Obituaries

May 16, 2022

Robert "Shaw" Bosso, 72, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away peacefully Monday, May 16, 2022, surrounded by his family after a longtime battle with renal failure.

Shaw was born April 7, 1950, in Tallahassee, FL. He graduated from the Pensacola Junior College Adult High School. He started his career in 1968 with Southern Bell followed by AT&T,...

May 14, 2022

Shelby "Peggy" Briggs, 85, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Peggy was born May 5, 1937, in Fulton, AL to Bradie Lee and L.C. Raybon. Peggy was the oldest of three children. Peggy worked in the restaurant industry for many years. The most memorable of those years being at The Family Restaurant and...

May 13, 2022

Brian Paul Watkins, 28, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Brian was born on February 18, 1994, in Montgomery, AL.

Brian is preceded in death by his Grammie.

He leaves behind his wife, Jessica Patterson; son, Luke Henry; parents, Susan and Mike Watkins; his younger brother, Aaron Watkins; grandma,...

May 12, 2022

Patrick Christopher Wilkinson, 30, was born in Pensacola, FL on September 26, 1991, and passed away peacefully on May 12, 2022, in Atlanta, GA, where he had resided for the past 8 years.

Patrick was born with one eye wide open and was full of energy from the very beginning. His creativity and artistic talent became apparent...

May 11, 2022

MAJ Lyman E. "Don" Gaude, Jr. USA (Ret.), 81, passed away peacefully to the Lord on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

Don was proud to be a retired Army helicopter pilot, but his greatest joy was being an amazing husband, father, grandfather, and friend to so many. Don was raised in Ponchatoula, LA, and was able to explore...

May 9, 2022

Ronald Milton McDowell, 71, of Niceville, FL passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022.

Ronnie loved his Family - Friends - Country and his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He graduated from Treadwell High School in 1968, where he received the honor as the All-Memphis Baseball Short Stop. He attended the University of Memphis in 1968 on...

May 7, 2022

On May 7, 2022, Mark William DeMouy passed away at age of 70. He was born August 16, 1951, to William and Pat DeMouy in Mobile, AL but traveled the world as a child living in Aruba, London, Mobile, and Okinawa, due to his father being an engineer with Esso Corp (Exxon), which molded him at a young age...

May 4, 2022

Wilberta "Berta" Gabree, 86, resident of Pensacola, FL, died peacefully Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

Berta was born on July 2, 1935, in Stowe, VT. My mom ROCKED. She was "all-in" in every aspect of her family. From her parents, brothers, sisters, my dad, my brother, me, grandkids… she lived, as Jesus did, for others.

She...

May 1, 2022

Raymond Hindman, 88, of Pensacola, FL passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022.

Raymond was born on December 21, 1933, in Carbondale, IL to Leo and Hazel (Grayhem) Hindman.  He joined the U.S. Air Force at the age of 19.  He married the love of his life, Carolyn Imelda Moloney, in Denver, CO in 1960. Raymond and Carolyn...

Apr 29, 2022

Major Kathy Rhodes Denkler, USAF (Ret.), age 64, passed away in Pensacola, FL, on Friday, April 29, 2022. She is preceded in death by her father, Chief Master Sergeant Leo B. Rhodes, USAF (Ret).

Born in Savannah, GA, Kathy began her life of adventures at U. S. Air Force Bases in Turkey, Colorado, Alaska, North...

Apr 27, 2022

Judith Catherine Tice, 74, of Pensacola, FL passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Judy was born August 6, 1947, the daughter of Charles Meyer and Mary Jo Meyer. Raised in a military family, she lived in multiple locations around the USA throughout her youth before settling in Norfolk, VA. She attended James Madison University where she was...

Apr 26, 2022

Constance Denise (Cobb) Gilmore, 59, of Pensacola, FL passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022.

Constance was born on February 23, 1963, in Mobile, AL. She is a graduate of Washington High School in 1981.

She is preceded in death by her brother, Jonathan K. Cobb.

Constance is survived by her daughters, Brooke (Rufus)...

Apr 25, 2022

Patricia Louise (Martin) Morres won her battle with Alzheimer's by never losing her smile or love of music and her ability to recognize her loved ones. Surrounded by the love of her family and the compassionate staff of Vitas Hospice Care, Pat breathed her last on April 25, 2022, in Rockledge, FL.

A Philadelphia native, Pat had...

Apr 25, 2022

Charles E. Nearn, 90, of Germantown, TN, formerly Pensacola, FL passed away Monday, April 25, 2022.

Charles was born on November 10, 1931, in Memphis, TN. He graduated from Memphis Catholic High School, class of 1949, graduated from Christian Brothers College, class of 1951, and obtained his Juris Doctorate from Southern Law University, class of 1955. He...

Apr 25, 2022

Geraldine Edlund Henderson, 91, of Pensacola, FL, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend, went home to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, April 25th, 2022.

Gerry was born on May 21st, 1930, to the late John Earl Edlund and Viola Fredrickson Edlund. She graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School and then went on to...

Apr 23, 2022

Barbara Ruth (Nutt) Crooke, 85, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, following a sudden illness.

Barbara was born in Fordyce, AR, on June 4, 1936. Her family moved back and forth between Arkansas and Florida during WWII, finally settling in Pensacola where Barbara attended Pensacola High School and played clarinet in the band....

Apr 23, 2022

William F. "Bill" Pelletier, Jr., 81, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Lifepath Hospice near Tampa, FL.

Bill was born June 30, 1940, in Rockaway, Queens, NY to William F., Sr. and Jeanne Pelletier. He grew up in Ridgewood, NJ, and attended Ridgewood High School, where he played on the school's powerhouse tennis team. After graduating...

Apr 22, 2022

Mary Fox Sylte, 87, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, April 22, 2022.

Mary was born in Pensacola, FL on November 4, 1934, to Mary (Fox) and Francis Kelton.

She graduated from Pensacola Catholic High School in 1952, and attended college in New Orleans, LA. She was married to Ens. James Erskine, who was killed...

Apr 21, 2022

Our dear mother, Betty Petree, 92, passed away peacefully at her residence in Pensacola on April 21, 2022.

The daughter of Carl H. McNair, Sr., and Hallie Edwards McNair. Betty graduated from Pensacola High School in 1946 and married the love of her life, Eugene Petree, Jr. before graduation that same year.

She loved her...

Apr 20, 2022

Wesley "Clayton" Hughes, age 42, of Pensacola, FL, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2022. Clayton was born to Jimmy "Sonnie" Hughes and Brenda Patrick Brothers in Fort Benning, GA.

Clayton was a loving husband, father, brother and son who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Clayton...