GREENSBORO – Wayne Hanna, 77, passed away Feb. 1, 2012 surrounded by his loved ones. A lifelong resident of Gadsden County, he was best known for his successful business interests and his commitment to public service. He was born in 1934 at his family’s home on Hanna Mill Pond Road near the Hardaway community. As a young man, he bought Shepard’s Mill in Greensboro, the last water-powered gristmill in Florida. During his nearly 20 years of ownership he transformed a small mill serving local customers into a successful wholesale grocery business serving stores throughout North Florida. From 1977 to 1989, he served as Clerk of the Court of Gadsden County and later as the Criminal Justice Information Systems Coordinator for Leon County. During his retirement years he founded a successful process service business. He was an active member of the Greensboro Kiwanis Club and served as the Brotherhood Director of the Gadsden Baptist Association. He was a member of the board of directors of the Florida Association of Court Clerks and the first board of directors of Big Bend Hospice. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greensboro and a platoon sergeant in the Florida National Guard. All of his endeavors and achievements would have failed without his best friend and wife of 55 years, Dora Ellen at his side. They shared a steadfast commitment to one another, their family and being good citizens of their community. Best known for his commitment to sticking with the job till it was done and done well, he brought his boundless energy and high standards to every task he ever undertook. This powerful virtue shaped the lives and opportunities of his children and grandchildren and many others in his life. He took great pleasure in each one’s accomplishments and especially in their personal happiness.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gurley and Eula Hanna and a brother J.W. Hanna.

Survivors include his wife, Dora Ellen Hanna of Greensboro; two sons, Randy Hanna and his wife, Jerri of Tallahassee and Sammy Hanna and his wife, Stacey of Hosford; his daughter Donna Rowan and her husband, Allen of Birmingham, AL; a sister Versie Suber of Quincy; seven grandchildren, Carrie Hanna, Curtis Hanna, Dani Taylor, Grace Ellen Hanna, Jamie Rowan, McKenzie Hanna, and Tracey Easterwood and her husband, Brandon.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the First Baptist Church in Greensboro. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church Friday, Feb. 3 from 6 – 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Big Bend Hospice, 105 N. Jackson Street, Quincy, FL 32351.

Charles McClellan Funeral Home in Quincy is in charge of the arrangements.

QUINCY – Dr. Walter Forrest Taylor, 87, passed away January 29, 2012. He was born Sept. 26, 1924 in Taylor Crossing, GA. He was a graduate of the Emory University School of Dentistry and practiced in the Quincy-Bainbridge area for almost 50 years before retiring in 1996. He was also a Captain in the Dental Corp of the US Army having served during the WWII and Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Forest Hills United Methodist Church in Quincy and was a lifetime member of the Willachoochee Hunting Club. He also served as President of the Northwest Florida Dental Association in 1961 and 1962. Dec. 7, 1996 was proclaimed by the city of Quincy as ‘Dr. W. Forrest Taylor Day’ upon his retirement.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Josie Blitch Taylor; two sons, Bob and Tommy Taylor; his parents, Jimmy and I.V. Taylor; three brothers, J. Manning Taylor, John Lewis Taylor and Dr. Bobby Taylor; and a sister, Margaret Taylor Markham.

Survivors include his wife Martha Sullivan Taylor of Quincy; four children, Jimmy Taylor and his wife, Angie of Atlanta, GA, Ann Cox and her husband, Frank of Moultrie GA, Bruce Burns and his wife Dana of Bristol and Adam Burns and his wife Shelly of Blountstown; three sister-in-laws, Ruth Bradley Munroe Taylor of Lakeland, Jean Taylor Wind of Taylor Crossing, GA and Jane Taylor Merritt of Tallahassee; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services were held on Jan. 31 at the Forest Hills United Methodist Church in Quincy. Interment followed at Hillcrest Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Forest Hills United Methodist Church.

Charles McClellan Funeral Home in Quincy was in charge of the arrangements.

Rylan James Roddenberry

Rylan celebrated his 6th birthday on Jan. 26. He is the son of Ryan and Aleah Roddenberry of Bristol. His grandparents are James R. and Michele S. Manning of Hosford, Tommy and Janet Roddenberry and Sherry Davis, all of Bristol. Rylan celebrated his birthday with an FSU football party at Veterans Memorial Park in Bristol. Rylan enjoys playing football and hunting with his Dad.

A series of paving projects will begin soon following the award of a $875,872.70 contract to North Florida Construction of Clarksville by the Bristol City Council last week.

The company will pave the remaining city-owned dirt roads in Bristol, which total one and a quarter mile.

The contract also calls for resurfacing the roads in Neal Subdivision. Michaux Road, which has a number of cuts where sewer pipes were previously installed, will also be resurfaced.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR LIBERTY COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISION

FILE NO: 2012-03CP

IN RE: ESTATE OF

JOHN RUSSELL HILTON,

Deceased.

NOTICE OF

ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE AND ALL OTHER PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE:

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that the administration of the Estate of John Russell Hilton, File Number 2012-03 CP is pending in the Circuit Court for Liberty County, Florida, Probate Division, Post Office Box 399, Bristol, Florida 32321, the address of which is the Liberty County Courthouse. The Personal Representative of the Estate is Melinda Calvert Edwards. The name and address of the Personal Representative’s attorney is set forth below.

All persons having claims or demands against the Estate are required, WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, to file with the Clerk of the above Court a written statement of any claim or demand they may have. Each claim must be in writing and must indicate the basis for the claim, the name and address of the creditor or his agent or attorney and the amount the claim is contingent or unliquidated, the nature of the uncertainty shall be stated. If the claim is secured, the security shall be described. The claimant shall deliver sufficient copies of the claim to the Clerk to enable the Clerk to mail one copy to the Personal Representative. All persons interested in the Estate to whom a copy of this Notice of Administration has been mailed are required, WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, to file any objection they may have, the validity of the Will, or the qualifications of the Personal Representative, or the venue or jurisdiction of the Court.

DATED THIS 24th day of January, 2012.

Melinda Calvert Edwards

10340 NW First Street

Bristol, FL 32321

J. DAVID HOUSE, P.A.

16865 SE RIVER STREET

BLOUNTSTOWN, FL 32424

(850) 674-5481

FLORIDA BAR # 282359

COUNSEL FOR PERSONAL

REP. 1-25, 2-1

Alexander Douglas May, V

Alexander and Samantha May are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Alexander Douglas May V. He was born Dec. 16, 2011 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, AL at 7 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs., 14 ozs. and measured 20 ½ inches. He was met with great enthusiasm by his grandparents, Gar and Trel Revell of Bristol, Doug and Tina May of Greenwood, and his great-grandfathers Douglas May of Chipley and John A. Diaz Jr. of Tampa.

A large shed behind a Burlington Road home in Hosford burned Saturday after a car parked under it caught fire. The blaze began shortly after Jackelene Pullam drove home. The car, shown below left, along with a boat, a Gator utility vehicle, a riding lawn mower and some logging equipment was destroyed in the fire. Hosford-Telogia VFD Assistant Chief Laryus Brown, shown below right, is hosing down the scene. The Bristol Fire Department assisted.

Tyler Paterson, 18, and a 17-year-old friend have been charged with a long list of thefts in Liberty County.

Tyler Paterson

Both are charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, grand theft and dealing in stolen property. The pair have admitted to taking part in a series of thefts over the past three months.

“This case is very large in the number of people who have been victimized by these two,” according to Liberty County Sheriff Donnie Conyers. He stressed the need for community members to secure their property by locking doors and windows. He also advised that it’s good to have “nosey neighbors” who are aware of their surroundings and help guard against neighborhood thefts.

Two flat screen tvs taken from Tim Revell’s property on Lake Mystic have been recovered but other items that disappeared from the residence have yet to be found, according to a report from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office. That case remains under investigation.

The list of items they are charged with taking include:

•A guitar (valued at $600) and a DVD player were stolen from Hali Barfield’s mobile home on First Street in Nov. 2011. The two admitted entering the home through the unlocked front door. They later sold the guitar to Jimmy Lee Revell for $20. When he learned it had been stolen, Revell returned the instrument to Barfield shortly after Christmas. Barfield did not realize the guitar had been stolen because she was in the process of moving.

•Around the same time, the two said they took a fuel tank from Alvin Jacobs’ boat.

•Paterson said he acted alone when he took a fuel tank from Mac Holiday’s boat around Christmas.

•The 17-year-old accomplice said he entered the Lake Mystic home of Scott and Teresa Yancy through an unsecured bedroom window on or around New Year’s Eve. He admitted taking beer, liquor, a satellite radio and gas cans from the residence. Fearing that the radio could be tracked and located, it was thrown out into the woods. It was later recovered.

•Paterson admitted taking an iPod and a purse from an unlocked vehicle at the Charlie McDowell Road residence of David Manning late at night on Jan. 2. He and the juvenile said they sold the iPod the next morning. Paterson will also be charged with burglary of a conveyance.

•The juvenile said that late on the evening of Jan. 6, he parked his truck in the driveway of the Varnum residence on Pea Ridge Road and removed fuel tanks from two boats. The tanks were later recovered from an abandoned site along Hoecake Road.

•A man who bought a Garmin GPS unit from Paterson for $15 suspected it might be stolen and contacted the sheriff’s office. Paterson later admitted to taking the unit from a dark vehicle on Roberts Street in Hosford. It was found that it belonged to Zandra Graham.

To the editor,

Twenty years from now…

I recently participated in and experienced two different events that caused me to pause and reflect on a 40-year time frame.

Two weeks ago, my family and I attended the Homecoming game at Altha Public School when the Altha Wildcats took on and defeated the Bethlehem Wildcats. Congratulations to the Junior Varsity and Varsity for the wins over the opponents. We were there in part to support the basketball team, but also to celebrate with the class of 1992. My wife, Michelle (Pitts) Yoder, graduated in 1992 and her class was recognized as the twenty year class.

Last week, I was afforded the opportunity to judge two Career Development Events (CDE) at the District FFA Competition. As a former competitor and past State FFA Officer, it was rewarding to observe the next generation of FFA leaders. Hanging out in a sea of blue and gold jackets made me feel young again and it reminded me of my participation and leadership development through the FFA twenty years ago. Congratulations to both Altha and Blountstown FFAs for placing either 1st or 2nd in every event that they competed in. Seeing the next generation of leaders taking the stage in their blue and gold jackets – as professionals in the making – I am confident that these young leaders will be difference makers.

These two separate events caused me to reflect on the past twenty years. It also prompted me to consider the future – the next twenty years. Calhoun County is a great place to live, work and play, which is why I chose to move my family back to Calhoun County four years ago.

Twenty years from now, what kind of world will the class of 2012 be leading? Are we as today’s leaders equipping the next generation of leaders to embrace the challenges they will face and to be difference makers in a world that so desperately needs principled change agents? Twenty years from now, when they are sitting in the chair I sit in today, what will I have done to make their world a better place to raise a family? Will Calhoun County be a better place to work, play and live?

Twenty years from now starts today. It starts with me. It starts in my home and in my circle of influence.

Ralph Yoder

Blountstown

Newt Gingrich led the pack of presidential hopefuls among Liberty County’s 474 registered Republicans in Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Primary with just over 43% of the vote. Gingrich received 74 votes, followed by Mitt Romney with 43 and Rick Santorum with 39. Ron Paul garnered just over eight percent of the vote with 14 ballots. A single ballot each was also cast for Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann, who have already withdrawn from the race.

Gingrich took just over 41% of the Calhoun County vote with 286 ballots. Romney followed with 180 votes, Santorum had 153 and Ron Paul pulled in 49. Of those who have already withdrawn from the race, Perry got seven votes, followed by Herman Cain and John Huntsman with five each. Two votes were cast for Michele Bachmann.

Calhoun County has 1,776 registered Republicans.