Huey Bozeman
May 5, 2015
Huey Bozeman, 83, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in his home. He was born May 24, 1931 in Montgomery, Alabama to Leon Maylon & Maybelle Bozeman. He worked for the United States Postal Service as a postmaster for 32 years retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Emerald Coast Fellowship. He was preceded...
Howard Steve Richardson
May 3, 2015
Howard Steve Richardson, 76, passed away May 3, 2015 in the Clifford C. Sims Nursing Home, where he had been a resident for six years. He was born July 28, 1938 in Live Oak, Florida. He was the owner of Badcock Home Furnishings Center in Cross City and Port St. Joe, Florida. He was a founding member of the Port...
Rene Bronnenhuber
May 2, 2015
Rene Bronnenhuber, 74, of Panama City Beach, Florida passed away May 2, 2015. He was born November 30, 1940 in Switzerland to Antoine and Rosa Bronnenhuber. He served in the Swiss Army and was the owner and operator of Millville Auto Parts. He had been a resident of Bay County for 33 years, moving here from New Jersey. He was...
David Phillip Wooten Jr.
Apr 30, 2015
David Phillip Wooten, Jr., 57, of Panama City Beach, Florida passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2015 as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born on September 17, 1957, in Honolulu, Hawaii, eldest son of the late David Phillip Wooten, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife, Deborah Barchers Wooten. Dave and Debbie have resided in the...
John Christo Jr.
Apr 27, 2015
John Christo, Jr., called "Christo" by his family and friends, was born in Marianna, Florida, on January 3, 1922. Christo died peacefully at his daughter's home in Orlando on 27, April, 2015. Christo attended Bay County public schools and transferred to Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Georgia, for his senior year. He graduated from Riverside in 1940. He attended the...
Hulen Alfred "Al" Simmons Jr.
Apr 24, 2015
Hulen Alfred "Al" Simmons Jr., 83, of Panama City, passed April 24, 2015. He was born May 2, 1931 in Caryville, Florida to Hulen Alfred Simmons Sr. and Jessie Jewell Simmons. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He volunteered his time visiting nursing homes and veteran's centers. He was preceded in death...
Billie "Jean" Browning
Apr 24, 2015
Billie Jean Browning, 80, of Lynn Haven, passed away on April 24, 2015 in a local hospital. She was born December 8, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama. She was a retired beauty salon owner and cosmetologist. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Trufonda L. Finsterbush and a son Michael C. Tallant. She is survived by her husband, Earle Browning;...
Janie Hawk Helland
Apr 22, 2015
Janie M. Watford Hawk Helland, of Lynn Haven, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. She married Carey Judson "C.J." Hawk in 1927 and were blessed with two daughters and two sons. Mr. Hawk passed away in 1966. She was also preceded in death by her oldest daughter, Dorothy Phillips, who was a victim of cancer; also four brothers who...
Barbara Ruth Jones
Apr 14, 2015
Barbara Jones, age 83, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at her home in Panama City, Fla. Her three children were at her side. Born Jan 5, 1932 in Cross City, Fla., Barbara devoted her life to education after earning her degree from Florida State University. Her forty-year-long career included positions in southern, central and northwest Florida, but her 22...
Milton Lee Jordan
Apr 10, 2015
JORDAN, MILTON LEE, 95, of Panama City Beach, FL began his Heavenly Journey with his Lord on Friday, April 10, 2015. He was the son of Bryant and Effie Jordan. Milton was born on May 21, 1919 in Clarke County, AL. After graduating high school Milton served in the CCC Forestry Unit in the northwest states. Milton served his country...
Katherine Wanda Wilder
Apr 10, 2015
Katherine Wanda Wilder, 74, of Panama City, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 10, 2015. She was born in Port St. Joe on September 8th, 1940. Wanda moved to Panama City from Port St. Joe in 1972 and was a member of the St. Andrew Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Peter William Walton Hitchcock
Apr 9, 2015
"Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen" _ Benjamin Disraeli The world lost a great traveler and unique soul on April 9, 2015, when Peter William Walton Hitchcock lost his valiant battle with illness. Born on April 27th, 1948, to Charles and Joan Hitchcock, Peter is survived by his...
James Allen Tiller
Apr 6, 2015
James Allen Tiller, 69, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015. He was born January 1, 1946 in Panama City. He leaves behind his wife, Paige Hill-Tiller. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to The Nature Conservancy...
Robert William Thomson
Apr 4, 2015
Colonel (Ret) Robert William Thomson, 80, of Niceville, Florida, died on Saturday, April 4, 2015. "Bob" Thomson, son of William and Rubina Thomson was born September 4, 1934 in Lawrence, Massachusetts and passed away at Chester Clifford Sims Veterans Home in Panama City, Florida with his loving wife of 22 years, Genevieve "Jean" Thomson at his side. He is survived...
Mildred Penton Richbourg
Apr 3, 2015
Mildred "Toots" Penton Richbourg, age 90, of Panama City, FL, passed from this life on April 3, 2015 to join her loved ones in heaven. She was born October 28, 1924 in Bogalusa, La, the daughter of Randal Adolph Penton and Hettie Verna Warner. She was preceded in death by husband of 71 years: Adrian Dee (A.D.) Richbourg; son, Adrian...
Kathryn "Kitty" Clark
Apr 2, 2015
Kathryn Kuykendall "Kitty" Clark, age 93, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Thursday morning, April 2, 2015. She was born on October 26, 1921 in Guin, Alabama to parents John & Dona Kuykendall. She married James P "Jim" Clark, Jr on April 25, 1942, and they celebrated 71 years. Mrs. Clark began her career as a Federal Civil Servant...
John Taylor
Mar 30, 2015
John E. "Jack" Taylor, 89, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015. He was born on April 15, 1925 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Jack served in the Army Aircorp from 1943-1945. He was a pilot and at the young age of 19 he received his wings. While in the service he met Beverly and they...
Bill Wood
Mar 30, 2015
Bill Wood, 71, of Port St. Joe, Fla., died March 30, 2015, in a local hospital. He was born Dec. 14, 1943, in Abbeville, AL and moved to Port St. Joe in August 1968. Bill was a math teacher, coach and an insurance agent. He enjoyed his family and friends, fishing and sports, especially football. He was preceded in death...
Carolyn S. Walker
Mar 29, 2015
Carolyn S. Walker, 85, of Panama City, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015. She was born in Macon, Georgia on August 9, 1929. She was preceded in death by her husband, O.E. "Gene" Walker. She is survived by her two daughters, Mitzie G. Hicks and husband, William Goodwin Hicks, III of Baton Rouge, LA, Dee Dee Pledger and husband,...
Randy Layne Akins
Mar 26, 2015
Randy Layne Akins, 58, at 4705 S. Lakewood Drive, Panama City, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015. Randy was born January 10, 1957 to Remal Odis Akins and Mary Bandy Akins in Springhill, Louisiana where he attended elementary school. He loved playing golf and football. He then moved to Panama City and was a graduate of Bay High School...