Obituaries

May 9, 2016

John Elvis Morgan, 85, of Montgomery, AL, died Monday, May 9, 2016.

Mr. Morgan was born on November 10, 1935 in Molino, FL, the sixth generation of Morgans to live in Escambia County, FL. He graduated from in the first class of men at Florida State University in 1952...

May 4, 2016

Lynda Williams Shuman, was born on August 26, 1943, in Mobile, AL to Moody and Mary Ellen (North) Williams. She died on May 4, 2016 in Pensacola, FL. Lynda married Paul Dennis Shuman in July 27, 1968 – three weeks following his return from Vietnam. She would spend the next 47 years as a Navy wife. She had her only...

May 4, 2016

Dr. Donald Stradley McLeod of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 after a brief illness. Donald was born in Pensacola, FL on October 18, 1929 to Walter Gay McLeod and Irene Palmas McLeod. He graduated from Pensacola High School in 1948. Upon graduation from high school Donald attended the Citadel in Charleston, SC. While attending the...

May 3, 2016

Virginia Grace "Ginny" Deagan was born on May 22, 1928, in Bradford, PA to Ralph and Grace (Bullock) Miller. She died on May 3, 2016 in Pensacola, FL. Ginny married Thomas David Deagan in 1947 and spent the next 23 years as a Navy wife. While raising four children, she moved to posts including New Jersey, England, Guam, Taiwan,...

May 3, 2016

Edna Merle Sloan, 89, of Pensacola, FL died Tuesday morning, May 3, 2016 at Brookdale Hermitage Care in Tallahassee. Born in Pensacola, FL on August 26, 1926, her parents were Paul R. Clemons and Edna Glover Clemons. Mrs. Sloan was a homemaker and was a longtime resident of Pensacola, FL. She is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Bert...

May 3, 2016

Louise Cowen Lynn, 87, of Pensacola Beach, FL passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Mrs. Lynn was born on June 19, 1928 in Opp, AL to Roy Guy and Mattie (Hudson) Cowen. She attended High School in Opp and retired from the State of Alabama. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lawson Lynn. Survivors include...

May 3, 2016

Glen Nelle Elmore, 87, of Pensacola, FL passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016. She was born January 9, 1929 in Wilmer, AL to James Elsworth and Stella Ryals Stringfellow. She was the baby of 3 sisters and 3 brothers and outlived them all. Her humble, rural beginnings shaped the simple, southern woman that she was. She met the love...

May 2, 2016

Thomas W. Moyer, a native of Pensacola, FL, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, May 2, 2016.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Dan and Susie Moyer; his loving wife of 70 years, Rheba; his younger brother, Donald Moyer and his son, Paul Moyer.

Mr. Moyer was born in Pensacola on October...

Apr 24, 2016

Clifton Ralph Stokes Jr. was born on December 31, 1947 in Allentown, FL and passed away on April 24, 2016 at his home in Seminole, AL.

Mr. Stokes was a US Marine and a Vietnam Veteran. He received his Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering from UWF. With that degree he worked for NAS and then went on...

Apr 23, 2016

Alice Jean Waters died peacefully in her sleep on April 23, 2016 at the age of 88. She was born December 5, 1927 in Mobile, AL to Edna Logsdon Zepp and Russell C. Zepp. She lived most of her life in Pensacola and graduated from Pensacola High School in 1946. She married James McCoy Waters in 1947. They had two...

Apr 20, 2016

Philip M. Gilgrist (Phil), of Pensacola, FL passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.

Phil was born in Indianapolis, IN on August 1, 1932 and moved to Peru, IN when he was 5 years old. He was very active in school activities and played on the Basketball, Football and Golf teams. He attended...

Apr 18, 2016

Pete Jones 93, of Pensacola, FL passed away Monday, April 18, 2016.

Pete was born in New Brockton, AL on January 14, 1923 to Oscar and Clyde (Brabham) Jones. He served his country in the U S Army for 12 years. Pete attended the University of Alabama where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Phi Fraternity. On August...

Apr 18, 2016

Elmer Ross Laird, 93, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on April 18, 2016.

Mr. Laird was born on May 1, 1922 in Escambia County, FL and was raised in the Warrington area. He was one of 5 boys and no sisters. He went to high school and architectural-drafting trade...

Apr 17, 2016

Roy A Shires Jr. passed away on 18 April 2016.

Brother and friend, like his Mother he never met a stranger.  Although he could be abrupt at times, he was true and loyal to those he called friend. He enjoyed fishing, crabbing and being on the water. He will...

Apr 17, 2016

Ann Harwood Griffis, 79, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016. Ann was born and raised in Frederick County, MD. She graduated from St. Mary's College in St. Mary's, MD. After graduation, she worked as a secretary for a Health Care Lobbyist on Capitol Hill. Eventually she moved from Maryland to Kennesaw, GA where she worked...

Apr 14, 2016

Ina Catherine Caro Briggs, a native of Pensacola, passed away on April 14, 2016, at the Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Inpatient Residence. Ina was born on June 23, 1925, to W.J. (Bill) and Willie Mae Wise Caro.

Ina was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. In 1990, she retired...

Apr 14, 2016

Bradley "Brad" Peterson passed away at his home in Pensacola, FL on April 14, 2016, surrounded by his beloved family. Brad was born November 12, 1950 in Valley City, ND to Irma and Reynold Peterson. He attended elementary school in Hastings, ND. When the family moved to nearby Litchville, ND Brad entered 7th grade and graduated as Valedictorian of...

Apr 12, 2016

Constance Nash Tanner passed away on April 12, 2016. Connie was born February 2, 1927 in Deer Lodge, Montana. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lily Oliver Nash and Russell Orvin Nash, her twin sister Barbara Nash and Connie's husband of 65 years, Hugh B. Tanner Sr. Connie and Hugh Tanner lived, raised their family and became very...

Apr 11, 2016

Julia Wernicke, 97, of Pensacola, FL passed away on April 11, 2016. She was the daughter of Lou Mitchell Nixon and Edward Fleet Smallwood of New Bern, NC. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Conderman, a Marine fighter pilot killed at Wake Island in WWII; and her second husband of 59 years, Roger M. Wernicke...

Apr 10, 2016

A quiet, simple member of The Greatest Generation has left us, and, while life goes on, the world will be a little less without him in it. James Edward "Ed" Bell, 89, died April 10, 2016. He was born on March 18, 1927 in Choctaw County, AL, but called Pensacola home in his heart for 47 years. He served...