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Pensacola, FL and surrounding areas
Fr. Henry Thorsen
Jul 13, 2020
Fr. Henry Thorsen, 92, of Pensacola passed away Monday, July 13, 2020.
Father Henry Thorsen, a Pensacola native, was born January 29, 1928 to Rachael Quina and Henry B. Thorsen, and entered priesthood full of assignments and locations in two states and many countries! Having attended St. Michaels's, St. Stephen's and Catholic High School, he took first...
Donald Ellsworth Applegate
Jul 11, 2020
Captain Donald Ellsworth Applegate, Retired USN DC
Dr. Donald Ellsworth Applegate, of Pensacola, Florida, died on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the age of 92, after contracting COVID-19 at his long-term care facility, the Haven of our Lady of Peace. Â A loving husband and father, Don was the embodiment of traditional Midwest values.
Peggy Joy,...
Terry Boudreaux Colley
Jul 10, 2020
Teresa "Terry" Boudreaux Colley, 60, our favorite Saint, went marching into heaven on Friday, July 10, 2020 after an unexpected fight with cancer. Â A true Pensacola local, she was born on October 26, 1959 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL to Louis and Alice Boudreaux.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Louis J Boudreaux, Marion...
Lewis Jullian Collins, Jr.
Jul 10, 2020
Lewis Jullian Collins, Jr. known as "Monk" left us peacefully July 10, 2020.
He was a lifelong resident of Pensacola, born and raised in East Pensacola Heights where he lived most of his life raising children and grandchildren. A fixture in the neighborhood, he could not go anywhere and not meet someone he knew. His love of...
Eleanor Jane Kriebel Appleyard
Jul 10, 2020
Eleanor Jane Kriebel Appleyard, age 95, died peacefully in her sleep Friday, July 10, 2020.
Born August 12, 1924, to Norman and Lottie Kriebel, Eleanor grew up in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, and received her BS degree from the University of Delaware, where she focused on Chemistry and Home Economics.
It was there that she met...
Charles Holland
Jul 10, 2020
Charles Holland, age 73, of Pensacola, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. Charles was born in Meadville Mississippi to the late Lamar and Cammie Burlison Holland. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by three sisters, Aquilla King, Debra Holland and Patricia Pace. Charles was a loving husband, father...
T.A. Shell
Jul 6, 2020
Thurston Albert "T.A." Shell loved life, and he lived it to the fullest. One of his trademark sayings was, "It's all good!" Even when the end of this portion of his life was near, he would say, "There's no bad ending!" In his final days, when someone would ask how he was feeling – and clearly he was suffering...
Sandy Haynes
Jul 3, 2020
Sandra Sue "Sandy" Haynes passed away suddenly after a brief but devastating illness on July 3, 2020. In her passing, she worried about any inconveniences she felt she had caused her family, putting us first and being concerned for her loved ones in her final days. She was born in Pensacola, FL and preceded in death by her parents,...
Catherine & Graeme Jones
Jul 2, 2020
We are re-announcing the passing of Catherine A. Jones, age 82, on Thursday, July 23, 2020, and Lieutenant Colonel Graeme Brodie Jones, "G.B.", of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Graeme passed away peacefully, at home, on November 21, 2022, with loved ones around him. He was 94.
Catherine, born in West Allis, Wisconsin on June 14,...
Jay Odee, Jr.
Jul 2, 2020
James "Jay" Thomas Odee, Jr., 60, of Gulf Breeze, FL passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020.
He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1977. He attended Liberty Bible College, Pensacola, FL. Jay also proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps as an Air Traffic Controller. One of his biggest disappointments in life was...
Ruth Elaine Webb
Jul 1, 2020
Ruth Elaine Webb, 81, of Tanner Williams, AL went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, July 1, 2020.
Ruth E. Webb was born June 26, 1939 in Tanner Williams, AL to Mack Hinton and Roxie Joyner.
Ruth worked at Monsanto for 17 years as a spinner before making a career change to the hotel...
Ed Edwards
Jul 1, 2020
FLIGHT LOG 07.01.2020, Pensacola, FL: It was "flaps down" for Lt. Commander Ed Edwards USN (ret), as he executes a perfect soft, carrier landing on the deck of the USS Eternity.
On deck, waiting for him, was his beloved flight crew of his wife, Betty Claire Nobles Edwards, grandmother, Elizabeth "Modie" Holzer, mother, Elizabeth Holzer Edwards Cartwright,...
Sergio Emilio Gonzalez
Jun 28, 2020
Sergio Emilio Gonzalez, "Papa" as he was affectionately known to his grandchildren, exited this mortal existence on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at the age of 60. We think he was ready to get to his date with his smokin' hot red head, Veronica.
He had a HATE relationship with his pancreas and that POS finally got to...
Joe L. Sharit, Jr.
Jun 26, 2020
Joe L. Sharit, Jr., 93, of Pensacola, FL died on Friday, June 26, 2020.
Joe was born in Port St. Joe, FL on December 29, 1926 to Josiah L. Sharit (Florida State Senator) and Josephine Brown Sharit. Joe served in World War II and later graduated from Emory University and the University of Florida School of Law....
Belinda Diane Price
Jun 26, 2020
Belinda Diane Price, 57, of Pensacola, Florida passed away Friday, June 26, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.
Belinda was born on November 9, 1962, at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola to Hugh and Yvonne Bass. After high school, she attended Pensacola Junior College where she obtained her nursing degree. She worked as a Registered Nurse for over...
Emmett Samuel Simpson, Jr.
Jun 24, 2020
Emmett Samuel Simpson, Jr., age 94,of Elberta, Alabama, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, peacefully at his residence. Emmett was born in Pensacola, Florida to the late Emmett S. and Vermont Tolton Simpson, Sr.
Emmett was a loving husband, and was the luckiest man in the world because he was blessed...
John Virgil Eichelberger, Jr.
Jun 24, 2020
John Virgil Eichelberger, Jr., 86, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.
John was born on September 23, 1933 in Yakima, WA to the late John and Christine Eichelberger. He was the older of two children, who preceded him in death. John obtained his undergraduate and graduate at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL....
Paul Whiddon Chuites
Jun 22, 2020
Paul Whiddon Chuites, 66, of Houston, TX and Pensacola, FL passed away Monday, June 22, 2020.
Paul was born in Pensacola, FL but lived and traveled throughout the US and Europe. He served his country proudly in the US Army during Vietnam. He loved people and tried to help everyone possible. As a result, he had many...
Doris M. Kingsbery Neuman
Jun 22, 2020
Doris Manning Kingsbery Neuman, 100, passed away Monday, June 22, 2020.
Doris was born on May 15, 1920 in East Orange, NJ to Charles and Augusta Manning. The family moved to Miami in 1924. She was the oldest child and had four younger siblings. Doris was a member of the Miami Edison Cadettes and graduated from Miami...
Henry L. Homer
Jun 22, 2020
Henry L. Homer, Jr., 75, of Pensacola, FL, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020.
Mr. Homer was born in Pensacola, Florida on August 8, 1944 to Bessie and Henry L. Homer, Sr. He attended local schools and college and served in the U.S. Army and is retired from the U.S. Army Reserve. Mr. Homer retired after...
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