William Harold Manis, 67, of Panama City, FL, entered the arms of Jesus on Saturday evening, August 28, 2010, surrounded by his loving family, many friends, and God's angels. Bill was in a critical tractor-trailer accident in August of 2009 and had never fully recovered. Bill was born in Wharton, Texas, on November 23, 1942, and was the son of...
ESTHER G. KING Esther Gudrun Freeman King, 88, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2010 in a local hospital. She was born September 26, 1921 in Upham, North Dakota. She was a retired medical secretary and was Lutheran by faith. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Dorothy Skogen, Lillian Lee and Alice Phillips. She is survived by a...
DAVID PRESTON SKINNER Dr. David Preston Skinner, 62, of Panama City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2010 at his home. David was born November 5, 1947 to Preston and Mary Elizabeth Skinner. He graduated from Rutherford High School and Gulf Coast Community College, received his bachelors and masters degrees from Florida State University in physics, and a Ph.D....
ELIZABETH (BETTY) BUSH-FERTAL Elizabeth "Betty" Bush-Fertal, 63, of Panama City, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2010 in her home. She was born December 12, 1946 in Panama City. A graduate of Bay High School Class of 1964 and Florida State University, where she achieved her lifelong desire to be a teacher. She taught at Northside Elementary School for 25 years...
RICHARD "DICK" CUSICK Richard "Dick" Cusick passed away on Friday, August 20, 2010. He was born December 11, 1932 in Grand Island, Nebraska to LaVina and Arthur Cusick. Dick joined the Navy in 1951, spent 30 years in and retired as a Commander in 1981. He was in the Korean War and spent two tours of duty in Vietnam. He...
WALDO WILLIAM WALLACE, JR. Waldo William Wallace, Jr. 93, met his Lord at his home on August 17, 2010. He was born in Andalusia, Alabama, on January 25, 1917 and moved to Panama City that same year. He was the son of Waldo William Wallace and Florida Street Wallace. He graduated from University of Florida in 1939 and married Louisa...
AVIE A. HUGHES Avie A. Hughes went to be with the Lord, Sunday, August 15, 2010. She was born December 11, 1920 in Walton County, FL but lived most of her life in Bay County, Florida. She loved her family and nothing made her happier than having them around her. She is survived by her daughters, Jan James (Jerry) of...
Henry F. Millaway (Hank) passed away Friday August 13th, 2010 with his family by his side. He was born on May 15th, 1923 in Charlotte, NC. Hank was preceded in death by his mother, Mable Link Millaway, father Rudolph Clement Millaway, and nephew John Harris all of North Carolina. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years Dorothy...
FRED HOULTON MOATES, II Fred Houlton Moates, II was laid to rest in the family plot at Greenwood Cemetery, Saturday, August 21, 2010. He was born in St. Andrews, Florida December 22, 1932. Growing up on St. Andrews Bay, he spent many hours crabbing and seine fishing with his dad, grandfather, uncle and brother. In his early teen years he...
RONALD RICHARD PETTIS Ronald Richard Pettis, 63, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. He was born January 16, 1947 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a retired trucker. He is survived by his wife, Sharron Pettis and a sister, Patricia Register. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Barrancas...
Joseph Thomas (J.T.) McGee Joseph Thomas (J.T.) McGee, 83, died peacefully at home with his wife and family members by his side on August 10, 2010. He was born March 26, 1927, in Greenville, South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ada Jeffeaux, and his sisters, Doris Burns and Hazel McCurry. J.T. is survived by his loving...
SCOTT ALLEN WHAPLES Scott Allen Whaples, 41, of Panama City Beach, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2010. He was born July 29, 1969 in Charleston, West Virginia. He was formerly employed at Bug A Way Pest Control for 13 years. He is survived by his parents, James and Shirley Whaples, of Panama City Beach; aunts, Eula Borsman, Shirley Reedy, Mary...
Ms. Mary Davidson, of Panama City, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 7, 2010 after a battle with cancer. Mary was preceded in death by her mother, Ms. Sylvia Hough, age 69, of Panama City. Mary is survived by her father, George E. Hough of Battlecreek, Michigan; daughters, Missy Charles and Victoria Harris of Toccoa, Georgia;...
RUTH DUNCAN POWERS Ruth Duncan Powers, age 91, was called home to Glory by her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 7, 2010 in Panama City, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Freddie Lee Powers, her parents, Sam and Barbara Duncan, sister, Mary Margaret Chatham, two younger brothers, Sam and Harry Duncan, one great grandson, Jessie...
James Manley Massey (Jim) May 20, 1935- August 7, 2010 Jim Massey went to be with The Lord on August 7th, 2010, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 20, 1935 in Ashford, Alabama. He grew up in Houston County, Alabama. After graduating High School, he served in the Army for two years. He graduated from...
ANN DEES COOK HUMPHREYS August 24, 1922 – August 4, 2010 Ann Cook Humphreys, of Panama City, passed away, August 4, 2010 after a brief illness. She was born and raised in Southern Alabama, having lived in Chatom, Mobile and Selma as a child with her mother and father, Pearl Utsey and Jay S. Dees along with her two sisters,...
MARGARET C. GRANT Margaret C. Grant, 79, of Panama City, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in a local hospital with her loved ones at her side. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Sam Grant. She is survived by daughters, Carolyn Beach (Wayne) and Susyn Kitner (Brian); grandchildren, Patrick Talley, Christen Barron (Tommy) and Leslie...
DAYTON LOGUE Dayton Logue, of Panama City, passed away Monday, August 02, 2010. He moved to Panama City, Florida with his family from Dothan, Alabama in 1934. He graduated from Bay County High School in 1947, where he had been elected student body president and played on the football team. Dayton attended college at the University of Florida, where he...
WILLIAM LANCLETT "LANCE" LaBRACHE January 18, 1928 – August 1, 2010 William Lanclett "Lance" LaBrache, devoted husband of 62 years to Bonnie D. LaBrache, devoted father of Judy Gross, and an outstanding grandfather to Ashley Gross-Page and husband, Johnny and Lindsay Graham and husband, Waylon, passed from this life peacefully on Sunday afternoon surrounded by his family. "Papa", as he...
WILBURN THOMAS "W.T." HOWARD WILBURN THOMAS "W.T." HOWARD, of Hiland Park died Sunday night, August 1, 2010 in a local hospital, with all of his loved ones around him. He was born on December 22, 1919 in Slocomb, Alabama and then moved with his family to Panama City in 1922. He was a master mason and a master mechanic, well...