Obituaries

Jul 11, 2016

Carlos Gieseken, 40, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 11, 2016 at his Pensacola home.

Carlos was born March 28, 1976 in Bogotá , Columbia to Dr. Carlos Gieseken and Zully Gieseken. The family moved to the United States when Carlos was 2 years old.

Carlos graduated from Seton Catholic Central High School in Binghamton, New...

Jul 11, 2016

A Memorial Service for Dr. A. B. Sisco will be held 4:00pm Friday, July 29, 2016 at First United Methodist Church, Six East Wright Street. The family will receive friends after the service.

Jul 10, 2016

Wayne Keith Stephenson, 69, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016.

He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Bessie Stephenson.

Survivors include his loving wife, Patricia Stephenson; his children, W. Cameron Stephenson (Paige), Christi Hankins (Mark) and...

Jul 9, 2016

 

  Daniel Eugene Seitz, Jr., 31, of Pensacola, FL lost his battle with PTSD and moved on ahead of us to lead the way to a far better eternal rest on Saturday, July 9, 2016.  

 

  Daniel was a decorated combat veteran having served in the United States Army with the 10th Mountain Division (Fort Drum, NY), 25th Infantry Division (Schofield Barracks, HI)...

Jul 8, 2016

Dr. James Walton Carruth, Jr. 76, passed away late Friday night July 8, 2016 at Baptist Hospital. Dr. Carruth was born on October 31, 1939 in Wilmington, NC. He grew up in Red Springs, NC, attended Davidson College '60 and Duke Medical School. He came to Pensacola July 5, 1965 as a Flight Surgeon. He married Elizabeth Ann Click Dec...

Jul 7, 2016

Dr. Albert V. Drlicka, 90, of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016. Dr. Drlicka was born on March 9, 1926 in Piestany, Czechoslovakia to Josef and Maria Sviecka Drlicka the 10th of 11 children.

Dr. D graduated from the University of Paris in1954 with his medical degree and started his internship in Paris. He completed...

Jul 4, 2016

Thomas Marshall Pace, age 91, died Monday, July 4, 2016. He passed away at home with his family at his side. He was born in Pensacola in 1925, the son of Ashley DeWitte and Grace Owen Pace. Tom was a life long resident of Pensacola, except for four years spent in Savannah, Ga. as a...

Jun 30, 2016

James W. "Jimmy" Haynes, 92, of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016. Jimmy was a Pensacola native and a graduate of Pensacola High School, class of 1941. He was a US Army WWII Veteran. Jimmy studied at Western Kentucky University graduating in 1948. He earned a Masters Degree in School Administration in 1983 from Troy State University....

Jun 29, 2016

Eugene "Gene" Graves, 80, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016.

Gene was born in Columbia, S.C. on November 14, 1935. He spent his summers on his grandparents' farm along with his aunts, uncles and cousins. This is where he learned his work ethic and his generosity. He manned the farm and...

Jun 29, 2016

Edwina "Ed" Whiddon Speirs died on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at her home on Pensacola Beach. A native of Pensacola, Mrs. Speirs was a resident of the Beach for the past 30 years. She graduated from Pensacola High School in 1942, after graduation she married Carl Lee Speirs a Naval Aviator and then attended Florida State College...

Jun 28, 2016

Andrew D. Morey, Jr., 75, of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, June 28, 2016. Andrew was born in Portland, ME and grew up on Peaks Island and Portland. He was a very strong swimmer and at Portland High School he was on the State Championship Swim Team. Andrew worked at Nissans Bakery, S.D. Warren, and the Maine Gas Company....

Jun 28, 2016

Katharine "Kay" Goold Killian, 94, of Pensacola passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016. The daughter of an Episcopal priest, Kay was born in Raleigh, NC. She was raised on the campus of St. Augustine's College, an historically black college where her father was President. She attended the University of North Carolina where she received her...

Jun 25, 2016

Mary Ellen (McCartney) Miller, 88, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Mary Ellen was a native of Cresson, PA, met her husband in Washington DC, traveled extensively as a Navy wife, and settled in Pensacola for the past 47 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Beryl. She is survived by her...

Jun 23, 2016

Mitzi Ann Miller, 85, passed away peacefully at her home in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Mitzi was born December 6, 1930, in Louisville, MS where she attended elementary and high school. She received a B.S. degree from Mississippi State College for Women in 1952. She began teaching physical education in Greenville, MS...

Jun 21, 2016

Betty Jacquelin "Jackie" Patterson, 82, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at her home. She was born in Pensacola on December 11, 1933, the daughter of Seaborn S. Baggett and Clara Settle. She graduated from Pensacola High School in 1951and traveled extensively as a military wife until returning to Pensacola in...

Jun 21, 2016

Award-winning singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer Freddy Powers passed away from complications of Parkinson's disease on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. He was 84. Best known as Merle Haggard's running buddy, Powers wrote "A Place to Fall Apart," "A Friend In California," "Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room" and the iconic "Natural High" for The...

Jun 21, 2016

Beth Fuller, 92, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 following a brief illness. Her death came 3 weeks following the passing of her husband Ralph. In death as in life, they were inseparable. She died just as she had lived; quietly & peacefully. She is irreplaceable in our hearts.

Beth entered the world prematurely...

Jun 19, 2016

Geoff was born in Pensacola, FL on July 25, 1968 and passed away on June 19, 2016. He attended Episcopal Day School and Cordova Elementary. He moved with his family to Highlands, NC in 1982, and returned to Pensacola in 1986 where he enrolled at and graduated from Washington High School. He received a B.A....

Jun 19, 2016

James "Bryan" Mills was born in Birmingham. AL on October 2, 1984 and passed away on June 19, 2016.

A friend, Melody Burns, so eloquently wrote, "I imagine if you could have looked at the sky at the right moment you could have seen a psychedelic...