Charles Franklin Shepherd
May 22, 2017
Charles Franklin Shepherd, 99, of Panama City, passed away May 22, 2017 in Panama City Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 3, 1918 in Tift County, Georgia to William and Celester Shepherd. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He had been a resident here since 1942, moving here from Richland, Georgia. He was...
Richard Dixon Youd
May 19, 2017
Richard Dixon Youd passed peacefully from this life on Friday, May 19, 2017. He was a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and loyal friend. Richard was born in Panama City, Florida on November 24, 1942 to Evelyn and Jasper Richard Youd. He grew up in Panama City and graduated from Bay High School in 1960. After serving two years in...
Albert Todd Pullen
May 17, 2017
On May 5, 1963, while JFK was in his 3 rd year as President, as marches for equality were occurring daily in Birmingham, Alabama, and when scientists were testing to see if satellites could carry TV transmissions around the globe, a baby boy entered the world in a quiet hospital in Pensacola, Florida . . . to start his...
Betty Calvert Weathers
May 16, 2017
Betty Calvert Weathers was born on December 26, 1927 and died on May 16, 2017. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Preceding her in death were five brothers and her husband of 44 years, Royce Mize Weathers. She is survived by two sons, Leonard Weathers of Miami, Florida, and Steve Weathers (Dora) of Abilene, Texas; two...
Richard Byrd "Dickie" Youngblood
May 16, 2017
Richard Byrd "Dickie" Youngblood Sr., 82, of Panama City, FL passed away on Tuesday May 16, 2017. He was born on April 2, 1935 in Southport, FL to Richard and Mary Youngblood. He worked for the Paper Mill for 42 years. He was the Wood Yard Superintendent at Smurfit Stone. He was an avid lifelong deep sea and freshwater...
Sammy (Sam) Moody
May 15, 2017
Sammy (Sam) Moody, 81, was called home to his Lord Monday May 15 th . He was born March 5, 1936 in Holmes County, Florida to Charles Samuel & Annie Mae Moody. Sammy served in the United States Army as a Staff Sargent and Tank Commander. He worked more than 40years in the Air Conditioning / Refrigeration Trade in...
Neva Brooks Davis
May 13, 2017
Neva Brooks Davis, 83, of Lynn Haven, FL passed away on Saturday May 13, 2017. She was born on July 11, 1933 in Bear Creek, FL to Dobbie and Julia Brooks. She was a 1952 graduate of Bay High School. She was a devoted Sunday school teacher for 17 years at Dirego Park Assembly of God. She was a...
Charles D. (Sonny) Mciver
May 11, 2017
Charles D. (Sonny) McIver has gone to be with the Lord on 11 May 2017 at the age of 87. Being born and raised in Panama City, he touched many lives, always with a ready handshake and a warm smile. He served in the Air Force from 1950-1954. He worked at Tyndall AFB for federal service for 33 years...
James Alva Garrison
May 10, 2017
James Alva Garrison left this world peacefully on May 10, 2017 at 1:20 pm, with Argie, his wife, Regina, his daughter, and Amanda, his granddaughter by his side. He was born in Wilcox County Georgia on April 28, 1923. He served in the Army during WWII. He was a long time resident of Panama City working and retiring from...
William David Gillespie
May 9, 2017
William David Gillespie, 71, of Panama City, FL, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. He was born on June 2, 1945, in Columbus, Ohio, to Forrest and Margaret Gillespie. William served in the Air National Guard. He worked as a Millwright at Berg Steel Pipe Corporation, and retired after 26 years. After retirement, he became a judge for...
Opal Herndon O'Neal
May 9, 2017
Opal Herndon O'Neal, 93, of Panama City, FL passed away Tuesday May 9, 2017. She was born October 25, 1923, to the late Wesley and Inez Herndon in Clarksville, FL. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Fred O'Neal; two brothers, Earl and Boyd Herndon; four sisters, Jewel Smith, Laryce Koenig, Inez Spikes, and Violet...
Stephen "Steve" Merchant
May 9, 2017
Steve Merchant, 57, a lifetime resident of Panama City passed away on Monday, May 9, 2017. Steve, Merch, to his baseball world, was highly involved in the baseball community locally since his playing days as a youth and as a player at Gulf Coast Community College. He along with Mike Scott were co-creators of Team Florida USA Baseball (TFUSA),...
Clifford "Ed" Edgar Taylor
May 5, 2017
Clifford Edgar "Ed" Taylor, 78, of Panama City, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017. He was born Nov. 26, 1938 in Tallahassee, FL to Clifford Andrew Taylor and Bonnie Lee Taylor. He was a 1957 graduate of Bay High School, after which he served several years in the US Army. He is survived by a son, Tony Taylor (Cheryl);...
James (Jim) Arthur Glendinning
May 3, 2017
James (Jim) Arthur Glendinning, 59, passed away on May 3, 2017 at Covenant Care Hospice in Panama City, FL. He was born in Charlotte, NC to James Stewart and Peggy Ann Glendinning. Jim grew up in Severna Park, MD where he graduated from Severna Park High School in 1975.
After high school he attended...
Donna Sue Dorriety
May 2, 2017
Donna Sue Dorriety, 57, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in her home. She was born June 5, 1959 in Panama City to James William Enfinger and Margaret Frost Enfinger. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband Randy Dorriety; daughter, Kristin Hall (Kristopher);...
Ella Frances Ward Oppenheimer
May 1, 2017
Ella Frances Ward Oppenheimer, age 81, has left all of us her love and her memories as of Monday May 1st, 2017. She transitioned from being surrounded by the friends and family still with us, to reuniting with her son, her sister, and all those already content in the company of the Lord. 'Fran' was born in Panama City...
Anne Elizabeth Culpepper
Apr 26, 2017
Anne Elizabeth Armistead Culpepper passed away April 26, 2017 in her home. She was born on January 15, 1933 in Montgomery, Alabama to Alfred Dana Armistead and Anne (Ewing) Armistead. She graduated from Baker High School in Baker, Florida. On October 21, 1953, she married the love of her life, William Bryant Culpepper in a small country Methodist Church in...
Margaret Baker Lee
Apr 20, 2017
Margaret Baker Lee, 93, of Panama City, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017. She was born November 25, 1923 in St. Andrews, Florida to Henry H. & Jane Baker. She was a 1941 graduate of Bay High School and attended Florida State College for Women (Florida State University). Margaret worked in the Money order...
Louise Mccloy Fishel
Apr 18, 2017
Louise McCloy Fishel, 86, of Panama City, died at home surrounded by family on Tuesday morning, April 18, 2017. She was born in Monticello, Arkansas, was a graduate of Arkansas A&M College (now University of Arkansas at Monticello) and was a graduate of a Medical Technology program at Duke University. After moving to Panama City in 1957,...
Ronald C. Edwards
Apr 17, 2017
Ronald C. Edwards, 83, of Panama City, passed away peacefully at home April 17, 2017. Ronald was born in Lake Ariel, PA., moving to Panama City in 1963. He was a military veteran and after retiring at Tyndall, he worked and retired from Sykes Concrete.
Ronald was preceded in death by his wife, Celia; sister, Betty; brother,...