May 9, 2023

On the evening of Earth Day, April 22, 1953, the spirit of Robert (Bob) E. Kirby III began his awesome journey here on Earth¹. Over the next 70 years Bob

would travel the globe, be educated abroad, climb many a mountain range, canoe many a river, and soaked up as many rays of sunshine the coasts of...

May 8, 2023

Doyle Shannon Howell, 64, of Lynn Haven, Florida, passed away on May 8 th , 2023. He was born on July 13 th , 1958, in Lucedale, Mississippi. Doyle was a kind soul who never met a stranger. Doyle worked as a shipfitter for 35 years. He took great pride in his work. In his spare time, you...

May 7, 2023

Ruth Lindsey Hammond, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023. She was born on May 29, 1927 to Howard and Evelyn Lindsey. She was born in Sumatra, Florida. She met the love of her life, O.C. Hammond Sr. and moved to Port St. Joe, where they raised their three children. They moved to White City and lived there...

May 7, 2023

Christine Hall Waters of Parker, Florida passed away on May 7, 2023. She was born in Webb, Alabama on February 3, 1926 to Ruth Barfield Hall and Daniel Cornelius Hall. Predeceased by her husband, Henry Nelson Waters, her sister, Ada Hall Washington, and her brother, James Earl Hall, she is survived by her son,...

May 7, 2023

Brett Allen Warren, 75, of Panama City, FL passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023, He was born on January 18, 1948 in Indian River County, FL. He was a retired mechanic for Garrett's Automotive Service Center. He served in the United States Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell William and Loretta Hazel Warren....

Apr 30, 2023

Clarence Curry Collins went to be with the Lord Sunday, April 30, 2023. He was born August 7, 1937 to Otto Harrison Collins and Beatrice Lewis Collins in Norfolk, VA. He retired from Chesapeake Rim and Wheel (CRW) after 25 years serving as the General Manager and Vice President of the Norfolk, VA warehouse.

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Apr 29, 2023

Patricia Ruth Beasley, 77, of Panama City Beach, FL passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023.  She was born May 2, 1945 in Fairmont, WV.  She is survived by her husband, Rodney Beasley; five children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Apr 28, 2023

Lotice Marie Lovvorn Benefield Jones of Niceville, Florida, formerly of Jacksonville, Alabama, passed away quietly, on April 28, 2023, at The Manor at Blue Water Bay, Niceville, Florida surrounded by her children. She was 24 days short of her 93 rd birthday. Lotice, a daughter of Shellie McDuffie Lovvorn and Mary Ella Hinton, was born on...

Apr 26, 2023

Rebecca Lynn Adkison, 56, of Lynn Haven, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. She was born July 18, 1966 in Lafayette, Indiana. She worked as a restaurant prep manager. She was preceded in death by her father & stepmother, Bobbie & Edna Sue Dudley. She had a larger than life personality with a heart of gold and...

Apr 20, 2023

Curtis Wayne Goodwin, 71, of Clarksville, Florida passed away April 20, 2023, in his home. He was born February 29, 1952, to Perry and Nellie Goodwin. He was a mechanic and heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his wife, Leisha Ann Goodwin; three children, Curtis Wayne Goodwin Jr., Rachel Anderson and Tim Wade; two step-children, Robert Hice...

Apr 20, 2023

Janice (Jan) Norton passed away peacefully on April 20th, 2023, at 77 years old. During her last days, she was surrounded by family and best friends.

Janice was born August 20th, 1945, to parents George Coy and Tida Rollins. She lived a full life as a loving and dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by...

Apr 16, 2023

Betty Joyce Darling Murfee. 96, of Panama City, FL passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023. She was born on November 9, 1926 in Decatur, Illinois to Elizabeth May Dowers and Otis Albert Darling. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Buell Murfee; her parents; the father who raised her, Dwight Russell Flenner; one brother, William O....

Apr 13, 2023

Chad Lelon Vickery, 41, passed away on Thursday, April 13th, 2023. Chad was a lifelong resident of Bay County and was proud to be a descendant of one of Bay County's first families.

Although Chad was born with Spina Bifida, he didn't let that slow him down. He enjoyed the freedom and independence his wheelchair, ATV, and...

Apr 10, 2023

Neal Aldrich Logue, 30, of Panama City, FL passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023 at 11 am in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, from 9-11 am prior to the...

Apr 6, 2023

Daphne Wilson Clark,79, of Panama City Beach, FL passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. She was born on January 1, 1944 in Gravesend, England to Ralph E. Wilson and Gwynneth Thirza Reader. She was a graduate from Bay High School and Magna Cum Laude at Salem College in Winston Salem, NC. She was a member of St. Andrew...

Apr 2, 2023

Kenneth "Ken" Robert Downs, 75, of Panama City, FL passed away peacefully on Sunday, April  2, 2023, at VITAS Inpatient Hospice Care due to complications of Covid and pneumonia after undergoing double-bypass open heart surgery in late February.

Born May 14, 1947 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late James R. and Clara Noma...

Mar 31, 2023

Ms.  Juanita Shores Melvin, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2023 at her residence.  Juanita was a lifelong resident of Bay County and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Panama City,  Florida.  She was veracious; yet gentle and sweet in demeanor, never confrontational and always positively supportive.

Juanita began her working career at Graham Air Force...

Mar 29, 2023

Jerry Colin Wade Sr. passed away on March 29, 2023 at the age of 85 at his home in Panama City, Florida. He was born on February 26, 1938 in Leesburg, Florida but grew up in the small, rural community of Linden, Florida to Claude Stephen and Nellie Mae Wade along with six brothers and sisters of which he...

Mar 26, 2023

Barbara Geib Aycock, 87 died peacefully in Panama City Beach after a short illness. She lived well, and graced many with her humor, good taste, and a generosity that was so broad it affected almost all she met and truly defined her life. Rarely has an individual more truly deserved the epitaph that she had a heart of gold....

Mar 24, 2023

Robert J "Joel" Taylor, 82, passed away on March 24, 2023.   Joel was born August 17, 1940 in Tallahassee, FL.   He moved to Bay County with his family before he was 5 years old and was a lifelong resident of Bay County.  Joel is the middle child of Clifford Andrew and Bonnie Lee Taylor.   He is survived by his...