All Obituaries

Buel Mooney DeFuniak Springs

Buel W. Mooney, age 86, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023. Born in Glendale, Florida on August 24,1936, to Calvin (C.E.) and Pearl Brown Mooney, Buel was a lifelong resident of Walton County. He graduated from Walton High School in 1954 and married his high school sweetheart, Loretta, in June of that same year. Buel and Loretta owned and operated two long-term and successful businesses in DeFuniak - DeFuniak Pawn Shop and Mooney Bonding...

Buel W. Mooney, age 86, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023. Born in Glendale, Florida on August 24,1936, to Calvin (C.E.) and Pearl Brown Mooney, Buel was a lifelong resident of...

Mary Cecil Wilkinson DeFuniak Springs

Mary Cecil Johnson Wilkinson, 94, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022. She was born May 26, 1928, in Hartselle, Alabama, to Cecil Eugene and Julia Belle (Thompson) Johnson. She attended the University of Montevallo, and, upon graduation, she took a position as a K-12 instructor in Defuniak Springs, where she taught for over 20 years in the Walton County school system. After retirement, she and her husband Buddy enjoyed touring the United States in their RV and being with...

Mary Cecil Johnson Wilkinson, 94, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022. She was born May 26, 1928, in Hartselle, Alabama, to Cecil Eugene and Julia Belle (Thompson) Johnson. She attended...

Jessie Simmons Pensacola

Jessie Arrant Simmons passed away on December 9, 2022. She was born at Lakeside Hospital in DeFuniak Springs on November 8, 1926, to parents John Angus Arrant and Mahala Padgett Arrant. Jessie was raised in Leonia, Florida. After she married David on March 15, 1944, she moved to Pensacola to join her husband and began a career as an electronic technician at the Naval Air Station. She retired from that position after 45 years of civil...

Jessie Arrant Simmons passed away on December 9, 2022. She was born at Lakeside Hospital in DeFuniak Springs on November 8, 1926, to parents John Angus Arrant and Mahala Padgett...

LEIGHLOVE CAYLOR SPILLING Sevierville, Tennessee

Leighlove Spilling, 67, of Sevierville, TN, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022. She was born in Union Springs, Alabama on June 27, 1955 to parents Arnold and Peggy Taylor, she lived there briefly before moving to DeFuniak Springs, Florida where she spent her childhood. She moved to Sevierville, Tennessee in 2014. Leighlove was an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church where she created the flower arrangements for any and all events that took place at the church....

Leighlove Spilling, 67, of Sevierville, TN, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022. She was born in Union Springs, Alabama on June 27, 1955 to parents Arnold and Peggy Taylor,...

WILLIAM "BILL" LINDSEY DEFUNIAK SPRINGS

William “Bill” Hewett Lindsey, Jr passed away on December 5, 2022. He was born on July 21, 1942, in Pensacola, Florida, to William Hewett and Jeannette Garrett Lindsey. In 1963 Bill joined the Navy and was trained as an Aviation Fire Control technician. During his time serving his country, Bill was also trained to work on the AN/APQ-72 search and track radar system, the AN/AAA-4 Infra-red radar system, and the AN/APA-157 missile control radar system, and he...

William “Bill” Hewett Lindsey, Jr passed away on December 5, 2022. He was born on July 21, 1942, in Pensacola, Florida, to William Hewett and Jeannette Garrett Lindsey. In...

HAROLD CARPENTER FREEPORT

Surrounded by his loving family, Harold Carpenter passed away peacefully on December 1, 2022. Harold was born June 28, 1937 in Brantley, Alabama. He was a 1955 graduate of Walton High School and then became a Florida State University alumni. He married his beloved wife, Hilda, in 1959, and spent his life ardently serving his family and his community. A glimpse of his countless contributions to the Walton County area includes: - a combined 37 years of...

Surrounded by his loving family, Harold Carpenter passed away peacefully on December 1, 2022. Harold was born June 28, 1937 in Brantley, Alabama. He was a 1955 graduate of...

Raymond Danielson

Master Chief Petty Officer Raymond C. Danielson, age 92 passed away at the family residence Tuesday, November 1, 2022. He was born July 6, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Oscar and Susan (DeLaittre) Danielson. While stationed at the Naval Air Station Bocachica he and his buddies began frequenting a local restaurant and lounge named Jack’s Chili Bowl owned by a girl named Honey’s dad. Honey needed a babysitter and asked Raymond if he would babysit her...

Master Chief Petty Officer Raymond C. Danielson, age 92 passed away at the family residence Tuesday, November 1, 2022. He was born July 6, 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Oscar and...

Ronna Briganti

Ronna K Briganti, age 62, of Samson, Alabama passed away on October 28, 2022. She was born in Geneva, Alabama on February 22, 1960, to the late Ronald R. Laird and Jessie Johnson Laird. She lived most of her life in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Ronna K’s kind heart and quick-witted sense of humor were among her best qualities. She is survived by her long-standing partner Norman Landingham, her mother, Jessie, brothers, Scott and Geoffrey (Donna), her daughters,...

Ronna K Briganti, age 62, of Samson, Alabama passed away on October 28, 2022. She was born in Geneva, Alabama on February 22, 1960, to the late Ronald R. Laird and Jessie Johnson...

Donnie Fay (Weeks) Cooley DeFuniak Springs

Donnie Fay (Weeks) Cooley, 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Eden Assisted Living/Memory Care in Crestview, Florida. She was born on March 31, 1933, in Samson, Alabama to R.W. and Ecie (Wise) Weeks. Donnie Fay graduated from Walton High School in 1951 and worked at the PX, Eglin Field. She met her future husband, Clarence Cooley, at the famous Argyle Dances. After their marriage in 1952, his military career took them to...

Donnie Fay (Weeks) Cooley, 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Eden Assisted Living/Memory Care in Crestview, Florida. She was born on March 31, 1933, in...

Pauline Kay Kline Freeport

Pauline Kay Thompson Kline, born September 2, 1940, went to be with her Lord peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loved ones, on October 26, 2022. She was married to her devoted husband for 54 years. Pauline had a big heart and she fiercely loved her family, friends, and anyone she came in contact with. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Thomas Dale Kline, her parents, Annabelle and Arnold Thompson, sisters, Bernice, Wanda, Linda, Vesta...

Pauline Kay Thompson Kline, born September 2, 1940, went to be with her Lord peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loved ones, on October 26, 2022. She was married to her devoted...