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Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
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...
Frances "Carol" Ransdell
Oct 6, 2018
Frances "Carol" Ransdell, 77, of Pensacola, FL passed away peacefully Saturday, October 6, 2018 surrounded by her loving family.
Carol was born in Flomaton, AL on January 1, 1941 to Jesse and Dessie Maulden. After raising her family, Carol went back to school at PJC where she received her associate degree in psychology and began a career...
William E. Scanlan
Oct 3, 2018
William "Bill" Eugene Scanlan, 89, of Pensacola, Florida, formerly of Wynne, Arkansas, passed away October 3, 2018.
Bill was born October 4, 1929 in Laurens, Iowa, son of the late John Justin and Pauline McDermott Scanlan.  He married Betty Jean Weindel in 1950, who survives of the home, together they raised nine children. The Scanlan family were...
Constance Lau Williams
Sep 30, 2018
Constance Lau Williams, 79, of Conyers, GA and formerly of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018.
Constance was born in Colon, Republic of Panama on July 5, 1939. She attended her early education in Panama and Bermuda. She moved with her family to Brunswick, GA and graduated from Glynn Academy on May 24, 1959. While...
Sam J. Bonno, Jr.
Sep 24, 2018
Sam J. Bonno, Jr., age 75, of Gulf Breeze, FL was called home September 24, 2018. He was born November 17, 1942 in Houston, TX to the late Samuel and Bessie Bonno. Sam was devoted to his Catholic faith and was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, in Milton, FL where he was on the Parish...
Col. Anthony Frank Mielczarski, Jr. Usmc (Ret.)
Sep 23, 2018
Colonel Anthony "Tony" Frank Mielczarski, Jr., 79 passed away on Sunday September 23, 2018. He was born on May 10, 1939 in Pensacola, Florida and retired in 1989 from the USMC as a Judge Advocate. He was a graduate of Pensacola High School class of 1957. He earned both an undergraduate and law degree from the University of Florida,...
Charlotte Sims Plack
Sep 23, 2018
Charlotte Sims Plack, 86, of Pensacola, passed away on September 23, 2018.
Born Charlotte Harrison Sims in New York, New York to a Navy family, she graduated from Pensacola High School and attended Pensacola Junior College. In 1953, she married a young Air Force Lieutenant, Richard Plack, also of Pensacola. The two of them then set out...
Ida Laurie Kielek
Sep 21, 2018
Ida Laurie Kielek, 87, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, September 21, 2018.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe and Inez Kilcrease; husband, Stanley C. Kielek; as well as her sister, Twynette Meredith.
Survivors include her sisters, Linnie Etheridge of Ocean Springs, MS and Peggy Brown (Harold) of Pensacola, FL; as well...
Charles Handfield Wyatt Iv
Sep 20, 2018
Charles Handfield 'Charlie' Wyatt, IV passed away peacefully on the 20th of September 2018 after a brief illness in Pensacola, Florida, surrounded by his wife, Jan and their three children, as well as his brother-in-law and clergy.
Charlie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 26, 1937 to Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Wyatt, III and his wife,...
Evelyn Fraser
Sep 16, 2018
Evelyn Fraser, age 90, of Pensacola, was called home suddenly on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at her home. She was born May 28, 1928 to the late Stephen and Bertha Hughes, in Ridley Park, PA. Evelyn was a long time member of Olive Baptist Church and subsequently of Olive Baptist Church – Warrington Campus. She was known for her...
William "Bill" Thomas Brown
Sep 15, 2018
William Thomas Brown, of Pensacola for the last 50 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 15, 2018.
Bill was born March 28, 1930, at the beginning of the Great Depression, in Mobile, AL, where he spent his early years. He attended Murphy High School and there met his beloved future wife, Valerie Buckley. He was a...
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