Obituaries

Jul 11, 2018

Mary Ellen Whitehead Edwards, 97, of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018.

Mary Ellen was born August 10, 1920 in DeFuniak Springs, FL to Jessie L. Whitehead and Polly Jones Whitehead, the oldest of five children. She graduated from Walton County High School and moved to Pensacola in 1938 to work for Gulf Power Company....

Jul 10, 2018

On July 10, 2018 at 1217 Virginia Elizabeth Pittman Kinsley passed away with her loved ones by her side.

She was born January 15, 1925 in Kansas City, MO, and lived there until she met and married the brown eyed love of her life, her handsome soldier boy, Johnnie Miller Kinsley. They were married on August 4,...

Jul 7, 2018

Roger Edwin McCann, Sr., 94 of Pensacola passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018. Roger fought a long and hard battle with the dreaded disease Alzheimer's, but the time has come for him to stop the fight and rest.

Roger was born in Molino, FL on October 14, 1923, he was the first of five children born...

Jul 6, 2018

Margaret Ann (Curtis) DeSantis, 69, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, July 6, 2018.

Margaret was born on January 4, 1949 in Wilmington, OH to Jack F. and Rose Lee Curtis. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati – X-Ray School. After graduation, she moved to New York City where she started working in her career as...

Jul 4, 2018

Mary Margaret Coblentz, 90, a resident of Willowbrooke Court at Azalea Trace in Pensacola, FL died Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

Survivors include her son, Craig Coblentz (Debbie) of Montgomery, AL; a daughter, Cathy Sowell (Mark) of Pensacola, FL; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Miller and Mrs. Marcea Purdy both of North Manchester, IN; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Jerry Schannep...

Jul 4, 2018

Louis Paul Barberi, Jr., was born in Pensacola March 26 th 1931. The lifetime Pensacola native grew up in East Pensacola Heights and graduated from Catholic High School in 1948. He was a United States Army Veteran who also served in the Navy Reserves. After his service to his country in 1959 Mr. Barberi returned home to Pensacola. A...

Jul 3, 2018

Jamie Lyn Hart, 37, a lifelong Pensacola resident passed away on July 3, 2018. She was a graduate of Pensacola School of Liberal Arts and after experiencing a host of jobs through the years had finally come into her own while attending the Cindy Cassady School of Laser, Electrolysis & Esthetics. Jamie was a creative soul with a great...

Jul 1, 2018

Robert Winston Lawson, 70, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2018.

Robert was a lifelong resident of Pensacola. He was a 1965 graduate of Pensacola High School. After graduation, he attended the University of West Florida, attaining a B.S. in Marine Biology and Troy State University, attaining his M.S. in counseling.

Robert...

Jun 30, 2018

Anthony "Tony" Cotton, 65, of Elma, WA and formerly of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018.

Tony was born on August 2, 1952 in Brewton, AL. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, son, brother and friend. Tony grew up in Pensacola with his parents, Dexter and Nell, and his brother, Rick. He traveled...

Jun 28, 2018

Dr. Bob Cameron, 80, of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018.

He grew up in Defiance, OH, and graduated in 1962 from the University of Michigan with a medical degree. In the mid '60s, Bob joined the US Navy, completing Flight Surgeon training at Pensacola, NAS, and subsequently served with the First Marine Air Wing...

Jun 27, 2018

Glenn L. Rothe, Sr., 85, of Pensacola, FL went to join the Lord on Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

Glenn was born on May 3, 1933 in Helena, AL. He served the in the US Navy as a radioman until his retirement in the early 70's. Glenn moved his family from South Carolina to Pensacola, FL where he...

Jun 27, 2018

Barbara "Babs" Jean O'Connor Pivonka, 74, of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

Babs was born on August 11, 1943, in Detroit, MI. Her father, Edward, was 32 and her mother, Genevieve "Jennie", was 32. At age 5, when Babs moved to Lillian, AL she had 3 brothers (2 older & 1 younger) plus an...

Jun 24, 2018

Margaret Lide (Rowell) McClellan, 95, passed away peacefully with family and friends by her side at her home in Pensacola on Sunday, June 24, 2018.

Margaret was born on June 1, 1923 in Carlowville, AL. She lived most of her life in Pensacola and was a life-long member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. She was a friend...

Jun 23, 2018

Patricia "Patsy" Robinson Harper, 82 of Pensacola passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018.

Patsy was born in Bamberg, SC to Marion C. and Nettie (Jones) Robinson. She graduated from Bamberg High School and attended Hurst Business College. Patsy worked for James C. Greene Company where she met and later married her boss Carl Harper of Pensacola, FL....

Jun 22, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Arthur Hanson announces h is passing on Friday , June 22, 2018, at the age of 84. Charles w as preceded in death by his parents, Gladys and Leslie Hanson of Swea City, IA; his wife, Mary Lee of Pensacola, FL; his brother, Laurence of Swea City, IA . He...

Jun 21, 2018

Randy Menge, 48, a resident of Pensacola, Florida, passed away on June 21, 2018. Randy was a lifelong resident of the Pensacola area, and a graduate of Pensacola Catholic High School. After attending college in Auburn, Alabama, Randy returned to Pensacola and worked in the fields of marine construction and demolition, boat and heavy equipment sales and repairs, and...

Jun 20, 2018

Sarah Frances "Sally" Kennedy Turner , lived life to the absolute fullest and passed away peacefully on June 20, 2018 with her children by her side. Sally, a native Pensacolian, was born on March 23, 1931 to Thomas Seilles and Frankie Mae Judevine Kennedy. She lived most of her life along Scenic Highway overlooking her much-loved Escambia Bay. She...

Jun 16, 2018

Dorie Ann deChamplain, age 66, of Pensacola, passed away suddenly June 16, 2018. She was born December 8, 1951 to Albert and the late Rita deChamplain, in Norwich, CT. Dorie was a proud U.S. Air Force veteran and graduate of Concordia University, in Montreal, Quebec. There she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Biology. She worked as...

Jun 14, 2018

Helen Carroll Pugh passed away peacefully on June 14, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.  Born March 9, 1931 in Atlanta Georgia to Zimmie and John Carroll, Helen graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile, AL in 1948.  She lived in Auburn, AL and Fairhope, AL before moving to Pensacola in 1962.

Helen's unconditional love for her...

Jun 12, 2018

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled nor let it be afraid." John 14 vs. 27.

Beverly Hatton Seiple a lifelong resident of Warrington, FL, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

She is predeceased by her parents, James Herron and Avie (Hunter) Hatton and...