Obituaries
Marilyn Louise King
Aug 23, 2024
Marilyn Louise (Hixson) King passed away peacefully on August 23, 2024. She was 77 years old. Born September 1, 1946, in Yakima, WA to parents Ted and Emma Hixson, Marilyn spent her childhood in Yakima, and then the family moved to San Antonio, TX when she was 16. She finished her last year of high school at International Bible College...
Eric Michael Lewis
Aug 19, 2024
Eric Michael Lewis passed away unexpectedly on August 19, 2024. He was 39 years old. Born April 16, 1985, to parents Tommy and Susan Lewis, Eric was raised in DeFuniak Springs and graduated from Walton High School. After high school, he began his career in plumbing and electrical. Eric was Baptist by faith.
His job at Andrews Plumbing and Electrical was...
Dr. Jerold Alfred Derkaz
Aug 12, 2024
Dr Jerold Derkaz passed away on August 12, 2024. He was 67 years old. Born to Alfred and Marilyn Derkaz in Warwick, Rhode Island on December 7, 1956, Jerold graduated from Toll Gate High School and then Boston University. He then went on to complete his medical studies at the University of Vermont Medical School, and he moved to the...
Edwin "Bob" Robert Seigler
Aug 3, 2024
Edwin “Bob” Robert Seigler peacefully passed away from cancer surrounded by his family and friends on August 3, 2024, in Destin, Florida. He was born to Edwin Leroy Seigler and Lois Mae Gill on April 19, 1954. He attended Walton High School and then joined the National Guard.
Bob was a loving and dedicated father and brother. He treasured time spent...
Dorothy "Dot" Drake Johnson
Aug 3, 2024
Dorothy “Dot” Johnson passed away in Sarasota, Florida on August 3, 2024. Dot was born on August 8, 1947, to parents Eddie Lee and Mary Lou Drake. She attended school at Walton County High and received a degree from Okaloosa Walton Junior College. She was a longtime member at East Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, and she loved her church...
Opal Florence Ward Godsey
Aug 2, 2024
Opal Florence Ward Godsey passed away on Friday, August 2, 2024, in Niceville. Opal was born February 2, 1937, to Willie N Ward and Mary Juliette Rigdon Ward. She was a longtime member of Bruce United Methodist Church, and she was also a member of Muscogee Nation of Florida in Bruce, Florida.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Willie...
James Edward Rathmel
Aug 1, 2024
James Edward Rathmel, age 40, passed away unexpectedly in a car accident on August 1, 2024. Born in California to Gary Rathmel and Jin Hee sunok Chin on January 20, 1984, James had moved to Florida by the time he was in high school, and he attended Okaloosa Applied Technology Center in Fort Walton Beach.
James was full of life and,...
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...
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