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Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
William K. York
May 8, 2017
William K. York, 87, a resident of Milton, FL passed away on Monday, May 8, 2017. He was born on August 29, 1929 in Akron, OH. William studied engineering at Akron College and retired as a senior executive from Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation. During his career he worked on the design of many of the nation's first nuclear power...
Margaret Villar Rowley
May 8, 2017
Margaret Louise Rowley, 94, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 8, 2017 in Pensacola, FL. She was born on June 13, 1922 to James Thomas Shipman and Lola Mae (Loftin) Shipman in DeFuniak Springs, FL. Margaret lived in DeFuniak Springs, FL and Geneva, AL but spent most of her life in Pensacola....
Virginia G Mcphail
May 7, 2017
Virginia Gardner McPhail of Pensacola died Sunday, May 7, 2017. She passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side.
Virginia grew up in Rochester, New York and moved to Florida more than four decades ago. Virginia's passions included the arts, reading, and history. She loved the outdoors and...
Jimmy "Jim" Dean Smith
May 5, 2017
Jimmy "Jim" Dean Smith, 72, of Pensacola, FL died on May 5, 2017. Jim was born in Chester, SD to Leslie Lamond and Dorothy Lenora Smith. He was the youngest brother of eight children. Jim served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Jim worked in the propane business in Illinois, Florida and Wyoming for more...
Wilma "Jean" Olmsted
May 2, 2017
"By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You only have to remember it."- Bill Vaughan
Wilma, known by family and friends as "Jean", passed away the morning of May 2, 2017.
Word has it that your life has been lived by age 40. After Jean's 80th birthday a few months ago, she...
Mary Arnold Davis
May 2, 2017
Mary Arnold Davis, 97, of Spanish Fort, AL and formerly of Lillian died Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Mary was born on August 2, 1919 in Pensacola, the daughter of John Albert Arnold and Anna Pauline Mueller. She was a Budget Analyst at NAS, Pensacola, retiring after 30 years. Mary was a member of the Magnolia Garden Club, life-time member...
Barbara "Ginger" Virginia Wessel
May 1, 2017
Barbara "Ginger" Virginia Wessel, 70, of Pensacola, FL passed away Monday, May 1, 2017.
She is survived by her son; Michael Wessel (Heather)  of Reston, VA; daughter, Christine  Wessel (Jody Pearce) of San Clemente, CA and their son, Liam; daughter; Barbara Hobbs (Eric O'Neal) of Pensacola, FL and her son, Jeffrey; uncle, Dick  Barker (Gerry) of Pensacola;...
Mansur "Steve" K. Stevens, Jr.
May 1, 2017
Mansur K. "Steve" Stevens, Jr., 88, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017. Mansur was born August 1, 1928 in Peterborough, NH to Mansur K. and Eva Stevens. He attended Keene State Teachers College, Keene, NH.
Mansur began his Military Service in 1950 stationed in Pensacola, FL, where he met...
Jeffrey Machen Cosby
Apr 29, 2017
Jeffrey Machen Cosby, 55, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017, surrounded by his family and friends.
Jeff was born on November 6, 1961 to Mabel and Ozy Cosby at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.
Jeff enjoyed his early...
Shirley "Victoria" Schear
Apr 29, 2017
A beautiful soul, Shirley "Victoria" Schear, 78, passed on to her next journey on Saturday, April 29, in Pensacola, FL, surrounded by her family and close friends.
Victoria was born in Dallas, TX and lived most of her life in Houston, TX where she completed her bachelor degree in anthropology and sociology at...
Jane Rose Wilkerson
Apr 27, 2017
Jane Rose Wilkerson died on April 27, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL. She was 56 years old. Jane was born on March 1, 1961 in Las Vegas, NV the daughter of Marjory Brewer Wilkerson and William Henry Wilkerson. Jane was the youngest in a family of four children. She was preceded in death by her mother, father...
Edgar "Eddie" W. Diamond, Jr.
Apr 26, 2017
Edgar "Eddie" W. Diamond, Jr., 57, of Pace, FL passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. He was born in Brewton, AL on January 16, 1960 to Edgar Wallace Diamond, Sr. and Darlene Janette Diamond.
Eddie achieved scouting's highest rank of Eagle Scout in New Bern, NC 1973. He attended West Craven High...
Richard Behnke
Apr 24, 2017
Richard Behnke, 76, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 in Orlando, FL. He was born September 18, 1940 in Chicago, IL, the son of Theodore and Charlotte Behnke. Richard had three siblings; Robert, a Catholic priest of the Carmelite order and sisters, Mary Anne and Dorothy. Richard earned Master's and Doctorate degrees in sociology at the University of...
Dorothy Ann Bosak Vuksta
Apr 22, 2017
Dorothy Ann Bosak Vuksta, 86, went peacefully on Saturday, April 22, 2017 in Pensacola, FL. She was born (May 10, 1930) and raised in Youngstown, OH as a Byzantine Catholic. She was Woodrow Wilson's valedictorian in 1948. She married Captain Michael J. Vuksta MD in 1953 and had 4 children. Dorothy loved playing musical instruments especially the...
Janet Walker Greenblatt
Apr 21, 2017
Janet Walker Greenblatt, 98, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017at The Waterford at Carpenter's Creek. She was born Janet Lorraine Walker in Mimico, Canada on July 18, 1918. She lived across North Florida and South Georgia, graduating from Blountstown, FL High School and often remarked that every boy in her class...
Emmalyn "Em" Traylor Owens
Apr 19, 2017
Emmalyn "Em" Traylor Owens, 70, passed at Sandy Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Milton, FL April 19, 2017. Em was the daughter of Cephus Carl Traylor and Betty Eubanks Traylor, born 1947 in Marianna, FL.
Em was an Elementary Education graduate (1970) of The University of West Florida. She taught at Tyndall Air Force...
Sara Nan Dacus
Apr 17, 2017
Dr. Sara Nan Garrett Dacus, 83, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Covenant Hospice in Pensacola, FL. She was a native of Montgomery County, MS until she moved recently to Pensacola with her husband Fred.
She was born on Oct 7, 1933 in Poplar Creek to John and Bettie Evans Garrett....
Elmer "Rodney" Goble
Apr 16, 2017
Elmer "Rodney" Goble, 80 of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Rod was born in Weeksbury, KY on July 29, 1936. His family moved to the beautiful small town of Barrett, WV in 1952 where he met the love of his life Esther. They were married on December 20, 1959. Rod served in the United...
Joseph B. Patti
Apr 16, 2017
Captain Joseph B. Patti, 71, died Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Joseph "Joey" Patti was born on November 9, 1945 to Captain Joe Patti and Anna Patti. He was called home to Our Lord God Almighty on Easter Sunday. He was a lifelong resident of Pensacola. He graduated from Pensacola...
Elizabeth Jean Judkins
Apr 16, 2017
Elizabeth Jean Judkins, 91, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017. She was born on October 22, 1925 in Oahu, HI. She was educated at Mary Knoll School. Mrs. Judkins worked for over 30 years as a Bookkeeper at the Kmart on Mobile Highway here in Pensacola. She enjoyed being a homemaker to...
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