Obituaries
Tracey Lynn Burgess
Feb 9, 2017
Mrs. Tracey Lynn Day Burgess, age 52 died early Thursday morning, February 9, 2017 at the home of her mother. Because of her need for constant care, Tracey and Jeff had moved in with her Mom for a while. She was born January 15, 1965 in Roanoke, Virginia the daughter of Gary Clinton Day and Evelyn L. Bradbury Day. Most...
Robert L. Messer
Jan 24, 2017
Mr. Robert L. Messer, age 88, long time resident of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. He was born August 14, 1928 in Florala, Alabama the son of John Harm Messer and Lular Loveda Edwards Messer. Robert was a member of Community Holiness Church of DeFuniak Springs. He is predeceased by his wife...
Robert Augusta "Bobby" Boland
Jan 17, 2017
Mr. Robert Augusta “Bobby” Boland, age 57 passed away at his residence Tuesday, January 17, 2017. He was born November 28, 1959 on Eglin Air Force Base, the son of Charles A. “Red” Boland and Mildred Spence Boland. He attended Walton County public schools and graduated from Walton High School with the Class of 1977. He then attended Okaloosa Walton...
Arnie Pryor, Jr
Jan 17, 2017
Mr. Arnie Pryor, Jr. age 81 of Gaskin passed away Tuesday morning, January 17, 2017 at the family residence. He was born December 18, 1935 in Gaskin, the son of Arnie Pryor, Sr. and Martha Palestine Morrison Pryor. After attending school, he had different jobs but most will remember him in his employment with the Walton County Board of County...
Charles Wilson Lyster
Jan 11, 2017
Mr. Charles W. Lyster, age 78, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in a Pensacola hospital. He was born February 27, 1938 in Leonia, Florida, the son of Leverette Franklin (Buck) Lyster and Ruby Catherine Pagett Lyster. After attending public school he worked helping with the family farming operation. In his early twenties he joined the United States Army when...
Brother Lindsey Martin
Dec 26, 2016
Lindsey Ivan Martin, age 80, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, in his home, in the New Hope Community, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born in his family’s home in DeFuniak Springs on December 2, 1936, to Monroe and Corene Martin. Lindsey worked at Piggly Wiggly for many years before graduating high school and marrying Bobby Jean...
Julia Ann Smith
Dec 22, 2016
Mrs. Julie Smith, age 73 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence Thursday night, December 22, 2016. She was born January 13, 1943 in Ludington, Michigan, the daughter of James and Geneva Walker. After completing her formal education Julie met and married Charlie Smith on March 27, 1978. Together they drove an eighteen wheeler cross country. Julie’s mom...
Faye Hicks Jones
Dec 21, 2016
Mrs. Faye Hicks Jones, age 77, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Mid Pinellas Hospice in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was born October 26, 1939 in DeFuniak Springs. She was the youngest of five children and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Faye worked for the Department of Education in Tallahassee, New Port Media and Bankers Insurance Companies in...
Howard C. Newsome, Jr
Dec 16, 2016
Former City Councilman and longtime DeFuniak Springs businessman Howard C. Newsome, Jr. age 78 passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, December 16, 2016 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 17. 1938 in Warrenton, Georgia, the son of Howard Cecil Newsome, Sr. and Katie Lou Usry Newsome. Mr. Newsome was employed as a...
Johnnie Rhea Wayne Thompson
Nov 29, 2016
Mrs. Johnnie Thompson, age 97 passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 12, 1919 in Kinston, Alabama the daughter of William and Rosie Redmon Wayne. At age 9, her father passed away and at about age 18 her mother died. Johnnie lived from place to place, often working domestically with those...
C. Eugene Murphy
Nov 9, 2016
Mr. Clifton Eugene Murphy, beloved husband and father, age 83, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. He was born September 20, 1933 in Holmes County, the son of Thomas Clifton Murphy and Annie Ethel Ealum Murphy. Mr. Murphy was a farmer by trade and loved the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman and hunter....
Sabra Owen Martin
Oct 30, 2016
Sabra Owen Martin was born on March 29, 1931 in Oneonta, AL to William Ernest Owen, Sr. and Maxie Owen. She grew up here surrounded by the beautiful mountains of northeast Alabama. Her family later moved to Clanton, AL where she graduated from Chilton County High School. After graduation, she married the love of her life, Thomas E. Martin. She...
Monette Moseley Ward
Oct 16, 2016
Mrs. Monette Moseley Ward, age 89 of Darlington went home to be with the Lord in the early morning hours Sunday, October 16, 2016. She was born March 19, 1927 in Gaskin, the oldest of four children born to Lloyd Moseley and Alliemae Colllinsworth Moseley. She attended Gaskin School until tenth grade finishing her education in DeFuniak Springs. After graduating...
Mary Virginia Doster Stanley
Oct 10, 2016
Mrs. Mary Virginia “Ginger” Stanley, age 76, widow of the late Henry Avery Stanley, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at the family residence. She was born August 6, 1940 the daughter of Milton Sidney Doster and Zettie Edith Currington Doster. Most will remember Mrs. Stanley in her employment with Tom Thumb Food Stores and more recently with the HandyPak...
Margaret Ann Mantey Young
Oct 4, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Ann Mantey Young, age 92 passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in Superior Residences of Niceville. She was born December 18, 1923 in Sandusky, Ohio the daughter of Sylvester Edward Mantey and Lucille Francis Smith Mantey. She moved frequently with her husband Norm during their life together. They started in Long Beach,...
Ernest Rit Price, Sr
Oct 3, 2016
Mr. Ernest Rit Price, Sr. passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 in Flower's Hospital in Dothan, Alabama just eighteen days after his sixty-ninth birthday. He was born September 15, 1947 in Avon Park, Florida, the son of Earnest Young Price and Pearla Marietta Lewis Price. He met Sandra Lee Warren in 1965 and they were married June 26, 1974. For...
Mitzie Briscoe Edwards
Sep 25, 2016
Mitzie Briscoe Edwards, age 81 of DeFuniak Springs passed gently into the night on Sunday, September 25, 2016. She was born in West Plains, Missouri October 23, 1934 to Whitelaw Briscoe and Mary Alice Thompson Briscoe. Mitzie grew up living an idyllic life on a small Missouri farm, save a brief move to San Diego, California during the war. Her...
Leslie Caldwell, Jr
Sep 16, 2016
Mr. Leslie Caldwell, Jr. age 80 of Niceville passed away Friday, September 16, 2016 in Shoal Creek Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 12, 1936 in Hazard, Kentucky, the son of Leslie and Lutie Ellen Rudd Caldwell. At a young age he joined the United States Marine Corps and later transferred into the Air Force. Upon completion of his military...
Walter Webb Jackson
Sep 14, 2016
Chief Master Sergeant Walter Webb Jackson Jr, age 89 years young passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at his home in Defuniak Springs, Florida. He was born June 24, 1927 in Pensacola, Florida the son of Walter Webb Jackson Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Wentworth Jackson. He attended Walton County High School and graduated in 1944. He served in all branches...
Gordon Russell Michael Patrick Leopold
Sep 14, 2016
Gordon Leopold died peacefully at his home on September 14, 2016. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario on August 24, 1926 and grew up in Windsor, Ontario. Born to Helena Brett and George Leopold. He became a U.S. citizen in 1952. His place of worship was St. Margaret of Scotland Roman Catholic Church, where he was an active member for...
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