MARY BELLE BROWNE Mary Belle Browne, 93, of Panama City, passed away Friday, July 23, 2010. She was born July 5, 1917 in Weldon, North Carolina. She is survived by her son, George A. Browne, of Panama City; daughter, Salie B. Cotton, of Panama City; three grandchildren, Allen Cotton and wife, Regina, of Lynn Haven, Mary Sexton, of Knoxville, Tennessee,...
BETTY PRICE McCALL Betty Price McCall, 74, of Youngstown, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010. She was born July 31, 1935 in Panama City. She graduated from Bay High School in 1953. She was a member of the BPOE Does and was a charter member of Forest Park United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence...
MARCELLA MULLINS Marcella Mullins, 57, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in her home. She was born January 9, 1953 in Knott County, Kentucky. She is survived by her son, Dewey James Mullins and wife, Melissa and three daughters, Danielle Brown, Tammy Lewis and Moriah Mullins. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July...
LEWIS W. "BILL" FUSSELL Lewis W. "Bill" Fussell, 93, of Panama City, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010. He was born October 22, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He had been a resident of Panama City since 1957 moving here from Illinois. He was retired from the United States Air Force, 8 years with the military and 23 years...
TRUDIE ANNIE BELL DAUPHIN Trudie Annie Bell Dauphin, 100, of Panama City, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010. She was born June 4, 1910 in Covington County, Alabama and had been a resident of Bay County since 1943. For 19 years, she worked at the West Florida Baptist Assembly Campgrounds in Parker. She was a member of the Callaway Baptist...
David F. Williams Jr., 86 years of age, died July 16, 2010 in a local nursing home. He had been a resident of the area since 1979. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara F. Williams, his parents, David F. & Annie W. Williams Sr., and a twin brother, William Franklin Williams. He is survived by a son,...
Ruth M. Johnston Mrs. Ruth McClure Johnston, 100 years old, died at her home on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. She was born in Beaver Falls, PA, where she met her husband, John M. Johnston, at the Geneva College. The Johnston's moved to Panama City in 1949 where John was Principal of Bay County High School for twenty years before retiring...
WILLARD HENRY PRATT If you are familiar with Atticus Finch of Maycomb or Andy Taylor of Mayberry, then you have a glimpse of our Willard, a WWII veteran, certified history teacher, ordained minister, social work administrator, Coast Guard Auxiliarist, animal lover and the best husband and father there ever was. Willard Henry Pratt, MSSW, born December 3, 1927 in Miami,...
Bernie Joe Nance, 79, of Panama City, passed away July 10, 2010 in a local hospital. He had been a resident of Panama City for 14 years, moving here from Concord, North Carolina. He was a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church in Concord, North Carolina. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill...
Bert Benjamin Kolmetz Sr., 82, of Callaway, FL passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010. He was born August 2, 1927 in Slocomb, AL to John T. & Effie Kolmetz. He has been a resident of Callaway, FL for most of his life. He has been retired from Gulf Power for many years and loved spending time with family, fishing and...
FRANK E. DARNELL SR. Frank E. Darnell passed away July 7, 2010. Frank was born February 5, 1920 in Campbellton, Florida to Lorena and James Darnell. He married Catherine (Kitty) Rosique in 1941. In 1943, Frank volunteered to serve in the United States Army. He served in the South Pacific and New Guinea and was involved in the invasion of...
KEVIN RYAN FUDER, 30, of Panama City, passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2010 in Bay County. He was a native of Marianna and had lived in Panama City for many years. He was of the Baptist faith. Ryan was a loving, caring and compassionate son, brother and friend. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He...
JANE GRAY (nee Philp) HOLLAND Jane Gray Holland passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010. She had been a resident of Panama City since 1958, moving from California. Jane is survived by her daughter, Jane Gray Hannon and son-in-law, Gary C. Hannon; twin grandchildren, Kimberly Hannon and Dirk Hannon; daughter-in-law, June Stobaugh and husband Dr. Robert Stobaugh; grandsons, Attorney Robert T....
James W. "Jim" Kelly, 82, of Seacrest, Florida, passed away July 2, 2010. He was born on December 12, 1927 in Winter Haven, Florida to the late Percy and Miriam Kelly. He was preceded in death by his sister, Marge Reel and brother, Dick Kelly. Jim was a graduate of Wake Forest University and spent his entire career in the...
BEATRICE ORNETTA BRAMTON Beatrice Ornetta Bramton, 78, of Panama City, passed away Friday, June 25, 2010. She was born September 10, 1931 in Carrabelle, Florida. She was a member of New Covenant Fellowship Church. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, LeeRoy Bramton; four sons, Bob Bramton and wife, Beth, Harold Bramton and wife Kathy, Rodney Bramton and...
MARY OPAL COCHRAN Mary Opal Cochran, 93, of Lynn Haven, passed away Friday, June 25, 2010. She was born January 26, 1917 in Houston County, Alabama. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Callaway for over 50 years and the Eastern Star of Parker. She also was a volunteer for Bay Medical Center. She was preceded in...
Dorothy Janearl Yokley Jarry passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Panama City, Florida, where she lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Jan and George Cartron. She was born in Bronaugh, Missouri on August 27, 1921. She was preceded in death by her parents Boyd and Carrie Hazel Yokley, her husband, Curtis Jarry Sr., son, Curtis Jarry, Jr., grandson,...
ELAINE KIDD KEEL 1955 - 2010 Elaine Keel, 54, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 22, 2010 with her family by her side. She fought a long and valiant fight and finished her race with dignity and grace. Elaine was preceded in death by her mother, Esther Kidd and a brother, Charles Moody. She is survived...
Tripp Atchison, 29, died Monday, June 21, 2010. Tripp is survived by his mother, Diane Atchison; father, Dennis Atchison and his wife, Nancy; and maternal grandmother, Alice Thomas. Tripp was a gentleman and had passion for life. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. EDT Saturday, June 26 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port St. Joe. Interment will follow...
TONY CURTIS BRYANT, JR Tony Curtis Bryant, Jr., 27, of Panama City, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010 in his home. He was born July 22, 1982 in Dade City, Florida. He enjoyed fishing and racing. He is survived by his father, Tony Curtis Bryant, Sr. and his wife Joan; mother, Sheila Creech and her husband Lt. Com. (Ret) Ken...