Obituaries
Rocky Gainey
Mar 2, 2016
Mr. Rocky Gainey, age 62 passed away unexpectdly at his residence in Freeport Wednesday, March 2, 2016. He was born May 18, 1953 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of John William “J.W.” Gainey and Mary Inez Rushing Gainey. He worked in the family timber business as a youth, after graduation from high school he lived in Houston, Texas where he...
Charles Andrew "Chuck" Adams
Feb 9, 2016
Charles A. Adams went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, February 9, at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on August 6, 1930. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Engineering from Lehigh University where he also played varsity football, baseball and lacrosse and was a proud member of the Chi Psi...
Edgar Lee McKinney
Feb 8, 2016
Mr. Edgar Lee McKinney, age 91 a long time resident of the area passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, February 8, 2016 at the home of his daughter in Niceville. He was born October 23, 1924 in Sheridan, Indiana, the son of Wren and Freida Pruitt McKinney. In the mid fifties he moved with his family...
Vennie Lee Mitchell
Feb 4, 2016
Vennie Lee Mitchell, age 90 of Ponce de Leon passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. She was born November 6, 1925 in Westville, Florida the daughter of Marvin and Lillian Toonie Campbell Mitchell. A lifelong resident of the area, Vennie grew up in a period of American history where folks believed in hard work,...
Bebe Chesser Whitehead
Feb 2, 2016
Mrs. Bebe Chesser Whitehead passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. She was born January 19, 1935 in Freeport, the daughter of C.T. and Eva Jeanette Spence Chesser. Bebe attended Walton County Schools and received her degree from Berry College in Rome, Georgia. She was employed with the Walton County Board of Education in...
Robert Wallace "Bob" Moore
Feb 1, 2016
Bob Moore, age 87 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Monday, February 1, 2016 in Sacred Heart of the Emerald Coast Hospital. He was born October 6, 1928 in Safety Harbor, Florida, the son of Michael Harrison Moore and Flossie Pipkin Moore. Bob attended Walton County Schools, graduating with the Class of 1947. After graduation he moved to New York...
Charles Wayne "Chuck" Schultz
Feb 1, 2016
Mr. Charles Wayne “Chuck” Schultz age 40 passed away in the early morning hours Monday, February 1, 2016 at the family residence. He was born December 16, 1975 in Panama City, Florida the son of Robert Ray Schultz, Jr. and Anita Moody Schultz. He is predeceased by his aunt, Pat Hall and his grandparents, Ralph and Virginia Moody and...
Virginia Watts Roberts
Jan 25, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Watts Roberts, age 93, of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016 in a Bay County Healthcare Facility. She was born on October 6, 1922, in Brunswick County, Virginia, to the late John Henry and Cora Whitt Watts. She was a resident of DeFuniak Springs for the past 66 years and was married to the...
Ricky Lee Davis
Jan 15, 2016
Mr. Ricky Davis, age 56 of Laurel Hill passed away at the family residence Friday, January 15, 2016. He was born May 3, 1959 in Florala, Alabama the son of Obie Lee Davis and Mavis Myrl Harper Davis. A lifelong resident of Laurel Hill, Ricky attended Laurel Hill schools. He always had a job, working for Franklin Ferguson in...
Brenda Ingram Perez
Dec 21, 2015
Mrs. Brenda Ingram Perez, age 56 formerly of DeFuniak Springs passed away Monday evening, December 21, 2015 at Midtown Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia. She was born June 24, 1959 in Panama City, Florida, the daughter of Bob Kennedy Ingram, Sr. and Leona White Ingram. Brenda grew up in DeFuniak Springs, attended Walton County Schools and graduated with Walton...
Margaret Ross
Dec 20, 2015
Mrs. Margaret Ross, age 92 passed away December 20, 2015 just eighteen days from her 93rd birthday. She was born January 7, 1923 in Middle River, Maryland the daughter of James S. and Margaret Eva Foltz Yurek. She is predeceased by her husband, Thomas B. Ross, her daughter Bernice Conner and her son Bernard Shiebeck. Mrs. Ross was Baptist...
Charles Woodrow Gillis
Dec 6, 2015
On Sunday afternoon December 6, 2015 after preparing us as well as possible and saying his farewells, Charlie left us. Charles W Gillis, born January 5, 1941 was an extraordinary man to those who knew him. When you met him once you had a friend forever. He could pick up a conversation from the last one whether online or in...
Omer Dale Canull
Dec 5, 2015
Mr. Omer D. Canull, age 81 of DeFuniak Springs passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 5, 2015 in a Crestview healthcare facility. He was born February 12, 1934 in Lexington, Illinois the son of Hayward and Reba Burke Canull. He served his country during the Korean Conflict and the Viet Nam War having served with the...
Dorothy Jean Mitchell Adkison Graham
Nov 24, 2015
Dorothy Jean Mitchell Adkison Graham entered this life on June 25, 1929 in Holmes County Florida as the ninth daughter of Marvin and Lilion Mitchell. She entered rest on November 24, 2015 in North Okaloosa Medical Center, while her son was holding her hand, Lillian French and Rejonna Miller were talking with her, praying and holding her while she slipped...
Lois Virginia Bracewell Duvall
Nov 19, 2015
Mrs. Lois Bracewell Duvall, age 87 passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 in The Manor at Bluewater Bay. She was born July 14, 1928 in Kinston, Alabama the daughter of Curtis Gillis Bracewell and Annie Elizabeth Burdick Bracewell. One of eleven children, Lois was born at a time in American history when folk everywhere knew "hard times". As was the...
Shirley Ann Bennett Lane
Nov 16, 2015
Mrs. Shirley Lane, age 76 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence. Monday, November 16, 2015. She was born October 11, 1939 in Cedartown, Georgia the daughter of Lloyd Carl Bennett and Effie Mae Hammond Bennett. Shirley married Scrammy Lane on August 4, 1956 when he returned home to Cedartown after a four year stent in the Navy....
Barbara Jean Arnold Vann
Nov 13, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Jean Arnold Vann, age 66 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family. She was born April 27, 1949 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Benny Arnold and Lela Rebecca Gressette Arnold. Among survivors are her husband, Joe Vann. Her children, Frankie Bryan and wife Donna, Josie...
Marcus Ray Mitchem
Nov 2, 2015
Mr. Marcus Ray Mitchem, age 76, of Ponce deLeon passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born September 10, 1939 in Orlando, Florida the son of Harvey Ervin Mitchem and Norma Elaine Schofield Mitchem. Mr. Mitchem was employed with the City of Fort Walton Beach, a position he held just short of forty years....
Crystal Jo Taylor Bryant
Nov 1, 2015
Crystal Jo Taylor Bryant, age 38, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, November 1, 2015 in Bay Medical Care Center in Panama City, Florida. She was born June 11, 1977, in Laurel, Mississippi, the daughter of Martha Ann Thompson Taylor Blough and Robert Westley Taylor, Sr. After high school Crystal worked in local restaurants and convenience stores....
John William "J.W." Gainey
Oct 23, 2015
Mr. John William (J.W.) Gainey, a lifelong resident of Walton County passed away at the family residence, surrounded by his family, Friday morning just two days after his 87th birthday. He was born October 21, 1928 in DeFuniak Springs the son of John Angus Gainey and Sarah Martha Infinger Gainey. J.W. spent most of his life in the timber and...
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