Obituaries

Nov 26, 2010

Mrs. Nora Middleton Drotleff, age 97 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday, November 26, 2010, in a Crestview healthcare facility. She was born January 27, 1913 in Cleveland Ohio the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Middleton. She attended high school in Cleveland. After high school Nora worked in a variety of jobs and one night at a dance she...

Nov 20, 2010

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Shirley Stanton Kemp, age 74 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Saturday, November 20, 2010 in a Crestview hospital. She was born July 6, 1936 in Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Vernon and Elizabeth Dymond Stanton. In her teens she met a guy at the skating rink who was very interested in her. Living in a rural area, the...

Nov 4, 2010

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Theodore Omer “Ted” LaJeunesse, Sr., age 75, formerly of Xenia, and currently of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010 at the Lifecare Center at Sycamore Hospital in Miamisburg, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 18, 1935, in Hillsdale, MI, the son of Omer J. and Alice Rose Driscoll LaJeunesse. He was preceded in...

Nov 3, 2010

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Deborah Ann Slay Smith, age 46 of Mossy Head died as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident Wednesday, November 3, 2010. She was born May 21, 1964 in DeFuniak Springs the daughter of Odie and Faye Slay. A lifelong resident of the area she graduated from Walton Senior High School with the Class of 1982....

Nov 3, 2010

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Mr. Henry Cook, age 96 of the Center Ridge Community of Walton County passed away Wednesday morning, November 3, 2010 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 30, 1914 in Walton County, the son of Frank and Effie Spears Cook. Mr. Cook was a member of Center Ridge Methodist Church. He is predeceased by his...

Oct 20, 2010

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Lawrence Henry Streiber, age 81 of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida passed away at the family residence Wednesday, October 20, 2010. He was preceded in death by his only true love, Audrey . He was born November 25, 1928 in Bronx, New York, the son of William Henry and Mary Klanasky Streiber. He was a veteran having served his...

Oct 12, 2010

Mr. Edward Cecil Nall, 89 went to be with the Lord Tuesday October 12, 2010 in Chautauqua Rehab and Nursing Center. He was born June 24, 1921, the ninth of eleven children of Bunyan and Pearlie Kirkland Nall. He grew up in Paxton but later attended Walton Senior High School where he excelled in sports. He moved to DeFuniak...

Sep 24, 2010

Mrs. Reatha Bradley, age 80 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 in a Pensacola hospital. She was born April 11, 1930 in Schuyler, Nebraska the daughter and youngest of seven children of Charles Floyd and Ella Pansy Johnson Strahan. She moved to Missouri Valley, Iowa where she met Edward Patrick Bradley. They were married March 22, 1949...

Sep 16, 2010

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Mr. Bud Clauss, age 87 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Thursday, September 16, 2010 in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. He was born February 23, 1923 in Vincennes, Indiana the son of Michael and Anna Marie Merway Clauss. He was a builder by trade and worked many years in the construction industry. His last five years of employment...

Aug 17, 2010

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Mr. John Lewis Rafuse, Jr. age 52 passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2010. He was born April 25, 1958 in Panama City the son of John Lewis Rafuse, Sr. and Barbara Russ Rafuse. He was a Baptist by faith and enjoyed being a hard worker and spending time with his family. He married the love of his life,...

Aug 14, 2010

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Mrs. Elizabeth Irene Ray Sunday, age 92 widow of the late Rufus Franklin Sunday passed away at her home Saturday, August 14, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was born April 20, 1918 in Piney Grove, Florida, the daughter of Daniel Duncan Ray and Julia Catherine McLendon Ray. Most will remember Irene Sunday in her longtime association in...

Aug 1, 2010

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Mrs. Ernestine VanLandingham, age 95, a former resident of Fort Pierce died Sunday, August 1, 2010 in Stanley House in DeFuniak Springs. A fifth generation Floridian, she was born in Fort Pierce April 5, 1915, the daughter of Burgess Elliott and Dollie Parker Alderman. Her great grandfather, Captain William B. Hooker of Tampa was Florida’s “cattle king” during...

Jul 31, 2010

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Rex Kelly Rainer, Sr. of Auburn, Alabama, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the age of 86. He was born on July 17, 1924. Dr. Rainer was raised in Fort Deposit, Alabama, and later moved with his family to DeFuniak Springs, Florida where he graduated from Walton County High School. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil...

Jul 23, 2010

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Ellis Vyvyan Williams, 90, of DeFuniak Springs, died July 23, 2010. Ellis was born on July 21, 1920, in Columbus, GA, to Mary Florence and Rev. George Williams. He was graduated from Bay High School in Panama City Fl in 1938. He joined the United States Navy and served with the Navy Construction Battalion (Sea-Bees) during WWII in...

Jul 4, 2010

Mr. Kenneth Ray Pryor, age 66 passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010 at his residence in Paxton, Florida. He was born February 11, 1944 in Darlington, the son of Chapman Pryor and Nolie Moore Pryor. Mr. Pryor was employed by the City of Florala for a number of years, later he worked as a sheet metal mechanic in the aircraft...

Jun 20, 2010

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Mrs. Emma Balius, age 81 long time resident of DeFuniak Springs passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1928 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of William Gail and Cora Campbell Broxson Lassiter. She was a member of the graduating Class of 1947 at Walton High School. She had been...

Jun 11, 2010

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Mrs. Genevieve Collins, age 85 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday, June 11, 2010 at her home. She was born February 22, 1925 in Walton County, the daughter of Will and Mary Catherine "Kate" Wright Infinger. Most will remember Genevieve in her thirty-two year employment with the Walton County Property Appraiser's Office where she worked with Mr. Will...

May 31, 2010

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Ahn Thi Doan Vu, age 88 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence Monday, May 31, 2010. She was born February 1, 1922 in Ha Nam, Viet Nam the daughter of Phuong Lam Doan and Guot Thi Nguyen Doan. Among survivors are her children My Vu and spouse Sanh Du, Yen Phan and spouse Kosar Phan,...

May 31, 2010

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Mr. R. W. Collins, age 81 passed away Monday, May 31, 2010 in a Titusville, Florida healthcare facility. He was born January 10, 1929 in Graceville, Florida the son of Leroy and Pricilla Hardy Collins. Most will remember R. W. in his employment with Fisher Hardware Company of DeFuniak Springs where he worked in the residential construction business....

May 27, 2010

Emily Helms Dannelley, 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 27, 2010. She was born in Lockhart, Alabama on November 9, 1917, the daughter of Carrie Vida Bowers Helms and James Ross Helms. She moved with her family to DeFuniak Springs after graduating from high school in Dothan Alabama. She then married Walter Dannelley...