The DeFuniak Herald - November 1944 - Obituaries & births

1944 Nov 16:   Jesse Melvin Childers, the young son of Mr & Mrs J A Childers died at the family homeTuesday night Nov 7 after a brief illness of diphtheria. Services were Wednesday after-Noon at the home.  The little daughter of the family is also quite ill with same disease. Mr  Maynard M Bannister died unexpected Monday morning at his home.   The BannisterFamily came here from Florala, Ala many years ago.  Services were held at family home, withinterment at Magnolia.  Surviving family include the widow and 2 daughters Mrs LuraWhite and Miss Thelma  Bannister, son Ray M Bannister and 2 gr sons Maynard & FredWhite, and the little son of Mr & Mrs Ray Bannister; sisters Mrs E M Lee, and Mrs O LSmith. Mrs Sherman Hutto was found dead last Monday with her head in a small spring of water,near her home.  Mrs Hutto was a victim of epilepsy and it is presumed she had an attackand fell into the spring. Lakeside Clinic

•             T/Sgt & Mrs H W Alford, son Nov 8
•             Mr & Mrs Willie Drake, girl Nov 13

 1944 Nov 23:   P W Smith, died at his home on the Freeport road early Monday morning. Services wereheld at the home Tuesday, interment in Magnolia Cemetery.   Percy W Smith was born inBooneville, Mo on Mar 21 1869.  He spent his boyhood day in Lamar Mo, going from thereto Tyndall, S D from which place he moved to Walton Co arriving here on Thanksgiving dayin 1901.  Survivors include widow, 3 sons Lewis T, Hugh P & Kenneth R Smith; 2 daughtersMrs Anna Hollingsworth and Mrs Maxwell Master; one sister, Mrs W P Finks of Mo. Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson