All Obituaries
Mrs. Louise Durden age 86, passed away Sunday October 13 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. She was born January 24, 1933 in North Walton County, the daughter of Reverend Curtis James Nobles and Jessie Lee Bodiford Nobles. After attending school in Hacoda and completing her formal education she began a career in nursing, a great deal of the time at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola in the Nursey Department. It was in South Florida that Louise first introduced to Bingo which happened to be a...
Mrs. Louise Durden age 86, passed away Sunday October 13 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. She was born January 24, 1933 in North Walton County, the daughter of Reverend Curtis James Nobles and...
Mrs. Dorothy Claire Fontaine Ferris, age 70 passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1949 in West Warwick, Rhode Island the daughter of Joseph Francis Rosaire Fontaine and Diolinda Fernandes Fontaine. Dorothy was educated in West Warwick public schools and eventually ended up in a small Southeast Georgia town where she served as City Clerk. The town had a limited police force and Dorothy was sworn in...
Mrs. Dorothy Claire Fontaine Ferris, age 70 passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1949 in West Warwick, Rhode Island the...
Mr. Bradford Lee Russell, age 66 passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the family residence on Piney Grove Church Road. He was born November 17, 1952 in Lowell, Massachusetts the son of Harry and Helen Ribett Russell. Brad was trained in auto mechanics and worked in the field as a mechanic/technician for many years. He and his wife Sharon have made DeFuniak Springs their home for a number of years.
To honor Brad's wishes,...
Mr. Bradford Lee Russell, age 66 passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the family residence on Piney Grove Church Road. He was born November 17, 1952 in...
On Thursday September 12, 2019, LaVonne Whitney, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away at the age of 96. LaVonne was born April 2, 1923 in Dell Rapids, SD to Anton and Agnes Kopren. She grew up in Sioux Falls, SD where she graduated from Washington High School and subsequently worked at Lewis Drug . During WWII, she met Frank Grant Whitney, who was in the Army Air Corps training in her home town. They married on March 20, 1945. The couple moved to...
On Thursday September 12, 2019, LaVonne Whitney, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away at the age of 96. LaVonne was born April 2, 1923 in Dell Rapids, SD to Anton and Agnes...
An angel by the Earthly name of Brantley Kole Lawson, was brought into the realm of Heaven before sin or temptation could ever enter his life. Safe in the arms of Jesus, this innocent child was the son of Summer Cheyenne Layton and Michael Allen Lawson. He died in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Saturday, September 7, 2019.
Brantley is survived by his parents, Michael and Cheyenne, his brothers and sister, Hunter Allen, Carson Paul, Able Thomas and Kiley...
An angel by the Earthly name of Brantley Kole Lawson, was brought into the realm of Heaven before sin or temptation could ever enter his life. Safe in the arms of Jesus, this innocent...
Patricia Gatlin Maxwell, a mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, friend, teacher, counselor, mentor, loved by so many passed peacefully on August 22, 2019 surrounded by family in Norcross, Georgia where she was living in assisted living. Her delightful and bubbly personality will be remembered by those who knew her as a native of DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida and a 1950 graduate of Walton High School. She was the daughter of Obie Sion Gatlin and Willie Newman Gatlin, and had 3...
Patricia Gatlin Maxwell, a mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, friend, teacher, counselor, mentor, loved by so many passed peacefully on August 22, 2019 surrounded by family in Norcross,...
Mr. Benjamin Davis Grant, age 72 passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 in a Crestview healthcare facility. He was born March 28, 1947 in DeFuniak Springs the son of Juston Witt Grant, Sr. and Lola Doris Davis Grant. Ben attended Walton schools but completed his last two years in Niceville being a member of the first graduating class from the new Niceville High School in 1966. In 1974 he and Jean Butler Grant were married and made their home in Niceville....
Mr. Benjamin Davis Grant, age 72 passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 in a Crestview healthcare facility. He was born March 28, 1947 in DeFuniak Springs the son of Juston Witt...
Sharon Ward, age 71, a resident of Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019. She was born in DeFuniak Springs and attended school in Walton County. She was the oldest daughter of Sherman and Inez Ward of the Red Bay Community. Sharon was a member of Westside Baptist Church. She is predeceased by her father and mother and her brother, Morgan Darrell Smith, Jr. and a special uncle, Kaiser Ward.
Among survivors are her...
Sharon Ward, age 71, a resident of Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019. She was born in DeFuniak Springs and attended school in Walton County....
SMSGT Ronald Lee Johnson, age 57 of Choctaw Beach passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB Hospital, Eglin AFB, Florida. He was born February 11, 1962 in Landstuhl, Germany, the son of Donald Lee Johnson and Renata Ida Kieser Johnson. He moved to the United States when he was one and a half years old. Ron graduated from Freeport High School with the Class of 1980 at which time he immediately joined the United States Air Force....
SMSGT Ronald Lee Johnson, age 57 of Choctaw Beach passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in 96th Medical Group, Eglin AFB Hospital, Eglin AFB, Florida. He was born February 11, 1962...
Reverend Rod Curry, age 77 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday evening, July 16, 2019 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 11, 1942 in Mobile, Alabama the son of Adrian Roderick Curry, Sr. and Clara Elizabeth Duffee Cury. Rod was ordained as a minister with the United Methodist Church, South Alabama/Northwest Florida Conference and served many churchs in his tenure as pastor, his last appointments being in Atlanta,...
Reverend Rod Curry, age 77 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday evening, July 16, 2019 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 11, 1942 in...
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