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KENNETH WESTON WARREN
Jun 20, 2021
Mr. Kenneth Weston Warren, age 70 passed away Sunday night in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after a long illness. He was born September 23, 1950 in Ogden, Utah the son of Weston Melvin Warren and Afton Lafon Gilson Warren. He graduated with Great Falls High School's Class of 1968 in Great Falls, Montana and graduated South Dakota State...
LILLIAN NELSON MITCHEM
May 21, 2021
Mrs. Lillian Nelson Mitchen, age 94 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday at the family residence. She was born September 8, 1926 in the Alaqua Community, the daughter of Joe and Mary Grace Infinger Nelson. She married James Edward “Pete” Mitchem on July 9, 1947, a marriage that spanned some seventy one years until his death in November of...
JANICE JONES PENTZ
May 19, 2021
Mrs. Janice Jones Pentz, age 81 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Wednesday morning, May 19, 2021 at the family residence. She was born November 5, 1939 in Louisville, Kentucky the daughter of Henry Havelock Jones, Jr. and Virginia Marie Hubbard Jones. She graduated high school at Miami Edison with the Class of 1956. She lived for a time with...
MARTHA MCKNIGHT COLLINSWORTH
Apr 21, 2021
Martha McKnight Collinsworth, age 85 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Wednesday night in Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast. She was born December 22, 1935 in Opp, Alabama the daughter of Henry Ellis McKnight and Eva Estelle Wyatt McKnight. She is predeceased by her son, Eddie Frazier, her grandson, Blake Palmer and her brothers, Aaron and David and her...
BOB WINDSOR
Apr 14, 2021
Bobby Joe “Bob” Windsor was born June 18th (or 19th), 1940 in Dothan, Alabama to Robert Radford Windsor and Mabel Milner Windsor and passed away in DeFuniak Springs on April 14, 2021. Bobby Joe (he grew into being “Bob”) graduated from Dothan High School in the Class of 1958 and attended Auburn University, Troy State, and later the Woodrow...
ANN M. BARNES
Apr 10, 2021
Ann Barnes, age 86 passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, April10, 2021 in a Pensacola Healthcare facility. She was born December 14, 1934 in Coffee County, Alabama the daughter of Daniel Jefferson Barnes and Lillie Mae Ezell Barnes. Ann was a 1953 graduate of Walton High School. She took an active role in planning their class...
BECKY SKIPPER
Apr 9, 2021
Becky Lavern Skipper, age 77 passed away near midnight Friday, April 9, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born September 6, 1943 in DeFuniak Springs the daughter of James Edward "Pete" Mitchem and Lillian Nelson Mitchem. After graduation from Walton High School (1960) at age 16, she began a 42-year career with Civil Service. In 1999, she retired...
REGINALD DONALD
Apr 7, 2021
Reginald “Rocky” Donald was born in DeFuniak Springs, Florida on March 3, 1952 and passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Ft Walton Beach Medical Center after succumbing to his injuries from a tragic accident. He was the son of Frank and Carrie Mae Donald. He attended Tivoli High School and completed his diploma apart...
JOHNNY WAYNE ALEXANDER
Mar 27, 2021
Mr. Johnny Wayne Alexander, age 67 passed away at the family residence Saturday, March 27, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born September 11, 1953 in Okinawa, Japan the son of John “Alex” Alexander and Tommie Rea Blaylock Alexander. Wayne was a loving Father, a devoted husband and a loyal friend to all who had the privilege of...
CECIL JOSEPH FLOYD
Mar 7, 2021
Mr. Cecil J. Floyd age 93 passed away at the family residence Sunday, March 7, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born February 9, 1928 in the valley, the son of Jesse Last Floyd and Winnie Lee McHenry Floyd. Cecil grew up in the Red Bay, DeFuniak Springs area and fished all of the lakes and creeks and...
ROY DANIEL WINGO, SR.
Mar 2, 2021
Roy Daniel Wingo, Sr., United States Marine Corps, Retired, age 79 passed away in North Okaloosa Medical Center late Tuesday evening, March 2, 2021. He was born June 11, 1941 in Maben, Alabama, the son of Clarence Oliver Wingo, Sr. and Lucille Love Wingo. After high school, Roy joined the U.S. Marines at a young age, in fact he...
LEON JACKSON OQUINN
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Leon OQuinn, age 70 passed away unexpectedly at his home Sunday evening. He was born October 8, 1950 in Nahunta, Georgia the son of Clyde Alisha OQuinn and Mary Elizabeth Allen Oquinn. He moved with his family to Deland, Florida and after leaving school became employed as a heavy equipment operator, and worked in many areas associated with...
MARTHA LOUISE NORVIEL
Feb 26, 2021
Mrs. Martha Louise Noles Norviel, age 72 passed away Friday morning, February 26, 2021 at the family residence. She was born October 16, 1948 in Bainbridge, Georgia the daughter of Carson “Buck” Noles and Flonnie Kansas Ogletree Noles. Martha moved from Jacksonville to Fort Walton Beach as a teenager and enjoyed surfing on white Panhandle beaches. She played basketball...
ROSA PEARL McDONALD
Feb 17, 2021
Mrs. Rosa Pearl McDonald, age 68 passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021. She was born April 20, 1952 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Isaac “Ike” Haisley and Rena Bell McGuire Haisley. Rosa Pearl attended school in Walton County and was a member of the first integrated combined graduating class of Tivoli and Walton High School in the early...
LESLIE EUGENE BLEVINS
Feb 11, 2021
Mr. Leslie Blevins, age 72 passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 just four days before his 73rd birthday. He was born February 15, 1948 in Fort Payne, Alabama the son of John Celestial Blevins and Sarah Frances Lyons Blevins. After finishing school and after a tour of duty with the United States Army in Viet Nam, Leslie began employment...
HARRY CHARLES AMBROSE
Feb 10, 2021
Mr. Harry Charles Ambrose, age 70 of Mary Esther and DeFuniak Springs passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021. He was born July 16, 1950 in Fort Dix, New Jersey the son of Charles Henry and Diana Vernete Casavant Ambrose. After completing high school in Massachusetts he entered college receiving his degree and then fulfilled his military obligation by serving...
JOHN H. BERTRAM
Feb 9, 2021
Mr. John H. Bertram, age 69 passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 9, 2021. He was born March 3, 1951 in Rugby, Tennessee the son of Nathan and Velma Martindale Bertram. After finishing school John began a life long journey consisting of marriage, the birth of his children, employment in many fields, one of which...
RHEA "Debbie" BASKIN
Feb 1, 2021
Rhea “Debbie” Baskin, age 85 died peacefully Monday evening, February 1, 2021 at her home in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Born in Broome County, NY on February 21, 1935, she was the daughter of Laura and Gus Veroutis. She grew up in Whitney Point, NY and graduated from Whitney Point High School prior to obtaining an education in nursing. Rhea...
SUSAN E. 'SUSIE' CHADWICK
Jan 19, 2021
Susie Chadwick, age 73 of Freeport Florida passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach, Florida. She was born August 24, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio the daughter of Harold Edward Jacobs and Emma Jean Ryan Jacobs. After her formal education Susie moved to New Port Richey in South Florida but...
MARTHA FRANCES BELL
Jan 19, 2021
Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven, Matthew 5:3 KJV Martha Frances Bell was born June 30, 1936 in Glendale, Florida, the daughter of Thaddeus Bell and Katherine Gallagher Bell. Like most children, born and raised in the Deep South, she was known by two names, however, rather than those two...
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