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John Stanton Kasic

John Stanton Kasic

Jul 11, 2015

John Stanton Kasic, age 54, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday evening, July 11, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born in Abington, PA on January 22, 1961. He graduated from Woodham High School in 1979 and attended Pensacola Junior College. John honorably served our country as a soldier in the U.S. Army...

George Elias Pagonis

George Elias Pagonis

Jul 11, 2015

George Elias Pagonis, 81, fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, July 11, 2015 after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his loving family and his beloved daughter, Dina, at his side. He was the only child born to Elias and Anastasia Pagonis in Kardamyla, Chios, Greece on September 12, 1933. After the end of WWII and the Nazi occupation of...

Claire Mitchell Roane

Claire Mitchell Roane

Jul 10, 2015

Claire Mitchell Roane, 50, of Birmingham, AL passed away July 10, 2015. Claire was born on August 25, 1964 in Pensacola, FL. She is a graduate of Washington High School and received Nursing Degrees from Pensacola Junior College, The University of South Florida and the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Claire spent her nursing career caring for babies in the neonatal units...

Norman Lafayette Jeter

Norman Lafayette Jeter

Jul 9, 2015

As pilots say, Norman Lafayette Jeter took his final flight west on July 9, 2015. The loving father, brother and husband, faithful friend, Naval Aviator, Realtor, volunteer fire fighter and professional musician and consummate entertainer will be missed dearly. He embraced life and those around him with a bigger than life force. There was never a dull moment around Norm...

Elizabeth Elaine Gabriel

Elizabeth Elaine Gabriel

Jul 9, 2015

Elizabeth (Betty) Elaine Gabriel (nee: Seaman) died on July 9, 2015 in Falls Church, VA. Her beloved husband of 63 years, Edmund Gabriel, preceded her in death. Betty's life centered around her family and faith. Although she was born in Brooklyn, New York, her family moved to Vermont and then to Massachusetts where she became a New Englander with an...

Huie Mcdonald Fox

Huie Mcdonald Fox

Jul 2, 2015

Huie McDonald Fox, aka Sonny Boy and McD, age 86, a resident of Pensacola, Florida transitioned from this life on Thursday, July 2, 2015. He was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, the son of Isiah Bertram Fox and Marie Etheline Grant Fox. He was an Accountant. Sonny Boy leaves his wife, Bonnie (Forte) of 60 years; daughters, Sharon Mould (Carey),...

John David Phillips

John David Phillips

Jul 1, 2015

John David Phillips, 62 years of age, passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2015. He was a longtime resident of Pensacola before moving to his beloved Josephine, Alabama. He was a graduate of Pensacola High School, where he played in the band as a drummer. He then played with the Rosie O'Gradys Dixieland Band at Seville Quarter for several years....

Lillie Mae Rees

Lillie Mae Rees

Jul 1, 2015

Lillie Mae Rees, 95, of Pensacola, FL passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2015. She lived a long and loving life as a wife, mom, grandma, great grandma, mother-in-law, sister, friend, nurse, neighbor, church lady, environmentalist and matriarch. She will be missed but never forgotten, a kind and gentle soul with boundless love whose life's purpose was to respond to...

Carol Nathan O'Brien

Carol Nathan O'Brien

Jul 1, 2015

Carol Nathan O'Brien, 70, passed away in her home in Pensacola on July 1, 2015. She was born on January 11, 1945 in Pensacola, FL. In her many years as a social worker in Pensacola, Carol helped countless families as a grief counselor, and then went on to assist the elderly of Northwest Florida until she retired in 2014. She...

Gladys Mae Langford

Gladys Mae Langford

Jul 1, 2015

Gladys Merritt Langford was born on July 23, 1921 and passed away July 1, 2015 in Pensacola, FL. Gladys was the elder of two daughters born to Richard Carl and Etta Lee Merritt. Throughout her life Gladys was a member of First Baptist Church of Pensacola. She was a homemaker and a gentle woman with the most amazing heart. Gladys...

Dorothy "Dot" Wilson Smith

Dorothy "Dot" Wilson Smith

Jul 1, 2015

Dorothy E. Smith, 80, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She was born in Detroit, Tipton Co., TN on July 27, 1934 to Mike and Effie Wilson. Dorothy attended various schools in Tipton County, and she married V. J. "Smitty" Smith in 1956 and was married for 51 years before his death in June, 2007. Together...

Betty Lou Sistrunk

Betty Lou Sistrunk

Jun 30, 2015

Betty Lou Sistrunk, 77, a resident of Niceville, FL, passed away on June 30, 2015. Mrs. Sistrunk was born on November 3, 1937 in Winchester, VA; the only child of the late Garland David Tharp and Virginia Frances Nicholson Tharp. She attended Oxen Hill High School, MD where she was the lead in many school operettas. She was on the...

Leigh Graham

Leigh Graham

Jun 29, 2015

Leigh Graham, 58, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015. Leigh was born in Pensacola and lived a life full of love and laughter. She was a kind and generous person who loved her family and friends unconditionally whether they had two legs or four. She is preceded in death by her parents, Hugh and Mary Anne Graham. Survivors include her...

Joseph L. Marson

Joseph L. Marson

Jun 27, 2015

Joseph L. Marson, 90, of Pensacola passed away on Saturday June 27, 2015. Mr. Marson was born in Homestead, PA on September 1, 1924 to Alex and Anna Marie (Jacobs) Marsonoski. Mr. Marson joined the Navy and served from 1942-'46 and then again from 1950-'67 retiring as a Chief Petty Officer. After his Navy career Mr. Marson went to work...

Maria Del Pilar Mangual Ortiz

Maria Del Pilar Mangual Ortiz

Jun 27, 2015

Maria del Pilar Mangual Ortiz died at Covenant Hospice on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the age of 68 after an eight year battle with breast cancer. She was born June 19, 1947 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She was the daughter of Juan Bautista Mangual and Julia Maria Ortiz Sanchez who preceded her in death. Maria and her siblings were...

Ann Armour Norris

Ann Armour Norris

Jun 27, 2015

Ann Armour Norris, 82, of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015. Born on September 20, 1932, in Enterprise, AL, Ann grew up on her family farm. Ann began playing the piano in church at the age of 15, and this became her lifelong mission. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Alabama...

Paul William Shea

Paul William Shea

Jun 23, 2015

Paul William Shea, 86, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. He was born in Knoxville, TN on August 14, 1928 and lived all over the country. He enjoyed being a Navy pilot for 25 years after joining the Navy at age 17. He later worked in Banking and at P.J.C. in Computer Science. Paul was a...

Helen Shana Schulein

Helen Shana Schulein

Jun 22, 2015

Helen Schulein was born on August 22, 1904 in Warsaw, IN to Silas and Rae Shana. She died June 22, 2015 at the age of one hundred ten years and ten months outliving her brother Malcolm and sister-in-law, Florence. Helen attended Milwaukee Downes Finishing School and then graduated from Ohio State University. She taught all elementary grades in a one...

Ruby Pettus

Ruby Pettus

Jun 21, 2015

Ruby Pettus, 89, of Pensacola, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Mrs. Pettus is preceded in death by her parents, Pearl and Irving Mason; son, Daniel Pettus; five brothers and four sisters. Mrs. Pettus is survived by her daughter, AlyceFaye; sister, Corine Corbin and two grandsons. A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at...

William "Bill" Russell Bean

William "Bill" Russell Bean

Jun 18, 2015

William "Bill" Russell Bean passed away peacefully on June 18, 2015 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Erwin, TN to Joseph and Beryl Bean on October 26, 1930, but lived most of his life in Pensacola. After graduation from Pensacola High School with the Class of 1948, Bill attended FSU (Florida State University) until the outbreak of...

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