All Obituaries
Orville Gene Canull, 85, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast. He spent his final days surrounded by loved ones, continuing to smile and pick on people. Gene was born February 12, 1934, in Illinois to Hayward James Canull and Reba Mae Burke. He was Assembly of God by faith, serving as a board member for Victory Lighthouse in Mossy Head and as a commander mentoring Royal Rangers boys. Gene was a U.S. Marine, serving his country as a machine gunner in...
Orville Gene Canull, 85, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast. He spent his final days surrounded by loved ones, continuing to smile and pick on people....
Mr. Jerry Wayne Broxson, age 70 passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at his residence in North Walton County. He was born October 12, 1949 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of George Melvin Broxson and Ruth Olene Wood Broxson. Jerry graduated from Bartow High School with the Class of 1967 and in 1968 joined the United States Marine Corps where he served his country for over twenty years. He then joined the Florida State Troopers where he worked for ten years until coming...
Mr. Jerry Wayne Broxson, age 70 passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at his residence in North Walton County. He was born October 12, 1949 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of George Melvin...
Mr. Dant’e Lamar West, age 24 passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born February 14, 1995 in Los Angeles, California the son of Alicia Lenika Slaughter and Malcolm Clay West. He graduated from Santa Monica High School and received his AA Degree from Santa Monica College. Dant’e had a love for technology and an understanding of the gaming industry where he was employed as a Gaming Beta Tester. He...
Mr. Dant’e Lamar West, age 24 passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born February 14, 1995 in Los Angeles, California the...
Mr. Charles Morrow, age 78, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the family residence. He was born January 24, 1941 in Ponce deLeon, Florida, the son of C.L. and Elizabeth Coulliette Morrow. He grew up and lived most of his life within yards of where he was born. He was a 1959 graduate of Ponce deLeon High School and upon graduation attended Atlanta School of Electronics. After graduation he moved to Milton where he was...
Mr. Charles Morrow, age 78, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the family residence. He was born January 24, 1941 in Ponce deLeon, Florida, the...
Mr. Dale William “Buddy” Day, Jr. age 54 of the Argyle Community passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 11, 1965 in Florala, Alabama the son of Dale William Day, Sr. and Frances Marion Richards Balderama. After high school, Buddy worked as a forklift operator for Best Buy and Simpler Tile and Carpet in Niceville. A forklift accident forced Buddy into early retirement, an accident from which he never completely...
Mr. Dale William “Buddy” Day, Jr. age 54 of the Argyle Community passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 at his residence. He was born August 11, 1965 in Florala,...
Mrs. Rosa Marie Gorum Sullivan, age 85 of DeFuniak Springs, formerly of Clermont, Florida died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. She was born November 7, 1934 in Brooks, Alabama, the daughter of Louis M. and Ora Lee Dreading Gorum. After graduating from Red Level High School she received her BS from the University of Montevallo. While living in DeFuniak Springs she taught girls’ P.E. and served as cheerleader...
Mrs. Rosa Marie Gorum Sullivan, age 85 of DeFuniak Springs, formerly of Clermont, Florida died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. She was born...
Mrs. Esther Thomas, age 94 passed away Wednesday morning, November 27, 2019 at the family residence. She was born April 6, 1925 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Thomas Henry Garrett and Mamie Bernice Opry Garrett. Esther as a young woman was employed in one of the local five and dime stores in DeFuniak Springs when one evening, during World War II, a handsome young guy, stationed at Eglin with the Army Air Corp and working with Doolittle Raiders as they trained on Eglin...
Mrs. Esther Thomas, age 94 passed away Wednesday morning, November 27, 2019 at the family residence. She was born April 6, 1925 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Thomas Henry Garrett and...
Mack D. Bozeman, age 81 passed away unexpectedly late Tuesday night in the emergency room of Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born July 19, 1938 in the Altha, Florida Community, the son of William Hampton Bozeman and Evie Inez Comerford Bozeman. Mack and his parents moved to Panama City and he graduated from Bay High School with the Class of 1956. For a time he worked with E-Z Boat Trailer Company in Panama City. Eventually he was introduced to a cute high...
Mack D. Bozeman, age 81 passed away unexpectedly late Tuesday night in the emergency room of Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born July 19, 1938 in the Altha, Florida Community,...
Mr. Robert Earl Durrance,, age 66 of DeFuniak Springs passed away unexpectedly late Thursday afternoon. November 14, 2019 in the Emergency Room at Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born June 9, 1953 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of George Earl Durrance and Emma Lounette Locke Durrance. Mr. Durrance was owner and operator of his own overland trucking company. He is predeceased by his father and his sister, Donna Lorenze.
Among survivors are his...
Mr. Robert Earl Durrance,, age 66 of DeFuniak Springs passed away unexpectedly late Thursday afternoon. November 14, 2019 in the Emergency Room at Healthmark Regional Medical Center....
JAMES HAYWARD GILREATH, SMSGT (Ret)
SMSGT James H. “Jim” Gilreath, age 76 passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 19, 1943 in Dahlonega, Georgia the son of Hubert John Gilreath and Eula Berry Gilreath. Jim was a veteran of the United States Air Force accomplishing a distinctive 26 year career with two tours of duty in Viet Nam, during the crisis, and a stint with Nato stationed in Turkey in 1978. This Georgia boy’s...
SMSGT James H. “Jim” Gilreath, age 76 passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 19, 1943 in Dahlonega, Georgia the...
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