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Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
Mary Battista Wilton Barrow
Jul 30, 2022
Mary Battista Wilton Barrow, 96, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022.
Mary was born on November 7, 1925, in Reserve, LA, which is the home of the well-known Godchaux Sugar Plantation. She attended Louisiana State College for two years, studying business administration. Mary then attended Louisiana State University where she graduated in 1947.
That...
Bernard Leon Gavin, Jr.
Jul 27, 2022
Bernard L. Gavin, Jr., 83 of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
He was born on April 16, 1939, in Pensacola to Carmen (Gomillion) and Bernard L. Gavin, Sr. Bernard served his country in the Army and the Army Reserves. He loved to hunt and fish which he did all his life. He adored his...
Jacqueline Ruth Larson
Jul 27, 2022
Jacqueline Ruth Larson of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Jackie was born on March 10, 1937, to Elie Azoulay and Esther Abilbol Azoulay in Rabat, Morocco.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Ludwig "Lud" Larson; her parents and two sisters.
Jackie is survived by...
Jim Murphy
Jul 27, 2022
James Burton "Jim" Murphy, devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Jim was born December 8, 1928, at Lay Dam, AL, to the late James William Murphy and the late Rita Arant Murphy. Jim moved from Lay Dam to Mobile with his family in 1940. After graduating from...
Charles Dana Word
Jul 27, 2022
Charles Dana Word, 74, of Gulf Breeze, FL., passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.
Charles was born February 16 th , 1948 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Charles was a veteran and served in the US Navy and later in the US Marine Corps reserves. He had a masters in landscape architecture/city planning. He loved sailing,...
Cliven Joseph Cormier, Jr.
Jul 26, 2022
Cliven Joseph Cormier, Jr., age 45, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 5, 1977, to Anita Breaux Cormier and the late Cliven Joseph Cormier, Sr. After a lengthy illness he departed this life on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Cliven was educated in the Orleans Parish (LA) and Escambia County (FL) school...
Shirley Leah Haire Lintz
Jul 24, 2022
Shirley Leah Haire Lintz, 91, passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022.
She was born in Atlanta, GA to Pauline and Carl Haire and moved to the Gretna-Quincy, FL area as a young child. Shirley graduated from Gadsden County High School in Quincy, FL and from Florida State University with a degree in Business Education and where...
Peggy Ann Thomas Chandler
Jul 24, 2022
Peggy Ann Thomas Chandler 73, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022.
Peggy was born on May 28, 1949, in Pensacola, FL. She was a graduate of Milton High School, Milton, FL. Peggy worked in Banking and Lending and enjoyed gardening, cooking, and spending family time at the beach. She was a member of the...
Suzie Eckert
Jul 24, 2022
Suzanne Lewis "Suzie" Eckert, 73, died after a courageous fight with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) on Sunday, July 24, 2022, at her residence in Pensacola, FL.
She was born August 6, 1948, in Portsmouth, VA, the daughter of CDR Francis Albert Lewis, USN (ret) and Frances Nordwall Lewis. Suzie graduated from Boardman (Ohio) High School, Class of...
Karen Jackson
Jul 23, 2022
Karen Jackson, 78, of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Karen was born on March 26, 1944, in Buffalo, NY to Edna (Fisher) and Charles Perkins. Her family moved to Lakeland, FL in 1945. She graduated in 1962 from Lakeland Senior High School. She received a full scholarship to Florida Southern College where she earned...
Dean Messer
Jul 21, 2022
Farrell "Dean" Messer, 77, of Pace, FL, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
He was a very loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather who will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Dean was born in Temple, TX on January 17, 1945, but spent most of his life in Pensacola, FL. He served in...
Dane Steele
Jul 20, 2022
Dane Steele, 71, a Pensacola native, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, after courageously fighting pancreatic cancer.
Dane was born October 29, 1950 and was grateful for every day. Dane had a love and passion for the water and always wanted to be holding a fishing pole. He...
Cecil Junior Sasser, Jr
Jul 20, 2022
Cecil J. Sasser, 71, of Molino, FL passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
Cecil was born and raised in Andalusia, AL. Cecil met his wife in Montgomery where they began their family. After the youngest child was born, they moved to Florida. Cecil was well known for his love of music, he played the drums in his...
Madelaine Landis Power
Jul 19, 2022
Madelaine Landis Power, 77, Pace, FL passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
Madelaine was born on March 1, 1945, in Lynch, KY. Her parents moved to Nashville that same year. She graduated from Madison High School in 1963. After graduation, she went to work for 3M in New York City and became their top salesperson...
Kay Bullard Garth
Jul 18, 2022
Kay Bullard Garth, 80, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022.
Kay was born in Mobile, AL on November 10, 1941. She graduated from Pensacola High School in 1959 and the University of Southern Mississippi in 1963. She taught elementary school in Houston for a brief period after college. She was a real estate...
Ltc Robert Leroy Kennedy, Usa (Ret.)
Jul 18, 2022
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Leroy Kennedy, USA (Ret.), 92, of Pensacola, FL passed on Monday, July 18, 2022.
Robert was born April 5, 1930, in Topeka, KS to Leroy R. Kennedy and Marie A. Ladner. A Chinese linguist and veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, Robert served in the Army Security Agency and worked as a civilian...
Dr. John Stephen Fabian
Jul 17, 2022
John (Jack) Stephen Fabian, MD, 77, passed away July 17, 2022, after a short illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Groeber Fabian; his siblings, Timothy (Denise) Fabian of Memphis, TN, and Cynthia (Michael) Hartman of Marion, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Kathryn Graff Fabian, and his twin brother, Joey....
Thomas Hamilton Gordon
Jul 17, 2022
Thomas "Tom" Hamilton Gordon, 36, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022.
Tom was beloved by many people. He leaves behind his parents, Doug and Leslie Gordon; his sister, Maggie and her husband, Kevin; his extended families in Louisiana and New York; and countless others - friends, coworkers, regulars… he was SO much to SO...
Jerry Mock
Jul 17, 2022
Gerald "Jerry" Mock passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the age of 74.
Jerry was a life-long resident of Pensacola and graduated from Escambia High School. He also attended Pensacola Junior College where he was a member of the DKA fraternity. His college education was interrupted when he was drafted in the Army during the...
James Irvin Paulsen
Jul 16, 2022
James "Scooter" Irvin Paulsen, age 68, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
He leaves behind his loving wife of 40 years, Jill Paulsen; his daughter, Kimberly Shae Selvio (Lee); four amazing grandchildren; two sisters, Frances Cribbs and Pam Biggs; a brother, Pat Paulsen (Marty); several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. He is preceded in death...
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