1917-2011
Carmi Birge Crutchfield Adams went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov.4, 2011. She was born, the youngest of 12, to Thomas and Cecelia Birge of rural Holmes County, Fla., Nov. 22, 1917. She was the beloved wife of her childhood sweetheart, the late Walter Crutchfield, also from Holmes County, for 35 years. They moved to Wewahitchka in 1943. She was cherihed and loved by her second husband, the late James E. Adams, for 14 years. Carmi resided in the Honeyville community near Wewahitchka, for the past 68 years where she greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with her many family members and friends. Her greatest pleasure came from having her grandchildren gather at her dining room table to enjoy a magnificent meal she had spent hours preparing for them. She was a faithful member of Honeyville United Methodist Church for 65 years and a loyal member of Order of he Eastern Star, Chapter 229, for 52 years.
Carmi was preceedd in death by her beloved eldest daughter Carolyn Jean Strange; and an infant daughter, Alice Cecelia Crutchfield. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters. She is survived by her sister, Esper Smith (101 years old) who resides in Newport News, VA. She is also survived by her daughter, Mary Louise Giddens and son-in-law, Herbert S. Giddens, Jr., of Monticello, Fla.; and nine grandchildren, Rebecca C. Whittle of Tallahassee, Catherine and Everett Wilson, Teresa Boshell, David and Patricia Boshell, all of Deatsville, Ala., Charles and Peggy Dykes of Lawton, Okla., Lisa and George "Bubba" Stinson of Monticello, April and Jay Bidwell of Wewahichka, Mary Beth and Dwight Smith of Thomasville, Ga., and Nancy and Adam Griffin of Tallahassee. she has been blessed with 19 great-grandcildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services wil be held on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Honeyville United Methodist Church, with David Taunton and Pastor Brian Turner officiating. Grandsons and nephews will serve as a active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be other nephews, grandsons, and great-grandons as well as members of Honeyville United Methodist Church. Visitation with family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the church Sunday evening. Members of Eastern Star Chapter 229 will conduct a short memorial service to honor her memory during the visitation. Interment wil be at Robert's Cemetery, Wewahitchka, Fla. Those who wish may honor her memory by making contributions to Honeyville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 917, Wewahitchka, Fl 32465; or to Covenant House Hospice, Panama City, Fla. Comforter Funeral Home Wewahitchka Branch Chapel 560 S. State 71 Wewahitchka, Fla. 32465 850-639-2271 or 850-227-1818
Carmi Birge Crutchfield Adams went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov.4, 2011. She was born, the youngest of 12, to Thomas and Cecelia Birge of rural Holmes County, Fla., Nov. 22, 1917. She was the beloved wife of her childhood sweetheart, the late Walter Crutchfield, also from Holmes County, for 35 years. They moved to Wewahitchka in 1943. She was cherihed and loved by her second husband, the late James E. Adams, for 14 years. Carmi resided in the Honeyville community near Wewahitchka, for the past 68 years where she greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with her many family members and friends. Her greatest pleasure came from having her grandchildren gather at her dining room table to enjoy a magnificent meal she had spent hours preparing for them. She was a faithful member of Honeyville United Methodist Church for 65 years and a loyal member of Order of he Eastern Star, Chapter 229, for 52 years.
Carmi was preceedd in death by her beloved eldest daughter Carolyn Jean Strange; and an infant daughter, Alice Cecelia Crutchfield. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters. She is survived by her sister, Esper Smith (101 years old) who resides in Newport News, VA. She is also survived by her daughter, Mary Louise Giddens and son-in-law, Herbert S. Giddens, Jr., of Monticello, Fla.; and nine grandchildren, Rebecca C. Whittle of Tallahassee, Catherine and Everett Wilson, Teresa Boshell, David and Patricia Boshell, all of Deatsville, Ala., Charles and Peggy Dykes of Lawton, Okla., Lisa and George "Bubba" Stinson of Monticello, April and Jay Bidwell of Wewahichka, Mary Beth and Dwight Smith of Thomasville, Ga., and Nancy and Adam Griffin of Tallahassee. she has been blessed with 19 great-grandcildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services wil be held on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Honeyville United Methodist Church, with David Taunton and Pastor Brian Turner officiating. Grandsons and nephews will serve as a active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be other nephews, grandsons, and great-grandons as well as members of Honeyville United Methodist Church. Visitation with family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the church Sunday evening. Members of Eastern Star Chapter 229 will conduct a short memorial service to honor her memory during the visitation. Interment wil be at Robert's Cemetery, Wewahitchka, Fla. Those who wish may honor her memory by making contributions to Honeyville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 917, Wewahitchka, Fl 32465; or to Covenant House Hospice, Panama City, Fla. Comforter Funeral Home Wewahitchka Branch Chapel 560 S. State 71 Wewahitchka, Fla. 32465 850-639-2271 or 850-227-1818
1917-2011
Carmi Birge Crutchfield Adams went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov.4, 2011. She was born, the youngest of 12, to Thomas and Cecelia Birge of rural Holmes County, Fla., Nov. 22, 1917. She was the beloved wife of her childhood sweetheart, the late Walter Crutchfield, also from Holmes County, for 35 years. They moved to Wewahitchka in 1943. She was cherihed and loved by her second husband, the late James E. Adams, for 14 years. Carmi resided in the Honeyville community near Wewahitchka, for the past 68 years where she greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with her many family members and friends. Her greatest pleasure came from having her grandchildren gather at her dining room table to enjoy a magnificent meal she had spent hours preparing for them. She was a faithful member of Honeyville United Methodist Church for 65 years and a loyal member of Order of he Eastern Star, Chapter 229, for 52 years.
Carmi was preceedd in death by her beloved eldest daughter Carolyn Jean Strange; and an infant daughter, Alice Cecelia Crutchfield. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters. She is survived by her sister, Esper Smith (101 years old) who resides in Newport News, VA. She is also survived by her daughter, Mary Louise Giddens and son-in-law, Herbert S. Giddens, Jr., of Monticello, Fla.; and nine grandchildren, Rebecca C. Whittle of Tallahassee, Catherine and Everett Wilson, Teresa Boshell, David and Patricia Boshell, all of Deatsville, Ala., Charles and Peggy Dykes of Lawton, Okla., Lisa and George "Bubba" Stinson of Monticello, April and Jay Bidwell of Wewahichka, Mary Beth and Dwight Smith of Thomasville, Ga., and Nancy and Adam Griffin of Tallahassee. she has been blessed with 19 great-grandcildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services wil be held on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Honeyville United Methodist Church, with David Taunton and Pastor Brian Turner officiating. Grandsons and nephews will serve as a active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be other nephews, grandsons, and great-grandons as well as members of Honeyville United Methodist Church. Visitation with family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the church Sunday evening. Members of Eastern Star Chapter 229 will conduct a short memorial service to honor her memory during the visitation. Interment wil be at Robert's Cemetery, Wewahitchka, Fla. Those who wish may honor her memory by making contributions to Honeyville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 917, Wewahitchka, Fl 32465; or to Covenant House Hospice, Panama City, Fla. Comforter Funeral Home Wewahitchka Branch Chapel 560 S. State 71 Wewahitchka, Fla. 32465 850-639-2271 or 850-227-1818
Carmi Birge Crutchfield Adams went to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov.4, 2011. She was born, the youngest of 12, to Thomas and Cecelia Birge of rural Holmes County, Fla., Nov. 22, 1917. She was the beloved wife of her childhood sweetheart, the late Walter Crutchfield, also from Holmes County, for 35 years. They moved to Wewahitchka in 1943. She was cherihed and loved by her second husband, the late James E. Adams, for 14 years. Carmi resided in the Honeyville community near Wewahitchka, for the past 68 years where she greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and spending time with her many family members and friends. Her greatest pleasure came from having her grandchildren gather at her dining room table to enjoy a magnificent meal she had spent hours preparing for them. She was a faithful member of Honeyville United Methodist Church for 65 years and a loyal member of Order of he Eastern Star, Chapter 229, for 52 years.
Carmi was preceedd in death by her beloved eldest daughter Carolyn Jean Strange; and an infant daughter, Alice Cecelia Crutchfield. She was also preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters. She is survived by her sister, Esper Smith (101 years old) who resides in Newport News, VA. She is also survived by her daughter, Mary Louise Giddens and son-in-law, Herbert S. Giddens, Jr., of Monticello, Fla.; and nine grandchildren, Rebecca C. Whittle of Tallahassee, Catherine and Everett Wilson, Teresa Boshell, David and Patricia Boshell, all of Deatsville, Ala., Charles and Peggy Dykes of Lawton, Okla., Lisa and George "Bubba" Stinson of Monticello, April and Jay Bidwell of Wewahichka, Mary Beth and Dwight Smith of Thomasville, Ga., and Nancy and Adam Griffin of Tallahassee. she has been blessed with 19 great-grandcildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services wil be held on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Honeyville United Methodist Church, with David Taunton and Pastor Brian Turner officiating. Grandsons and nephews will serve as a active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be other nephews, grandsons, and great-grandons as well as members of Honeyville United Methodist Church. Visitation with family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the church Sunday evening. Members of Eastern Star Chapter 229 will conduct a short memorial service to honor her memory during the visitation. Interment wil be at Robert's Cemetery, Wewahitchka, Fla. Those who wish may honor her memory by making contributions to Honeyville United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 917, Wewahitchka, Fl 32465; or to Covenant House Hospice, Panama City, Fla. Comforter Funeral Home Wewahitchka Branch Chapel 560 S. State 71 Wewahitchka, Fla. 32465 850-639-2271 or 850-227-1818
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