Rachel Anne Marchisin
Jan 12, 2016
Rachel Anne Marchisin, 68, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. She was born August 23, 1947 in Southbridge, Massachusettts and had been a resident of Panama City since 1985. She was a music teacher having taught piano, flute, guitar and voice for over 45 years. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Andrew Marchisin;...
Charles Quincy Adams
Jan 12, 2016
Charles Quincy Adams, 88, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. He was born May 30, 1927 in Washington County, FL. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was the Manager of Lamar advertising for 35 years and was the owner of Charlie Adams Advertising. He was a Charter member of (Springfield)...
George "Butch" Victor Wilson
Jan 7, 2016
George Victor Wilson Jr., 68, of Youngstown Florida, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2016. He was born October 10, 1947 to George Victor Wilson and Dorothy Jean Jackson. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was an avid golfer and fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Patsy Wilson; son, James Darrin Wilson; daughter, Kayla Marie...
Jean Jordan Johnston
Jan 5, 2016
Jean Jordan Johnston, 96, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 in Panama City Beach, Florida. Friends and family will always remember her vivacious personality, generosity, talented artistry, and incomparable entertaining skills. A beach resident with her late husband, Colonel Robert D. "Johnny" Johnston, she served on the altar guild at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church for years...
Marjorie Catherine Pearcy
Jan 4, 2016
Marjorie Catherine Pearcy, 74, of Lynn Haven, Florida passed away January 4, 2016 in her home. She was born January 27, 1941 in Panama City, Florida to George and Lucile Whitmire. She was retired from Phillips Meat Market. She was preceded in death by her husband, H.E. Pearcy. She is survived by her sister, Clara Spivey of Wetumpka, Alabama; and...
Roy Gene Barnes
Jan 2, 2016
Roy Gene Barnes, 82, of Lynn Haven, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2016. He was born July 14, 1933 in Compass Lake, Florida and had been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a 1951 graduate of Bay High School and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was a retired industrial salesman....
Jennie B. Kennington
Dec 31, 2015
Jennie B. Locascio Kennington, 96, of Callaway, Florida passed away on December 31, 2015. Jennie was born in Mount Kisco, New York. She was a lifetime member of the Parker Eastern Star. She was a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church. She helped to raise her two granddaughters and she would always lend a hand to anybody that needed...
Wayne Hampton
Dec 28, 2015
Sandia Hampton, wife, prayed before writing this story because she wanted the sole intent to be a snapshot of Wayne's 79 years of living to include his overall life, most importantly his testimony & walk with the Lord and his illness for the past 20 years. She wrote the things she did so that if Wayne were in the congregation...
John Robert "Bobby" Tolbert
Dec 27, 2015
John Robert "Bobby" Tolbert Sr., 75, of Lynn Haven, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015 while at rest at his home. He was born July 1, 1940 in Anniston, Alabama to Fred Ernest & Dora Mae Hilton Tolbert. Bobby was a 1958 and 1959 graduate of Bay High School (only Bobby could pull this off.) He took over the...
James Elton "Jimmy" Warren Jr.
Dec 27, 2015
James Elton "Jimmy" Warren Jr., 75, of Panama City, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015. He was born February 27, 1940 in Panama City. He was a 1958 graduate of Bay High School and attended Gulf Coast Community College and Florida State University. After college, Jimmy went to work as survey diver for the Army Corp of Engineers. He...
Ben Grady Smith
Dec 27, 2015
Ben Grady Smith, 84, of Panama City, Florida, passed away December 27, 2015. He was born June 26, 1931 to Wade and Verlie Smith. He was a retired shipping dispatcher for Chevron Oil Company. He was a member of St. Andrews Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Jennings Smith. He is survived by...
Imogene (Jean) Chidester Schaefer
Dec 25, 2015
Imogene (Jean) Chidester Schaefer, of Lynn Haven, passed away December 25, 2015. She had been a resident since 1955 coming from Ohio. Mrs. Schaefer was a retired secretary from Tyndall AFB and Coastal Systems Station. She was a member of the St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Esther Circle, and the Panama City Square and Round Dance Assn. Mrs. Schaefer is...
Arlene Marie Melvin
Dec 25, 2015
Arlene Marie Melvin, 68, of Panama City, passed away December 25, 2015. She was born December 15, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts to Walter and Ruth Rose Read. Arlene was a graduate of Florida State University. She taught at St. John's Catholic school and later retired from St. Andrews Elementary school. She loved camping, fishing, the New England Patriots, but most...
Shelia Rose Dickey
Dec 21, 2015
Shelia Rose Dickey, 49, of Youngstown, Florida, passed away December 21, 2015 in Georgia. She was born March 16, 1966 to Clifford and Lenora Elizabeth Flannagan. She was a 1984 graduate of Massac County High School. She had been a resident of Bay County since 1988, moving here from Metropolis, Illinois. She was a data analyst working for Sallie Mae...
John Thomas "Tom" Wotring
Dec 20, 2015
Fighter Pilot Retired United States Air Force Colonel Tom Wotring of Panama City, Florida, passed away on 20 December 2015 of complications from Parkinson's Disease. He was 84. Tom was born on July 2, 1931 in Gary, West Virginia, the son of the late Mabel Riley Wotring and Robert William Wotring. Tom is survived by his wife Gypsy, daughter Christy,...
Connie Baack Blake
Dec 19, 2015
Connie Baack Blake, 65, of Panama City, passed away December 19, 2015 in the Covenant Care Center. She was born June 1, 1950 to Harold and Mildred Baack. She was a retired school teacher where she taught at Tommy Smith Elementary. She had been a resident of Panama City since 1983, moving here from Midland, Texas. She was a member...
James "Jim" Luther Locke Sr.
Dec 17, 2015
James Luther Locke Sr., 81, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Thursday December 17, 2015. He was born August 19, 1934 in Bonifay, Florida. He was a Colonel serving in the Florida Army National Guard, retiring after 39 years of service. He was also the Emergency Manager Director for Bradford County, Florida. He was a faithful member of the...
Mildred Andrews Jordan
Dec 17, 2015
Mildred Andrews Jordan, 88, of Panama City, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015. She was born November 15, 1927 in Coffee County, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel & Leoma Baxley Head; husband, James B Andrews; husband, Lowell Mason; husband, Max Jordan; and eight siblings. She is survived by two daughters, Gloria Melton (Donald), Joyce...
Marion Elizabeth Mcelvey Collins
Dec 14, 2015
Marion Elizabeth McElvey Collins, 86, of Panama City Beach, went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2015. Marion was born at home on March 7, 1929 in Kenansville, FL to Sarah Elizabeth and John Marion McElvey. Marion and her little brother, Joe, moved to Bay County in 1939 where their mother and father opened a drugstore in Lynn...
Dewey Elton Mcquagge Jr.
Dec 13, 2015
Dewey Elton McQuagge Jr of Panama City FL, passed away at his home. He was born in Blountstown, FL and lived his entire life in Panama City. He was a retired school principal of the Bay District School System. He served his country as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force from 1950-1954. He received a BS degree from Florida...