Jun 27, 2009

Click Here to View Video Tribute! JAMES E. "JIMMY" RAINS, SR.

James E. "Jimmy" Rains, Sr., 86, of Panama City, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009 in South Carolina. He was born July 19, 1922 in Rockhold, Kentucky. He served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. He was the owner and operator of past business Jimmy Rains Service...

Jun 20, 2009

GEORGE LUTHER HILL, SR. George Luther Hill, Sr., 91, of Panama City, died Saturday, June 20, 2009 in Elizabethton, Tennessee. He was born July 30, 1917 in Liberty County, Florida and had been a resident of Panama City since 1941. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. He was a member of Parker Masonic Lodge #142 and served in...

Jun 18, 2009

Alexander Daniel McConnell, 91, a former resident of Mathison Retirement Center died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Sims State Veterans Nursing Home in Panama City, Fla. Mr. McConnell was born September 18, 1917 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Alexander and Henerietta Hershey McConnell. Both his father and grandfather, Judge Alexander Daniel McConnell, were noted Westmoreland County, Pa....

Jun 17, 2009

Click Here to View Video Tribute! Carolyn "Jean" Bentz

Carolyn "Jean" Bentz passed away June 17, 2009. She was born September 15, 1940 in Kansas City Missouri and lived in that area until she moved to Panama City. Jean attended Central Missouri State University. She worked at AT&T for two years and during that time met her friend and...

Jun 15, 2009

BARBARA MORRIS HIGDON Barbara Morris Higdon, 78, of Panama City, passed away Monday, June 15, 2009. She was born July 18, 1930 in Daleville, Alabama and was a graduate of Ozark High School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Panama City, where she attended the Encouragers Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her...

Jun 14, 2009

TIFFANY LEIGHANN HARRISON Tiffany Leighann Harrison, 25, of Panama City Beach, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009. She was born January 27, 1984 in Columbus, Georgia and was raised in Panama City. She was a local hair stylist. She was preceded in death by her father, Dennis Lee Harrison, grandfather, James Harrison, grandmother, Frances Hubbard and great grandfather, Jay Austin....

Jun 13, 2009

Click Here to View Video Tribute! VALORIE DAVIS TATE

Valorie Davis Tate, 86, of Panama City, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009. She was born July 4, 1922 in Holmes County, Florida. She was a member of St. Andrew Baptist Church. She was an avid Braves fan and loved the outdoors and traveling. She was a retired...

Jun 12, 2009

KATHRYN ANNE BENTON ANDERSON Kay passed away Sunday morning, July 12, 2009 in the company of her family. Born Annie Katherine Bennett in Panama City on March 29, 1921, her family moved to Chipley, FL in 1929. She attended Judson College for Women and achieved a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alabama in May of 1942. She then...

Jun 9, 2009

SANDRA HAUSER Sandra Hauser, 61, of Panama City, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2009 in her home. She was born February 9, 1948 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was preceded in death by her father, James B. Simpson, mother, Lydia Kathrine Hood, daughter, Shannon Simpson, and two brothers, Robin Doyle Hood and Jerry Lee Hood. She is survived by her...

Jun 6, 2009

HELEN WEST Helen West, 89, of Panama City, passed away June 6, 2009. She was born on August 27, 1919 in Belleview, Ohio. She attended Florida State College for Women where she met Walter G. West and later married. The West family moved to Panama City in 1963, where Mrs. West retired in 1981 after 17 years at Tyndall Federal...

Jun 5, 2009

HERBERT HARRISON COMBS Herbert Harrison Combs, Lt. Commander, U.S.N.R., 84, died Friday, June 5, 2009. He was born March 4, 1925 in Marble, Colorado. He was a graduate of Labette High School, Altamont, Kansas and Kansas State University, B.S.M.E and a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Navy as a...

Jun 3, 2009

THOMAS JEFFERSON HENDERSON Thomas Jefferson "Santa Claus" Henderson, 72, of Parker, Florida passed away June 3, 2009 in a local hospital. He was retired from civil service as an aircraft technician for 30 years. He had been a resident of Parker for over 50 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Henderson. He is survived by a...

Jun 3, 2009

Click Here to View Video Tribute! HELEN MARGARET FOSTER POPE

1926 – 2009

Mrs. Helen Margaret Foster Pope peacefully completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at home surrounded by her loving family. Helen was born March 13, 1926 in Mobile, Alabama to the late Silas Randolph and Val Zora Foster. Helen lived...

Jun 3, 2009

JULIA ETTA FENDLEY Julia Etta Fendley, 94, of Lynn Haven, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 in a local hospital. She was born January 28, 1915 in Holmes County, Florida to J.W. & Mandy Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie Emory Fendley, 7 brothers, and 4 sisters. She is survived by a daughter, Linda Brooks and husband,...

Jun 2, 2009

ELIZABETH PETERSON GERTHS Vashti Elizabeth Peterson Gerths died of cancer on Tuesday, June 02, 2009. May the Spirit of a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend pass on to the Lord. She was born on April 18, 1941, at the Lisenby Hospital in Panama City to Vashti and Charles Emory Peterson. She attended Panama Grammar, Jinks Jr. High and graduated...

May 30, 2009

MARTHA OLIVIA ROGERS Martha Olivia Rogers, 63, of Chipley, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 in her home. She was born September 20, 1945 in Greenville, North Carolina to Robert Glenn & Lemmie Bland. She was a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Panama City. She is survived by her husband, William "Tommy" Rogers; son, Ethan Rogers; daughter, Marissa Smith,...

May 30, 2009

BETTY POST WELCH Betty Post Welch, 76, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 31, 1932 in Atlanta, GA and grew up in Panama City. She graduated from Bay High School in 1950 and from the School of Nursing at Macon Hospital in Macon, GA. She met and married the...

May 28, 2009

FARON L. COLEMAN Faron L. Coleman, 56, of Lynn Haven, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 in his home. He was born October 11, 1952 in Roanoke, Virginia. He had been a resident of the Bay County area since 1986 moving here from Ft. Walton Beach. He was a member of St. Andrew Baptist Church and was a past member...

May 25, 2009

Helen Kuhnhein Kruse (Mrs. Foster H. Kruse) Helen Kuhnhein Kruse, of Panama City, FL, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009. Mrs. Kruse was born in Newport, Kentucky. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kuhnhein, moved to Indiana in 1920. She was educated in Indiana, a graduate of Indiana Business College and married Foster Henry Kruse in 1937. The Kruse...

May 24, 2009

Dr. John Thomas Hugghins John Thomas Hugghins, 79, of Panama City, FL, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009, at his home in Bay Point, with his wife and four children by his side. Thomas was born on November 8, 1929 in Covington County, AL to Homer Shaver Hugghins and Allie Mae Sullivan Hugghins. After graduating from high school he enlisted...