Friends of Magnolia Cemetery

10/18/2024

Free NIGHTTIME tour of "Buried American History" in historic Magnolia Cemetery, Friday, October 25, 5:30pm at 222 North Park Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL. 1.5 hr. tour is kid friendly and educational. Walking tour mostly on hard, flat surface. Restrooms on site. Registration required so we have enough free hot cider and snacks for everyone attending. Here's the link to the City's online registration form: https://defuniaksprings.net/FormCenter/Magnolia-Cemetery-8/Cemetery-Tour-on-October-20-2022-61

07/23/2024

Interment of Griselda Carpenter Weeks at Magnolia Cemetery, Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. following funeral services at McDonald Family Funeral Home.

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05/24/2024

Friday, May 24, 2024, 3:00 pm: Interment of DeAngelo London.

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04/25/2024

A beautiful day at Magnolia Cemetery. Leaves raked in this historic section of Block 1 and grass cut. Enjoy a walk through the cemetery daily from sunrise to sunset.

04/10/2024

Closing at 1:30pm TODAY, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 due to Severe Weather Conditions.

04/02/2024

Need to clean a headstone at Magnolia Cemetery? Here's how to do it and what you will need thanks to this video lesson by the NW Florida Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Thanks ladies for all you do at Magnolia Cemetery in DeFuniak Springs, Florida! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct5zhZCCHDc.

Here's how to clean your loved one's headstone at a cemetery using a widely approved chemical called D/2 as presented by the Northwest Florida Chapter of the...

03/27/2024

Intermet of Pastor Joe McLendon at Magnolia Cemetery scheduled for March 27, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

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01/10/2024

Gary Linville Ratliff INTERMENT, Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 11am at Magnolia Cemetery. Follows funeral services by Davis-Watkins Funeral Home, DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

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09/22/2023

September 22, 2023 - Interment of Raymond Edward McDaniel: Raymond McDaniel, 68, of Jay, FL, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in Flomaton, Al. He was born on April 5, 1955 in Niceville, Fl and was a resident of Jay. Raymond was a retired oil field worker and retired from the City of Jay as the Director of Public Works. He was baptized in the First Baptist Church of Inverness, FL and attended the First Baptist Church of Jay. He graduated from Jay High School in 1974 and attended Jefferson Davis Jr. College in Brewton, AL.

He is survived by his parents, James David McDaniel SR. and Georgia Lee McDaniel; a daughter, Jennifer Marie McDaniel; Brother, James David McDaniel JR. ( Doc ) and his wife Brennis and daughter, Audrey Bodiford; his sister, Amanda McDaniel Whiting ( Delbert ); three grandchildren, Kaitlyn ( Ricky ) Cofield, Evan McDaniel, Jacob McDaniel; four great grandchildren, Georgia, Madilyn, Ezra, and Emery.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM in the First Baptist Church of Jay with Dr. George Fredericks officiating assisted by Dr. Eugene Bengston. A private Graveside service will be held at the Magnolia Cemetery in Defuniak Springs, FL

JAY FUNERAL CHAPEL IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS

06/06/2023

DAR West Florida Chapter doing a great job today cleaning headstones in the cemetery’s historic section. Thank you all!