William E. Kirby

William E. Kirby

Oct 2, 2014

William E. Kirby, of Panama City, Florida, died Thursday, October 2, 2014. He was born June 14, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Clara L. Kirby of Panama City; daughter, Kathleen Kirby of Tallahassee, FL; son, William D. Kirby of Panama City. Mr. Kirby was a retired employee of the Bay District School System....

Rev. R C Warren

Rev. R C Warren

Oct 1, 2014

Rev. R C Warren, 87, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in his home. He was born on May 11, 1927 in Bastrop, Louisiana. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of West Alabama. He graduated from Candler School of Theology, Emory University with a Master's Degree of Divinity. He was a minister in Alabama...

Samuel Carroll Rowe, Sr.

Samuel Carroll Rowe, Sr.

Sep 29, 2014

Samuel Carroll Rowe, Sr., 88 of Panama City, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014. He was born on December 17, 1925, in Elba, Alabama. He was a member of the Panama City Lions Club and was honored in 2008 for 50 years of service, the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, which is the highest award given by the Lions Club...

Sara Bevel Dean

Sara Bevel Dean

Sep 24, 2014

Sara Ellen Bevel Dean, 84, of Panama City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, in Tallahassee, Florida, with her family at her side. She was born on May 30, 1930, in Panama City to the late H.J. and Evelyn Bevel. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Alton Brooks Dean; her sister, Georgia Ulmer and her...

Ann Standifer Myers

Ann Standifer Myers

Sep 23, 2014

Ann Standifer Myers, 84, of Panama City, Florida went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. She was born October 27, 1929 in Eufaula, Alabama to Mr. and Mrs. John Riley Standifer. Valedictorian of her class, Ann graduated in 1947 from Bay High School where she was also a...

Elva F. Stokes

Elva F. Stokes

Sep 19, 2014

Elva F. Stokes, 79, of Panama City, died on Friday, September 19, 2014. She was born in Oxford, Nebraska. She had lived in Panama City, FL for over 50 years. She was Methodist by faith. She attended and completed business school in Denver, CO and worked as a bookkeeper before marrying and becoming a full-time U.S. Air Force wife and...

Colon Eugene Hagan

Colon Eugene Hagan

Sep 19, 2014

COLON EUGENE HAGAN July 1, 1926 – September 19, 2014 Colon Eugene Hagan, 88, of Panama City, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014. Colon was a World War II Veteran, having served in the Pacific Theatre. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Iris Hagan and Bill Hagan; brothers, Lonnie and Malcolm; sisters, Lillie Hagan and Myrtle...

Eula Frances Hogg

Eula Frances Hogg

Sep 18, 2014

Eula Frances Hogg, 90, of Panama City, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014. She was born on August 13, 1924 in Oakey Streak, Alabama. She was class Valedictorian for Rawls High School. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Panama City. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Hogg; five sisters, Willene Smith, Nell...

Roy Lemoine Houpt Jr.

Roy Lemoine Houpt Jr.

Sep 11, 2014

Roy Lemoine Houpt Jr., 88, of Parker passed away Thursday, Sept. 11 2014 at the Panama City Nursing Center. He was born January 2, 1926 in Lenni Mills, Pa., the son of the late Roy Lemoine Houpt Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Read. He attended Media High School in Media, Pa., before joining the U.S. Army in 1944. He earned the...

Jeanette Brown Elam

Jeanette Brown Elam

Sep 10, 2014

Jeanette Brown Elam, 94, of Panama City, Florida, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014. She has been a resident of Panama City since 1957, moving here from Geneva, Alabama. She was an active member of St. Andrew Baptist Church all these years serving in many volunteer activities of the church. She was also a retired Bay County employee. She was preceded...

Judith Anne Newberry Nobles Cleghorn

Judith Anne Newberry Nobles Cleghorn

Sep 8, 2014

Judith Anne Newberry Nobles Cleghorn, 82, of Panama City, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at her son's home in Savannah, Georgia. She was born October 16, 1931 in Panama City to William Ralph & Lucille Turner Newberry. She was a 1949 graduate of Bay High School. She was a retired secretary for the Safety Office at Tyndall A.F.B...

Amelda Lovell Lewis

Amelda Lovell Lewis

Sep 6, 2014

Amelda Lovell Lewis, 86, of Panama City, went home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 6, 2014. Mel, as she was known to her family and friends, was born December 23, 1927 in Sophia, West Virginia to W.J. & Elva Lovell. She attended Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia, where she met her husband, Angelo T. Lewis. They...

Dan Darryll Rainey

Dan Darryll Rainey

Sep 1, 2014

Dan Darryll Rainey, 67, of Panama City, Florida, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 in his home. He was born on May 27, 1947 in Newnan, Georgia. He was a 1965 graduate of Newnan High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of Newnan. He was a member of the Sylvan Masonic Lodge No. 429 of Sargent,...

William "Buster" Coleman

William "Buster" Coleman

Aug 29, 2014

Buster Coleman, 69, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his Garden Club home on August 29th, 2014 with his loving wife and family by his side. Buster was born on February 23rd, 1945 in Montgomery, AL and soon moved to Panama City where he lived his entire life. He was a 1963 graduate of Bay High School, attended The...

Mary Genevieve Kish

Mary Genevieve Kish

Aug 29, 2014

Mary Genevieve "Mary Jim" Kish entered eternal peace with her loving family near her on August 29, 2014. She was born on April 1, 1924 to Willis Clare Collett and Genevieve Lantz Collett in Elkins, WV. She met her future husband, Louis A. Kish, at Davis and Elkins College. They were married for 60 years, until his death in 2004....

Elizabeth Ann Stowe Anderson

Elizabeth Ann Stowe Anderson

Aug 28, 2014

Elizabeth Ann Stowe Anderson died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of August 28, 2014, at her home in Panama City FL. She was born on August 10, 1919 to Samuel Pinckney Stowe, Sr. and Ethel Patrick Stowe of Belmont NC. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers Charles T. Stowe, Sr.,...

Barbara Lee Sanders

Barbara Lee Sanders

Aug 25, 2014

Barbara Lee Sanders, 71, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014 in her home. She was born on July 21, 1943 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sunnyside, where she taught Sunday School. She is survived by her husband, Harry A. Sanders, Jr.; four children, Eddie Thames (Charlotte), Janet...

Alice Vickers Baker

Alice Vickers Baker

Aug 23, 2014

Alice Vickers Baker, 97, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 in Labelle, Florida. She was born on March 29, 1917 in Wakulla County, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Allen Baker; four sisters; and three brothers. She is survived by her three children, James "Jim" Baker (Donna), Ruth Thomas (Jim), Iris Davis; nine grandchildren, Ricky...

Jimmy White

Jimmy White

Aug 20, 2014

James Russell "Jimmy" White, Jr, 84, of Southport, FL, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 in his home. Jimmy was born on November 14, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gay Ann White and sister, Betty Ann Cleek. He is survived by his daughter, Brenda White; one sister, Peggy Coleman; five grandchildren; and...

Kitsey Morris Daffin

Kitsey Morris Daffin

Aug 20, 2014

Kitsey Morris Daffin, 66, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. She was born on January 12, 1948 in Samson, Alabama to Dorothy & Johnny Morris. She graduated from Florida State University with a master's degree in education. She was a retired school teacher for the Bay County School System, having taught at Bay, Mosley, Rutherford and...