Windsor H. "Win" Phelps
Apr 5, 2012
WINDSOR H. "WIN" PHELPS Windsor H. "Win" Phelps, 85, of Panama City, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012 in a local hospital. He moved to Bay County six years ago from Merrimack, New Hampshire. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Wills and second wife, Eileen Hawkins. He is survived by his daughter, Leslie-Ann; son, Cory W.; daughter-in-law,...
James Andrew "Jim" Brown
Apr 4, 2012
JAMES ANDREW "JIM" BROWN James Andrew "Jim" Brown, 70, of Panama City, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in his home. He was born October 10, 1941 in Geneva, Alabama. He graduated from Bay High School in 1960 and Gulf Coast Community College in 1962. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He worked for 22...
Anthony M. Gallina
Apr 1, 2012
ANTHONY M. GALLINA Anthony M Gallina passed away at home on April 1, 2012. He was the first born in a large Italian family and grew up in Kent, Ohio. He served in the Air Force for 4 years during the Korean Conflict. He is known in the Panama City area for his "giving back for all the good things...
Norma Jeanne Fulford
Mar 30, 2012
NORMA JEANNE FULFORD Norma Jeanne Fulford, 83, of Youngstown, passed away Friday, March 30, 2012. She was born February 19, 1929 in Bay County, Florida to C.H. & Alma Atkinson Redmon. Mrs. Fulford was a member of the First Baptist Church of Youngstown. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. P. Fulford. She is survived by her three...
Bermeth Cornelia West
Mar 28, 2012
BERMETH CORNELIA WEST Bermeth Cornelia West, 77, of Panama City Beach, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. She was born July 31, 1934 in Dothan, Alabama and had been a resident of Bay County since 1969. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Junior David West on March 14, 2012 and a daughter-in-law, Lisa West. She...
Lela Sasser Pettis
Mar 28, 2012
LELA SASSER PETTIS Lela Sasser Pettis, 81, of Panama City, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. She was born on October 7, 1930 to Franklin & Metha Sasser. Mrs. Pettis was a longtime member of the House of Prayer Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Pettis; son, Daniel Pettis; four brothers and one sister. She is...
Frances Duncan Jennings
Mar 24, 2012
FRANCES DUNCAN JENNINGS Frances Duncan Jennings, 96, went home to join her Heavenly family on March 24, 2012. She passed away at home surrounded by her family. She was born on November 7, 1915 in Moultrie, GA and moved to Panama City in 1935. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Ellen and Bill Rumph, of Panama City, and...
Dora Page Ernest
Mar 23, 2012
DORA PAGE ERNEST Dora Page Ernest passed into the next phase of her eternal life March 23, 2012, and God has added another angel to join his family. Dora was born July 23, 1926, in Stanton (Chilton County) Alabama as the middle child of eleven children, six sisters and four brothers, whose parents were George Lee Grover and Lillie Mae...
Opal Braswell Dukes
Mar 22, 2012
OPAL BRASWELL DUKES Opal Nell Braswell Dukes, 75, of Panama City, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Gulf Coast Medical Center. She was born May 31, 1936 in Black, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Dukes and son, Clarence Dukes, Jr. She is survived by her two daughters, Lorraine Grant-Perry and husband Glen Perry, Sherry...
Jerry M. Fleming
Mar 21, 2012
JERRY M. FLEMING Dr. Jerry M. Fleming, age 76, of Chicago, IL, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at home. A graveside service will be held at Millville Cemetery in Panama City on Friday, March 28, at 4:00 p.m. Jerry was born and raised in Panama City, FL, but had resided in Chicago for the past 45 years. He served in...
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....