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...
Billy J. Sewell
Feb 10, 2012
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
Feb 9, 2012
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
Feb 5, 2012
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.
Feb 4, 2012
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
Jan 30, 2012
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
Jan 25, 2012
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
Jan 25, 2012
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
Jan 25, 2012
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
Jan 23, 2012
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
Jan 22, 2012
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...