MONT EARL GILLIS Mont Earl Gillis of the Cove, Panama City, Florida was born in Dover, Delaware, March 4, 1971. At 18, he was diagnosed with M. Leukemia and at 19 had a bone marrow transplant on October 11, 1991. He was heavenly welcomed on September 26, 2012 by his predeceased maternal grandfather, Harland Earl Schulz; his paternal grandparents, Helen...
Elsie Andrews Johnson 1915 - 2012 Elsie Andrews Johnson, 97, of Lynn Haven, died Tuesday, September 25, 2012. She was born in Richmond, Indiana, on April 24, 1915, to Sandy Alexander and Lily Olympia Deiser Andrews. She grew up in Macon, GA, and graduated from Miller High School. Elsie attended Young Harris College and graduated from Wesleyan College, Macon, GA,...
CATHERINE F. ADAMCRYK Catherine F. Adamcryk, 69, of Panama City, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 in her home. She was born July 14, 1943 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, John Adamcryk; four children, Mary Ellen Adamcryk, Chuck Adamcryk, Theodore Adamcryk, Timothy Adamcryk; seven grandchildren, Norma Southworth, John Southworth, Matt Southworth, Charles Adamcryk,...
KATHRYN LYNN McLELLAN BOTTOMS Kathryn Lynn McLellan Bottoms, 50, of Panama City Beach, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012. She was born November 2, 1961 in Sanford, Florida. She was preceded in death by her father, Pat McLellan. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Bottoms of Slocomb, AL; daughter, Stephanie Grourke of Ocala, FL; son, Edward J. Grourke of...
NORBIA CARNELL COFFELT Norbia Carnell Coffelt, 81, of Panama City, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2012 in her home. She was born April 1, 1931 in Sampson County, North Carolina to Clayton & Emily Parsons. Mrs. Coffelt moved to Panama City from Fayetteville, North Carolina 6 years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald O. Coffelt. She...
ARGIE LEE FULLER MASON Argie Lee Fuller Mason, 95, of Lynn Haven, passed away Friday, September 21, 2012. She was born August 4, 1917 in Wausau, Florida. Mrs. Mason was retired from Lynn Haven Elementary, where she worked in the lunchroom for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry A. Mason; brother, L.C. Fuller; and three...
JACK GARY OAKES Jack Gary Oakes, 75, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012. He was born February 11, 1937 in Conneaut, Ohio. Jack was the former owner and operator of the Beachcomber by the Sea Motel. He was one of the founders of Little League Baseball at Frank Brown Park. Jack was very proud of...
LAURICE TALMADGE HAND, SR. Laurice Talmadge Hand Sr., 86, of Panama City, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Sims Veteran's Nursing Home, where he resided for the past three years. L.T. was born on December 6, 1925 in Panama City and had been a lifelong resident of the area. He served three years in...
KENNETH CHARLES KNOWLES Kenneth Charles Knowles, 73, of Panama City, Florida, passed away September 15, 2012 at home surrounded by family and attended to by Covenant Hospice. He was born January 17, 1939 in East Liverpool, Ohio. He was a graduate of East Liverpool High School and played end position for the 1955 undefeated season East Liverpool Potters Football. He...
Paul H. "Billy" Eubanks 8/12/1932 – 9/12/2012 Paul H. "Billy" Eubanks, 80, of Panama City, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Successful businessman, skilled craftsman, devoted husband, loving father, and doting grandfather…he was all that and more. A proud product of Altha, Florida, Billy remained close to old friends and family there. As one of eight children, he learned the importance...
Betty Mowat Andrews 1926 - 2012 Betty Mowat Andrews, 85, of Lynn Haven, died Monday, September 10, 2012. She was born at home on October 19, 1926, to Donald and Margaret Mowat who first came to Lynn Haven in 1913, and later founded Mowat Dairy. Betty attended elementary school in Lynn Haven and graduated as salutatorian from Bay High School...
BARBARA N. BRYAN Barbara N. Bryan, 76, of Boca Raton, FL passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Bryan; parents, J.P. and Ruby Bryant and brother, Julian Paul "Buddy" Bryant. She is survived by her sister, Betty Pitts (Alex); two stepchildren, Debbie Schmidt (Stephen) and Stephen Bryan (Lydia); sister-in-law, Rosemary Bryant; four grandchildren;...
ELDON C. HADDOCK Eldon C. Haddock, 85, of Panama City, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012. He was born July 19, 1927 in Live Oak, Florida. He retired from the U.S. Air Force at the rank of Master Sergeant after 27 years of service. After his retirement from the Air Force, he opened Haddock's Garden Center. Mr. Haddock was preceded...
BARBARA ANN FARMER Barbara Ann Farmer, 74, of Panama City, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012. She was born March 29, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia to Charlie & Lois Vaughan. Barbara was well known and loved by many in the community. She is survived by her daughter, Sonja Davis and her children, Malisa Davis, Karli Davis and their father, Woody...
Joanne Viola Scott, 74, of Panama City, FL passed away Friday, August 31, 2012 in her home with family at her side. She was born September 30, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, married Walter William Stoll, Jr. MD in 1958, earned a BA in Psychology from Ohio Northern University in 1973, and a master's degree in Social Psychology from the University...
STEPHEN GENE CULLEN, SR. Stephen Gene Cullen, Sr., 92, of Panama City, Florida joined his heavenly father on August 30, 2012. He was born on May 11, 1920 in Monessen, Pennsylvania to Valentine Krlin and Barbara Dolson from Croatia. His parents Americanized their last name to Cullen upon moving to the United States. He was preceded in death by his...
FRANCES YVONNE CLINTON Frances Yvonne Clinton, 69, of Panama City, passed away Friday, August 24, 2012. She was born January 30, 1943 in Denver, Colorado. She was a retired pageant director. She is survived by her two daughters, Sheila Bradt, Becki Davis and husband Carlos; six grandchildren, Jessica Kraft, Taylor Bradt, Matthew Bradt, Hayden Bradt, Elliot Bradt, Addy Bradt; two...
Vicky Lee Mincey, 59, of Panama City Beach, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012 in her home. She was born May 19, 1953 in Germany toTSgt. Walter, Sr. and Phyllis Palmer. She is survived by her husband, Edward Earl Mincey; three children, Adam Wayne Mincey of Panama City, Melissa Louann (Jason) Myers of Wetumpka, AL, Steven Edward Mincey of Panama...
JIM FINNEY THOMAS, SR. Jim Finney Thomas, Sr., 70, of Callaway, passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. He was born January 2, 1942 in Panama City and had been a lifelong resident of the area. He was a 1960 graduate of Bay High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Jim was a member...
Shirley M. Johns Dean 1930 - 2012 Shirley Johns Dean passed into the next phase of her eternal life August 19, 2012, and God has added another angel to join his family. Shirley was born August 17, 1930, in Jacksonville, FL as the middle child of three sisters, whose parents were Raymond Archibald and Gladys Evelyn Johns. She met the...