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Maureen Margaret Gilreath
Jul 29, 2024
Maureen Margaret Gilreath passed away peacefully on Monday, July 29, 2024. Maureen was born in England on January 14, 1941, to parents Maureen Margaret Locke and Thomas Joseph O’Malley.
She was an accomplished and supportive Air Force wife for many years before she and her husband, James, settled their family in the Red Bay area, and she was proud of working...
Griselda Carpenter Weeks
Jul 21, 2024
Griselda Carpenter Weeks, age 84, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on July 21, 2024, at Chautauqua Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on September 21, 1939, to Clarence and Era Carpenter, Griselda enjoyed living most of her life in DeFuniak Springs. She graduated from Walton Senior High School and then went on to Florida State...
Joel Thomas "Tommy" Mathews
Jul 19, 2024
Joel Thomas Mathews, Tommy, passed into glory on July 19, 2024. He was born almost 91 years ago to Joe Achie and Mary Stanley Mathews on July 25, 1933, and he attended school in Georgia. Tommy was a long time member of Caney Creek Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs.
Tommy loved deeply and gave freely, and he loved the Lord with...
Carolyn Joyce Watson
Jul 13, 2024
Carolyn Joyce Duke Watson passed away surrounded by family and friends on July 13, 2024. Born to Daniel Owen Duke and Betty Duke on May 15, 1960, Carolyn grew up in DeFuniak and went to school at Walton, then graduated from Desoto County High School and Northwest Florida State College. She was a longtime member of Glendale Church of God.
Bubbly...
Billy Hutto
Jul 11, 2024
Billy Hutto, Jr, age 59, passed away on July 11, 2024, after a strong fight with cancer. He was born in Dothan, Alabama on August 5, 1964 to Billy and Mary Hutto, and was proud to call DeFuniak Springs home for the past 32 years.
Billy was a dedicated worker, a loving family man, and a ceaseless giver. He worked for...
Billy Robert Whatley
Jul 6, 2024
Billy Robert Whatley went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 6, 2024. Born January 4, 1946, to Jesse and Helen Whatley of Jena, Louisiana, Robert was a twenty-year resident of DeFuniak Springs. Shortly after his 1965 high school graduation in Verdun, France, he joined the Air Force and gave 22 years in service to his country. After...
Versie Opal Ard
Jun 24, 2024
Versie Opal Ard passed from this life to be with Jesus, her Savior, on the morning of June 24, 2024. At the time of her death, she was a resident of Sodalis Defuniak Springs Assisted Living and Memory Care.
Born in the Hacoda community in rural Geneva County, AL on May 19, 1932, Versie was the youngest child, and only daughter,...
Russell Keith Martin
Jun 19, 2024
Russell Keith Martin (Rusty) passed away in his sleep on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Born September 22, 1967 to Lowell Martin and Vivian Cassidy, Rusty was raised in Crescent City, California and moved to DeFuniak Springs, Florida in 2015. He was a retired crane operator and a member of Lifepoint Church in Crestview.
Rusty loved his dogs Charlie Mae and Sophia....
Melodie Y. Arnold Steverson
Jun 13, 2024
Melodie Arnold Steverson passed peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Born on March 16, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Thomas and Lenora White, Melodie spent her early years in Ohio, graduating from Courter Tech High School, and then she moved to Florida where she lived in DeFuniak Springs and Bonifay.
She spent years working in management at BP...
Frances Marie Pyle
May 31, 2024
Frances Marie Wiggins Pyle was blessed with a long life and passed away of natural causes on May 31, 2024. Born on November 13, 1930, in Bermuda, Alabama to James Avery and Frances Marie Butts Wiggins, Frances lived in rural Conecuh County, Alabama until she moved to Walton County, Florida in 1949. She married Tilman Harold Pyle on September 21,...
Charlotte Diane Pryor
May 27, 2024
Charlotte Diane (Sweeney) Pryor, age 57, of Crestview, FL, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2024, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born on November 6, 1966, in Milton, FL, Charlotte was the beloved daughter of Annie Jean McKinney and Joseph Carlton Sweeney.
Charlotte is survived by her devoted husband, Stephen Pryor, and her mother-in-law, Elsie Pryor; her loving daughter,...
April Dawn Ogilvie-Rose
May 26, 2024
April Dawn Ogilvie-Rose passed away unexpectedly on May 26, 2024. She was born on September 18, 1967, to William Randolph and Ora Lee Ogilvie.
Growing up near orange groves April Dawn loved the memories of picking oranges with her brothers and cousins. In more recent years she spent time cooking, tanning, playing online casino games, and making gift baskets.
Some of her...
Armando Castroverde
May 24, 2024
Armando Castroverde—life of the party, karaoke aficionado, lover of Bombay Sapphire martinis (not dirty), stogie connoisseur, and legendary dad and husband—said his final “yo yo yo” on May 24, 2024. The world is a little less bright and a lot less funny without him in it.
Armando was born in Havana, Cuba on December 17, 1952, to Lourdes Barraqué Castroverde and...
David L. Goetsch
May 2, 2024
In lieu of flowers, please honor David's memory through donations to:Samaritan's Purse ( https://www.samaritanspurse.org/ )Tunnel to Towers ( https://t2t.org/ ) orSt Jude Children's Hospital ( https://www.stjude.org/ )David Lee Goetsch was called home to Christ on Thursday, May 2, 2024. David was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on March 11, 1950, to parents Marion and Yvonne Goetsch, but he grew up...
Permelia Ann Sanders
Apr 29, 2024
Permelia Ann Sanders passed away on Monday April 29, 2024. Born in Monroeville, Alabama on May 15, 1933, Ann was the only child of Ralph Marion and Permelia Snell Lazenby. She married Francis Sanders in 1949, when she was 16 years old, and they raised their family in DeFuniak Springs. Ann was an active member of First Baptist Church of DeFuniak Springs for...
Victoria Sword
Apr 8, 2024
Victoria Ann Sword passed away on Monday, April 8, 2024 in Panama City, Florida. She was sixty-five years old. Born February 17, 1959 in Lincoln Park, Michigan to parents Richard and Betty Maes, Victoria graduated from Belleville High School. She was an active member of AmVets.
Time with family and friends was very important to Victoria. She never passed up an opportunity for a get...
Tera Jean Tew
Apr 4, 2024
Tera Jean Tew passed away unexpectedly at home in Shady Valley, Tennessee on Thursday, April 4, 2024. She was born in Florala, Alabama on April 21, 1960, to parents Clifton Eugene and Eddie Merle Murphy. She graduated from Walton High School, and she attended college at Lee University in Cleveland, TN.
When she lived in DeFuniak, Tera taught English at...
Theresa Hutcheson Floyd
Apr 2, 2024
Theresa Vaneata Hutcheson Floyd, age 91, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, April 2, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 7, 1932, in DeFuniak Springs, FL to parents Ida Nichols Hutcheson and Van Hutcheson.
Her marriage to Cecil J. Floyd on May 16, 1949 began a beautiful seventy-two year adventure that brought about her proudest accomplishment, her...
Douglas Wayne Bell
Mar 27, 2024
Douglas Wayne Bell passed away on March 27, 2024, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong resident of DeFuniak Springs, Wayne was born on September 24, 1947, to parents Hubert and Geraldine Bell. He graduated from Walton High School, served in the National Guard for almost 7 years, and was a longtime member of Glendale Presbyterian...
Susan Blocker
Mar 25, 2024
Susan Blocker passed away at home in DeFuniak Springs on March 25, 2024. She was born in New York City, New York on September 18, 1956, to parents O.C. and Hildegard Blocker. Susan was a member of St. Margaret’s Catholic Church.
Susan enjoyed watching movies and dining out. She always looked forward to football season, and she was extra happy when her favorite team,...
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