George Royal Murtaugh
Mar 10, 2008
George Murtaugh, 88, of Panama City Beach, died March 10, 2008 in a local hospital. He was a retired aerospace engineer, who served in Europe as a paratrooper in World War II from 1943 to 1945. He was a member of the VFW in Panama City, the 82nd Airborne Division Association and the 13th Airborne Division Association. Also, he worked...
Ollie Bea Wilkes
Mar 9, 2008
Ollie Bea Wilkes, 97, of Panama City, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 in a local nursing facility. She was born December 16, 1910 in Coffee County, Alabama to Nathan & Mary Elizabeth Lolley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shannon Steven Wilkes, her daughter, Sylvia Wilkes Ford, her parents, 4 sisters and a brother. She is survived by...
Vera Stewart Carrington
Mar 9, 2008
Vera Stewart Carrington, 93, of Lynn Haven, Florida, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 in her home. She was born May 12, 1914 to Sidney Columbus Stewart and Minnie Lora Echols Stewart. She was a homemaker and had been a resident here for 15 years, moving here from Columbus, Georgia. She attended First Presbyterian Church of Lynn Haven. She was preceded...
Catalina Velez
Mar 6, 2008
CATALINA VELEZ VELEZ Catalina Velez Velez (Doña Caty), 85, of Puerto Rico passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at her home. Mrs. Velez was born on Jan. 20, 1923 in Cayey, Puerto Rico. She was the beloved wife of Pedro Ramon Velez Rosas (Don Pucho) for 64 happy years. She moved to Panama City in 1993 to enjoy her...
Mary Helen Valentine
Mar 6, 2008
MARY HELEN VALENTINE Mary Helen Valentine, 80, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. She was born on January 6, 1928 to Frederick M. and Annie Moultrie Baldwin. She was a native of Panama City and former member of the First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Frank Valentine. She is survived...
Dorothy Beatrice Mercer
Mar 2, 2008
DOROTHY BEATRICE "BEA" MERCER Dorothy Beatrice "Bea" Mercer, 78, of Panama City, died March 2, 2008 in her home. She had been a resident here since 1972, moving here from Dothan, Alabama. She was a retired bookkeeper for Commercial/Sun Trust Bank. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira Johnson and...
James Nathan "Jim" Carter, Jr.
Mar 2, 2008
JAMES NATHAN "JIM" CARTER JR. James Nathan "Jim" Carter Jr., 66, of Panama City Beach, Florida, died at home Sunday, March 2, 2008 from a lengthy illness. He was born November 13, 1941 in Charleston, S.C. He was the former owner of Tropical Express. He was preceded in death by his parents, J.N. & Hazel Bond Carter Sr. He is...
Sally Helen Gracie
Mar 1, 2008
SALLY HELEN GRACIE Sally Helen Gracie, 72, of Panama City, died March 1, 2008 in the Jackson County Hospital. She was a homemaker and had been a resident here for 40 years, moving here from Bascom, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Andrew Gracie. She is survived by a brother-in-law, Roy Perkins, niece, Amanda Perkins, both...
Sharon Spann Faile
Feb 28, 2008
SHARON SPANN FAILE Sharon Spann Faile, 57, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Thursday February 28, 2008. She was born in Dothan, Alabama to Alfred & Frances Spann. She graduated from Bay High School and the University of West Florida where she obtained a Bachelors degree. She was a Certified Public Accountant employed as...
Shirley Ann Harper Rasmussen
Feb 27, 2008
Shirley Ann Harper Rasmussen, 81, of Panama City, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 in her home. She was born in Winner, South Dakota on July 7th, 1926. Shirley always loved to sew. She kept her 3 daughters supplied with outfits she made from the time they were small until after they were grown. After moving Florida she became active in...
Iris Caroline Locke Simmons
Feb 27, 2008
IRIS CAROLINE LOCKE SIMMONS Iris Caroline Locke Simmons, 61, of Panama City, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008. She was born on December 26, 1946 in Grand Ridge, Florida. She was a purchasing agent for the Corp of Engineers. She was Baptist by faith. She is survived by her daughter, Tammy Nelson and husband Chris, of Panama City, eight grandchildren, Cliff,...
Alfred Smith
Feb 26, 2008
Alfred Smith, 78, of Panama City, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in his home. He was born August 24, 1929 in McLean, Texas. He served in the Merchant Marines, the U.S. Army Air Corp, before retiring with the U.S. Air Force at the rank of Master Sergeant. After retirement, he went to work civil service with Textron. He was former...
Donna Maye Miley
Feb 24, 2008
DONNA MAYE MILEY Mrs. Donna Maye Miley of Panama City, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior peacefully at her home Sunday evening. She was born April 26 in Waterloo, Iowa, and has resided in Panama City since 1953. She was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and...
Joseph Russell Zerbach Jr.
Feb 22, 2008
J. Russell "Russ" Zerbach Jr., 42, of Panama City, died February 22, 2008 in a local hospital. He was Vice-President of Panama Marine since 1987; he opened the beach store and managed it since 1998. He was a 1987 graduate of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where he received a Bachelors degree in Business Management. Russ also loved to play...
Marvin Walter Deal
Feb 21, 2008
Marvin Walter Deal passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 21, 2008 at Bay Center Nursing Home in Panama City, Florida. He was born on January 6, 1934 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Marvin is survived by his two children Kathryn (Tom) Nortman, Kevin Deal, and two grandchildren, Tori and Tara Nortman. He is also survived by his brother, Ervin (Nancy)...
Bonnie Dickey Taylor
Feb 18, 2008
Bonnie Dickey Taylor, 76, of Panama City, died Monday, February 18, 2008 in a local hospital. She was born April 12, 1931 in Camden, South Carolina to Byron & Fannie Dickey. She was retired from the Food Service at Mosley High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 sisters, Louise Browning, Jane Sullivan, and a brother, Bryon...
E.L. Stewart Jones
Feb 18, 2008
E.L. Stewart Jones, 88, of Graceville, Florida died Monday, February 18, 2008 in a Graceville hospital. She was born June 4, 1919 in Millville, Florida to James Cornelius Stewart Sr. and Esther Lee Corley Stewart. She was a lifelong resident of Panama City and a member of First Baptist Church of Panama City. She was a retired floral designer for...
Benjamin Myer Wise Jr.
Feb 17, 2008
Benjamin Myer Wise, Jr., age, 70, died on Sunday, February 17, 2008, in Panama City, Florida. Mr. Wise was born and educated in Washington, D.C., but his childhood on the Chesapeake Bay fostered a lifelong pursuit of the traditional skills of a Chesapeake Bay Waterman. While Mr. Wise was a locally acknowledged seaman, boat builder and craftsman; few people knew...
Bibiana Neal
Feb 16, 2008
Bibiana Neal, 78, of Panama City, died February 16, 2008 in a local hospital. She was retired from West Florida Gas. She was born August 1, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Henry Ellsworth and Mildred Darmody Neal. She was an artist and loved to make ceramics. She was also a gemologist. She was a member of the Gem and Mineral...
Douglas Allen Clark
Feb 15, 2008
Douglas Allen Clark, 71, transferred his letter of life from earth to heaven on February 15, 2008 at Bay Medical Center. Doug was born May 21, 1936 in Barre, Vermont. His formative years were spent in Gary, Indiana graduating from Edison High School. He then achieved a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in mechanical engineering from Purdue University. Following completion...