Patricia Ann Shaw
Aug 28, 2026
Patricia Ann Watts Shaw, 86, of Panama City Beach, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026. She was born September 20, 1939 in Newport, Arkansas. She had been a resident of Panama City since 1986. Patricia was a retired Assistant Principal and Educator at Rutherford High School. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Panama City. She...
Mary Josephine Bonnin
Aug 24, 2026
Mary Josephine Bonnin, 70, of Panama City Beach, passed away Monday, August 24th 2026.
Mary was born March 4, 1956 in Baraboo, WI and grew up in a large family in Mauston. She enlisted in the US Navy in 1976, serving for 20 years. Mary graduated at the top of her class in both air and gas surface-supplied diving. She then...
Anne Mazurek Parker
Aug 22, 2026
Anne Mazurek Parker (nee Genyn) passed away on Saturday, August 22nd, leaving behind a rich legacy as a dedicated botanist, master gardener and community volunteer in both Michigan and Florida. She was born on June 5, 1932, in. Wallaceburg, Ontario to Albert and Mathilda Genyn.
She was past presidents of the Parchment, Michigan Garden Club, Kalamazoo Garden Council and Gulf Beach...
Addison Franklin "Frank" Marshall Jr.
Aug 21, 2026
Addison Franklin (Frank) Marshall Jr. passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026, in Panama City Beach, Florida. Born in 1934 in Tallahassee, Florida, he was the eldest son of Addison and Eloise Marshall. He graduated from Leon High School, Class of 1953. He attended Florida State University, where he joined Kappa Alpha Fraternity. He graduated from the University of Florida,...
Royce Kent Pride
Aug 19, 2026
Royce Kent Pride, 93 passed away August 19 in Panama City Beach, Florida. Royce married Mary Lavonne (Dillon) Pride (deceased) in 1955 and had two children, Michael and Timothy (Nancy) and one granddaughter, Katherine Chipman.
Royce was born June 30, 1933 in Otwell, Indiana to Hilbert and Juanita Pride and the oldest of three sons, Jerry and Robert (deceased). Upon graduating...
Tony Martin Land
Aug 18, 2026
Tony Martin Land, 87, of Panama City, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 in his home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Bay County. He graduated from Bay High School in 1957. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1957 and again in 1963 and retired as a Senior Chief Petty Officer in May, 1983. He also worked...
Michael Clyne Wilson
Aug 13, 2026
In Loving Memory of Michael Clyne Wilson
Michael Clyne Wilson, affectionately known to family and friends as "Monkey," passed away on August 13, 2026, at the age of 54.
Michael was a beloved son, brother, and friend whose presence brought warmth, laughter, and joy to all who knew him. Michael will be deeply missed by many but his humor and loving spirit...
Maris Virginia Zediker McQuagge
Aug 13, 2026
Mrs. Maris Virginia (Zediker) McQuagge, 89, of Panama City, FL went home to our Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 13, 2026. She was a former Miss Jinks, a member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls where she served as a Worthy Advisor, and a 1955 Bay High School graduate. Through the years, she continued her love...
John Natoli
Aug 12, 2026
John Natoli, 105, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 12th 2026. John was born May 8, 1921 in Jersey City, New Jersey -moving as a young man to Manhattan's Broadway District, where he attended most Broadway Productions of the 1940's, 50's and 60's. He was a regular figure backstage -mingling with the Stars of that era, such as close friend Claudette...
Joseph Lamar Collins Sr.
Aug 9, 2026
Joseph Lamar Collins Sr., age 85, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday morning, August 9, 2026. Born on December 24, 1940, in Panama City, Florida, Lamar was a proud Florida native who lived a life rooted in family, service, hard work, and the simple pleasures he loved.
Lamar proudly served his country as a tank commander in the Army...
Eugene Isaac "Butch" Powell
Aug 7, 2026
Eugene Isaac “Butch” Powell, a lifelong Panama City resident, devoted husband and father, community servant, and faithful Christian, passed away at the age of 82 on August 7, 2026 Butch was born in Panama City on March 17, 1944, the fifth child and only son of Charlie Eugene Powell and Ruth Clark Powell. He loved Panama City and Bay County deeply and spent his...
Daniel Maurice Sowell Sr.
Aug 7, 2026
Daniel Maurice Sowell Sr., 92, of Panama City, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026. He was born February 9, 1934 to Arthur Eugene Sowell and Elizabeth Chavers Sowell in Panama City, FL.
He served in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1957. He retired from Arizona Chemical Co after 30 years as a Lab Technician.
He was preceded in...
Ralph Eugene Ford II
Jul 31, 2026
Ralph Eugene Ford, II, 63, of Panama City, Florida, passed away peacefully at his home on July 31, 2026. He was a beloved father, brother, friend, and musician; he will be deeply missed and cherished by all who knew and loved him.
Ralph was born at Bay Memorial Hospital in Panama City, Florida on July 12, 1963, to Ralph and Frances...
Imogene Helms Vickers
Jul 26, 2026
Imogene Helms Vickers
Imogene was born on February 22, 1940 and transitioned to heaven on July 26, 2026. Imogene was the daughter of Alton and Bessie Helms of Dothan, AL. She also had an older brother, James. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, husband, and grandson Timothy Harper.
One week after graduating from Dothan High School, she married her...
Wanda Kay Dunn
Jul 25, 2026
Wanda Kay Dunn, 75, of Youngstown, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026. She was born November 20, 1950 in Columbia, South Carolina. She was a retired customer service representative for AT&T. She had worked the past 15 years as a data clerk for Palm Bay High School. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Panama City...
Doris Bailey
Jul 24, 2026
Doris Bailey, 97, passed from this Earth into Heaven on July 24th surrounded by her family. Before her passing, she described her life as a “a great journey.’’ She indeed saw and experienced so much over her long lifetime. She lived most of her life in Panama City Florida before moving to Georgetown, Texas in 2020 to be closer to...
Clayton "Clay" Lamar Collins
Jul 24, 2026
Clayton “Clay” Lamar Collins, 68, of Panama City, Florida went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, July 24, 2026. He was born July 27, 1957 in Panama City to George Bruce Bain Collins Sr. and Anne Agatha Hobbs Collins.
Clay was a self-employed carpenter. He could fix or build anything he put his mind to. He had a passion...
John C. Claspy
Jul 16, 2026
John C. Claspy of Panama City, born May 24, 1945, died on July 16, 2026. John was a retired IT Specialist who worked with numerous United States Government contractors related to military operations. His last position was at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. John graduated from the University of West Florida and was proud to be an Argonault!
John was...
Thomas "Tommy" Matthew Dean
Jul 15, 2026
Thomas Matthew “Tommy” Dean, 45, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 in his home. He was born July 18, 1980 in Panama City and graduated from Panama City Christian School in 1997. He was a former assistant manager for the Millville Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store. Tommy was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of...
Abijah "Abie" Williams
Jul 14, 2026
Our sweet mom, Abijah “Abie” Williams, 91, passed away July 14, 2026 in Panama City, FL. She was born and raised in Alexander City AL, before meeting her husband Willie and beginning her life as an Air Force wife and eventually a mother of four children. In 1972, while stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Willie retired and the family...