Harry Hampton Griggs

Mr. Harry Hampton Griggs of Samson, Alabama passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012.  He was 60.

Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4, in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home in Geneva with Rev. Richard Thorn and Minister Harry O. Adkison officiating. Sandy Bienvenu will deliver the eulogy.  Burial will follow in the Travelers Rest Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home Geneva directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. and continue until service time.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to your favorite charity.

A memorial celebration will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 5, at AJ’s on the harbor in Destin, Florida.

Harry was born October 2,1951, in Coffee County, Alabama to Hubert Hampton Griggs and the late Penny Davis Jenkins Griggs.  He loved music and was a very talented musician. He enjoyed flying and several years ago he acquired his private pilots licenses, but fishing and boating was his passion.  Harry was a member of the First Baptist Church in Samson.

Survivors include one son, Garrett Hampton Griggs (Tammy), Mandeville, LA; one daughter, Shawna Michelle Jacoby, (John); one grandson, Kyan Jacoby, all of Destin, FL; companion, Danya Popovich, Destin, FL; father, Hubert Hampton Griggs, Samson; three sisters: Sandra Gayle Morris (Lamar), Jupiter, FL, Victoria Ann Holley (Steve), Mobile, AL, Pamela Griggs Gamble, Panama City, FL; several special nieces, nephews, other extended family and friends.

 Daphne Nell Mixon Thames

Mrs. Daphne Nell Mixon Thames of Geneva, Alabama passes away Sunday, January 29, 2012.  She was 68.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home in Geneva with Rev. Roger Stone officiating.  Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva directing.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, January 31, from 6 until 8 p.m.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Merle Wallace Purvis Center or the American Cancer Society.

Daphne was born September 13, 1943, in Holmes County, Florida to the late James Willis and Frances Rebecca Sketoe Mixon.  She was a very loving and devoted wife and mother.

In addition to her parents, her daughter, Patricia Darlene Thames, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Billy Ray Thames; one sister, Lorna Lynn Gillis; six brothers: Phillip Wayne Mixon (Margaret), Fred Cecil Mixon (Linda), Henry Mixon (Linda), Jerry Paul Mixon, Ray Gene Mixon (Mary), James Willis Mixon, Jr. (Judy), all of Geneva; two special sisters-in-law to whom she helped raise and loved like her own children: Gayle Hyde, Opp, and Wanda Lavallee, Geneva; several nieces, nephews, other extended family and friends.

 Ms. Mamie Lee Smith Tidwell

Ms. Mamie Lee Smith Tidwell of Geneva, Alabama went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, January 17, 2012.  She was 73.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, January 21, in the chapel of Sorrells Funeral Home in Geneva with Rev. Ricky Hall officiating.  Burial will follow in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Sorrells Funeral Home of Geneva directing.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, January 20, from 6 until 8 p.m.

Ms. Tidwell was born December 4, 1938, in Holmes County, Florida to the late Thomas Jefferson and Maggie Lee Glass Smith.  After 18 years of service she retired from Wiregrass Medical Center where she worked in the dietary department.  As long as her health allowed her she attended Devco Baptist Church where she had been a member for several years.  She was a very loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who dearly loved her family.

In addition to her parents, a son, Nathan Lee Tidwell, preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons: Revion Tidwell, Charleston, SC, Buck Tidwell (Tonya), Harbor Creek, PA; two daughters: Dianne Smith (Deryle), Summerdale, AL, Kay Weeks, Chipley, FL; two brothers: Jim Smith, Bonifay, FL, Henry Smith (Doris), Westville, FL; two sisters: Tommie Goodson, Pensacola, FL, Mildred Denning, Belleview, FL; nine grandchildren: Nicky Tidwell (Denisha), Ryan Tidwell (fiancé, Hannah Woodall), Reid Tidwell, Travis Smith (Martha), Trey Smith (Alicia), Jessica Mitchell, Diana Weeks, Amanda Kay Lisenby (Dale) and Jeremy Tidwell; nine great-grandchildren and one expected in June; special friend, Sherel Crews; several nieces, nephews, other extended family and friends.