Obituaries

Jul 22, 2018

Margaret Elizabeth Whitmire Burks, age 92, of Pensacola, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 22, 2018, after a long battle with dementia. She was born the fourth of five children to the late James Buford and Mary Ingram Whitmire, on March 14, 1926 in Decatur, Alabama. Margaret married her high school sweet heart and husband...

Jul 22, 2018

Fred S. Evans M.D. Captain (MC) US Navy, (ret.) passed away on Sunday. July 22, 2018.

He was born in Tupelo, MS on November 23, 1932, the only child of Ernest and Ruby Evans, both who predeceased him.

Dr. Evans graduated from Tupelo High School in 1950; Mississippi State University in 1955; and the University...

Jul 21, 2018

Helen Norma Mitchell (Davis), 97, of Pensacola Florida was born in Cuero, Texas. She passed on to her eternal home on Saturday July 21, 2018 after a brief illness. She was a lifelong, devoted, member of the Lutheran Church.   As a young lady she was elected, and served, as President of the State of Texas Luther League (Lutheran Church...

Jul 20, 2018

Sheila Diane Roberts Ice, 62, of Pensacola, FL passed away with family by her side at Southern Oaks Care Center on Friday, July 20, 2018.

She was born on November 4, 1955 in Portsmouth, VA. Sheila was always willing to help others, was kind and giving. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her....

Jul 19, 2018

Irene Holman Floyd Deuell, 77 of Seminole, Alabama passed to her heavenly home to be with Jesus on July 19, 2018 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Irene was born in Foley, Alabama to Walter Bernard and Erna Poser Holman on June 9, 1941. She grew up on the family farm in Foley Alabama and had lively...

Jul 19, 2018

Dorothy Dean Ferguson Geiger died peacefully on July 19, 2018. She was born on July 5, 1925 to Eva Dean Howe and Rudolph Preston Ferguson at the old Sacred Heart Hospital on 12th Avenue in Pensacola, Florida.

Dorothy Dean attended public schools in Pensacola and graduated from Pensacola High School in 1943. Following graduation, she attended Vanderbilt...

Jul 16, 2018

Kevin T. LeRoy, 48, of Gulf Breeze, FL, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2018.

Kevin was born June 5th, 1970 to parents Ted and Lucy LeRoy. Kevin attended Episcopal Day School in Pensacola FL and graduated from Woodham High School in 1989. After graduation he joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) 3 rd Force Reconnaissance...

Jul 14, 2018

Felicia Coville Sturgis, 59, of Pensacola passed away, Saturday, July 14, 2018.

Felicia was born June 12, 1959 to Col. Alan Coville and Bobbye Jean (Hall) Coville in Toul, France. She graduated from high school in Hawaii, and retired after 35 years with the Civil Service at NAS.

She is preceded in death by her...

Jul 12, 2018

Patrick "Sean" Peterson, 48, of Gulf Breeze passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018.

Sean was born to Sherrel Masters and Charles Peterson on July 15, 1969 in Parkersburg, WV where he was raised and attended Parkersburg High School. He joined the U S Air Force and graduated from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Sean was a decorated Air...

Jul 12, 2018

Captain Joel Lowell Sr., USMC (ret.), 82, died peacefully on Thursday, July 12, 2018.

Captain Lowell was a veteran of the Vietnam War and honorably served 20 years in the US Marine Corps. He was born August 22, 1935 in Montezuma, GA. He was the son of Curtis and Helen Miller. He grew up in Pensacola with...

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...