Obituaries

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...

Jul 18, 2016

Ashley Nichelle Mason, 33, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016. She was born on February 1, 1983 in East Point, GA to Jeff and Diane (Weathers) Fenner. Ashley was a Pet Groomer She is survived by her husband, Blane Phillip Mason and a host of other family and friends. The family will receive friends at 1:00pm...

Jul 18, 2016

LeRoy Chambers, 81, was a man who loved adventure. Born to parents Roy Chambers and Rovena Archer in Strong City, OK on December 15, 1934, perhaps his first taste of true adventure came at the age of five when he would take his beloved pony and ride all day until nightfall every chance he got....

Jul 17, 2016

Eileen "Mac" Baker, long-time resident of Pensacola, died Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Sacred Heart Hospital from complications related to surgery.

Born in 1935 in London, England, Eileen's early years were spent in wartime East London, an experience she often recounted with humor later in life to her children....

Jul 16, 2016

Stanley "Stan" Vincent Dean, Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 19, 1938. He lived in Florida with his mother, Jeanette Caudill, for most of his early life. Graduating from Pensacola High School in 1956, he joined The United States Air Force. After serving for four years as a Russian linguist, stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, he resumed his education....