Obituaries
SHIELA JOAN THOMAS MCMILLIAN
Jan 28, 2018
Mrs. Joan McMillian, age 83 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the family residence surrounded by her family. She was born March 3, 1934 in Climax, Georgia, the daughter of Mack Thomas. After high school, Joan eventually completed her training to become an LPN. She met Bobby McMillian and they were married December 3, 1970...
KEITH INFINGER
Jan 26, 2018
Mr. Keith Infinger, age 80 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at the family residence. He was born January 7, 1938 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of Eddie Enos Infinger and Eva Ann Cosson Infinger. He worked for twenty plus years with the City of DeFuniak Springs and then twenty eight years with the Walton County...
LAMAR ALFORD
Jan 24, 2018
Mr. Lamar Alford, age 76 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence Wednesday, January 24, 2018. He was born August 29, 1941 in Holmes County, the son of William Purlis Alford and Myra Bell Murphy Alford. Lamar graduated with a Bachelor’s from University of West Florida. He served his country with the United States Army. Most will...
BARBARA HERWIG JONES
Jan 19, 2018
Barbara Herwig Jones, age 84 of Brookhaven, Georgia and Seagrove Beach, Florida passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at her home in Seagrove Beach. She was born January 5, 1934 in Jacksonville, Texas, the daughter of Lee Conrad Herwig and Mary Elgie Circle Herwig. Barbara, a lifelong over achiever was a graduate of LSU where not only was a...
D. Arnold "Bully" Caylor
Jan 12, 2018
D. Arnold “Bully” Caylor, Jr., age 91, formerly of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, died Friday, January 12, 2018, at his home in Cullman, Alabama. He was born and reared in Suspension in Bullock County, Alabama, son of the late D Arnold Caylor, Sr. and Mercer Nix Caylor. He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps...
Lillie Frances Spears Hurley
Dec 27, 2017
Mrs. Lillie Frances Spears Hurley, age 76 of DeFuniak Springs passed away suddenly at the family residence Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was born February 19, 1941 in Clarksville, Tennessee, the daughter of John Williams Spears and Eula May Collier Spears. She was the widow of the late Walter Bradwell Hurley who passed away in June of 2012.
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WILLIAM LEON LECHIEN
Dec 14, 2017
William Lechien, age 73 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the home of his daughter in Baker, Florida. He was born June 15, 1944 in Linton, Indiana, the son of Adolph and Lula Jo Shanklin Lechien. After completing his schooling, William joined the United States Air Force where he served his country for some 20...
Lorene Pryor
Nov 29, 2017
Miss Lorene Pryor, affectionately known as “Aunt Rene”, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida while visiting with her sister, Juanita Nelson. She was born in Walton County, Florida on February 4, 1933, the daughter of the late Arnie Pryor, Jr. and Martha Pryor. Lorene graduated from Walton County High School and moved to Jacksonville...
BARBARA ANN SASNETT BRUHN
Nov 5, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Ann Sasnett Bruhn, age 50 died unexpectedly Sunday Morning, November 5, 2017 at the family residence. She was born June 28, 1967 in Chipley, Florida, the daughter of Paul Wilson Sasnett and Lowreane Simmons Sasnett. She graduated from Ponce deLeon High School with the Class of 1987. As a single mom she found...
MARTHA ANN PUCKETT THOMPSON
Oct 22, 2017
Mrs. Martha Ann Puckett Thompson, longtime resident of DeFuniak Springs, and widow of the late attorney W. Paul Thompson passed away at the home of her daughter in Wetumpka, Alabama. She was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia, the daughter of Eddie Clate Puckett, Sr. and Mattie Monfort Puckett. Martha Ann attended Walton County Schools graduating with the Class of ...
MARGIE RUTH BROWN
Oct 22, 2017
Mrs. Margie Ruth Bryan Brown of Ponce deLeon went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 22, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. She was 76 years old. Margie was a dedicated wife of 46 years to the late Lewis Brown. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved spending time with...
ROBERT LEE FIGGINS
Oct 14, 2017
Mr. Robert Lee Figgins, age 87, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, in a Crestview Healthcare Facility. He was born June 28, 1930, in Lyons, Indiana, the son of Elihu Knox Figgins and Velma Ruby Robinson Figgins of Caruthersville, Missouri. After completing high school, Robert joined the United States Air Force where he served his country twenty years including...
NADINE PURVIS BOYKIN
Oct 1, 2017
Mrs. Nadine Purvis Boykin, age 90 of Darlington passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. She was born August 23, 1927 in Darlington, the youngest daughter of ten children born to Marcus Lion Purvis and Mary Jane West Purvis. She married soon after finishing high school and lived in many areas where she worked in...
DONALD CHARLES MOOERS, JR.
Sep 29, 2017
Mr. Don “Junior” Moores passed away at the family residence Friday, September 29, 2017. He was born May 6, 1964 in Nuremberg, Germany, the son of Donald Charles Mooers, Sr. and Barbara Birdwell Mooers. After graduating from high school, Junior worked in transport for a Mobile Home Company, a position he held for some twenty years. He was always...
ZANE O. VAUGHAN
Sep 26, 2017
After a short illness, Zane O. Vaughan, age 89, of Crestview, Florida, passed away on September 26, 2017. He was born the youngest of eight children to Albert Columbus Vaughan and Jonnie Jewell Brown Vaughan on October 1, 1927 in Hacoda, Alabama. He spent his early life living between Florala, Alabama and Paxton, Florida and graduated from Paxton High...
Alan William Riehl
Sep 25, 2017
Alan William Riehl, 62, Santa Rosa Beach, FL passed away September 25th, 2017. He was born in Royal Oak, Michigan on December 29, 1954 to Clyde and Helen (Burnett) Riehl. He attended Shrine High School in Royal Oak, Tallahassee Community College and Florida State University. After college, he lived in Miami, Jacksonville, and his favorite place of all, Charleston....
LOUISE COSSON BYRAM
Aug 30, 2017
Mrs. Louise Byram, age 73 former resident of DeFuniak Springs, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the home of her granddaughter in Troy, Alabama. She was born July 14, 1944 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Walter Carl Cosson and Julia Marjorie Anderson Cosson. Mrs. Byram is predeceased by her husband, Donald Wade Byram who passed away in...
Mildred Edith Beasley
Aug 18, 2017
Mildred Edith Lewis Beasley, of DeFuniak Springs, FL, died peacefully in her dreams at her final home at the Chautauqua Center, DeFuniak Springs, FL on August 18, 2017. She was born in Enterprise, AL on October 24, 1919. She was the youngest of six children born to Dora and Robert S. Lewis of Enterprise, AL and was married to...
CONNIE CHANDLER
Jul 28, 2017
Mrs. Connie Ashe Chandler, age 61 of DeFuniak Springs passed away July 28, 2017 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. She was born June 13, 1956 in Brevard, North Carolina, the daughter of Major and Shirley Holden Ashe. She was a resident of DeFuniak Springs for forty-five years and most will remember her in her association as office manager for...
JEFFREY RAY MITCHELL
Jul 24, 2017
Retired Master Sergeant Jeffrey Ray Mitchell, age 54 of DeFuniak Springs, FL. passed away on July 24, 2017. He was born on October 16, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Willard Ray Mitchell Jr. and Ruth Anna Riley. After graduation from High School, he joined the United States Air Force, a tour that spanned 23 yrs. Over the...
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