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Lucile Carson Colley

Lucile Carson Colley

Sep 15, 2013

Lucile Carson Colley, 96, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013. Mrs. Colley was born September 23, 1916 in Century, FL. Although she had only a few years of formal education she had a great deal of common sense and intuition. She always knew how to handle a difficult situation. Mrs. Colley never gave up hope no matter...

Claud Howard Owens

Claud Howard Owens

Sep 13, 2013

Claud Howard Owens, age 82, of Pensacola, FL died at 12:00 noon, September 13, 2013 at the Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Inpatient Residence of Covenant Hospice after a struggle with several medical conditions, including Leukemia. Howard was the only child of Katherine Williams Owens and Claude Howard Owens. Born on January 9, 1931, he claimed Evergreen, Alabama as his hometown, and...

Jane Elizabeth Cushing Baker

Jane Elizabeth Cushing Baker

Sep 9, 2013

Jane Elizabeth Cushing Baker, 64, of Pensacola passed away Monday, September 9, 2013. Jane was born in Pensacola, FL on September 4, 1949 to Dorothy (Holland) and John Norman "Pete" Cushing. She graduated from Pensacola High School, PJC and UFC. She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. Jane was preceded in death by her father, Pete Cushing....

Ben L. Davis, Jr.

Ben L. Davis, Jr.

Sep 9, 2013

On Monday, September 9, 2013, Ben L. Davis, Jr. peacefully made his transition to Heaven surrounded by his beloved family. Mr. Davis, a native of Pensacola, was born on August 29, 1921. As a young man Ben joined the Army to serve his country in WWII and was honorably discharged in 1946. He attended Pensacola Junior College before beginning a...

David Shelander

David Shelander

Sep 3, 2013

Our brightest musical star has moved on to celestial planes. David Shelander was born January 5, 1954 to Jean Martin Shelander and Charles W. Shelander in Gainesville, Texas. David died suddenly September 3, 2013 in Pensacola, Florida. David is survived by his mother, Jean (Martin) Brinkley and predeceased by father Charles W. Shelander and step-father, author, William Brinkley. David was...

William Alfred "Al" Swann, Jr.

William Alfred "Al" Swann, Jr.

Sep 3, 2013

William Alfred "Al" Swann, Jr., 86, a resident of Pensacola, died September 3, 2013 in Pensacola. Al was a loving husband and father who touched the lives of many, many people. Al was born August 19, 1927 in Tampa, FL. Al served in the Judge Advocate General's corps in the Army during the Korean War era. He received his Juris...

Janet Zambuto

Janet Zambuto

Sep 2, 2013

Janet Wenona Reid Zambuto, 77, of Pensacola passed away Monday, September 2, 2013. A native of Washington D.C., Janet was a federal employee for 36 years, starting in the Congressional Secretary pool for Freshman Senator John F. Kennedy and finishing her career with the US Army at Fort Bliss, TX. As a member of the Belles and Beaux volunteer Sr....

Jean Barrineau Jacobi

Jean Barrineau Jacobi

Sep 1, 2013

Jean Barrineau Jacobi 1930-2013 Jean Barrineau Jacobi, 83, a resident of Azalea Trace Life Care Community, died Sunday, September 1, 2013. Norma Jean Barrineau, born March 23, 1930, grew up in Barrineau Park, a farming community founded by her grandfather in Escambia County, FL. She graduated from Tate High School and then Florida State University. She began her teaching career...

Jonnie Booker Simonetti

Jonnie Booker Simonetti

Aug 30, 2013

Jonnie Booker Simonetti, 93, a resident of Pensacola passed away on Friday, August 30, 2013. Born on October 8, 1919 in Carrollton, MS, Mrs. Simonetti was a Homemaker and of the Catholic Faith. She enjoyed living in many places throughout the US, traveling with her husband to new job assignments. She had a great love of animals and spoiled many...

Nellie Doris Hughes

Nellie Doris Hughes

Aug 27, 2013

Nellie Doris Hughes, 84, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Mrs. Hughes was born in Century, FL on June 23, 1929 and was a lifelong resident of this area. She was a member of Burgess Road Baptist Church and loved fishing, gardening, dining out and eating catfish, but most of all she loved family get-togethers. Doris...

William G. Horney, Jr.

William G. Horney, Jr.

Aug 22, 2013

William G. Horney, Jr., 91, of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013. Mr. Horney was born on September 12, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA to William and Marion Glass Horney. Bill, as he was called by family and friends, grew up in small towns in New Jersey. He graduated from high school in Vineland and then attended college at...

Donald A. Miller

Donald A. Miller

Aug 20, 2013

Donald A. Miller, 71, of Pensacola, FL passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. A veteran of the USAF, graduate from St. Mary's University in San Antonio and with a Master's degree from the University of Arizona, Don was a long-time professor of English at Pensacola State College. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Michelle; his...

Asher Gabree Chmiel

Asher Gabree Chmiel

Aug 18, 2013

Asher Gabree Chmiel, 12, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. Asher started his life in Henderson, Nevada, on May 25, 2001. His birthday was planned because he was getting too big for his efficiency apartment (my belly) and it was time for him to move out. We picked the 25th because it fit perfectly between Andrew's (the...

Randall Ovila Comeau

Randall Ovila Comeau

Aug 18, 2013

Randall Ovila Comeau, 78, of Cantonment, FL died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Covenant Hospice at West Florida Hospital. He is survived by his five children, Jeffrey Comeau and his wife Denise, Christopher Comeau, Lynn Ann Covell and her husband David, Brent Comeau and his wife Elizabeth, and Rebecca Sherrouse and her husband Nicholas. He has eight grandchildren: Sydney...

Claire French Wall Seith

Claire French Wall Seith

Aug 16, 2013

Claire French Wall Seith, age 90, passed away in the Hospice wing of West Florida Hospital on Friday, August 16, 2013. Claire was the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Roscoe French of Samson, AL where she was born on October 25, 1922. Her early years were spent in Samson. After earning a Bachelor's Degree from Huntingdon College, Claire...

Howard Egbert Herring, Jr. M.D.

Howard Egbert Herring, Jr. M.D.

Aug 16, 2013

Howard Egbert Herring, Jr., M.D., 87, of Pensacola, FL since 1953 passed away Friday, August 16, 2013. Dr. Herring was born on September 16, 1925 in Wilson, NC, the first of two sons born of Mary Elizabeth Cunningham Herring and Howard Egbert Herring. He attended public schools and Trinity College of Duke University for Pre Med. Recognizing the calling to...

Frances Nunnally Griffin

Frances Nunnally Griffin

Aug 15, 2013

Frances Nunnally Griffin, 95, longtime resident of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 in Meridian, MS. Mrs. Griffin was born in Strong, AR and resided in Meridian, MS. She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and a past member of McIlwain Presbyterian Church. She proudly served her country during WWII in the US Army Air Corp. She...

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...

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