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Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
Michael Albert Guerra
Aug 13, 2014
Michael A. Guerra, 77, of Pensacola went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. He suffered a lengthy bout with Alzheimer's Disease. Mike was a native of Tampa, FL and attended schools there and in Sarasota, FL where his father was a businessman. He graduated from Sarasota High School in 1955 and Florida State University in 1960....
Jean Wilkinson Clancy
Aug 12, 2014
Jean Wilkinson Clancy of Pensacola, FL died August 12, 2014. She was a sixth generation descendant of Florida Pioneer Neil Wilkinson who settled in northern Escambia County when it was Spanish Territory. A member of the Albuquerque, New Mexico Junior League, Jean was one of the original thirteen founders of the Pensacola Junior Service League in 1956, which later became...
Isabelle Taylor Staples
Aug 12, 2014
Isabelle Taylor Staples, 86, of Pensacola, FL died on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Mrs. Staples is survived by her sons, Richard Staples of Cumming, GA, Frank Staples of Severna Park, MD, Bill Staples of Los Angeles, CA and John Staples of Pensacola, FL; sister, Elise Bagwell of Fairfax Station, VA; and 5 grandchildren. Visitation will be held 4-6pm Tuesday, August...
William "Bill" Curtis Horne, Jr.
Aug 11, 2014
Bill Horne, Jr., 91, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014 at 7:05am while in the care of Covenant Hospice located at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He was a loving grandfather, a playful charmer to the end, and a true lover of life. He died at peace, with complete faith in God and Jesus Christ...
Avis Williford Rose
Aug 10, 2014
Avis Williford Rose, 82, lost her battle with Dementia and died peacefully, Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Westminster Health Center, Tallahassee, FL with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. Formerly of Pensacola, FL, Avis resided at Westminster Oaks since March 2013. Avis and family moved to Pensacola the summer of 1968 soon after reuniting and marrying high school...
Joseph Edward "Chubby" Patanjo
Aug 8, 2014
Joseph Edward Patanjo, 86, of Pensacola died Friday, August 8, 2014. Affectionately known as "Chubby", Joe was born to the late Otto and Helen Patanjo on May 6, 1928 in Brooklyn, NY. There Joe met his future bride, Janet Romeo in 1944. They married in October 1949 and lived in East Patchogue, NY where Joe provided for his family as...
Catherine O. Parks
Aug 6, 2014
Catherine O. Parks, 87, of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Captain Larry G. Parks, USN JAGC; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Oxley; sister, Joanne O. Roy; her brothers-in-law, Dr. Edward Roy, USAF and Dr. Joseph A. Roy; as well as a daughter-in-law, Stephanie H....
Fred Gund
Aug 3, 2014
Frederick Gund, 70, of Pensacola, died on August 3, 2014 at his home. Fred was born on February 20, 1944 at the old Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. He graduated from Pensacola Catholic High, then from the University of Notre Dame with two degrees. He earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University. Fred's parents are Charles F. Gund and Marie...
Edna Mae (Posey) Grasso
Aug 2, 2014
Edna Mae (Posey) Grasso, 78, of Carrollton, TX passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014. She was born to Clyde and Ethel Posey on September 6, 1935 in Huntsville, AL. Mae lived in Jacksonville Beach, FL most of her early years. Mae married Thomas Grasso, Sr., and they raised a large family together traveling to different duty stations. Thomas made...
Sandra Delapp Prose
Aug 1, 2014
Sandra DeLapp Prose went to be with The Lord, peacefully and surrounded by her family, on August 1, 2014. She was the youngest of three children born to Fern and Floyd DeLapp. She was born in 1940 at the original Sacred Heart Hospital on 12th Ave in Pensacola and raised in the East Hill area. Sandra was a tomboy who,...
Vivion Valentine Reed Jennings
Jul 31, 2014
Vivion Valentine Reed Jennings, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at her home in Pensacola. "Miss Vivion" was beloved by all who knew and met her. She was born on June 27, 1920 in Dyersburg, TN to John H. and Nell Thomas Blood Reed. She was the youngest of four. Her brothers were John Jewell Reed, Everettt...
Frances Brewton Edwards
Jul 29, 2014
Frances Brewton Edwards, 89, of McDavid and Pensacola, FL, died July 29, 2014 ending her three year fight with dementia. Although dementia diminished her day to day capacity for most rational thought, it never took away her cheerful smile which shone on everyone. Frances was a devoted mother and wife. Throughout her husband's Alzheimer's and her son Allen's cancer, she...
David H. "Turp" Turpin
Jul 29, 2014
David H. "Turp" Turpin, 91, a resident of Pensacola, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Turp was born in Bedford, VA in 1922. He enlisted in the National Guard in Bedford in December of 1940, the 29th Infantry Division Band. He played the tuba. He sailed to Europe in 1942 on the RMS Queen Mary, and was on board...
Rev. Thomas “Ed” Barnes
Jul 28, 2014
One of God's finest, Rev. Thomas "Ed" Barnes, 82, of Pensacola, FL took his final steps to meet the Lord Jesus Christ on Monday evening. Known as the "Boy Preacher" in his early teenage years traveling a five county area in NW Florida to spread the word. This Man of God went on to become a minister for the past...
Jerry Wayne Bonifay
Jul 27, 2014
Jerry Wayne Bonifay, 79, of Pensacola, died Sunday, July 27, 2014. Born October 31, 1934, in the old Sacred Heart Hospital, Jerry was a lifelong resident of Pensacola. He attended Sacred Heart School and St. Bernard Catholic High in Cullman, Alabama. He served in the army and worked for Daniel Construction Company. Jerry was one of eight children. He is...
Sherley Vertaees Bachtold
Jul 26, 2014
Sherley Vertrees Bachtold, age 88, passed away July 26, 2014 at the Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Residence in Pensacola. Sherley was born March 12, 1926 in Elizabethtown, KY to William S. and Georgia McMurtry Vertrees. She was a graduate of Campbellsville College with a major in piano. In 1946 she married N.T. (Tommy) Hunt and she began a career as a...
James R. Taylor
Jul 25, 2014
James R. Taylor, 93, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, July 25, 2014. Mr. Taylor was a well-respected and loved husband, father, grandfather, friend, and businessman. He had a heart of gold and helped countless people in their time of need. Mr. Taylor proudly served this nation during WWII as a sergeant in the United States Air Force, 15th Division....
Paula Jones Martin
Jul 24, 2014
Paula Jones Martin of Marcus Pointe, Pensacola, FL was called home the morning of July 24, 2014. Paula was born on March 19, 1948 in Little Rock, AK. She received her Bachelors' degree in Psychology and Masters' Degrees in Psychology and Speech Language Pathology from the Mississippi State College for Women. Paula was a vibrant woman who believed in helping...
William Burdette Fagerstrom
Jul 19, 2014
William Burdette (John) Fagerstrom, 83, a long-time resident of Pensacola, FL passed way on Thursday, July 10, 2014. John was born near Mobile, AL and graduated from PJC and Auburn University. John served in the Air Force during the Korean War and had a long career as a Registered Pharmacist. John was preceded in death by his wife of 57...
Carol U. Young
Jul 19, 2014
Carol U. Young passed away peacefully on Saturday, 19 July 2014. Born in Mt. Shasta, CA, she attended Fresno State College, taught high school in Glendora, then entered the Peace Corps in 1962, serving in Santiago, Chile. In 1964 she began work at the Student YWCA at Stanford University, where she met her future husband, Peter Young, marrying the following...
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