CHRISTINE THAIN SANDERSON Christine Thain Sanderson, of Panama City, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009. She grew up in a pioneer family in Oklahoma and had been a resident of Panama City since 1950. She was a librarian for the Bay County Public Library. Christine was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and was the volunteer church librarian for...
PRESTON JEFFERSON TAUNTON Preston Jefferson Taunton, 82, of Southport, Florida, died May 14, 2009 after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Bay County and his family attends First Assembly of God Church in Southport. He was a sharpshooter and he served in the United States Army during World War II, serving during the Asian Theater and the...
MARTHA ELLEN LONG PETERS Martha Ellen Long Peters, 79, of Panama City, passed away, Thursday, May 14, 2009 in a local nursing home. She was born August 3, 1929 in Hartford, Alabama to Fred R. and Gladys Ford Long. She was a 1947 graduate of Bay High School. She was a member of St. Dominic's Catholic Church. She was preceded...
Edith Hedwig Paisley (77) passed away peacefully at Gulf Coast Medical Center on May 13, 2009 with family by her side. Edith was born in Pomerania on January 14, 1932 to the van Just family of Stettin, Germany. She married the love of her life, Richard Lee Paisley in Wiesbaden, Germany in 1955 and came to the United States in...
JEWEL NEWSOM MEREDITH GEDDES Mrs. Jewel Newsom Meredith Geddes, 100, of Panama City passed away May 11, 2009. She had been a resident of Bay County most of her life. She was a wonderful mother full of kindness; she was caring and will be sorely missed. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Bay County Retired Teachers...
JULIAN A. PIERSON, JR. Julian A. Pierson, Jr. died May 10, 2009 at Bay Medical Center. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, July 13, 1927 he moved to Panama City, Florida in 1989 from Severna Park, Maryland. He attended Emory University and was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. After serving in...
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Edith Rebecca Revels Peel, 78, of Panama City, died May 8, 2009 in her home. She had been a resident of Panama City since 1959, moving here from Geneva, Alabama. She worked as an administrator/supervisor for the Bay County Tax Collector's office for 40 years. She was...
Tom Bingham Thomas Yonge Bingham, 96, of Panama City, went peacefully home early Thursday morning, May 7, 2009. Tom was born April 22, 1913 in Pensacola, Florida to Frazier & Fahnie Bingham and moved to Panama City in 1938. In the local community and throughout the Northwest Florida Region he was widely-known and highly respected for his long years of...
SHIRLEY SOUDERS BOLUS Shirley Souders Bolus, 84, of Panama City Beach, went to be with the Lord, Monday, May 4, 2009 after a short battle with cancer. She was born September 11, 1924 in Detroit, Michigan. A native of Chattanooga, TN, Mrs. Bolus retired in 1998, making Panama City Beach her home. She and her late husband, George Bolus, were...
EMERALD "PETE" OZMORE Emerald "Pete" Ozmore, 75, of Panama City Beach, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 in his home. He was born May 13, 1933. He was retired from the Georgia Power Company. He is survived by his wife, Miriam Ozmore, son, Tim Ozmore, two grandchildren, Brandon Ozmore and wife Danya, Candice Reger and husband Shawn, three great grandchildren,...
DR. WILLIAM EUGENE WELLS, SR. Dr. William Eugene Wells, Sr., who was born on April 30, 1923 in Biloxi, Mississippi, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009 in his home. He laid down his cross and went to his eternal reward. He was preceded in death by his two sons, William Eugene Wells, Jr. and wife Carol Wells and David...
PAUL EDWIN JONES Colonel (Ret) Paul Edwin Jones, 88, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on May 1, 2009 in a local nursing home. He was born February 7, 1921 in Aragon, Georgia to William McClellan and Cora Belle Stepp Jones. He was one of nine children and lived in Aragon most of his childhood. He attended Georgia Institute...
THOMAS SIDNEY RODGERS Thomas Sidney Rodgers, 75, of Springfield, passed away, Friday, May 1, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born November 24, 1933 in Leslie, Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years retiring at the rank of Master Sergeant. After retirement from the Air Force, he joined the U.S. Postal Service as a letter...
ROXANNE ELIZABETH HAWTHORN Roxanne Elizabeth Hawthorn, 76, of Panama City, formerly of Kissimmee, passed away, Thursday, April 30, 2009. She was born October 30, 1932 in France. She was a secretary for various insurance and real estate companies and was also a wedding planner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Carlton Hawthorn. She is survived by her...
LETHIA NAOMI FAIRCLOTH Lethia Naomi Faircloth passed away April 23, 2009, of natural causes at the age of 76. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred in 1981. She is survived by her son, Dale Faircloth of Tennessee and her daughter, Denise Bowman of Callaway, Florida. Mrs. Faircloth's cremains will be interred at a later date at Evergreen...
PATRICIA CAROL WALKER Patricia Carol Walker, 64, of Panama City Beach, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in a local hospital. She was born November 17, 1944 in Atlanta, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard & Norma Shirley, 2 daughters, Kelly Smith and Cindy Walker. She is survived by a son, Champ Walker and wife, Dana; 6...
DAVID EARL EDGE David Earl Edge, 77, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2009. He was born October 19, 1931 in Defuniak Springs, Florida and resided in Panama City. He was preceded in death by his son, Earl Lamar Edge, who passed away December 21, 1984. He leaves behind his wife, Maria Olga Edge, two daughters, Laura Sue Dumas, of...
MARIA A. ZARONES Maria A. Zarones, 70, of Parker, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 surrounded by her family. She was born January 14, 1939 in Mexico. She traveled extensively and lived in many places before settling in Panama City in 1976. She was a homemaker and enjoyed working in her garden and visiting with her neighbors. She was a member...
THOMAS McLAUGHLIN GARRED Thomas McLaughlin Garred, 81, went home to be with the Lord on April 16, 2009, at his son's home in Panama City, FL. Mr. Garred was born on December 4, 1927, in Brownsville PA. Mr. Garred enjoyed many successes throughout his life. He honorably served in the Army Air Corp during WWII as an air traffic control...
VIRGINIA STEPHENS MANN Virginia Stephens Mann, 89, of Destin, passed away, Thursday, April 16, 2009. She was born June 16, 1919 in Jakin, Georgia. She was the former owner of the Marlin Motel. She was a member of the Advent Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor Mann, Sr. and three brothers, Cooper Stephens, L.C. Stephens...