Obituaries

Mar 17, 2016

Mary Anne Greene Wilson, 75, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016. She was born on May 4, 1940 in Barnesville, GA and married Tyrrell Wilson in December 1958. They were married for 57 years. She loved sewing for her family and most importantly she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mary...

Mar 16, 2016

Brian Pierce Mann, 55, born January 19, 1961 in Danbury, CT passed away March 16, 2016 after a brief illness. He attended Gulf Breeze High School and became a carpenter and truck driver by trade. He was employed at P Carter Trucking and America's Auto Auction, and also served in the US Army, stationed at Fort Rucker and Fort Ord....

Mar 16, 2016

Joseph L Morgan Jr, CAPT USN, longtime resident of Pensacola, FL, 90 years old, slipped the surly bonds of earth the evening of Wed 16 Mar, to join his beloved wife Carol.

Born Nov 05 1925, raised in Snow Shoe PA, "Yoke" worked on the family farm and in the local brickyard as a teenager.  During HS...

Mar 15, 2016

Bertis Benton Jordan, M.D. of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 after a brief illness.

Bert, known to many as "BB" Jordan, was born in Industry, AL on November 14, 1925 to Edna Mae Shell Jordan and James S. Jordan, M.D.

Bert is predeceased by his parents; his brothers, Earl and...

Mar 15, 2016

Eugene W. Rosenthal, 93, Pensacola, FL went to be with his Lord after a brief illness on Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

He was born in Moline, IL on January 29, 1923 and attended Moline High School prior to being commissioned into the US Navy. He served in WW II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War as...

Mar 12, 2016

Charles William "Charlie" Venable was born September 11, 1926 in Cedartown, GA. He grew up in Chattanooga, TN where he met and married the love of his life, Louise Whitfield Venable. He passed away peacefully at his home in Gulf Breeze, FL on Saturday, March 12, 2016.

He is survived by his daughters, Carol Fetzer of Hawaii...

Mar 12, 2016

Major Jean-Luc Marcel Nash, USA (ret.), 64, of Cantonment, FL passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016. Jean-Luc was the son of an Army aviator who served two tours in Vietnam and retired as a CWO-4. He was born in Nancy, France on December 30, 1951, and came to the United States when he was six. Upon graduation from high school...

Mar 11, 2016

Helen Louise Myers, 89, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Mrs. Myers lived in the Pensacola and Gulf Breeze area since 1954. She retired from Sandy Sansing Nissan, formally known as Cliff Fields Nissan.

Mrs. Myers is preceded in...

Mar 11, 2016

Dianne Curtis Richards, 51, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016. Dianne was born in and grew up in Fort Walton Beach, FL. When she was a teenager when she moved with her family to Destin, FL. Dianne, an active and energetic person mastered the Martial Arts receiving up to a 5th degree in "Shorite ryu Tai Jutsu'" and was well...

Mar 8, 2016

Jo Williams, 74, a resident of Pensacola, FL passed from this life an March 8, 2016. She was born on September 13, 1941 in San Antonio, TX. Her parents, Edward J. and Mary Natilee Cotrell predeceased her. Jo attended elementary school in San Antonio, then travelled with family to England where she completed high school. She attended The Sorbonne in...

Mar 7, 2016

Patricia J. Hansen, 76, of Pensacola died Monday, March 7, 2016. Born in Gulfport, MS she was a longtime resident of Pensacola and member of Olive Baptist Church. Pat graduated from Pensacola High School in 1958. Soon after graduation, she was crowned Miss Northwest Florida. She received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Pensacola Junior College in 1972. During...

Mar 7, 2016

Thaddeus R. Grant, 88 of Fleming Island, FL passed away Monday, March 7, 2016. Mr. Grant was born in Branford, CT on August 31, 1927. He served his country proudly in the United States Navy as an Aviator. He is survived by his wife, Elinor Wetherington Grant; daughter, Jenise Whitmire (Bob); son, Dr. Bob Grant (Betsy); grandchildren, Bill and Steve...

Mar 3, 2016

Donald Louis Voisinet, 96, was born May 5, 1919 to the late Louis John Voisinet and Josephine Kean Voisinet and died peacefully on March 3, 2016. He was a native of Buffalo, NY and a former resident of Marietta, OH before moving to Pensacola, FL in 1981. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert Kean Voisinet and Richard...

Mar 3, 2016

Doris L. Yelverton, 85, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016. Doris was born in Pensacola, FL on November 25, 1930 to Pleasant H. and Allie Mae (Byrd) Glass. Seldom is cause of death given in an obituary but we all want to know "what happened". I feel it helps to bring closure. It was a ruptured...

Mar 2, 2016

Janis Livingston Giese, 69, of Pensacola, FL departed this transitory life on March 2, 2016 following a sudden illness. She was born in Pensacola, FL on December 9, 1946 to Juanita Stanton Livingston and James Edward Livingston. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her uncle, John T. Stanton, Jr. Janis is survived by her husband,...

Feb 29, 2016

Thelma Smith Haskins, 86, of Pensacola, FL passed to a world of peace with her heavenly Father, early in the morning of February 29, 2016. She was born in Bloomingdale, OH on August 9, 1929, the daughter of the late Pressley A. Smith and Ruth P. Cline Smith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Feb 25, 2016

Catherine Humphreys Carnley Gibson, age 97, of Pensacola, FL passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on February 25, 2016. Catherine was born to Frank Clinton Humphreys and Anita Schmitz Humphreys March 24, 1918, in Pensacola, FL. As a lifelong native of Pensacola our mother adored growing up with her East Hill friends, swimming and sailing at Bayview. She also...

Feb 18, 2016

Jennifer Vaughn West, 43, of Pensacola, FL died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 18, 2016 surrounded in love by her family. Jennifer was born on September 12, 1972, in Nashville, TN. She was a graduate of The University of West Florida with a degree in Social Work. Jennifer is survived by her parents, James and Suzanne West of Pensacola;...

Feb 17, 2016

Margaret Wilson Grimm, 84, of Daniel Island, SC died on Wednesday, February 17, 2016.

She was born February 23, 1931 in Davenport, OK to the late Mrs. Vancie Wilson and the late Mr. Jesse Wilson.

Margaret was raised on a farm in Grannis,...

Feb 16, 2016

Robert Mattus died on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 in his home after a long struggle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was 88 years old. Bob was born in Worcester, MA, the youngest of eight children, to Pius (Matijosaitus) Mattus and Mary (Orante) Mattus of Vilnus, Lithuania. He was preceded in death by one sister; Ruth and 6 brothers; Joseph, John,...