John Franklin Lumley
Feb 11, 2023
John Franklin Lumley, 66, of Panama City, FL passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023. He was born on March 13, 1956 in Panama City. He served in the United States Navy. He worked as a Master Plumber and was the owner/operator of Lumley Plumbing. He was preceded in death by his father, Huey Virgel Lumley Sr. He...
William Richard Rumph
Feb 6, 2023
William R. (Bill) Rumph passed away at his home on February 6, 2023 with his wife and family present. He was born on August 22, 1938 in Quincy, FL to John Chesley and Audrey Hatcher Rumph. The family moved to Panama City in 1941. Bill graduated from Bay High School in the Class of 1956 and from Florida...
Charles Michael Novota
Feb 5, 2023
Charles Michael Novota, 74, of St. Joe Beach, Fl passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023. He was born on March 7, 1948 in Moweaqua, Illinois. He grew up and graduated from Bay High in Panama City. Graduated with his B.S. from the University of West Florida. Chuck is survived by his wife and love of his life, Joanie...
Walter Buck George
Jan 28, 2023
Walter Buck George, 98, of Panama City passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023. He was born October 14, 1924 in Holmes County, Florida. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. He was a self employed Certified Public Accountant. He was preceded in death by his parents Cecil & Annie Lou George; wife,...
Rufus Lee Cook Sr.
Jan 27, 2023
Rufus Lee Cook Sr., 91, of Panama City, FL passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023. He was born on January 2, 1932 in Omar, West Virginia. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He worked as a Civilian Engineer with the Naval Support Activity of Panama City for 30 years, retiring in 1991. His...
Betty Jean Singletary
Jan 27, 2023
Betty Jean Singletary, 95, of Panama City, passed away on January 27, 2023. She was born May 23, 1927 in Vredenburgh, Alabama. She was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady & Nellie Arnold; her husband, S.I. Singletary; son, Robert "Bobby" Singletary, brother, William Arnold and a sister, Mary...
Maureen Pelham Thweatt
Jan 27, 2023
Maureen Pelham Thweatt, 85, of Panama City Beach, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 27, 2023. While the family mourns their loss, the certainty of Maureen's eternal salvation brings them great comfort, peace, and joy.
Maureen was born May 2, 1937. She treasured being a homemaker and creating a loving home and being...
Jean Lamar Longshore Faulkner
Jan 26, 2023
Jean Longshore Faulkner, 81, of Panama City, FL passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Jeanie was born on March 14, 1941, in Panama City, FL to the late Clinton Lamar and Marguerite Byrd Longshore. She graduated from Wewahitchka High School in 1958. Jeanie attended Florida State University where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Education. She went...
Ann Kimbrough Jackson
Jan 24, 2023
Ann Kimbrough Jackson, 85, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. She was born July 24, 1937 in Griffin, Georgia. She graduated from Touro Infirmity School of Nursing. She worked at the Bay County Health Department for 20 years; Lisenby Hospital for 5 years and was a private duty nurse for 5 years. She was preceded...
Dana Lanell Ornelas
Jan 19, 2023
Dana Lanell Ornelas, 50, of Stigler, OK, passed away on January 19 th , 2023 at Baptist Medical in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Dana was born in Amarillo, TX to Betty Jeanette Smith and Roy Joe Ornelas. She lived there until 1988 when she then...
Ronald Hugh Johnson
Jan 17, 2023
Ronald Hugh Johnson, 83, of Southport, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. He was born June 28, 1939 in Bonifay, Florida. He was a retired delivery driver for Air Products & Chemicals. He loved to coon & deer hunt, and was a Past President of the Panhandle Sportsman Club. He was a Florida Gator Football fan. He played...
Robert Michael "Mike" Hill
Jan 16, 2023
Robert Michael (Mike) Hill, 79, of Panama City, Florida passed away January 16, 2023.
He was born in Corpus Christi, TX, on November 17, 1943, and moved to Panama City, Florida, with his family during his childhood where he lived throughout his adult life.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon Scott and...
Denise Reynolds Maas
Jan 15, 2023
Denise Reynolds Maas, 64, of Panama City Beach, FL passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023. She was born on September 25, 1958 in Panama City, FL to Olen C. and Bertie Peterson Reynolds. She was a 1976 graduate of Bay High School. She is survived by her husband, Christopher James Maas; one sister, Deborah Weber (William); nephews, Ryan...
Jewell Harding
Jan 15, 2023
Jewell Harding, 91, passed peacefully into her eternal rest on January 15, 2023, following a brief illness.
She is survived by her two sons, Robert (Diane) of Panama City Beach, and Michael (Mary Ellen) currently of Tallahassee, six grandchildren: Ryan Harding (Katy), Jennifer Harding Makal (Frank), Matthew Harding, Jennifer Wagner (Jeff), Dustin Wells (Amy), and John Wells...
William "Bill" E. Snow
Jan 13, 2023
William "Bill" E. Snow born in Baldwinsville, NY passed away peacefully on January 13, 2023 at the age of 93, where he lived at the Veterans home in Port Charlotte, Fl. He spent 42 years in Panama City, Fla. including 5 years at SIMS Veterans home. He worked in many capacities & loved helping people. Bill served in...
Doris Bradham Norris
Jan 13, 2023
Doris Bradham Norris, 86, of Panama City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 13, 2023.
She was born in Sumter, South Carolina to Cecil & Dorcas Bradham in May of 1936. Doris met and married the love of her life, Hubbard W. Norris in December of 1955. They spent...
Thomas Griffin Wilder
Jan 13, 2023
Thomas Griffin Wilder, 83, of Panama City, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 13, 2023. He was born in Perry Florida on July 16, 1939. Tom moved with his family to Port St. Joe in the late 40s where he met his wife to be Wanda. Tom and Wanda moved to Panama City...
Al Mcconniel
Jan 12, 2023
We are devastated to announce the sudden passing of Al McConniel, or Night Al as he was otherwise known, on January 12, 2023. Al was the most wonderful husband, pops, son, friend. He was one of the biggest supporters of the community that he loved so much.
Preceded in death by Paternal grandparents Herman and Nellie McConniel,...
Henry Larry Miller
Jan 9, 2023
Henry Larry Miller, 77, of Panama City, passed away on January 9, 2023. He was born September 17, 1945 in Hemingway, South Carolina. He served in the United States Navy. He was retired mechanic with Goodyear. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Henry & Nolie Melease Miller; wife, Joyce Miller and a daughter, Judith Melease...
Houston Autice Watson
Jan 8, 2023
Houston Autice Watson, 95, of Panama City, Fl, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
He was born to Houston J. and Georgia Mae Watson, on June 9, 1927, in Columbus, GA. At the age of 2, the family moved back to the Graceville, FL area, where they were raised. When he was 10...