson, all of Tallahassee, FL. Numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews also survive.

Mildred L. Florence, 76, of Bainbridge, died Monday, March 21, 2005, at her residence.

Funeral services will be Saturday, March 26, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. at Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Scarborough. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery.

Active pallbearers are Michael Duke, Triston Duke, Ronnie Reedy, Mickey Reedy, Tyson Daniels, and Stanley Stevens. Honorary pallbearers are Robert Sharp and Frank Perritti.

Mrs. Florence was born March 3, 1929 in Clark County, IN. She moved to Decatur County in 1968, moving from Orlando, FL. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include four daughters, Rita Totman, Reginia Adams, Robin Stevens, all of Orlando, FL, and Rhonda Bergeron of Bainbridge; one son, Richard Bergeron of Bainbridge; four sisters, Collenn Sharp, Ruby Ewing, both of Orlando, FL, Della Dorsey of Cairo, and Martha Perritti of Tallahassee, FL; three brothers, Travis Killgore of Melbourne, FL, Frank Killgore of Oveido, FL, and Roy Killgore of Cairo; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Ruel Florence, and her parents, Reuben Oliver and Velvie McDougald Killgore.

Rev. Larry M. Lafferty, 83, of Donalsonville, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at his residence.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Evans-Skipper Funeral Home in Donalsonville with Rev. James Scarborough and Rev. Preston Wilson officiating. Interment followed in the Orange Baptist Church Cemetery at Live Oak, FL, on Thursday, March 24, 2005, at 2:00 p.m.
Honorary pallbearers were Tuddy Alday, Edward Crupm, Bobby Glover, Sammy Gray, Bill Martin, Gerald Richardson, Harold Sallas, Stacy Simmons, and Paul Blizzard.
Rev. Lafferty was born on May 15, 1921 to the late Larry Merle and Susan Platt Watts Lafferty of High Springs, FL. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was in Company B of the 128th Infantry. He was a Baptist minister, having preached for over 50 years. He was the charter pastor of the Lake Seminole Baptist Church, of which he was currently a member.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Merle Robinson Lafferty; one son, Alan Lee Lafferty and wife Jodie of Tallahassee, FL; four daughters, Alice Frances Stevens of Lakeland, FL, Pat Copeland and her husband Ashley of Lake Park, Faye Minear and her husband Jim of Donalsonville, and Polly Weaver and her husband Jim, also of Donalsonville; one sister Marcella Woods of Live Oak, FL; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three on the way and also five great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents a brother, William Watts, and a sister, Joan Harper.

Week of March 20, 2005