William Thurston Bond
Aug 19, 2022
William Thurston Bond
September 28, 1938 August 19, 2022
Long-time resident of Montgomery and Pine Level, AL and recent resident of Panama City Beach, FL moved toward his next adventure on August 19, 2022.
Mr. Bond was born into the arms of a large and loving family as the...
Timothy Dean Smitherman
Aug 13, 2022
Timothy Dean Smitherman, 60, of Panama City, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Tim grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, with his parents, David and Margaret, surrounded by a large extended family. He served in the US Navy and then settled in Panama City where he met the love of...
Janice "Lucy" Lucille Dobbs-Mccoy
Aug 10, 2022
Janice Lucille "Lucy" Dobbs-McCoy, 88 of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. She was born September 23, 1933 in Cottonwood, Alabama. She was a retired school teacher from Bay District Schools and was a member of the Parker United Methodist Church in Callaway. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Dobbs; son, Scott...
Martha Lee Bridges Traxler
Aug 5, 2022
Martha Lee Bridges Traxler passed from death to life everlasting on August 5, 2022 (John 5:24). Martha Lee was the daughter of Mr. Oscar Lee and Mrs. Mattie Lou Bridges, sister to Donna Bridges Jones and wife of Dr. Malcolm M. Traxler. While we mourn the loss of her physical presence, we delight in our Lord and Savior's promise...
Brenda Lucille Adams Thompson
Aug 4, 2022
Beloved daughter, mother and grandmother, Brenda Lucille Adams Thompson, 57, of Bonifay, Florida passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 2, 1965 in Morehead City, North Carolina to Tommy & Joan Adams. She was a 1983 graduate of Rutherford High School She was preceded in death by her...
Edna Earl Kelley
Aug 3, 2022
Edna Earl Kelley,103, of Lynn Haven, FL passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. She was born on September 29, 1918 in Holt, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Kelley and her parents Mattie and Dudley Baldwin. She is survived by one daughter, Karen Williams of Lynn Haven, Florida; one grandson, Jason and his...
Shirley Frye Miller
Jul 31, 2022
Shirley Frye Miller, a long-time resident of Panama City, Florida, answered the call of her Lord and Saviour on Sunday, July 31. 2022. Born May 16, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. Miller was 95. An only child, she was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Margaret Frye.
In 1949, she married Victor B. Miller, who...
Betty Ann Hopkins Holmead
Jul 31, 2022
Betty Ann Hopkins Holmead, 83, of Lynn Haven, FL passed away at her home Sunday, July 31, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born September 22, 1938 in Annapolis, Maryland to Thomas Weller Hopkins and Mary Ellen Lockett.
She met the love of her life, John Henry Holmead III, known as Jack to all who knew...
Sandra "Sandi" Yates Tidwell
Jul 29, 2022
On Friday, July 29 th , Sandra Yates Tidwell, loving wife, devoted mother of two and the best Mimi on earth to 6 grandchildren, passed away at the age of 72. Sandi was born in Panama City, FL on November 24 th , 1949 to Litton and Joyce Yates of Springfield, FL. Growing up with her two brothers...
Lola Irene Burlison
Jul 28, 2022
Lola Irene Burlison, 85, of Panama City, FL passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022. She was born on March 30, 1937 in Bellingham, Washington to Earl and Ethel Buckley. She worked as a mental health counselor for Life Management. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Panama City. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Paul Ritter Johnson
Jul 25, 2022
Paul Ritter Johnson, 94, of Panama City Beach, FL, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022. Born to Frederick Heppe Johnson and Mary Johnson née Ritter on December 4, 1927, in Allentown, PA, Paul grew up wanting to be a dentist, like his father. He met the love of his life, Alice Smith, while in high...
Judy Callon Kuhns
Jul 25, 2022
Beloved mother and friend Judy Callon Kuhns, 64, of Lynn Haven, FL passed away on Monday July 25, 2022. She was born on February 9, 1958 in Jacksonville, FL to Richard and Imogene Callon. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by four children, Carson Ashley Kuhns, Chloe Teal Kuhns, Cameron Taylor Wilson (Joey), Callon...
Angeline Russ Manning
Jul 22, 2022
Angeline Russ Manning, 92, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2022. She was born September 29, 1929, in Panama City, FL and attended Bay High School and received her bachelor's degree in education and social studies from Florida State University. Growing up she lived in St. Andrews and loved going to the bay, playing in the water and along...
David "Dave" Paull Stewart
Jul 21, 2022
David "Dave" Paull Stewart, 87, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022 in his home. His mother called him to join her in Heaven on her birthday. He was born January 2, 1935 in Menominee, Michigan. He served in the United States Army. He was a retired regional manager for Sears and Roebuck. He...
Wanda Smith Wallace
Jul 20, 2022
Wanda Smith Wallace, 78, died July 20, 2022 with her daughter and son-in-law at her bedside. She was born on May 20, 1944 in Macon, GA. Her father was in the Army Air Corp. Her family traveled to many places in the United States and Europe until her father's retirement in 1961 to Panama City. Wanda graduated in...
Richard "Chawho" Joseph Russom
Jul 20, 2022
Richard "Chawho" Joseph Russom, 74, of Panama City Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in his home. He was born February 20, 1948 in Mechanicville, New York. Rich was an entrepreneur, craftsman, sailor, and fisherman with a passion for fly fishing. A very loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Rich served two tours of...
Laura Hightower
Jul 7, 2022
Laura Hightower, 51, of Panama City, passed away at Vitas Hospice on Thursday, July 7, 2022. She was born February 26, 1971. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Tom & Dee Johnson, Coy & Ruth Hightower. She is survived by her son, Reese Hightower (Meaghan); three grandchildren, Ella, Orion, Brenna; her mother, Charlotte J. Hightower; father,...
Betty Wray Moore
Jul 6, 2022
Betty Wray Moore, 91, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. She was born April 23, 1931 in Montgomery, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, James S. Moore Jr., son Thomas Moore five siblings, Lula Opal Edwards, Morgan Leon Wray, Johnnie Walter Wray, Chester Reese Wray, Harry Rich...
Major Juanita Tharp
Jul 4, 2022
Major Juanita Tharp, wife, mother and grandmother entered into the presence of God her Savior on Monday, July 4, 2022. The days proceeding God calling her home were spent with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren sharing family stories, laughing, crying, singing and praying.
Juanita Lee (McFarland)Tharp was born in Atkins, Arkansas on December 27, 1931. She...
James (Jimmy) M. King Sr.
Jul 2, 2022
James M. (Jimmy) King Sr, 88, of Panama City, FL passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at the Clifford Sims Veterans Home where he was deeply loved and cared for during his battle with Alzheimer's.
He was born on November 6, 1933 in Donalsonville, GA and grew up in Panama City from the age of 3....