Lois Anna Dixon, Phd
Nov 4, 2018
Lois Anna Dixon was born in Pensacola, Florida, on December 16, 1955, to John Bernard Dixon and his wife Louise (Pfeiffer) Dixon. She was the 4 th child in the family.
Lois was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pensacola. She graduated from Washington High School, University of West Florida (BS in Chemistry), Duke University (MS...
James Barton Shepherd
Nov 2, 2018
James "Jim" Barton Shepherd, 88, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. In the weeks before his death he was comforted and cared for by many, including both daughters and his favorite grand-dog, Bella.
Jim was born in Philadelphia, PA, raised in Wayne, PA, and was the son of the late Richard and Florence Regester Shepherd. He honorably...
Penny Finn Witt
Oct 28, 2018
Penny grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan. She earned her degree in English from Marymount College in New York. Going from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast, she attended the University of Southern California where she met Jim, the love of her life and husband for 48 years. After many moves and three daughters later, they...
Malcolm Kenneth "Ken" Pfeiffer
Oct 28, 2018
Malcolm Kenneth "Ken" Pfeiffer died peacefully on October 28, 2018, surrounded by his family in Gainesville, Florida, at the age of 90. Ken was born in Pensacola on July 9, 1928 to Everett and Eula Mae Pfeiffer. Ken was a lifelong and devoted Pensacola resident, businessman and community leader, leaving only to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville where...
Joyce Brown
Oct 26, 2018
Joyce Clary Brown, age 92, passed away at her home in Gulf Breeze, FL on October 26, 2018, with her family at her side. She was born, March 11, 1926 in Birmingham, AL to John Terrell and Myrtle May Revis Clary. Joyce was a 1943 graduate of Pensacola High School. She married Arthur Hargest Brown and together they had...
Robert "Bob" P. Gaines
Oct 25, 2018
Robert P. (Bob) Gaines died on Thursday, October 25, 2018.
Bob was born April 6, 1927, in Daytona, FL to Marion Toulmin Gaines and Marion Howie Gaines. The family moved to Jacksonville when Bob was an infant, then to Mobile, AL, and finally to Pensacola, FL where he graduated from Pensacola High School at the age of...
Elizabeth Louise Davidson
Oct 24, 2018
Elizabeth Louise Davidson, "An Amazing Woman", passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018. She was born and raised in Pensacola FL. She went to Pensacola High School, graduated and went on to work at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, "as the only women draftsman for over 35 yrs". She lived in Gulf Breeze, then built a home in Lillian, AL. From...
Dianne F. Johnson
Oct 24, 2018
Dianne Johnson, age 83 of Pensacola passed away on Oct 24. She was born in Yakima, Washington and her family moved to Pensacola in 1941 which is where her mother, Christine, grew up. She graduated from PHS in 1953 and enjoyed being a part of multiple clubs in high school including Y-Teens, Girls Sports Club, Pep Club and Glee...
Loraine Gariepy Pasek
Oct 24, 2018
Loraine Gariepy Pasek, age 93, of Pensacola, was called home October 24, 2018. She was born October 11, 1925 in Springfield, Mass., to the late Paul and Alice Gariepy. Loraine is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Robert Gariepy;Â and sister, Arlene Reed. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Henry Walter Pasek; children, Robert M....
Robert "Bob" Chris Spenler
Oct 21, 2018
Robert "Bob" Chris Spenler was 66 years old and a resident of Navarre, FL. On October 21, 2018 he passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. Bob, a long-time resident of the Gulf Coast, was an avid fisherman most of his life. Bob was born on June 5, 1952 in the small town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa....
R.E. "Doc" Mauch
Oct 18, 2018
R.E. "Doc" Mauch, 97, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018.
His higher education was interrupted by WWII in which Doc served his country honorably as a Naval aviator. After leaving the service he entered the insurance business as a salesman. When American Fidelity Life Insurance Company was formed in 1956 he was named...
Virginia "Ginny" Ficht
Oct 18, 2018
Virginia "Ginny" Ficht, 93, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018.
Ginny was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1924. Her family moved to Tampa a few years later, where she would go on to graduate from H. B. Plant High School in 1942. She met the love of her life at that time and...
Alice Elaine Wiggins Sherrill
Oct 17, 2018
Alice Elaine Wiggins Sherrill, 59, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Nellie D. Wiggins and Lester E. Wiggins. Her parents operated Wiggins Clothing Store in Pensacola, of which Alice was an indispensable part. Alice is also preceded in death by her brothers, Wilton and Dale Wiggins.
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Betty Joan Watson
Oct 15, 2018
On Monday, October 15, 2018, Betty Joan Watson, passed away at the age of 86.
She was born in Pensacola, FL on December 26, 1931 to the late William Fletcher Frazier, Sr. and Eula Van Matre. She married Leon Watson, Sr. on December 20, 1945 and enjoyed 60 years of marital bliss.
Betty and Leon...
Milton Clyde Overstreet
Oct 14, 2018
Milton Clyde Overstreet, age 81, of Pensacola, was called home Sunday, October 14, 2018. He was born April 09, 1937 in Sylvania, GA to the late Causey and Mildred Overstreet. Milton retired after a long career with the Civil Service at NAS Pensacola. He was known as a cherished husband and devoted father. Milton is preceded in death by...
Rachel Johnson Rigby
Oct 12, 2018
Rachel Johnson Rigby, 96, died peacefully at her home in Pensacola, FL on Friday, October 12, 2018.
Rachel was born in Enterprise, AL on January 19, 1922 to Charles Herbert Johnson, a shoe repairman and farmer, and to Sadie Lammon Johnson, a homemaker and a minister with the Assemblies of God. The family later moved to Andalusia,...
Louis J. Szabo
Oct 12, 2018
Louis J. Szabo, age 89, of Destin, FL was called home October 12, 2018. He was born March 18, 1929 in Racine, WI to the late Louis G. and Joan Toth Szabo. Louis grew up in Racine, WI and was a graduate of Wm. Horlick High School, class of 1947. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran as well...
Janet Maxine Pardonner
Oct 9, 2018
Janet Maxine Pardonner, age 76, passed away gently early morning October 9, 2018.
Janet was born January 9, 1942 in Winamac Indiana to the late Darcy Glen Morris and Florence Alice Timm.
She married David Pardonner on June 27th, 1962 and was widowed in November 30 th 2013.
Janet is survived by two...
Ronald H. E. Smedley, Jr.
Oct 6, 2018
Ronald Hailey Edward Smedley, Jr., age 31, of Pace, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 6, 2018. He was born January 8, 1987 in Orlando, FL to Ronald Smedley, Sr. and Jacqueline DelliColli. Ronnie was an alumnus of Pace High School and current student at Pensacola State College. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. Ronnie...
Larry Shane Flores
Oct 6, 2018
Larry Shane Flores, 63, of Milton, FL passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018.
Larry was born in Pensacola, FL on August 22, 1955 to Michael J. Flores, Jr. & Annie McGraw Flores. He attended St. Paul Catholic School and Pensacola Catholic High School. Larry will always be remembered by his family as a loving son, brother, and...
