All Obituaries

Mr. Loran Dean Martin of Samson, AL and formerly of Illinois, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021.  He was 82. Mr. Martin was born in Johnston City, IL on December 23, 1938, to the late Edgar and Emma Martin.  He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.  Prior to his retirement, he worked for many years in law enforcement for the State of Illinois.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Martin; two children, Cara Lynn, and Duwayne; and all of his...

Alie Hendrickson of Kinston passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. She was 79. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 4, 2021, in the chapel of Pittman Funeral Home in Samson with Rev. Dewey Elmore, officiating. Burial will follow at Travelers Rest Cemetery with Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, January 3, 2021, from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. Mrs. Hendrickson was born in Walton County, FL on...

Mr. Jerry Blackman of Westville, FL passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020.  He was 71. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Prosperity, FL with Rev. Dale Paul, officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, directing. The family will receive friends prior to the service on Wednesday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Jerry was born in Atlanta, GA on March 9,...

Mr. William J. “Jack” Wood of Geneva passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. He was 76.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2020, at Memory Hill Cemetery in Dothan with his brother, Eugene Wood, officiating and Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 11:00 a.m. until Noon. The family requests that social distancing will be adhered to and face masks are required...

Mr. Roy Mack "Buddy" Sims of Holt, FL, and formerly of Chancellor, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020. He was 80. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Shady Grove Assembly of God Church with Rev. Donnie Earles, officiating. Mr. Sims was born in Coffee County, AL on February 13, 1940, to the late Willie and Verdie Lee Davis Sims.  He was Baptized at the County Line Baptist Church in Coffee County at the age of twelve. Prior...

Mr. Tommy F. Jones of Chancellor passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. He was 73. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 21, 2020, at Friendship Community Cemetery with Rev. Reggie McAllister, officiating and Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, directing.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Mr. Jones was born in Graceville, FL on June 12, 1947, to the late Wilson Jones and Ethel Peak Jones.  He...

Paul Whigham, a resident of Kinston, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020.  He was born June 27, 1937, in the Lowery community.  After graduating from Samson High School in 1955, he played minor league baseball for a while before starting his career in forestry.  Most of his life was spent in the Phenix City area where he worked as a forester for a private company before starting his own timber management company. He was preceded in death by his parents Olen and Entice Weeks...

Mr. Robert W. Paul of Kinston passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020.  He was 93. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the First Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Donald Gainey and Rev. James T. Davis, officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Pittman Funeral Home of Samson, directing.  The family will receive friends prior to the service on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Mr. Paul was born in Geneva County,...

Melanie Mary Spano of Geneva passed away at a Dothan hospital on Sunday, November 22, 2020. She was 61. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham with Pittman Funeral Home of Geneva, directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, November 30, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made...

Bernard "Bernie" Vincent Youdis, born 11/1/1940, passed on 11/11/2020. He was the son of Guido Youdis and Carmella Youdis. He is survived by his children, Michael Youdis of AZ, Sheree DelPrete of MA, Nikki Bayles of MA, and Christi Youdis of MA, and his 4 grandchildren, Angrelica Youdis of MA, Bernie Bayles of ME, Sean Youdis of VA, and Dominique DelPrete of Ma/OH. He is predeceased by his wife of 32 years, Anne I. (Hoffman) Youdis. his granddaughter Nicolette Youdis, and his...