On Sunday, January 24, 2016, Angeline Bedsole Cutshaw reached her final goal, eternal life in Heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who shed His blood on the cross for the sins of all mankind. She was born February 7, 1939 in Tallassee, Alabama to parents, Adolph and Lillie Bedsole. Moving to Panama City at age 3, she lived...
MSGT (Ret) James Dolly Jr., 77, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 in a local hospital. He was born August 12, 1938 in Mineola, New York. He was a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force, having served as a decorated Korean & Vietnam War Veteran. He was currently the Commander of the...
Betty Louise Grimes, 86, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at her brother's home in Tallahassee, FL. She was born on June 1, 1929 in Girard, Alabama to Rudolph D. and Mattie Mozelle Cannon. She was a retired land developer and builder by profession, and she will be sorely missed by all of her family and...
Larry H. Ogren of Panama City Beach, FL, renowned sea turtle biologist, passed away peacefully at his home on January 20, 2016. He was 85. His wife, Peggy, pre-deceased him in 2014. He is survived by his daughter, Kimberly Ogren (David Henderson), his sister, Laurie Feltes, of Aurora, IL, and her eight children and their families. Born in Aurora, IL,...
Don Cane Cooley, 86, of Panama City, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. He was born on March 21, 1929 in Alford, Florida to Gus & Bessie Mae Cooley. He was the former co-owner and operator of Bonds Tile Shop. He was a member of the Hiland Park Baptist Church and the Cliff West Sunday School class. He...
Gayle Warnick, 66, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, after a 6+ year battle with ovarian cancer. She was an inspiration to her family, friends and those she worked with at Oceaneering, where she retired as a Senior Buyer. She was born to Cabot and Dean Robinson in Verbena, Alabama, on February 26, 1949. Years later...
Larry L. Peterson, 80, of Lynn Haven, Florida, passed away unexpectedly in a local hospital on Friday, January 15. Larry was a life-long resident of Bay County, married in 1956 to Sally Jean Poston. He worked as an electrical contractor until his death, having worked at both the St. Joe Paper Mill and the Panama City Paper Mill before beginning...
Col. Roy H. Boone, USAF, retired, age 79, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 15th, 2016. Born June 6th, 1936 in Panama City, Roy attended Bay High School, class of '54, attended Emory University in Atlanta and later graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1964. Roy served as a USAF fighter pilot from 1958 until his retirement 30 years later...
Rosetta "Rose" Langley Thomas, 90, of Panama City, entered her heavenly home on Thursday, January 14, 2016. She was born May 13, 1925 in Manchester, Alabama, the youngest daughter of 12 children of Wiley Jackson & Minnie Lee Langley. She was a member of Hiland Park Baptist Church, where she taught a Ladies' Sunday School class for over 20 years....
Richard Thomas Galloway, 92, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. He was born July 20, 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. He graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor degree and from Florida State University with a Master's degree. He was a Physicist at...
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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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. 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...
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 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., 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...