Obituaries

Aug 11, 2016

Myron "Jay" Carraway, age 94, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016. He was born 1922 in Jackson, Cassia County, Idaho and lived the last 42 years of his life in Pensacola.

He is survived by his loving twin sister, Marjorie Stapleman and brother Harold Carrraway; son, Richard Carraway and...

Aug 11, 2016

William McCrory Rainwater, 59, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016. He was born in Mobile, AL on May 20, 1957 and resided the past 20 years in Pensacola and he called it home.

William served in the US Navy 26 years, retiring as a Senior Chief.

Aug 11, 2016

Robert "Bob" W. O'Brien, Jr. 69, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016.

Born: March 7, 1947

Mr. O'Brien was born in McGregor, Iowa. He Served in the Army Signal Corp during the Vietnam War and graduated from Southern Illinois...

Aug 8, 2016

Phillip Joseph Guzinski, II, 81, of Pensacola, FL passed peacefully from this life to the next on August 8, 2016 after a brief illness.

Phil was born on May 10, 1935 in Detroit Michigan, the  youngest of three children born to Josephine and Phillip J Guzinski I. He grew up in Detroit and attended The University of Detroit Jesuit...

Aug 7, 2016

David Joseph Pinder, 59, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Miami, FL on March 3, 1957. David graduated from the University of Florida in 1981 with a Master's degree in Architecture. David has been a practicing Architect in Pensacola since 1987. In 2004 he established Pinder-Martin Associates, Inc....

Aug 7, 2016

Jay Dayton Williams, M.D., J.D passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016. Jay Dayton Williams, M.D., J.D., a resident of Pensacola, FL, was born on October 26, 1933 in El Dorado, Arkansas. The oldest of three sons born to Charlie Mae Williams and Jay Dayton Williams, Sr., Jay grew up in Atlanta, GA where he graduated from Grady High School,...

Aug 6, 2016

Dr. Kenneth Nolde, Ph.D, Major, USAF Ret., died Saturday 6 Aug 2016 after a brief and unexpected illness. Ken was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 7, 1938. His family moved to Long Island, NY where he attended Malverne High School until he joined the Air Force in 1955 and was sent to...

Aug 5, 2016

Roland Darnell Barker, 97, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016.

Roland was the eldest child of 3 children born to Lillie and Samuel Barker and grew up in the rural community of Elba, Alabama. In 1926 his family moved to the Pittman Creek community in...

Aug 5, 2016

Shelley Denise LeCroy, 46, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016. She was born July 4, 1972 in Biloxi, MS.

Shelley was a loving mother to two beautiful children (Andrew-10 and Madeline – 8) and the best wife a man could over hope for to her...

Aug 3, 2016

John L. Garrett, Jr., 86, resident of Pensacola, FL went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. John was born June 9, 1930. He was a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, a 60 year Master Mason and a devoted brother, husband, father and grandfather. His long history...

Aug 2, 2016

Mildred Kuhlmann Cascone, 91, went to her Eternal home on August 2, 2016. Our mother and dad met while dancing at the Scenic Terrace in 1945. They will now resume their dance in Heaven, on Streets of Gold. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Michael Anthony Cascone.  She retired from Southern Bell/BellSouth with 33yrs service....

Aug 2, 2016

Constance "Connie" Rosique Mattair, 88, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Connie was a descendant of the original settlers of Pensacola. She was a 1946 graduate of Catholic High School, worked as a secretary for the City of Pensacola and Escambia County School Board and later opened a needlework shop. She loved to create gourmet dishes for her family and...

Aug 2, 2016

Olena E. Garrett, 85, a resident of Pensacola, FL passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Mrs. Garrett was born on July 19, 1931 in South Columbia, New Hampshire to Jesse Dan and Josephine D. Lamere Bunnell. She had worked as a Sorter for a Paper company. Olena is survived by a son, Larry Garrett and a step-daughter, Carol Brackett,...

Jul 30, 2016

William Richard McCurley, 68, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 in San Antonio, TX from a lengthy illness. He was born on November 3, 1947 in Crestview, FL to Felton and Dethlaene (Haskell) McCurley.

William grew up in Ensley, FL and graduated from Tate High School in Gonzalez,...

Jul 29, 2016

Marie Ann Perry Leidner, 78, of Baton Rouge, LA passed away Friday, July 29, 2016.

Mrs. Leidner was born in Laurel, MS on November 5, 1937 and grew up in Natchez, MS. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Languages from Louisiana State University and worked as a Stewardess for Pan American Airlines.

Mrs. Leidner...

Jul 26, 2016

This dedication is long overdue and I'm sorry; I will say that it all unfolded the way it was supposed to and I (her only surviving daughter) did the best I could with the visions and hopes that I would have done this tribute sooner but life and illness/treatment/recovery of my husband's cancer took my attention away in the...

Jul 25, 2016

Richard W. Phillips, 83, of Sun City Center, FL passed away on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Born and raised in Pensacola, FL, son of Amenia and George Phillips, he attended Pensacola High School and the University of Florida, graduating with an Engineering degree. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S....

Jul 24, 2016

Betty Jean Balencie, 87, of Pensacola passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016.

Mrs. Balencie was born on December 3, 1928 in Covington, KY to Stanley Vernon and Beatrice Rudell (Hite) Cabbell. At an early age she and her family moved to Pensacola, where she attended Catholic High School. In 1945 she married her high school sweetheart, Jobie...

Jul 23, 2016

William Hayton, 67, died on 23 July 2016.

He was born in Tazewell, VA on 13 November 1948. Mr. Hayton was in the US Army for 21 years and worked as a paramedic, a wardmaster and a physician assistant. After his military retirement he worked as a physician assistant...

Jul 22, 2016

Dorothy Guevarra, 86, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016.

Dorothy has gone to the Kingdom.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Guevarra; her parents, Thomas and Florita Sims; her brothers, Thomas...