Obituaries

Sep 14, 2021

DEATH NOTICE

Mr. Chuck Grant, age 79 of Ponce deLeon passed away in the early morning of Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in Doctors Memorial Hospital in Bonifay.

Among survivors are his wife, Joan Grant.

A more complete obituary shall follow.  Friends and family may go on line to  view obituaries, offer condolences and...

Sep 10, 2021

Mr. Luther E. Greene, III age 66 passed away at the family residence surrounded by his family Friday night, September 10, 2021.  He was born June 1, 1955 in Salisbury, Maryland the son of Luther Eurvine Greene, II and Dorothy Lee Daughty Greene.  Luther was a veteran having served his country in the United States Air Force.  Most will...

Sep 7, 2021

Mrs. Lena Rushing Godwin, age 88, passed away on September 7, 2021 peacefully at her home with her husband by her side. She was born December 1, 1932 in Ponce de Leon, Florida to William Esker and Daisy B. Rushing. Lena was married to the love of her life Charles Edward Godwin for 59 years.  She was raised in...

Sep 5, 2021

Mrs. Nola Bishop, age 49 passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 in Twin Cities Hospital as a result of Covid.  She was born July 12, 1972 in Covington, Kentucky the daughter of Robert Edward McCubbin and Bonnie Ruth Beach McCubbin.   Nola was employed as a paralegal with Procter and Gamble .  When Jim first met Nola, in spite of...

Sep 3, 2021

Mr. Edward (Ed) Armbruster, age 89 passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center.  He was born April 12, 1932 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania the son of Edward John Armbruster and Catherine L. Conrad Armbruster.  He graduated from Pottsville Catholic High School and later completed his AA Degree after joining the United States Air Force.  Edward was...

Aug 31, 2021

Mrs. Rosetta Elkin Day, age 91 of the Argyle Community passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Twin Cities Hospital.  She was born April 29, 1930 in North Loop Road, ( Indiana County), Pennsylvania the daughter of Robert Duff Elkin and Nellie Florence Marshall Elkin.   Rose was the bookkeeper and assisted her late husband Charles Allison in the operation...

Aug 28, 2021

Maudree Kelley Brown, age 87 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.  She was born May 24, 1934 in Florala, Alabama, one of ten children of Marion Butler Kelley and Ethyl Beatrice Williams Kelley.  Maudree attended Walton County Schools and was the first of her siblings to...

Aug 27, 2021

Ann Marie Griggs Watson, age 65 passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 in Sacred Heart of the Emerald Coast.  She was born May 27, 1956 in Florala, Alabama the daughter of James Jack Griggs and Milbra Ann Rushing Griggs.   After attending New York  public schools she met and married Dan Arndt and followed him to Texas where he was...

Aug 27, 2021

Mr. Charles Shelton Merrill, age 89 passed away in the early morning of Friday, August 27, 2021 in Stanley House Assisted Living in DeFuniak Springs.  He was born July 26, 1932 the son of James Shelton Merrill and Martha Jane Mason Merrill.  He is predeceased by his wife, Mae Jean Merrill who died in May of 2017.  .

Aug 20, 2021

Mr. Charlie B J Newborn, age 89 passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, August 20, 2021 at the family residence.  He was born August 27, 1931 in Heflin, Alabama (the Crossroads Community)  the son of William Thomas  and Mary Elizabeth Morris Newborn.   At the outbreak of the Korean Conflict Charlie enlisted in the United States Army ...

Aug 15, 2021

Mrs. Elizabeth  “Liz”  Ray, age 97 of the Piney Grove Community of  North Walton County passed away late Sunday night, August 15, 2021 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center.  She was born November 12, 1923 in Pensacola, the  third daughter of Irvin Harry Holmes and Authetta Fay Buchanan Holmes.   She served her country in the United States Navy during...

Aug 10, 2021

Mr. Joe Sanders, age 98 passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021 in Twin Cities Hospital in Niceville.  He was born June 7, 1923 in Huntsville, Alabama the son of Jesse and Mabel Lee Ogletree Sanders.  After graduation from high school Joe entered college but soon discovered he was ready to get out into the work force.  World War II...

Aug 7, 2021

Mr. Teddy Wilczewski, age 61, passed away  Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the family residence.  He was born March 18, 1960 in Kamien Pomorski, Poland the son of Stanislaw Wilczewski and Irena Miniszewska Wilczewski.  Teddy came to the United States at age 3 with his parents and landed at JFK in New York.  He grew up in New York...

Aug 1, 2021

Mrs. Maryln Lovett, age 65 passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021.  She was born October 29, 1955 in Nahunta, Georgia, the daughter of Clyde Alisha O’Quinn and Mary Elizabeth Allen O’Quinn.  Maryln met her future husband while living in Deland, Florida and they eventually moved to Lakewood, California since Gordon is from California.  In 2005 she convinced him to...

Jul 27, 2021

Mrs. Patsy Wells, age 79 passed away at the family residence early Tuesday morning, July 27, 2021 surrounded by her family.  She was born January 6, 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of Ernest Erskin Freeman and Bessie Essie Hampton Freeman.  After high school Patsy lived for a while in Orlando but wanted to move to a smaller town. ...

Jul 23, 2021

Mr. Tommy Mitchem, Jr. age 43, a lifelong resident of Walton County passed away at his residence late Friday night, July 23, 2021.  He was born May 18, 1978 in Blytheville, Arkansas the son of Tommy Russell Mitchem, Sr. and Donna Marie Ivey Mitchem. Tommy was a graduate of Walton High School graduating with the Class of 1997.  While...

Jul 22, 2021

Mrs. Trish Yelvington, age 82 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Thursday morning.  She was born April 22, 1939 in Cheboygan, Michigan the daughter of Millard Alfred Lamothe and Stelea Wanda Ostaszewshi Lamothe.  Trish was employed by Redwing Carrier in South Florida for some thirty years.  She and her husband of thirty eight years moved to DeFuniak eighteen years ago...

Jul 17, 2021

Mr. Bob Parks, United States Marine Corps (Ret)  passed away at the family residence Saturday morning, July 17, 2021.  He was born November 28, 1930 in Shelby, Indiana the son of Wilson L. and Nina Pearl Lappa Parks.  Bob served his country in the United States Marines.  Many people in the Panama City and Panama City Beach area will...

Jul 16, 2021

Mr. Joe McCall, age 82 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday evening, July 16, 2021 in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.  He was born January 11, 1939 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of Burton McCall, Sr. and Grace Murray McCall.  After finishing school in Walton County in the mid fifties, Joe served his country in the United States Army...

Jul 2, 2021

Mrs. Marilyn Derkaz age 88 passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center.   She was born December 7, 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island the daughter of Manuel Charves and Louise Mildred Cornel Charvez.  At age 16 she graduated from high school in  East Providence.  Later after marrying her husband, Alfred Cornelius Derkaz,  they built Cowesett  Shipyard...