HERSHELL NORWOOD McKINNEY Hershell Norwood McKinney, 78, of Panama City Beach, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013. He was born January 17, 1934 in Edmonton, Kentucky to Hershell & Flora May McKinney. He retired from Columbus Carpet, where he worked as a latex manufacturer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta Shiver McKinney and son, Ladon McKinney. He...
THELMA PAPADOPOULOS WISE Thelma Papadopoulos Wise passed away Monday, January 28, 2013 in Panama City, Florida. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, graduating from Wheeling High School in 1950. After graduation, she assisted in the family restaurant before moving to Washington D.C. and accepting employment with Eastern Airlines as a ticketing administrator. During this period of her life, she...
RUTH LILLIAN PLEDGER HELMS Ruth Lillian Pledger Helms, 88, of Panama City, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013. She was born August 31, 1924 in Wetappo Creek, Florida to Thomas & Lillie Belle Pledger. She was a 1942 graduate of Bay High School. She was a retired bookkeeper having worked for the Ritz Theatre, Panama City News Herald and WMBB....
FREDRICK JOHN LANG Fredrick John Lang, our most precious family treasure, passed away at the Butterfly Wing, an inpatient unit of the Hospice of Baton Rouge, on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. He was 57 years old and a native of Panama City, Florida. He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Katherine Wyman Lang; beloved pet, Hattie Olivia Lang;...
ANETA LOUISE LAWRENCE CLOUGH Aneta Louise Lawrence Clough, 72, of Lynn Haven, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. She was born August 19, 1940 in Herman Pond, Maine. Aneta was a member of Temple Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Warren & Barbara Lawrence; two brothers, Warren Lawrence, Jr, Allie Lawrence; and grandson, Adam Duane Sabins....
NANCY TETREAULT BLAKE 1939 – 2013 Nancy passed away peacefully on Monday, January 21, 2013 at St. Andrews Bay Nursing Home. She was a lifetime resident of Panama City Beach, Florida. She opened and operated Nancy's Beauty Salon for many years, which was one of the first salons on the beach. Nancy loved to camp, fish and crab. She is...
MARY ANN FITZSIMONS MCLANE Mary Ann FitzSimons McLane, of Lynn Haven, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2013. She was born July 11, 1935 in Petersburg, Virginia. She was a member of Holy Nativity Episcopal Church and a former member of the Junior Service League of Panama City. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel G. & Mary...
JoAnne Golden Rehberg June 10, 1935 - January 20, 2013 Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, JoAnne Golden Rehberg, 77, passed from this life into her Heavenly Fathers' arms on Sunday afternoon, January 20, 2013 surrounded by her family. JoAnne was born in Graceville, Florida on June 10, 1935 to Layton and Ruby Golden. She was preceded in death by her...
Timothy Alan Crowell, 59, of Panama City Beach, passed away January 16, 2013. He was a registered nurse for Gulf Coast Hospital in the GI Lab for 23 years. He was born April 14, 1953 in Eupora, Mississippi. He had been a resident of Bay County since 1966, moving here from Eupora, Mississippi. He was an active member of the...
Mary Helen Gerber, 80, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She was born July 22, 1932 in Plato, Alabama to Kirvin and Mary McDonald. She was a 1950 graduate of Bay High School. She was a retired sales associate at Home Accents. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kim Gerber, daughter, Ramona Clardy and...
Sue Willis Swanson, 85, of Panama City passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She was born November 22, 1927 in Geneva, Alabama. She worked at the Eye Center for Dr. Mallory for over 20 years. Sue was a member of the St. John's Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Swanson; grandson, Jeffrey Burch; brother, Henry...
JUDITH GAINER ADAMS With her family at her side, Judith Gainer Adams fell asleep in death on January 14, 2013 after succumbing to a long battle with scleroderma. She was a descendent of area pioneer William Gainer, who built his home at Gainer Springs on Econfina Creek. Judy was born November 1948 to David and Golda Gainer at Lisenby Hospital....
Ann Bannerman Gray, 88, of Panama City passed away at her home on January 13, 2013. A lifelong resident of Panama City, Mrs. Gray was a graduate of Bay High School and attended Florida State College for Women. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Panama City, singing in the choir for many decades and serving...
WILLIAM A. "BILL" SCHWARZ, JR. William A. "Bill" Schwarz, Jr., 97, of Panama City Beach, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013. Bill was born on November 1, 1915 in New York, New York. He was a member of the Grace Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his three children, Barbara Mitchell, William A. Schwarz, III, Virginia Nagy; five grandchildren, William...
Betty Sue Evans Betty Sue Evans, age 86, resident of Panama City, Florida died January 12, 2013. Graveside services will be 11:00 am Friday, January 18 at Greenwood Cemetery in Florala, Alabama. A memorial service will be 2:00 pm Saturday January 26 at Delwood Estates Club House, 1025 W 19th Street, Panama City. Ms Evans is preceded in death by...
WILLIAM S. "BILL" ROBERTS William S. "Bill" Roberts, 74, passed away peacefully in a local hospital on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cullomburg, Alabama on October 8, 1938. He graduated from Southern Choctaw High School in Silas, Alabama in 1957. After graduating, he moved to Panama City. Bill retired with Independent Life/American...
BILLIE K. CHATONEY Billie K. Chatoney, 74, of Southport, passed away at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2013 into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior. She was precious to those who knew and loved her and will be forever in our hearts and greatly missed. She was born August 9, 1938 in Delta City, Mississippi. She attended...
JOE ALEXANDER TAYLOR Joe Alexander Taylor of Panama City died Wednesday, January 2, 2013. He was a retired lineman for Gulf Power Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Panama City. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Belle Taylor; daughter, Annie Ruth Taylor; and son, Joe A. Taylor, Jr. He is survived by...
VIRGINIA TEMPLE WARE Virginia Temple Ware, 72, of Panama City, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in her home. She was born June 2, 1940 in Whynot, Mississippi. Mrs. Ware was a member of the First Baptist Church of Panama City and she was a volunteer for many organizations. She was preceded in death by her husband, Captain Sandy Ware;...
Martha Hicks Smith, 93, of Panama City, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012. She was born on June 2, 1919 in Tallahassee, Florida to Dr. T.J. & Mary Hicks Sr. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Joseph Washington Smith Jr., 2 brothers, Willard Hicks, T.J. Hicks Jr., and 2 sisters, Mary Lee Coleman and Cecil...