Obituaries

Mar 14, 2013

Jay Clarence Risher went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 14, 2013. He was born in New Lexington, Ohio on October 27, 1917 the son of Jay Cecil Risher and Lella Milissa Risher. Jay retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Air Force in 1966. In 1967 he opened Risher’s TV and Appliance Shop in...

Mar 13, 2013

Mrs. Edna Simmons, age 94 passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. She was born May 14, 1918 in Hartford, Alabama the daughter of Lee and Fannie Donaldson Gilley. She worked many years as a dietician with the Okaloosa Board of Education. Edna is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bennie Simmons, her...

Mar 3, 2013

Mr. Tawayne Paul McCaskill, age 34 died as the result of injuries sustained in an early morning automobile accident, Sunday, March 3, 2013. He was born June 26, 1978 in Panama City, the son of Don A. McCaskill, Sr. and Brenda K. Paul McCaskill. Tawayne was a graduate of Walton High School, graduating with the Class of 1997. Classmates will...

Feb 18, 2013

Mrs. Margaret Gaston Gates, age 95, lifelong resident of Walton County passed away Monday morning at her home. She was born October, 25, 1917 in Walton County, the daughter of James and Mary Douglass Gaston. As a Palmer College and Florida State College for Women (FSCW) graduate, she introduced her students to typing, business law and shorthand for over...

Feb 14, 2013

Betty Ann Anderson, age 72, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2013 with her husband and her children present. She was born April 23, 1940 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Alec and Willie Abner Mae Nowling. Although she spent twenty four years living all over the world with her Air Force husband and children, she...

Feb 12, 2013

Joanne McCuen departed this world and walked into the loving arms of Jesus on February 12, 2013 at Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Clarice Joanne Hoffman was born November 14, 1929 in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Robb E Leon on August 17, 1947 during a double ceremony in the rose garden at...

Jan 29, 2013

Biography

Mr. Lee Autry Poindexter, age 75 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 21, 1937 in Los Angeles, California the son of William Talmadge Poindexter and Frances Nora Epps Poindexter. Lee joined the United States Air Force where he served his country for some twenty three...

Jan 26, 2013

Mr. Joseph Clifton “J.C.” Tanner, age 64 passed away in the early morning hours Saturday, January 26, 2013 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. He was born November 10, 1948 in South Boston, Virginia the son of Willie Nelson Tanner and Barbara Jean Sizemore Tanner. Shortly after graduating from Winter Haven High School with the Class of 1969, J.C. joined the...

Jan 26, 2013

Biography

Mrs. Reba Anderson Glidewell, age 75, a lifelong resident of Walton County passed away suddenly Saturday, January 26, 2013 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. She was born February 28, 1937 in the Caney Creek Community of North Walton County, the daughter of Daniel Oscar Anderson and Esther Gill Anderson. Overcoming polio at age 16, Reba attended Walton County...

Jan 26, 2013

Jayden Isabelle Alford

October 29, 2012 - January 26, 2013

Little Miss Jayden Isabelle Alford, age 3 months passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013. She was born October 29, 2012 in Crestview, Florida the daughter of Chuck and Kaylee. Among survivors are Jayden’s parents, Chuck and Kaylee. Her grandmother, Natalie, her grandfather, George Ellis Schipper and wife...

Jan 21, 2013

Biography

Mr. Ray Commander, age78, longtime resident of Fort Walton Beach passed away Monday in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. He was born April 16, 1934 in Darlington, Florida the son of Wilmer Franklin Commander and Irene Hudson Commander. Ray and his wife Millie both grew up in Darlington and after attending Darlington School Ray was employed with Danley...

Jan 15, 2013

Biography

Mr. George Roy McLeod, age 79 passed away in the early morning hours of January 15, 2013 at the family residence. He was born February 13, 1933 in DeFuniak Springs the son of Eustus Terrell and Mabel Alena Paul McLeod. Roy retired from the United States Air Force after twenty years of service as a co-pilot and chief...

Jan 10, 2013

Janet Gallagher Wesley, age 84 passed away early Thursday morning in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born September 8, 1928 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Laura McConnell Gallagher. After completion of her formal education Janet taught in Pensacola for a few years but eventually returned to Walton County where she was employed with the Walton County...

Jan 8, 2013

Biography

Mr. Barlow Johnson, age 55 of the New Harmony Community of Walton County passed away at the family residence Tuesday, January 8, 2013. He was born in Hyden, Kentucky the son of George and Edna Wilson Johnson. Barlow came to the Walton County area in the early ninties after following his brother Floyd and his wife to the...

Dec 22, 2012

Mrs. Frances Jean Puckett, age 82, of Montgomery, Texas, widow of the late Eddie Clate Puckett, Jr. passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 in Conroe Regional Hospital. She was born December 14, 1930 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of John Eugene and Berta Dannelley Creel. After graduation from high school she attended Shorter College in Rome, where she received...

Dec 21, 2012

Mrs. Alma Jean Parker Williams, age 76 formerly of DeFuniak Springs, widow of the late James Cleveland Williams, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 in a Pensacola hospital. She was born January 17, 1936 in Caryville, Florida, the daughter of Eugene and Hattie McBride Parker. She moved to DeFuniak Springs where she was an active member of Greater St. Joseph...

Oct 22, 2012

Biography

Mr. Granger Bruner, age 80, a local businessman passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, October 22, 2012 in Bay Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1932 in Graceville, Florida the son of Addis Lee Bruner and Ruth Beatrice Lammon Bruner. Granger was a man with an adventurous spirit. He enjoyed taking on new projects...

Oct 14, 2012

Gwen Watson, age 50 passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas following a lingering illness. . She was born September 10, 1962 in Fort Rucker, Alabama the daughter of Austin Juve Kurtz and Bettie McMillian Clauss. Gwen grew up in Ozark, Alabama, graduating from Ozark High School in 1980. She then attended Enterprise Junior College, and Troy...

Oct 9, 2012

Biography

Mr. David Edgar Sunday, age 62 of the Moore’s Crossroads Community of Walton County passed away at his residence Tuesday, October 9, 2012. He was born November 28, 1949 in Walton County, the son of Ray and Esther Padgett Sunday. Most will remember Edgar in his long time employment with the City of DeFuniak Springs where he was...

Oct 4, 2012

Our Lord and Savior called home our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Buzz Geoghagan on October 4, 2012. Born June 16th, 1939 in Mossy Head, Florida to Roy and Zella Geoghagan, he grew up in New Harmony, Florida and attended high school in Paxton, Florida at Paxton High School where he lettered four years in basketball, served as President...