Obituary

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Mary Ellen Carver

Mary Ellen Carver, 83, of Havana, Florida, transitioned to her eternal home April 22, 2026. She was born in Blount County, Tennessee, to Clark and Mildred Davis, and raised by Bill and Leona Carver in Eustis, Florida. Mary was a graduate of Eustis High School and Tallahassee Community College. She is retired from the Florida…

Charles Larry Strange

Charles Larry Strange, 69, of Havana, Florida, passed away on May 1, 2026 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Quincy, Florida on May 14, 1956, to the late Charles Hubert and Fannie Marsili Strange. A lifelong resident of Concord, Florida, Larry was a professionally trained mechanic and a third-generation farmer. He…

Debra J. Anderson

Debra J. Anderson, 69, of Quincy, Florida passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026 surrounded by family.  Debra was born on October 8, 1956 in Plant City, Florida where she helped her parents in the farming community until she married the love of her life, Ralph Anderson. She made many friends throughout her years at…

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Mary Ellen Carver

Mary Ellen Carver, 83, of Havana, Florida, transitioned to her eternal home April 22, 2026. She was born in Blount County, Tennessee, to Clark and Mildred Davis, and raised by Bill and Leona Carver in Eustis, Florida. Mary was a graduate of Eustis High School and Tallahassee Community College. She is retired from the Florida…

Debra J. Anderson

Debra J. Anderson, 69, of Quincy, Florida passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026 surrounded by family.  Debra was born on October 8, 1956 in Plant City, Florida where she helped her parents in the farming community until she married the love of her life, Ralph Anderson. She made many friends throughout her years at…

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Bobby Ray Durden

Bobby Ray Durden, age 88, passed away surrounded by family on April 24, 2026, in Concord, Florida.  Bobby was born February 14, 1938, in Bainbridge, Georgia to the late Lamar and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Durden. Bobby grew up in a rural area of Gadsden County, Florida, affectionally known as “Coonbottom”. The son of a shade tobacco…

John Oliver Laing, Jr

John, known as John Jr. or Johnnie to many friends and family, grew up mainly in Tallahassee, where he attended school, graduating from Leon High in 1954. John met his perfect partner and wife-to-be, Lucy Ann Crandall, in 1957, and they were married in 1959. After high school, John joined the U.S. Navy Reserve, where…

Ms. Sallie Zellars

Ms. Sallie Zellars, 77 years of age, of Midway, Florida transitioned on Friday, March 13, 2026 in Tallahassee, Florida.  Viewing will be from 1:00pm-6:00pm, Friday, March 20, 2026 at the Mortuary.  A Graveside service will be 11:00am, Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Midway Community Cemetery, Midway, Florida.  Services entrusted to Williams Funeral Home of Quincy,…

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Virginia Ann Ruff

Virginia Ann Ruff, 84, passed away November 30, 2025, at the Dozier House in Tallahassee, Florida.  Ms. Ruff was born May 4, 1941, in Crosby, Mississippi to Paul and Ethel Ruff. After graduation from Leon High School in Tallahassee, she obtained a master’s degree in education and taught at Lively Vocational Technical School for most of…

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