John Paden "Bucky" May
May 22, 2014
John Paden "Bucky" May, 71, of Pensacola passed away May 22, 2014. He was born in Bessemer, AL on April 5, 1943, to the late Doris and John May. He graduated from Escambia High School. John was honorably discharged from the United States Navy after four years active duty service 1966. He later joined the Air Force Reserves where he...
Thomas Carroll Benson
May 21, 2014
Thomas Carroll (T.C.) Benson, age 79, a resident of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Bayside Manor in Pensacola. He was born on September 6, 1934 in Summerdale, AL to Irl and Elzetta Benson. Tom lived in Pensacola for over 70 years. His only other residence was in Punta Gorda, Belize where he owned a bed...
Gwendolyn Short Waters
May 18, 2014
Gwendolyn "Ben" Short Waters, 97, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014. Gwendolyn Waters, better known as Ben, lived a full and loving life, as daughter, wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother. Ben was born in Florala, AL on February 19, 1917 to Elvin and Maude Davis Short. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, and the...
Ruth Burton Campbell
May 18, 2014
Ruth Burton Campbell, age 93, of Pensacola died peacefully Sunday, May 18, 2014. Mrs. Campbell was born November 25, 1920 in Flemington, WV to Bonnie Lucille (Batson) and Frank Howard Burton. Her lifelong love of music was inspired by her father, a coal miner who enjoyed playing the violin. Mrs. Campbell earned a business degree after high school and moved...
Marie B. “Bobbie” Parks
May 16, 2014
Marie B. "Bobbie" Parks, 90, passed away Friday, May 16, 2014. Mrs. Parks was a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola. She was born on July 3, 1923 to Mary Earnestine (Marchetti) and Charles Edward Briggs. She retired in 1985 with 30 years of service at Monsanto. Mrs. Parks was a member of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Her...
Cody Martin Cobia
May 16, 2014
Cody Martin Cobia, 24, of Gulf Breeze, FL was born on August 8, 1989 and passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014. He attended Gulf Breeze Elementary and Middle schools and graduated from Gulf Breeze High School. Cody was a Sales Associate at Innerlight Surf Shop, a St. Ann Catholic Church parishioner and a member of the Knights of Columbus....
Dorrell Aloysius Taylor
May 14, 2014
Dorrell Aloysius Taylor was born on May 10, 1929 in Above Rocks, St. Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies. He was the third eldest of nine siblings born to the union of John and Doris Taylor. While living in Kingston, Jamaica, he met his future wife, Gloria Dorothy Dawkins and on March 26, 1955 they were married in Birmingham, England. Of that...
Marylon R. “Mona” Costello Blankenship
May 14, 2014
Marylon R. "Mona" Costello Blankenship, 77, of Pace, FL and formerly of Ashdown, AR passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Mona was born on October 11, 1936 in Anoke, IN. She was a homemaker and mother of seven children. She liked to study the Bible and do needlework. Mona loved to play games and take care of her family...
Kelli Anne Goodrich
May 13, 2014
Kelli Anne Goodrich (Victoria Kelle), 43, of Pensacola passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Born on July 30, 1970 in RAF Lakenheath, UK. She was loved my many, more than she probably knew, Toi had a intense passion for whatever she was involved in that could be matched by none. Whether it was her art, the information battlefield (9/11 was...
Annie Beatrice (Fell) Wilson
May 9, 2014
Annie Beatrice (Fell) Wilson, 93, of Pensacola passed away Friday, May 9, 2014. Mrs. Wilson was born in Savannah, GA on September 17, 1920 to Winnie and John Fell. The family moved to Pensacola when she was 9 years old, where she spent most of her life except for the 16 years she was a Navy wife and lived in...
Mary E. Nelson
May 9, 2014
Mary was born July 2, 1939 in Boulder, CO into a military family. Her father was an attorney in the Army during WWII. Because of this, Mary lived in several locations including Helena, MT, Reno, NV, Terre Haute, IN and Austria. The family finally settled in St. Petersburg, FL and this is where she spent most of her school years....
Shirley Steele Paddock
May 8, 2014
Shirley Steele Paddock, a courageously independent woman with a lively wit, determination, competitive spirit, and boundless love for family, died peacefully at her Pensacola home on May 8, 2014. Her beloved husband, RADM, USN (Ret.) Richard A. Paddock preceded her in death in 1997, a few months before their 50th wedding anniversary. She lived always with her own special verve...
Doris M. Vasil
May 8, 2014
Doris M. Vasil passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014. Doris recently celebrated her 94th birthday. She was the youngest of the eight children of Charles Wesley Estes and Mary Annis Smith Estes. All preceding her in death. Doris was born in Villa Grove, Illinois, but moved to Gary, Indiana as a small child. She met her future husband, Raymond Paul...
Stephen Andrew Fluharty
May 6, 2014
Stephen Andrew Fluharty, 45, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Stephen was born in Wooster, OH to Carson and Charlene Fluharty. Stephen graduated from Pensacola State College and attended the University of West Florida. Stephen was currently employed at the Pensacola Public Library Downtown where he enjoyed working with and helping the homeless. Stephen was previously...
Ruth Worthington Edwin
May 5, 2014
Ruth Lorraine Worthington Edwin, 88, of Pace, FL and formerly of Pensacola passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014. She was born in Pratt, KS on July 14, 1925, the only daughter of Hugh and Verna Worthington. Ruth graduated from Arkansas City, KS high school in 1943. She was married to Norman L. Edwin on April 21, 1944. Being the...
George Glenn Stacks
May 5, 2014
George Glenn Stacks, 77, of Pensacola, FL passed away Monday, May 5, 2014. Mr. Stacks was born in Birmingham, AL on October 27, 1936 to Laura (Stiles) and Robert Stacks. He was a Superintendent for an Industrial Coating Company. George was the first one to paint the Pensacola Beach Water tower like a beach ball. Mr. Stacks built his own...
Dana C. Taylor
May 3, 2014
Dana C. Taylor, 60, of Pensacola passed away Saturday, May 5, 2014 at her home. Dana was born on February 14, 1954 in Malvern, AR. A caregiver to her mother who battled cancer until her death, Dana helped to raise her younger brother. She met and married Stephen Taylor in 1996. Her parents preceded her in death. Dana is survived...
Susan Andrea Gordon
May 3, 2014
Susan Andrea Gordon, 37, of Pensacola, FL. passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Susan graduated from Washington High School and received her RN from Pensacola State College. Susan is survived by her husband, Eric Gordon; sons, Charlie and Trent Gordon; parents, Jim and Julie Taylor; brother, Mike; and sister, Jennifer, all of Pensacola. Susan was a beautiful, sweet girl...
Linda Ledbetter
May 1, 2014
Linda "Lily" Ledbetter, 68, of Pensacola, FL was called home by God to enter eternal peace on May 1, 2014 after putting up a courageous fight against her cancer. She was born on December 10, 1945 to James and Iris Allison. Linda lived life with no regrets and passed this philosophy down to her children. Family was everything to her....
Gregory Alexander Suskind
Apr 29, 2014
With profound sadness, our family announces the passing of Gregory Alexander Suskind, 32, of Miami, FL. Gregory was born in Pensacola on September 14, 1981 to Celeste (White) Phelps and Michael Suskind. Gregory graduated from Washington High School in 2000. He had a love of learning, which led to his passion for computers. He was the lead software developer for...
