Junior David West
Mar 14, 2012
JUNIOR DAVID WEST Junior David West, 83, of Panama City Beach, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012. He was born October 30, 1928 in Pelham, Georgia and had been a resident of Bay County since 1969. He served in the U.S. Navy for over 20 years having served during the Korean War. Mr. West was a Mason and a member...
Dorothy Moore Leonard
Mar 10, 2012
DOROTHY MOORE LEONARD Dorothy Moore Leonard, 85, of Panama City, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012. She was born July 21, 1926 in Asheville, North Carolina and had been a resident of Panama City for many years. Mrs. Leonard was a member of Hiland Park Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Leonard. She is survived...
Karl Adams Gotshall
Mar 9, 2012
KARL ADAMS GOTSHALL Karl Adams Gotshall, of Panama City, passed into perfect peace March 9, 2012. He was born December 22, 1946 in Elmhurst, Illinois. He moved to Panama City in September 1953. He graduated from Bay High School in 1964. From 1967 to 1970, during the Viet Nam War, he served in the U.S. Navy as a radioman on...
Joseph Franklin Coatney, Jr.
Mar 7, 2012
JOSEPH FRANKLIN COATNEY, JR. Joseph Franklin "Frank" Coatney, Jr, 52, of Panama City, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012. He was born February 19, 1960 in Panama City and had been a resident here all of his life. He was a contractor in Panama City for the past 25 years. Frank was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. He...
Ernestine Hudson Williams
Mar 6, 2012
ERNESTINE HUDSON WILLIAMS Ernestine Hudson Williams, 83, of Lynn Haven, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in her home. She was born September 20, 1928 in Chipley, Florida to George & Lillie Mae Hudson, the youngest of six children. She graduated from Florida State University, where she majored in Elementary Education and then taught school for over 30 years. Mrs....
Norman J. Hair
Mar 5, 2012
NORMAN J. HAIR Norman J. Hair, 80, of Panama City Beach, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012. He was born on May 2, 1931 in Gantt, Alabama. He was educated in the school system of Andalusia, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Jonas Hair and Norelle Riley Hair; and by his sister, Virginia Rel Hair Taylor....
Regina Jo Kotrous
Mar 3, 2012
REGINA JO KOTROUS Regina Jo Kotrous, 52, of Panama City, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012. She was born July 26, 1959 in Port Lavaca, Texas and had been a resident here since 1984. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Betty Sillavan. She is survived by her husband, Alvin Kotrous; three children, Angela Kotrous, Cory Kotrous,...
Stephen A. "Butch" Collins
Mar 2, 2012
STEPHEN A. " BUTCH" COLLINS Stephen A. "Butch" Collins, 59, died on Friday, March 2, 2012. He was born June 19, 1952 in Pensacola, Florida to Stephen and Dutchess Collins. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Lou Grantham, Teresa Gray, Judy Karppe, Linda Steer, Sarah Hewett; his special nephew, Nathan Cavanaugh; and other numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration...
Hilding "Hank" Nelson
Feb 29, 2012
HILDING "HANK" NELSON Hilding "Hank" Nelson, 69, of Panama City, passed away February 29, 2012 in his home, after a brief battle with stomach cancer. Hank was born on a farm near Greeley, Colorado in 1943 and was always working from a young age. In his senior year, he served as the class president, won a prestigious science award from...
Hildrie Peel
Feb 29, 2012
HILDRIE PEEL Hildrie Peel passed away quietly at Bay Medical Center on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 with his family at his side. He was a lifelong resident of Bay County, son of Hershel and Rosie Peel. Hildrie is survived by his childhood sweetheart, Lou Campbell Peel; Sons, Coby Peel, and Jamie Anderson; and two granddaughters, Stephanie Peel and Hailey Anderson....
Erene Ruth Tauscher
Feb 26, 2012
ERENE RUTH TAUSCHER Erene Ruth Tauscher, 84, of Panama City, FL, entered eternal life by the Grace of God in Christ Jesus on Sunday, February 26, 2011 at a local hospital. She was born August 8, 1927 in South Hadley, MA to Edward W. and Elise A. Dugroo. Erene married Robert W. Tauscher on August 11, 1951 at First Lutheran...
Larry Ronald Barber
Feb 22, 2012
LARRY RONALD BARBER Larry Ronald Barber, 63, of Youngstown, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012. He was born January 17, 1949 in Panama City, Florida. He was a retired welder. Mr. Barber was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Houston Barber; father and mother-in-law, Boyce and Helen Steely; brother-in-law, Frank Phillips;...
Shirley Ann Landrum Britton
Feb 21, 2012
SHIRLEY ANN LANDRUM BRITTON Shirley Ann Landrum Britton, 77, of Panama City, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2012. She was born September 30, 1934 in Montgomery, Alabama to Henry Britton and Frances Irene Smith Landrum. She taught at Parker Elementary for 17 years. She was a member of the Bay County Retired Teachers Association. She was Episcopal by faith. She...
Al Van Horn
Feb 19, 2012
Al Van Horn, 79, of Panama City, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012. He was born Sept. 6, 1932 in Columbia, North Carolina to John W. & Hilda Van Horn. He was of the Baptist faith. He served in the U.S. Army with the 27th Infantry Division during the Korean War and was the recipient of two purple hearts. The...
Leroy Vann
Feb 16, 2012
Leroy Vann, 86, of Panama City, passed away February 16, 2012 at his home. He was born August 14, 1925 in Houston County, Alabama to Porter and Josie Lee Cobb Vann. Mr. Vann was an electrician by trade and had been a resident here since 1946. He loved spending time working in his garden and talking with friends and neighbors...
Joseph Hardee
Feb 14, 2012
Joseph Hardee, 66, of Lynn Haven, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in his home. He was born September 30, 1945 in Florence, Italy. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard and was retired from Panama Beverage Company. He is survived by 3 children, Lynn Webb and husband Fred; Kim Mercer and Scott Hardee; mother, Alice Champagne; 2 grandchildren,...
Kay Jo Coram
Feb 14, 2012
KAY JO CORAM Kay Jo Coram went home to be with the love of her life, Joe, and her Heavenly Father on Valentine's Day. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Josephine Bland; and brother, Oscar Bland. She is survived by her son, Derrick, and daughter-in-law, Kelli; and two brothers, Mack and Ted Bland. Kay Jo was...
Shirley Mae Barss
Feb 14, 2012
SHIRLEY MAE BARSS Shirley Mae Barss, 81, of Panama City, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in a local nursing home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Barss. She is survived by three daughters, Patti J. Barss, Karen A. Barss, and Pam Turnage and husband, Paul; son, Tommy Barss and wife Penny, all of Panama City; two...
John W. Manville, Jr.
Feb 14, 2012
JOHN W. MANVILLE, JR. John W. Manville, Jr., 67, of Lynn Haven passed away Tuesday morning, February 14, 2012. John was born on Feb. 10, 1945, in Miami and cultivated a love for traveling at a young age, living overseas in Sri Lanka for three years. He graduated from Southwest Miami Senior High School in 1963. John joined the Navy...
Donald Barry
Feb 12, 2012
DONALD BARRY Donald Barry, 78, of Panama City, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at a local hospital. Don was born in Alliance, FL, and had lived in Panama City since 1973. He joined the US Air Force in 1953 at age 17, working in Telecommunications, Air Conditioning, and Electrical. He retired at the rank of Master Sergeant with 22.5...