John Sidney "Jack" Laird

John Sidney "Jack" Laird

Oct 10, 2017

John Sidney "Jack" Laird, 85, of Panama City, Florida passed away at his home on October 10, 2017. Jack was born on November 29, 1931 to Wallace Hilton and Dorothy Albritton Laird. Upon graduating from Bay High School, he served a short tour with the United States Navy and then earned a degree in Forestry from the University of...

Carolyn Jones Mckinnon

Carolyn Jones Mckinnon

Oct 5, 2017

Carolyn Jones McKinnon, 75, of Panama City Beach, FL passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017. She was born on June 21, 1942 in Ragland, AL to Connell Lee and Viola Jones. She was the Owner and Operator of McKinnon Pharmacy in Leeds, Alabama. She was a founding member and enjoyed attending Parkway Christian Fellowship in Birmingham before moving...

Lynne Ann Tweedy

Lynne Ann Tweedy

Oct 5, 2017

Our beloved Lynne Ann Tweedy passed away on October 5, 2017 at the age of 61. Lynne was born in St. Petersburg, FL on April 28, 1956 to Bill and Rosalie Tweedy. Her family moved to Panama City in 1959 where she attended St. John's Catholic School, Bay High School and Gulf Coast Jr. College. She was employed in...

James Roy O'Neal

James Roy O'Neal

Oct 4, 2017

James Roy O'Neal, 74, of Panama City, FL., passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017.   He was born in Panama City, graduated from Bay High School and was a Newspaper Printer by trade.     He was preceded in death by his parents LeRoy and Abbie O'Neal.    He is survived by two sons, Ryan Caporale (Deborah) and Jason Cafferty (Amy); a  brother,...

James Jesus Figueroa

James Jesus Figueroa

Oct 1, 2017

James "Jimmy" Jesus Figueroa, 91, of Panama City, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017. He was born August 7, 1926 in New York, New York to Juan & Isabel Figueroa. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. Jimmy was a retired printer. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Millie E. Figueroa; Godson...

Jasper Newton Bailey

Jasper Newton Bailey

Sep 29, 2017

Jasper Newton Bailey, 89, of Panama City, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017. He was born May 18, 1928 in Arredondo, Fl. He served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Air Corp during the Korean War. He was a founding member of the Gem & Mineral Society. He worked as an electronics technician for the Federal...

Henry Lavaughan Sudduth Jr.

Henry Lavaughan Sudduth Jr.

Sep 27, 2017

Henry Lavaughan Sudduth Jr., 97, of Florence, Alabama, formerly of Panama City, Florida, passed away September 27, 2017.  He was born December 20, 1919 in Tampa, Florida to H.L. and Lannie Rowe Sudduth.  He was a graduate of the University of Florida where he obtained a degree in Forestry and was involved in the National Alumni Association Grand Guard. ...

Millard H. Gillman

Millard H. Gillman

Sep 19, 2017

Millard H. Gillman, 80, of Panama City, FL passed away on September 19,2017. He was born on July 25, 1937 in Ponce de Leon, FL to Melvin and Letha Gillman. Millard served in the U.S. Army Florida National Guard for 7 years. He was a Patrolman with the Florida Highway Patrol for 27 years. He also worked for the...

Betty June Conine

Betty June Conine

Sep 18, 2017

Betty June Willis Conine, a long-time resident of the Panama City area, passed away Monday, September 18 in Orlando, Florida at the age of 85. Born September 7,1932 in Hartford, Alabama, Betty was a 1950 graduate of Bay High School and long-time civil servant, retiring in 1997 from Tyndall Air Force Base. Known simply as "Granny" or "Aunt Bet" by...

Zelma Frost

Zelma Frost

Sep 17, 2017

Zelma Frost, age 88 of Panama City, FL peacefully passed from this life to eternity on September 17, 2017. She was born on April 21, 1929 in Jackson County, FL. She married her love, Bill Frost Sr. on September 12, 1947 and had three children, Bill Jr, Debi, and Sherry.

Zelma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...

William H. (Bill) Chatoney Jr.

William H. (Bill) Chatoney Jr.

Sep 16, 2017

William H. (Bill) Chatoney, Jr., of Southport, FL, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017, into the Loving Arms of Our Lord and Savior. He believed in Jesus, and in a strong sense of worthy work ethics; the qualities that true friends are made.

Bill was born January 23, 1936, in Belzoni, MS. His schooling began in...

Christine Lentz Kelly Bodiford

Christine Lentz Kelly Bodiford

Sep 15, 2017

Christine Lentz Kelly Bodiford, 94, of Panama City, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017, at Wilson Funeral Home, 214 Airport Road, Panama City. Private family interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

Teeny was born August 15, 1923, in High Point, North Carolina. ...

Robert Todd Bright

Robert Todd Bright

Sep 15, 2017

Robert Todd Bright, 52, of Parker, FL passed away on Friday September 15, 2017. He was born on October 1, 1964 in Panama City, FL to Franklin and Frances Bright. He was a former employee of Eastern Ship Building. He was preceded in death by his mother, Frances Price Bright; niece, Morgan; nephew, Joshua. He is survived by his...

Joseph J. Lachina

Joseph J. Lachina

Sep 10, 2017

Joseph J. Lachina, 90, of Springfield, FL passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Covenant Hospice. Born to Anthony and Rosario Lachina June 26, 1927 in Buffalo, New York. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. He retired as computer Operator at Base Supply, Tyndall AFB. He was preceded in death by his...

Thomas Langley Davis

Thomas Langley Davis

Sep 9, 2017

Thomas Langley Davis, 84, of Panama City, FL passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 with his wife and son by his side.  He was born on September 18, 1932 in Fort Worth, Texas to Thomas and Elsie Davis.  He was a lifelong resident of Panama City, growing up in the Cove and enjoyed fishing, oystering, and anything on...

Mercedes Aletriz Rivera

Mercedes Aletriz Rivera

Sep 8, 2017

Mercedes (M.A.) Rivera, born November 23, 1933 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, left this earth on September 8, 2017 and entered into Jesus Holy Kingdom. Mercedes was a resident of Panama City since October 29, 1999. She is back in the arms of her loving husband, Emilio (P.A.) Rivera, who passed on May 3, 2007. She is survived by her 10...

Clare Smith Merchant

Clare Smith Merchant

Sep 7, 2017

Clare Smith Merchant, 76, of Panama City, FL passed away on Thursday September 7, 2017. She was born on July 20, 1941 in Gadsden, AL to Thomas Woodie and Lois Smith. Clare moved to Panama City in 1945 and was a 1959 graduate of Bay High School. She graduated from Gulf Coast Community College and the University of West Florida....

William Herman Hester

William Herman Hester

Sep 5, 2017

William Herman Hester, 94 of Panama City, FL passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at his home.  He was born in Tuscumbia, AL to Noah and Lillie Mae Hester.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Anna Lane Hester, two grandsons, Joshua Hoskins and Matthew Hoskins.  He is survived by two daughters, Linda Adcock (Charlie),...

Gwenith Inez Scarborough

Gwenith Inez Scarborough

Sep 5, 2017

Gwenith Inez Scarborough, 89, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.  She was born November 1, 1927 in Chickasaw, Alabama to Thomas & Alice Sullivan.  She was a retired accountant, having her own firm in Macon, GA.  She was one of the Jehovah's Witnesses for over 67 years and attended the Kingdom Hall on Florida Avenue. ...

John Christopher Traylor

John Christopher Traylor

Sep 4, 2017

John Christopher Traylor, 58, of Watersound, Florida, passed away on September 4, 2017. He was born on October 16, 1958, in Frankfort, Kentucky, to Dr. and Mrs. Orba Forest Traylor. John grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He was a graduate of the University of Alabama and member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He went on to earn post-graduate degrees from...