Sara Weathers Garrett Sara Weathers Garrett, 84, of Lynn Haven, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013. She was born January 4, 1929 in Anniston, Alabama and had been a resident of Bay County since 1966. She was a retired office manager at Cardiology Associates and also worked at Bay Radiology. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Rex Rupert Rowell, Jr. 1928-2013 Rex Rupert Rowell, Jr., 85, was born to Nannie Bell and Rex Rupert Rowell, Sr. on May 11, 1928, in Opp, Alabama. His family relocated to Panama City during World War II. Rex attended Bay High School, and was selected for the accelerated program at P. K. Yonge, at the University of Florida, later transferring...
CARLOS FERNANDEZ, SR. Carlos Fernandez, Sr., 88, of Panama City Beach, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. He was born November 11, 1925 in Cuba. He was a member of St. Bernadette's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Victoria Fernandez and his two children, Carlos Fernandez, Jr. and Alina Fernandez. A memorial service will be...
JEANETTE SMITH JOHNSON Jeanette Smith Johnson, 91, of Panama City, passed away December 23, 2013 in her home. She was born June 24, 1922 in Panama City, Florida. She was a 1941 graduate of Bay High School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Panama city, where she was a member of the Susan Kimball Sunday School...
Linda Addison Mead, 70, of Panama City, Florida, passed away December 21, 2013 in a local hospital. She had been a resident of Panama City since 1980, moving here from Columbus, Georgia. She attended High Praise Worship Center. She was instrumental in helping her husband, Rev. Ray Mead, as he preached for numerous Assembly of God churches in Florida, Alabama,...
Patrick Edward Antoine, 43, of Panama City, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013. The family will receive friends at the home of Linda Cato, 1905 Chestnut Avenue on Saturday from 2-4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family request that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society in memory of Patrick Edward Antoine.
Floyd Allen Sewell Sr., 78, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. He was born February 15, 1935 in Clarksville, Florida and had been a resident of Panama City since 1944. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Dillon Sewell, Joe Sewell and a granddaughter, Camille Sapp. He is survived by his wife of 61 years,...
John William Silcox, Jr. March 23, 1932 – December 18, 2013 John W. Silcox, Jr. passed into eternity on December 18, 2013, from his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 23, 1932 to parents John and Nell Silcox in Millville, Florida. He graduated from Bay County High School in 1949 and then from Florida State University...
GARY L. GREENBERG Gary L. Greenberg, 52, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. He was born April 4, 1961 in Fort Lee, Virginia, the son of Lt. Col (AF) Hank Greenberg and Celia Greenberg. He was also raised by loving step-parents Sharon Greenberg and Lt. Col (AF) Chuck Floyd. He was predeceased by his father, Hank...
Berta Ann Kirk 1927-2013 Berta Kirk passed peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 14, 2013. Berta and her husband, Frank Kirk, were the original founders of the Panama City Rescue Mission in 1972, at its original location in the old Bay Hotel building on Beach Drive. She was a faithful member of the Central Baptist Church for...
Carroll Evans Howell, 70 of Lynn Haven, FL passed away into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, Dec. 10th in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 10, 1943 in Panama City, FL. He was a lifelong resident of Panama City, and graduated from Bay High School in 1961. He was a...
Sidney Ely Daffin, MD, 91, died at home on Friday, December 6, 2013. He was born the youngest of six children in Sao Sebastiao do Paraiso, Brazil on January 14, 1922 to the Reverend Robert Dale (Jr.) and Roberta Hall Daffin who were serving the Lord as missionaries in that country. Sidney attended school in Ripley, Mississippi and graduated from...
Brian Joseph Connelly Brian Joseph Connelly, 43, of Panama City, passed away on December 3, 2013. He was born January 9, 1970 in Washington, D.C. He was a 1988 graduate of Bishop Ireton High School and a 1993 graduate of Virginia Tech University with a degree in aerospace engineering. He served as a Lieutenant JG in the U.S. Navy. Brian...
JAMES P. CLARK, JR. James P. "Jim" Clark, Jr., 93, of Panama City Beach, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013. He was born September 14, 1920 in Keysville, Georgia to James P. Sr. and Voncile Clark and grew up in Valdosta, Georgia. Jim joined the United States Navy one week after Pearl Harbor, served stateside and at sea during the...
Peggy Sue Russ Fogle, 83, of Panama City, passed away on Nov. 29, 2013 in Cape Coral, Florida. She was born Wakulla Station, Florida. She worked many years as a medical receptionist at Internal Medicine Associates in Panama City, where she later retired. She was a long-time member of First Presbyterian Church in Panama City; a devoted mother, daughter and...
SHIRLEE JEAN BULLOCK Shirlee Jean Bullock of Lynn Haven, Florida, passed away on November 28, 2013. She was born May 14, 1943 in the family home in Piedmont, Alabama to James Tollie and Annie Mae Bullock. She has been a resident of Panama City for the last 42 years. She was a member of St. Andrew United Methodist Church as...
LCDR John E. Pearson LCDR John E. Pearson, a retired Naval Aviator and Vietnam War Veteran, passed away on Thursday, November 28th, surrounded by family and friends at his home in Panama City. Born in Bronx, New York in on May 27, 1933, he is a graduate of the Evander Child's High School. John enlisted in the Navy in 1952,...
JANA CAROL CARSWELL CONNELLY Jana Carol Carswell Connelly, 42, of Panama City, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2013. She was born August 4, 1971 in Panama City and was a 1989 graduate of Bay High School. She graduated from the University of West Florida in 1994. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Panama City; the...
Colonel William Ward Maitland, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2013. William was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania and in 1942; he joined the U.S. Army Air Corp as an aviation cadet. After graduating flight training, he was assigned to the Dutch West Indies as a P-39 pilot. During the 30 and one half years in the U.S. Air Force, he...
Jean Spear LaFond, 83, of Panama City, Florida, passed away November 23, 2013. She was born March 28, 1930 in Blountstown, Florida to Roy J. and Eula Bell Spear. She was a member of the Legacy Family Church, where she was a part of the Ladies Prayer Team and was also a longtime children's Sunday school teacher. She was preceded...