BILLY J. SEWELL Billy J. Sewell, 77, of Panama City, passed away, Friday, February 10, 2012 at a local hospital. He was born on September 5, 1934 in Gastonia, NC. He served in the United States Air Force for over 30 years, retiring at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. He was a Vietnam veteran and was dedicated to his...
MARY JOAN KOEHNEMANN KELLEY Mary Joan Huber Koehnemann Kelley, 86, of Lynn Haven, Florida died Thursday, February 9, 2012 in a local hospital. She was born Sept. 29, 1925 in Tuscola, IL to R.S. and Katherine Huber. She attended school in Tuscola, IL where she was a member of the National Honor Society, editor of her high school's newspaper and...
Margie Sullivan Brock (1923-2012) Margie Sullivan Brock completed her worldly journey on Sunday, February 5, 2012. She was born June 24, 1923 in Altha, Florida to John and Amy Sullivan. She was a graduate of the class of 1941, Altha High School. She is survived by her two children, Thomas Cornel (Brenda) and Ami Fulton Gast (Greg), Six grandchildren, Ken...
CLINTON GEORGE BROWN JR. Clinton George Brown Jr., 73, of Greenhead, FL passed away at a local hospital on February 4, 2012. He was a retired teacher and taught at the Tom P. Haney Technical Center for 30 years. After retiring he moved to Hawaii and lived there from 2000 to 2011. In 2011, he moved back to the Panama...
MILDRED BOWEN FERGUSON Mildred Bowen Ferguson joined her Heavenly Father and a host of family and friends on January 30, 2012. She was born on November 15, 1920 in Petersburg, Virginia to John and Ruth McLeod Bowen. She graduated from Montreat High School in 1939 and Farmville State Teachers College in 1942. She married Henry R. Ferguson in 1943 in...
NADINE McCRACKEN THOMPSON Nadine McCracken Thompson, 92, of Panama City, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in Westminster Palms, St. Petersburg, FL. She was born in Meigs, Georgia and later moved to Tallahassee. She graduated from Leon County High School and the University of Alabama. She married Earle R. Thompson, Jr in 1943 and they moved to Panama City. She was...
Bernice Anderson Pratt 1915-2012 Bernice Anderson Pratt passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Bernice was born on September 6, 1915 in Glendale, Florida, the second of seven children to G.W. and Palestine Anderson. She married the love of her life, Stuart A. Pratt Sr. on November 16, 1933. Stuart preceded her in death in...
ELFRIEDE SOPHIE BLAKE Elfriede Sophie Blake, 81, of Callaway, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in her home surrounded by her family and friends. She was born August 16, 1930 in Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ludwig & Klara Brill. She is survived by her husband, Orville Blake; sister, Margaret Krippene; two brothers-in-law, Terry Blake, Warren...
Walter Lee Cowan, Jr., 76, of Panama City, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 in his home. He was born February 3, 1935 in Panama City to Walter Lee Cowan, Sr. and Maxie Stephens Cowan. He was a retired Chief Plumbing Inspector for Bay County and also taught Plumbing and Welding at Haney Technical Institute. Mr. Cowan was a member...
CURTIS WHITFIELD Curtis Whitfield, 98, of Panama City, passed away peacefully at his home, Sunday, January 22, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born on November 11, 1913 in Toombs County, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Marines. He moved to Panama City in 1942 and was employed at Wainwright Shipyard. He served as office manager for W.C. Cooper...
Maneklal Chaturdas Patel, 76, of Lynn Haven, Florida, USA died on January 22, 2012 in his home. Services will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 10 a.m. in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.
SHIRLEY ANN FLAA Shirley Ann Flaa, 74, of Callaway, passed away January 18, 2012 in a local nursing home. She attended High Praise Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Diane Rochefort. She is survived by her husband, David L. Flaa; two grandchildren, Tabitha Reece and husband Christopher, and Darlene Wilson and husband, Larry; and 8...
JOHN OSBORNE BRIDGES John Osborne Bridges, 78, of Panama City Beach, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 in his home. He was born May 11, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a retired comptroller for Swift And Company. Mr. Bridges was an elder and former church administrator at Chapel Hill...
SHARON MITCHELL Linda Sharon Mitchell, 58, of Panama City, went home in the early morning of Monday, January 16, 2012 at her home. She joined her daddy, Early Lafayette Wilson; sister, Judith Dianna Wilson Campbell, as well as step son, Adam Christopher Mitchell. She was comforted as she went by her family and nurse and new-found friend, Barbara. She attended...
LILLER ODELL (BOOTH) DAVIS Liller Odell (Booth) Davis, 93, of Waco, Texas, passed away January 14, 2012. She was born September 8, 1918 in Kinston, Alabama to Alford Monroe and Ida Mae Blair Booth. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emmett Davis; four children, Doris Dodd, Cupidean Lane, Ray Clark and George Booth. She is survived by three...
MICKEY W. McNEILL Rejoice! It Is Well With My Soul. Mickey W. McNeill of Panama City, Florida, went to join her heavenly family on January 14, 2012. Mickey was born on April 6, 1924, in Summerton, South Carolina, but traveled extensively as a military wife. In 1965, after her husband John's military retirement, they made their home in Panama City,...
ANNICE LEE WHITE EATON Annice Lee White Eaton, 84, of Panama City, FL went home to be with our heavenly Father on January 13, 2012. She was born in Omaha, NE, and was raised in Plattsmouth, NE. After World War II, she married her high school sweet-heart, Wilbur Henry Eaton. She was a devout woman, wife, mother & friend, who...
SYLVIA LOUISE HARRIS COX Sylvia Louise Harris Cox, 65, of Panama City, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012. She was born December 14, 1946 in Alabama to William & Louise Harris. She was an advocate for the American Heart Association. She loved life and traveling with her husband throughout the world. She is survived by her husband, William Cox; daughter,...
CLAUDE A. NELSON Claude A. Nelson, age 80, passed away on January 10, 2012 at Chester C. Sims State Veterans Nursing Home, Panama City, Florida after an extended illness. Claude is survived by his wife, Imogene Nelson; two sons, Guy (Sue) Nelson of Tallahassee, Florida and Charles (Ann) Nelson of Panama City, Florida. He was also blessed with 8 grandchildren,...
ISAAC M. POLAN Isaac died. You may have known him as Mike. Through the years, his name morphed from Ike to Mike. He was born in Boston in 1924, the third son of Louis and Mary Polansky. His parents immigrated to this country in 1911 to escape religious persecution in Czarist Russia. Early on, Mike had a profound appreciation of...