Obituaries

Apr 20, 2020

Daniel P. Morris, son of the late Donald and Maureen Morris, formally of Ilion, NY, peacefully passed away on April 20, 2020 at his home in Pensacola, FL.

Dan graduated from Ilion HS and received his BS from Utica College. Upon graduation Dan traveled throughout the country, working in many different capacities. He loved music, playing guitar...

Apr 19, 2020

Betty Odell Boyd Craft died peacefully April 19, 2020 after a brief decline at Arcadia Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pensacola, FL.

She was born April 3, 1929 in Newell, AL, to Bertie Haynes Boyd and John Hoyt Boyd, the youngest of 5 children. After graduating from high school in Roanoke, AL, she entered nurses' training at...

Apr 19, 2020

Erica W. Reed, 93, of Pensacola, FL passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sunday morning, April 19, 2020. It was significantly the Second Sunday of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday with the Gospel of John telling us about doubting Thomas. There has never been any doubt of God's Mercy and his love for us all. Since the day...

Apr 18, 2020

James Edward "Cotton" Connell, 96, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born September 15, 1923 in Safety Harbor, FL. His parents were Edward and Connie Connell. He was married to Barbara Shinn Connell for 50 years.

Cotton volunteered for the U.S. Army and served in the European Theater in World War II. He enjoyed a...

Apr 18, 2020

Donald R. McCrory, Sr., 73, of Pace, FL went to be with our Lord Saturday, April 18, 2020.

This man is an appreciative forgiving son; a caring benevolent brother; a courageously tough and well decorated Marine (OORAH!!!); a humbly brave hero; a trustworthy friend; a respectful neighbor; an understanding uncle; a close cousin; a passive brother-in-law;  a...

Apr 17, 2020

CAPT John Wesley Fowler, USN (Ret), loving husband of Emily (Sunny) Elliott passed away on April 17, 2020. John was born in Lancaster, Ohio on December 14, 1928 to Wesley Royal and Mary Ester Fowler. In 1934, along with his sister Dorothy Ann, they moved to Southern California, finally settling in Balboa.  With a beach for a front yard,...

Apr 16, 2020

Our angel, Theresa Shows White, 64, received her wings on April 16 th , 2020. It has been one year since Theresa lost her courageous battle against ALS, a disease this sweet lady did not deserve.

Theresa worked many years with the Escambia County School District, mostly working in the libraries. She touched the lives of many...

Apr 9, 2020

Paul J. Peschel, 90, of Lillian, AL passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020.

Paul was born in Lillian, AL in 1929 and graduated from Catholic High School in Pensacola, FL. He served in the Army during the Korean War and worked for NARF as an inspector until his retirement in 1994. He was a member of the...

Apr 7, 2020

Daniel L. Young passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at his home in Pensacola, FL.

He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict and later dedicated 45 years to the Santa Fe Railroad in Barstow, CA.

Daniel is survived by his four children, Duane J. Young, NE; James...

Apr 6, 2020

On Monday, April 6, 2020, Eric Paul Baum, loving son, brother and war veteran, passed away peacefully at age 32 in his home in Navarre, Florida.

Eric was born on March 30, 1988 in Margate, Florida to Charles and Karen Baum. Eric grew up in Boca Raton Florida. He obtained his Florida Emergency Medical Technician license before...

Apr 6, 2020

"A mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible." – Marion C. Garretty.

It is with great sadness our family announces a beloved sister, wife, mother, and friend Nancy Sue Haddox Gandy left this world on Monday, April 6, 2020.

Nancy was born on December 11, 1948 in...

Apr 6, 2020

Toni Presley, 102, of Milton, FL passed away Monday April 6, 2020 in Richmond, VA where she had resided the past few years. Toni (nee Ollie Maude Blair) was born October 16, 1917 to the late James Garland and Irene Scroggs Blair in Oakwood, GA. She spent most of her life in Pensacola, FL raising her and Marion Ernest...

Apr 3, 2020

Edward Ralph Baker, Jr., 95, of Pensacola, FL passed away on April 3, 2020. Mr. Baker was born March 10, 1925 in Great Falls, SC, the fifth of seven children born to Edward Ralph Baker and Lida Kell Van Landingham Baker. He is survived by his wife of 77 years, Minnie Morrison Baker and son Steven J. Baker (Mary)...

Apr 2, 2020

Kenneth Louis Weekley, 85, of Gulf Breeze, FL died on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

He was born in Pensacola, FL on October 1, 1934 to Louis William Weekley and Beaulah Odessa Crooke Weekley. Kenneth graduated from Pensacola High School in 1952 and married the love of his life, Jane Copelan, at the First United Methodist Church on...

Mar 30, 2020

Surrounded by loved ones, Mary Ann Byerly, loving wife and mother or four, peacefully passed away in Pensacola on March 30, 2020. She was 89. Born in Luray, Virginia, on September 13, 1930, to Marvin James "Peachy" and Anne Hudson Menefee, Mary Ann was the third of five children. In 1951, she received a BA and a nursing degree...

Mar 29, 2020

Jeff Edward Cary was born September 29, 1956 in Pensacola, FL and passed away in Pensacola, FL on March 29, 2020.

In his younger years, Jeff was an excellent athlete who excelled in football and baseball at Greenwood High School, Greenwood, SC. After high school, he attended Pensacola Junior College and thereafter played professional baseball for the...

Mar 29, 2020

Dr. James Fredrick "Fred" Renfroe passed peacefully at his home with family on Sunday, March 29, 2020 in Gulf Breeze, FL at the age of 78.

Fred was born on February 7, 1942 in Jacksonville, FL. His family later moved to Pensacola where he met his soulmate for life in the 11th grade. He graduated from Pensacola...

Mar 28, 2020

Jessica Mary Aspenson Jordan, 41 of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Jessica was born November 18, 1978 in Madison, WI to Doreen (Grimsrud) and Mark Aspenson. She was a graduate of Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI majoring in art. On October 15, 2005 she married Michael Jordan. They were blessed with 6 children. Jessica...

Mar 28, 2020

Lt. Colonel James "Jim" Joseph Bonin, Jr., USAF (Ret.), 76, of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020.

A Louisiana native, Jim was born in New Orleans and grew up in New Iberia, LA. He worked at Paul's Flower Shop and Allain's Jewelry Store while in high school and college. These jobs were a real blessing...

Mar 27, 2020

Auston "LaVerne" Enfinger, 90, passed away March 27, 2020.

He was born and raised in Pensacola and was the owner of Enfinger Radiator, Inc. for 58 years. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and his cutting horses. His favorite saying was "Life is hard but it's fair."

Preceded in death by his parents, Mary Myrtle (Steadham)...