Margaret Alice Runnels, 93, of Youngstown, FL passed away on Saturday January 19, 2019. She was born on December 30, 1925 in Graceville, FL to William and Eva Bruner. She worked as a bookkeeper for Surplus Sales Service. She was member of the Rebecca Lodge and served as a Sunday school teach for many years. She was preceded in...
Dr. Samuel Leslie Combs III died Friday, January 18, 2019 after a ten-month battle with brain cancer. Sam Combs was born in Lexington, Kentucky on October 11, 1942. He spent his early years on a one-acre tobacco farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse. He went on to graduate from Duke University, attending on a swimming scholarship, and later the...
Dorothy Lewis passed away on January 17th 2019 at the age of 101. She was born on February 5th 1917 in Alabama. She was a homemaker, and resided at Lisenby Assisted Living at the time of death. She was preceded in death by her late husband of 52 years, David young Lewis, and her 2 children, James and Perry...
Carol Tannehill Faint, 79, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in the loving embrace of her family. Born on January 17, 1939 in Tuscaloosa Alabama, Carol's family moved to Panama City when she was very young. She graduated from Bay County High School and was an employee of the Chamber of Commerce and State Farm Insurance here. She...
Phil Merkley Davis, 81, of Panama City, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019. He was born on August 30, 1937 in Panama City, FL. He was a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints and served as Bishop for five years. He retired from Arizona Chemical after 41 years. He was preceded in...
Clara "Evelyn" Holley Gamble, 89, of Panama City, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019. She was born to Walter Green Holley and Florria Velorah Stephens Holley on March 14, 1929. She was assisted into the world by Dr. Jabe McKinnon and Nanny Thompson. . Evelyn finished 1st through 12th grade in Cottondale, Florida. She attended Frazier Ellis Hospital...
Allyn Burgess, 56, of Panama City, passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 in his home. He was born December 11, 1962 in Defuniak Springs, Florida. He worked as a chief operator for the Bay County Waste Water Treatment Plant in Southport. He was preceded in death by his sister, Shellie Woods. He is survived by his parents, Jerry...
Helen Faye Breedlove, 88, of Panama City, FL passed away on Sunday January 13, 2019. She was born on March 22, 1930 in Panama City, FL to W.E. and Vertie Mae Sellars. She was a bookkeeper for the Sheriffs office and an Electric Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Breedlove Sr. and her parents. She...
Beverly Ann Arnold Platt, 72, of Panama City, Florida passed away on January 12, 2019, of natural causes. Nana…Mom…Bev was loved and will be missed by all who knew her. The graveside funeral service and burial will be held at 10:00am CT on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the family plot in the Westville Cemetery. Pastor Jack Hankins of...
Mindy Lemasters Amos, 45, of Lynn Haven, Florida passed away January 11, 2019. She was born December 19, 1973 in Panama City, Florida. She was a member of Northstar Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jeff Amos; grandparents, Ron Lemasters Sr., Betty Lemasters and Charles Tew. She is survived by her father, Ronnie Lemasters (Angie), and...
Helen Mullins Peterson, 79, of Panama City, Florida, passed away January 11, 2019 in her home. She was born August 21, 1939 in Mobile, Alabama to George and Juanita Mullins. She had been a resident of Panama City since 1968, moving here from Mobile, Alabama. She was retired from Bay Medical Center, where she was a RN, manager and...
Sarah Ruth Sexton, 98, of Little Mountain, died Thursday, January 10, 2019. Born February 25, 1920, in Marianna, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Warren Lee Cloud and Annie Mae Spurlock Cloud. Mrs. Sexton was her family matriarch and a woman of deep Christian faith. She was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church in Panama City,...
Peggy Cotton Malone, 86, of Lynn Haven, FL passed away on Monday January 7, 2019. She was born on February 25, 1932 in Millville, FL to Percy and Lucile Cotton. She worked at the Bay County Library for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Houston Coleman Malone; her parents and one brother, Percy "Scotty" Cotton....
Sydney Cowgill, 86, of Panama City Beach, Fla. passed away January 6, 2019. Sydney was born on March 16th, 1932 in Tyler, Texas. She moved to the beach in the 1950s and alongside her husband, George, she owned and operated many beach businesses including the Mara Vista Motel, the Aztec Room Lounge, the Queen of Donuts, and SeaGull Trailer...
Bobbie Joe "Kim" Barry Pitts, 75, of Panama City, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019. She was born on October 2, 1944 in Shady Grove, Florida to Buford Carlos Barry and Lillian Carine Bartlett Barry. She was the owner and operator of Kim's Dry Cleaning and Alterations. She was a member of Springfield Community Church. She was preceded...
Joseph Michael Guzzardo, 65, of Southport, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in his home. He was born February 20, 1953 in Roslyn, New York. He was a retired truck driver. He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his wife, Michele Guzzardo. He is survived by three...
Carolyn Wright Keenan, 80, of Birmingham, Alabama, formerly of Panama City Beach, Florida, passed away December 28, 2018. She was born January 17, 1938 in Phenix City, Alabama to Horace and Mandy Wright. She had been a resident of Panama City Beach and a member of Woodlawn Methodist Church for 60 years. She was also a member of the...
Helen Cooper Tremblay, 74, of Youngstown, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in her home. She was born February 25, 1944 to Clyde & Ethel Cooper. She was a retired oyster shucker for Buford's Oyster Bar. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Dwight Thomas Buxton and a sister, Angeline Paul. She is survived by...
Thomas Melvin Herndon, 52, of Panama City, FL passed away on Thursday December 20, 2018. He was born on April 18, 1966 in Tallahassee, FL to Thomas Allen and Iris Vinzant Herndon. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his mother; two sons, Thomas Justin Herndon (Chelsea), Joshua William Herndon (Joanna); one daughter, Kendal...
Frances Anderson Thomas, 88, of Panama City, FL passed away on Wednesday December 19, 2018. She was born on August 9, 1930 in Panama City, FL to Alto Lee and Zelma Anderson. She was a member of the Bay Line Women's League and the Cove Baptist Church. She loved to travel, go camping and loved to spoil all of...