Daphne Wilson Clark
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...
Kenneth "Ken" Robert Downs
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...
Juanita Shores Melvin
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...
Jerry Colin Wade Sr.
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...
Barbara Geib Aycock
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....
Robert J "Joel" Taylor
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...
Chris Williams
Mar 23, 2023
Chris Williams, age 73, passed away March 23, 2023 at Gulf Coast Hospital.
Chris was born August 10, 1949 in Panama City, Florida to the late Ralph and Rosa Williams. He served proudly in the United States Army and was a member of St. Andrews Lodge No. 212, having held the office of Worshipful Master. He was...
Madonna Denise Polonius
Mar 22, 2023
Madonna Denise Polonius, age 60, passed away on March 22, 2023, after a brief stay in the hospital. She was born in Dothan, Alabama, on August 6th, 1962, to the late Harris and Bea Mercer. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Steve Mercer. Denise graduated from Rutherford High School in 1980, as a member...
Charles M. Weathersby Sr.
Mar 21, 2023
Charles M. Weathersby, Sr., 84, passed away March 21, 2023. He was born April 9, 1938 in Randolph County, Georgia to Ronald and Frances Weathersby He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carol, daughters Monica Swearingen (Jamie), Angela Jones (Tripp), daughters-in-law Tammy Weathersby and Jill Weathersby, eight grandchildren, 5 nieces and nephews and brother Ronnie Weathersby...
Ruth Mae Shoemaker
Mar 20, 2023
Ruth Mae Shoemaker passed away peacefully on March 20, 2023, at 96 years. Ruth was born 10 Oct 1926 in Cincinnati, OH, and married her husband Ken in Feb 1947. Ruth was an Air Force wife, and mother to three children, Gary, Alan, and Linda. She moved from Cincinnati to Panama City in 1953, with follow-on USAF moves...
Michael "Mike" Allen Ross
Mar 19, 2023
Michael "Mike" Allen Ross, 75, of Panama City, FL passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023. He was born on November 13, 1947 in Virginia, Minnesota to Ralph R. Sr. and Florence Ross. He attended St. John Vianney Seminary, The International School of Bangkok class of 1965, and Florida State University 1965-66. In 1967 he joined the United States...
Harry E. Warnberg
Mar 18, 2023
Harry E. Warnberg 1932-2023
Army Lt. Colonel (RET) Harry E. Warnberg, 90, of Lynn Haven, FL passed away in the pre-dawn of March 18, 2023. He was born in Little Falls, MN. He married Emily in Mobile, AL in 1956 and they had three children.
Harry was drafted in the Army in 1953, and had...
Stanley Clarence Snead
Mar 17, 2023
Stanley Clarence Snead rode off into the sunset for the final time on Friday, March 17, 2023. He was 71 years old.
Stan was born on December 26 th , 1951 to Everett Clarence Snead Jr. and Greta Duffer Snead at MacDill Air Force Hospital in Tampa, Florida. He was a graduate of Plant...
Shirley Helen Ann Powell
Mar 16, 2023
Shirley Helen Ann Powell, 92, of Panama City Beach, passed away on March 16, 2023. She was born December 28, 1930 in Waterford, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry E. Powell and a daughter Joan Powell. She is survived by two daughters, Christine Hollaway and Lynn Cummings.
Paula Sue Watford
Mar 16, 2023
Paula Sue Watford, 82, of Freeport, FL, formerly of Warrenton, VA, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023. She was born on November 9, 1940 in Manila, Arkansas to Paul and Marion Shelby. Paula was raised in Washington D.C. and the Maryland suburbs, growing up in and around the Capitol as her father served on the Capitol Police force....
Joan Baccarny Ritchie
Mar 14, 2023
Joan Baccarny Ritchie, died Tuesday March 14, 2023, after a short illness. She was born in Norfolk, VA on August 14, 1945. She was preceded in death by her parents, Florence and Alex Baccarny. She is survived by her husband, Warren Ritchie; her sister, Shirley Baccarny; cousins, Marion and Patrick Potter, Jim Parker, Paul Baccarny, Billy Baccarny and many...
Charles M. Weathersby
Mar 14, 2023
Charles M. Weathersby, Jr. left this world on March 14, 2023. He was 57.
Charles was born in Philadelphia, PA on December 9, 1965. He spent most of his childhood and young adult life in Clearwater, FL before moving to Lynn Haven, FL. Charles often shared fond memories of family boating trips, friendly neighbors...
Nan Weston Mcquagge
Mar 12, 2023
Nan Weston McQuagge, 62, of Panama City, FL passed away on March 12, 2023. She was born in Panama City, FL on October 4, 1960 to Tommie and Barbara Weston. She worked in the Bay County School system as a Media Specialist and helped open Patronis Elementary and Arnold High School. She was preceded in death by her parents....
Anita Bazzel Mercado
Mar 11, 2023
Anita Bazzel Mercado, 58, of Panama City, FL passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023. She was born on December 15, 1964 in Fort Benning, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Talmage and Willie Mae Bazzel. She is survived by her Veteran husband, Rich Mercado; two daughters, Monica Elmore, Madeline Mercado; three grandchildren, Madison Castello,...
James Harrison Coffey
Mar 10, 2023
We are devastated to announce the sudden passing of James Harrison Coffey on March 10, 2023. James passed away at the young age of 23, in his sleep.
Let's celebrate and remember his life together:
The family will receive friends on Saturday April 1, 2023 from 2-4pm at Wilson Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life...