Willa Mae Rutherford Ford

Willa Mae Rutherford Ford

Feb 1, 2010

WILLA MAE RUTHERFORD FORD Willa Mae Rutherford Ford, 98, of Panama City, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010. She was born February 26, 1911 in Geneva, Georgia and had been a resident of Panama City since 1949. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Panama City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Harold Ford....

Mattie O'Neal Shipp

Mattie O'Neal Shipp

Jan 31, 2010

Mattie O'Neal Shipp, 82, of Panama City Beach, Florida formerly of Marietta, Georgia, passed away on January 31, 2010. She was born October 19, 1927 in Dallas County, Alabama. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a wonderful cook and it was a great joy for her to welcome her family and friends into her home...

Dr. Siegfried Edmund Egon Bollheimer

Dr. Siegfried Edmund Egon Bollheimer

Jan 31, 2010

Dr. Siegfried Edmund Egon Bollheimer (1929-2010) Dr. Bollheimer died on January 31, 2010 at his home in Panama City Beach, FL with his wife and daughter by his side. Dr. Bollheimer was born in Pforzheim, Germany on July 4, 1929. He was the only child of Prof. Edmund Bollheimer and Helene Bollheimer. Siegfried is survived by his beloved wife, Helga,...

John Dean Langford

John Dean Langford

Jan 30, 2010

JOHN DEAN LANGFORD (March 31, 1920 - January 30, 2010) John Dean Langford, 89, Panama City Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully at home, Saturday, January 30, 2010, following a struggle with pancreatic cancer. John was born March 31, 1920 in Arcadia, Florida, and moved to a farm in the Limestone community as a young boy with his family. He was...

Eleanor Tobin Lewis

Eleanor Tobin Lewis

Jan 29, 2010

Eleanor Tobin Lewis (Nee McAulay) of Panama City, Florida and Boylston, Nova Scotia passed away 29 January 2010. She was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia on January 5, 1929 to the late George and Margaret (Tobin) McAulay. After boarding school, Business College and employment with the Canadian Government and the U S Air Force in Goose Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland, she...

John Anthony Gioiello

John Anthony Gioiello

Jan 28, 2010

JOHN ANTHONY GIOIELLO John Anthony Gioiello died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Glencove Nursing Home. He was born August 1, 1928, in Birmingham, AL. He graduated in May of 1945 from Minor High School in Birmingham as Co-Valedictorian. He was drafted in 1950 and after basic training at Fort Jackson, SC was assigned to Fort Bliss, TX. He served during...

Carl Dupuis

Carl Dupuis

Jan 26, 2010

Carl DuPuis passed away peacefully in Panama City on January 26, 2010. He was born in Alachua, Florida on June 25, 1913. Carl moved to Miami in 1930, during the depression. He went to work for his uncle, Doctor Gordon DuPuis at the White Belt Dairy. He married June Hose, who was working in Miami at that time. June had...

Otto Stone Speer

Otto Stone Speer

Jan 25, 2010

OTTO STONE SPEER Otto Stone Speer, 95, passed away on January 25, 2010. He was born in the hill country of the Sand Mountain region of Northern Alabama on November 12, 1914. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, retiring in 1959, and he saw action in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He and...

Freddie Howard Haynes

Freddie Howard Haynes

Jan 25, 2010

FREDDIE HOWARD HAYNES Freddie Howard Haynes, 70, of Lynn Haven passed away Monday, January 25, 2010. He was born March 1, 1939 in Plant City, Florida. He retired from Arizona Chemical in 2001 after 27 years of service. He was a member of Hiland Park Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Cliff West Sunday School Class. He...

John R. Gartner, Sr.

John R. Gartner, Sr.

Jan 22, 2010

John R. Gartner, Sr. July 17, 1928-January 22, 2010 John R. Gartner, Sr. (81) passed away at his home in Panama City, FL, January 22, 2010. Mr. Gartner was born in Mishawaka, IN, son of Ralph and Rose Gartner. He was in the Merchant Marines (now the Coast Guard). He was a retired real estate broker. He was predeceased by...

Brenda Ann Mckenzie

Brenda Ann Mckenzie

Jan 22, 2010

BRENDA ANN McKENZIE Brenda Ann McKenzie, 45, of Lynn Haven, Florida, passed away January 22, 2010 in a local hospital. She was a 1983 graduate of Rutherford High School. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church for the past 23 years, where she also worked with the youth. She was also a volunteer with the Bay County...

Sharon Florene Brown Hodges

Sharon Florene Brown Hodges

Jan 20, 2010

SHARON FLORENE BROWN HODGES 1953 – 2010 Sharon Hodges, 57, of Panama City, FL, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, January 20, 2010 with her family by her side. Born in Waycross, Georgia and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, she was a 1971 graduate of Rickards High School. She and Bill later moved to Panama City in 1986. She is survived by...

Velma Catherine Lawson

Velma Catherine Lawson

Jan 19, 2010

VELMA CATHERINE LAWSON Velma Catherine Lawson, 92, of Panama City, passed away January 19, 2010 in a local nursing home. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917. She was a graduate of Kent State University and taught elementary school for 25 years in Michigan and Marathon, Florida. She was active in the Alzheimer's and related neurological diseases for several...

Ava Collins Fussell

Ava Collins Fussell

Jan 18, 2010

AVA COLLINS FUSSELL Ava Collins Fussell, age 87, passed away January 18th. She came from Cairo, Georgia by way of Illinois with her husband and family in 1958. Survivors include her husband and soul mate for 67 years, Lewis W. Fussell, her son William C. Fussell and wife Glenda, her daughter Elizabeth F. Shepherd and husband Michael; grandchildren, Derek Fussell...

Ruby Lumley Certalich

Ruby Lumley Certalich

Jan 17, 2010

RUBY LUMLEY CERTALICH September 21, 1934 – January 17, 2010 Ruby, born to the late Lawrence & Bertie Lumley, has entered the golden gates of Heaven Sunday, January 17, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, James Certalich; 3 sons, Gary (Lynn), Jack (Pamela Lynn), Coby; 4 grandchildren, Shawn Certalich, Aaron (A.J.) Certalich, Rebecca Wellons, Kayla Certalich...

Addie Ruth Bell Gilbert

Addie Ruth Bell Gilbert

Jan 17, 2010

ADDIE RUTH BELL GILBERT Addie Ruth Bell Gilbert, 77, of Parker, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010. She was born September 8, 1932 in Elberton, Georgia and had been a resident of Bay County since 1943. She was sales clerk for JC Penny's retiring in 1991 after 28 years of service. She was a charter member of the First Baptist...

Ruby Stroud Ricketts

Ruby Stroud Ricketts

Jan 17, 2010

RUBY STROUD RICKETTS Ruby Stroud Ricketts went home to be with the Lord, Sunday January 17th, 2010, at her home at Belvedere Commons, Panama City. Born to Dr. W.F. and Lola Stroud, June 24th, 1917 in Pinola, Mississippi, she was raised in Mt Olive, Mississippi, the seventh of eight children. She received an associate degree from Jones County Junior College...

Joan Wilkerson Burnett

Joan Wilkerson Burnett

Jan 16, 2010

Joan Wilkerson Burnett Joan Wilkerson Burnett, age 78, passed away peacefully, after an extended illness, on January 16, 2010 under the loving care of the staff at Panama City Nursing Center and Covenant Hospice. Joan Burnett was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. She graduated from Louise McGhee School in New Orleans, Louisiana and attended the University of Alabama and Newcomb College...

Bessie Phillips Barton

Bessie Phillips Barton

Jan 14, 2010

BESSIE PHILLIPS BARTON Bessie Phillips Barton, 91, of Panama City, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 14, 2010. She was born January 11, 1919 in Graceville, Florida to Daniel Joseph & Nancy Rachel Phillips. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max H. Barton, Sr., daughter, Glenda A. Dutton and son, Dale Barton. She is...

James Russell Parmer

James Russell Parmer

Jan 13, 2010

RUSSELL PARMER James "Russell" Parmer, 49, of Southport, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010. He was born May 20, 1960 in Donalsonville, GA. Russell grew up in Marianna, Florida, where he graduated from Marianna High School. Russell loved his wife, his Harley and his family. He was currently employed by R.W.L. He was preceded in death by his mother, Levora...