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Debora Lee Yost

Debora Lee Yost

Aug 15, 2013

Debora Lee Yost, 60, native of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. Debora graduated from Escambia High School in 1970. She worked many years as a secretary for several different businesses. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Terri Lee Modlin. Survivors include her parents, Ida Lee and Dale Yost as well as many other family members...

Oscar W. Olson, Jr.

Oscar W. Olson, Jr.

Aug 15, 2013

Oscar W. Olson, Jr., 92 of Pensacola passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. Mr. Olson was born on July 15, 1921 in Chicago, IL to Oscar and Mary Virginia Olson. He grew up in Winnetka, IL a suburb of Chicago. Upon graduation from high school he attended Virginia Polytechnical Institute, and enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1942. He was...

Myrtle Birchenall Lohrman

Myrtle Birchenall Lohrman

Aug 14, 2013

Mrs. Myrtle Birchenall Lohrman, 88, of Pensacola died Wednesday August 14, 2013 at Sacred Heart Hospital. Mrs. Lohrman was born in Ardmore, PA and resided in Pensacola for the last 55 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she served as an Elder and in many other leadership roles. Survivors include her sister, Sara Brown of...

Jimmy Almon Holleman

Jimmy Almon Holleman

Aug 13, 2013

Jimmy Almon Holleman, 75, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Jim was born in New Hill, NC on April 19, 1938. Jim attended Apex High School and Pensacola Junior College where he graduated in 1972. He served in the US Navy from May 1956 to March 1978. Upon retiring he lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...

Lisa “Hunny” Rena Wiscombe

Lisa “Hunny” Rena Wiscombe

Aug 12, 2013

Lisa "Hunny" Rena Wiscombe, 54, of Pensacola FL, went to be with our Lord on Monday, August 12, 2013 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Lisa was born in Milton, FL on June 17, 1959. She spent part of her childhood in Oxnard, CA, moved to Gulf Breeze, FL at the age of 15. She attended and graduated from...

Mary Olivia Hall Walton

Mary Olivia Hall Walton

Aug 10, 2013

Mary Olivia Hall Walton, 92 a lifelong resident of Escambia County, FL passed away peacefully Saturday, August 10, 2013. Mary truly loved her family and her church members at First United Methodist Church. She leaves behind a loving family and many beloved friends. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, James Trabue Walton; and grandson, Edward Eugene Winslow. She...

Kinney Roland Harp

Kinney Roland Harp

Aug 8, 2013

Kinney Roland Harp, 72, lost his battle with lung cancer on Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was born April 29, 1941 in Pensacola, FL and was a graduate of Escambia High School. He also served in the US Army as a Machinist Mechanic. Kinney was employed by Key Ford and then World Ford as a mechanic and automatic transmission technician...

H. B. (Ben) Duckworth, Jr.

H. B. (Ben) Duckworth, Jr.

Aug 7, 2013

H. B. (Ben) Duckworth, Jr., 68, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 as a result of complications of cancer. Ben was born in Bay St. Louis, MS to Hubert Benjamin and Josephine Murphree Duckworth on March 13, 1945. The family moved to Jackson, MS in 1962 where Ben graduated from Murrah High School in 1963. He was a proud graduate...

Carolyn G. O’Connor

Carolyn G. O’Connor

Aug 7, 2013

Carolyn G. O'Connor, 76, of Pace, FL passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Carolyn was born on November 3, 1936 in Rutland, VT and was a very giving person, belonging to Northwest Florida Deanery Board, Ladies of Charity, Senior Spirit and many other charitable organizations. She spent her entire retired life helping and serving others. Collecting toys, cuddle blankets...

Etheldreda Watson Grimes

Etheldreda Watson Grimes

Aug 7, 2013

Etheldreda Watson Grimes Dreda', 76, of Huntsville, formerly of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday. Dreda was born in Pensacola, FL to the late James Brent Watson and Mary Eliot (Hanway) Watson. She was a 1955 graduate of Pensacola Catholic High School and attended Sullins College in Bristol, VA. On November 24, 1956, she married her adoring husband, Ensign Laurence Hill...

Sarah Susan Smith

Sarah Susan Smith

Aug 6, 2013

Sarah Susan Gunn Smith, 82, a resident of Montgomery, AL passed away in her home on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Sarah Susan is survived by her husband of 58 years, Kirby Conrad Smith; her brothers, John Gunn of Virginia (Charlotte) and Cuyler Gunn of Georgia (Marion); sister-in-law, Mary Alice Gunn; her daughters, Susan Noland (Edwin), Marie Smith, Cary McMillan (Jim);...

Peggy Ruth (Mobley) Roberts

Peggy Ruth (Mobley) Roberts

Aug 6, 2013

Peggy Ruth (Mobley) Roberts, 71, of Pensacola, FL passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Mrs. Roberts was born in Valley, AL on January 14, 1942 to Mary (Davis) and Aaron Nelson. She was a long time resident of Pensacola and recently retired back to Pensacola. She is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her loving husband of 32...

Vincent Joseph Christie

Vincent Joseph Christie

Aug 5, 2013

Vincent Joseph Christie, born July 17, 1939, passed away on the morning of August 5, 2013. A life-long resident of Pensacola, FL, Vince was known for his love of life, family and a great time. He attended St. Michael's primary school and Pensacola Catholic High School where he graduated in 1957. While at Catholic High, Vince was an all-American in...

Leslie "Les" C. Miller

Leslie "Les" C. Miller

Aug 4, 2013

Leslie C. (Les) Miller, 77, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013. Les was born and educated in Booneville, MS. He was a devoted member of Pace Church of Christ. He owned Service Stations in the 60's and 70's, managed grocery and gas retail stores in the 80's and partnered in maintenance and cleaning services in the Ocean Springs and Tupelo,...

Cw4 Victor Turzanski

Cw4 Victor Turzanski

Aug 3, 2013

CW4 Victor Turzanski, 86, a veteran of the US Navy serving in WWII, US Air Force serving in the Korean Conflict, US Army serving two tours of duty in the Vietnam War, died Saturday, August 3, 2013. He was surrounded in love by his beautiful wife, Carol of 59 years; his three daughters, Susi Turzanski-Wilbanks, Cher Myers her husband Mike,...

Gene Schaffer

Gene Schaffer

Aug 2, 2013

Gene Schaffer, 36, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2013. John Eugene Schaffer (Gene) Schaffer was born in Newport, RI on December 21, 1976. The elder son in a Navy family, Gene attended a variety of schools. Gene completed his education graduating from B.T. Washington High School in 1995 where he played varsity soccer. Gene also attended...

Thomas Edmond Coale, Sr.

Thomas Edmond Coale, Sr.

Aug 1, 2013

Thomas Coale, 85, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at his home in Pensacola. He was born on June 15, 1928 to Samuel and Ernestine Coale in Monroeville, AL. He grew up in Andalusia and Brewton, AL, and graduated from T. R. Miller High School. Tom served in the United States Army during World War II. He attended Auburn University...

Pauline L. Nelson

Pauline L. Nelson

Jul 31, 2013

Pauline L. Nelson, 83, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Pauline was born on March 25, 1930 in her home town of Waukegan, IL. She was a caring and loving nurse at West Florida Hospital for 23 years. Pauline loved life and lived to the fullest. She was blessed with a beautiful voice and loved to...

Mark Schuyler Van Hoose

Mark Schuyler Van Hoose

Jul 29, 2013

Mark Schuyler Van Hoose, 59, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013. Schuy was born in Birmingham, AL on June 18, 1954. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and Biology from Earlham College in Richmond, IN, and later earned a Master's Degree in Fisheries Biology from Auburn University. He was employed at the Alabama Marine Resources...

Owen Haines Taffe, Jr.

Owen Haines Taffe, Jr.

Jul 29, 2013

Owen Haines Taffe, Jr., 87, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013. Owen was born and raised in Atlanta, GA and graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He enlisted with the US Air Force during WWII and later served during the Korean War. Owen worked as a licensed Architect and Civil Engineer and ultimately retired after...

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