Obituaries

Apr 6, 2020

On Monday, April 6, 2020, Eric Paul Baum, loving son, brother and war veteran, passed away peacefully at age 32 in his home in Navarre, Florida.

Eric was born on March 30, 1988 in Margate, Florida to Charles and Karen Baum. Eric grew up in Boca Raton Florida. He obtained his Florida Emergency Medical Technician license before...

Apr 6, 2020

"A mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible." – Marion C. Garretty.

It is with great sadness our family announces a beloved sister, wife, mother, and friend Nancy Sue Haddox Gandy left this world on Monday, April 6, 2020.

Nancy was born on December 11, 1948 in...

Apr 6, 2020

Toni Presley, 102, of Milton, FL passed away Monday April 6, 2020 in Richmond, VA where she had resided the past few years. Toni (nee Ollie Maude Blair) was born October 16, 1917 to the late James Garland and Irene Scroggs Blair in Oakwood, GA. She spent most of her life in Pensacola, FL raising her and Marion Ernest...

Apr 3, 2020

Edward Ralph Baker, Jr., 95, of Pensacola, FL passed away on April 3, 2020. Mr. Baker was born March 10, 1925 in Great Falls, SC, the fifth of seven children born to Edward Ralph Baker and Lida Kell Van Landingham Baker. He is survived by his wife of 77 years, Minnie Morrison Baker and son Steven J. Baker (Mary)...

Apr 2, 2020

Kenneth Louis Weekley, 85, of Gulf Breeze, FL died on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

He was born in Pensacola, FL on October 1, 1934 to Louis William Weekley and Beaulah Odessa Crooke Weekley. Kenneth graduated from Pensacola High School in 1952 and married the love of his life, Jane Copelan, at the First United Methodist Church on...

Mar 30, 2020

Surrounded by loved ones, Mary Ann Byerly, loving wife and mother or four, peacefully passed away in Pensacola on March 30, 2020. She was 89. Born in Luray, Virginia, on September 13, 1930, to Marvin James "Peachy" and Anne Hudson Menefee, Mary Ann was the third of five children. In 1951, she received a BA and a nursing degree...

Mar 29, 2020

Jeff Edward Cary was born September 29, 1956 in Pensacola, FL and passed away in Pensacola, FL on March 29, 2020.

In his younger years, Jeff was an excellent athlete who excelled in football and baseball at Greenwood High School, Greenwood, SC. After high school, he attended Pensacola Junior College and thereafter played professional baseball for the...

Mar 29, 2020

Dr. James Fredrick "Fred" Renfroe passed peacefully at his home with family on Sunday, March 29, 2020 in Gulf Breeze, FL at the age of 78.

Fred was born on February 7, 1942 in Jacksonville, FL. His family later moved to Pensacola where he met his soulmate for life in the 11th grade. He graduated from Pensacola...

Mar 28, 2020

Jessica Mary Aspenson Jordan, 41 of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020.

Jessica was born November 18, 1978 in Madison, WI to Doreen (Grimsrud) and Mark Aspenson. She was a graduate of Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI majoring in art. On October 15, 2005 she married Michael Jordan. They were blessed with 6 children. Jessica...

Mar 28, 2020

Lt. Colonel James "Jim" Joseph Bonin, Jr., USAF (Ret.), 76, of Pensacola, FL passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020.

A Louisiana native, Jim was born in New Orleans and grew up in New Iberia, LA. He worked at Paul's Flower Shop and Allain's Jewelry Store while in high school and college. These jobs were a real blessing...

Mar 27, 2020

Auston "LaVerne" Enfinger, 90, passed away March 27, 2020.

He was born and raised in Pensacola and was the owner of Enfinger Radiator, Inc. for 58 years. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and his cutting horses. His favorite saying was "Life is hard but it's fair."

Preceded in death by his parents, Mary Myrtle (Steadham)...

Mar 26, 2020

Ralph Peyton Loveless Jr., age 83, passed away on March 26, 2020, at his home near Perdido Key, FL from complications of congestive heart failure. Ralph was born on April 8, 1936 in Birmingham, AL, to the late Ralph Peyton and Inez Loveless. His brother, William Thomas Loveless, also predeceased him.

Ralph grew up in Birmingham and...

Mar 25, 2020

Marsha Jean Starr Burel Bowzard Fish of Fort Walton Beach, Florida and Sandy Springs, Georgia, age 69, passed away on March 25, 2020 at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center from injuries sustained in a car accident.

Marsha is survived by her mother Virginia Burel, age 104; sisters Vicki Watts of Mint Hill, NC and Cheryl Simpson of...

Mar 25, 2020

Barry Neal Montgomery, 67, died on March 25, 2020 in Birmingham, AL, after a brief illness.

Barry was born on August 23, 1952, to John W. and Carolyn Betty Wilson Montgomery in Pensacola, FL. Barry graduated from Escambia High School in 1970 and attended PJC and then worked for Frisco Railroad/Burlington Northern from 1971 to the mid-1990s....

Mar 24, 2020

Laurie Eddins Thrash, age 92, of Pensacola, died March 24, 2020.  She was born on October 19, 1927, in Frisco City, Alabama, to the late John W. Eddins, Sr., and Laurie K. Eddins.  She was a resident of Pensacola for 66 years.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 56 years, Norman E. Thrash; her sister...

Mar 23, 2020

Harold Evans, 75, of Gulf Breeze, Florida went to a place free of pain March 23, 2020.

Harold was a beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle and friend /"buddy" to many.

Harold was born in Pensacola, Florida and raised in Tennessee and Alabama only to return to Pensacola where he would meet his wife, Sandra,...

Mar 23, 2020

Sarah "Sally" Ella Petrash, of Houston, was born to the late Emma and James Fenley on February 17, 1936, in Hemphill, Texas. As a young adult she moved to Houston and began working at Prudential Insurance Company, where she met a young man named Leonard. They married and had three children, Greg, Judy and Angela. Sally went on to...

Mar 23, 2020

Lena Mary Barbera, 96 of O'Brien, FL and formerly of Lillian, AL passed away March 23, 2020 in O'Brien, FL.

Mrs. Barbera was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 8, 1923 to Vincenio James and Catarina (Inzerillo) Santangelo. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Faith.

Lena is preceded in death by...

Mar 21, 2020

Ruth E. Kingry, age 96, of Pensacola, FL, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 21, 2020, from Pensacola. Ruth was born in Englewood, NJ, to the late Roger and Ruth Perrenoud Cretaux. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband of 46 years, Joe...

Mar 21, 2020

Hans Christian McLemore

Hans C. McLemore, age 28, of Pensacola, FL passed away at his home on Saturday, March 21, 2020.  Hans was born in Pensacola, FL to Quinn McLemore and the late Heather McLemore.

Hans was very loved by his family and friends.  He enjoyed basketball, skateboarding, and was an avid and rarely beaten...