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William "Patrick" Duncan

William "Patrick" Duncan

Dec 1, 2014

William Patrick Duncan, 92, of Pensacola, FL died on Monday, December 1, 2014. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Gloria Dreaper Duncan on July 28, 2003. A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00am Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel with Fr. Joe Callipare, celebrant. A reception and family visitation...

Woodrow Wilson Gaff, Jr.

Woodrow Wilson Gaff, Jr.

Nov 25, 2014

Woodrow Wilson Gaff, Jr., 66, of Pensacola died Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Born July 29, 1948 in Pensacola, FL to Woodrow and Lillian Gaff, Sr., he attended Woodham High School and graduated in 1968. Woody served in US Army from September 1969-1971. During his tour in Vietnam he was assigned to the 196th Infantry Brigade as an Infantryman. During his...

Msgr. Raymond James Mullins

Msgr. Raymond James Mullins

Nov 24, 2014

Msgr. Raymond James Mullins, 86, of Pensacola passed away Monday, November 24, 2014. Raymond James Mullins was born in Limerick, Ireland in the year 1928. He attended Christian Brothers Primary School and continued through secondary school at Mungret College where he studied Philosophy. He then attended St. Patrick's College Seminary in Carlow, Ireland where he studied theology and pastoral/sacramental ministry....

Guynell Elizabeth Goneke

Guynell Elizabeth Goneke

Nov 24, 2014

Guynell King Goneke went to her home in Heaven on Monday, November 24, 2014. She was born on January 25, 1916 to her parents, Gordon and Kate King in Commerce, GA. The family moved to Jay, FL when she was 12 years old. She accepted the Lord at age 16 at Pine Level Baptist Church. She graduated from Jay High...

William "Bill" Edward Mcfarland

William "Bill" Edward Mcfarland

Nov 23, 2014

On the morning of November 23, 2014, William "Bill" Edward McFarland passed away after aggressively fighting cancer for four months. He was surrounded by his family early Sunday morning at Covenant Hospice in West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, FL when he peacefully left us. Bill was 60 years old. He was born in Wilmington, DE on August 17, 1954. He...

Nancy Lucille Cannon Boyles

Nancy Lucille Cannon Boyles

Nov 23, 2014

Nancy Lucille Cannon Boyles entered eternal life Sunday, November 23, 2014. Born October 31, 1943 in Cordele, Georgia, she was the daughter of Joseph Warren and Lillian Pridgen Cannon, and granddaughter of Joseph Warren Sr. and Harriet Vinson Cannon and of William Earl and Nancy Pearl Helton Pridgen. As the beloved wife of Karl Winston Boyles, Jr, together they shared...

Daniel Eric Doelker

Daniel Eric Doelker

Nov 23, 2014

Daniel Eric Doelker of Pensacola passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014. Eric was born on April 23, 1975 in Pensacola to Dr. Richard and Linda Doelker. He married Margot McMahon, and together they had one son, Richie. After receiving his degree from University of West Florida in Engineering Technology with a specialization in construction, Eric became LEED certified and worked...

Lewis S. Huntington

Lewis S. Huntington

Nov 22, 2014

Lewis S. Huntington, 95, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Lewis was born on March 17, 1919 in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Glen E. and Louise (Nusser) Huntington. He was a retired Machinist for Boeing Aircraft and a veteran, serving with the US Army. Services with burial will be with the Green Hills Mortuary...

James Stephen Catches

James Stephen Catches

Nov 22, 2014

James Stephen Catches, Sr. 1952-2014 James Stephen Catches, Sr., 62, died on November 22, 2014 after a courageous fight against melanoma cancer. He was born on January 28, 1952 in Pensacola, FL. A life-long resident of Pensacola, Jimmy was a natural athlete who excelled at both baseball and football, and loved surfing and barefoot skiing. After high school, Jimmy joined...

James Justice Hudgens

James Justice Hudgens

Nov 21, 2014

James Justice Hudgens, 90, a resident of Carpenters Creek Assisted Living, Pensacola and a beloved husband, father and grandfather passed on to eternal life on Friday, November 21, 2014 after an extended illness. James was born in Grand Bay, AL on January 15, 1924 and graduated from Murphy High School in Mobile, AL. He completed Midshipman school at the Naval...

Virginia Medford Dean

Virginia Medford Dean

Nov 18, 2014

Virginia Todd Medford Dean died November 18, 2014. Virginia was the daughter of Col. (USA) E. Leslie Medford and Mrs. Medford, nee Emma Virginia Todd, of Annapolis, Maryland. She was a graduate of Goucher College, studied at Peabody Conservatory, and Johns Hopkins. Her fraternity was Delta Gamma. She and Tuck were married at Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church of Annapolis. They...

Carolyn Elliott Elzey

Carolyn Elliott Elzey

Nov 15, 2014

Mary Carolyn Elliott Elzey, 86, of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014. She was born to the late Boyce Cleveland Elliott and Mary Ida Tatum Elliott in Anderson, SC on January 20, 1928. Her family lived there until she was about 5 years old, then moved to Rock Hill, SC. In Rock Hill, SC she attended Winthrop Training...

Emily "Joyce" Butler

Emily "Joyce" Butler

Nov 14, 2014

Emily Joyce Butler, 81, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, November 14, 2014. Born in Tylertown, MS the only child of Horace H. and Minnie Ginn Butler. Columbia, MS was her home until she entered college. She graduated from Columbia High School and the University of Southern Mississippi where she obtained a degree in library science. Her career as a...

Mable Ernestine Mancil

Mable Ernestine Mancil

Nov 14, 2014

Mable Ernestine Mancil, 84, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, November 14, 2014. Mrs. Mancil was born May 15, 1930 in Holt, FL. She graduated from Munson High School and Massey-Draughon Business College in Montgomery, AL. She met and married the love of her life, William "Bill" B. Mancil in Pensacola on September 3, 1955. Mrs. Mancil was her husband's...

William "Bill" O. Chavis, Jr.

William "Bill" O. Chavis, Jr.

Nov 14, 2014

William "Bill" O. Chavis, Jr. died on November 14, 2014 peacefully at his home and is enjoying the fruits of heaven. Bill was born on August 9, 1929 in Port Arthur, TX to Ruth & W.O. Chavis, Sr. A lifelong Pensacola resident, he was the oldest of five siblings and his love for them was always obvious. Family was very...

William "Bill" Howard Griffith

William "Bill" Howard Griffith

Nov 14, 2014

William "Bill" Howard Griffith of Pensacola Beach, Florida, born to Howard Sydney Griffith and Gladys Pringle Griffith on August 8, 1925 in Altoona, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2014. Bill attended Penn State University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and subsequently attended Northeastern University in Boston where he was awarded his Master's Degree....

Janis Kay Brady

Janis Kay Brady

Nov 12, 2014

Janis Kay Brady, 75, passed away on November 12, 2014 at Sacred Heart Hospital after suffering a severe stroke. She is survived by her sister, Jocelyn Bentz; her daughter, Victoria Strunk; her son, Stephen Provost and grandchildren, Nicholas Logan, Andrew Logan, Chelsea Logan, Jessica Strunk, Corey Strunk and Lindsay Strunk. Sweet woman, dearest sister, mother and grandmother. Words cannot express...

Margaret "Molly" Cary Biggs

Margaret "Molly" Cary Biggs

Nov 12, 2014

Margaret Cary (Molly) Biggs died quietly in her sleep November 12 at age 79. She had suffered greatly, and is relieved of her distress. Her husband, Walter, and her family are so grateful she is at peace, and now celebrate her life, her accomplishments, and her love of family and friends. Molly was a proud Pensacolian, whose ancestors were among...

Lt. Douglas L. Drewry, Usn Ret.

Lt. Douglas L. Drewry, Usn Ret.

Nov 11, 2014

On November 11, 2014, Veterans Day, Doug Drewry, 72, passed away peacefully at Sacred Heart Hospital with his family at his side. Doug was born on August 4, 1942 in Snowball, AR. He lived there and attended local schools until moving to Wichita, KS at the age of eight. Doug graduated from West High School in 1959. Upon graduation, at...

Mary Evelyn Harker

Mary Evelyn Harker

Nov 10, 2014

Mary Evelyn Harker, 88, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014. Mrs. Harker was born in Lockhart, AL. She graduated from the Girl's Specialty School. She was a housewife, a member of the Garden Club and was a Sunday School Teacher at East Brent Baptist Church. Mrs. Harker is preceded in death by her father, Ollie Bentson...

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