All Obituaries

Charles Barefield Mentone, AL

Charles Edward Barefield, age 76, of Mentone, Alabama, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, December 1, 2023, after a short battle with Lewy Body dementia. Born on December 1, 1947 in Florala, Alabama, Charles was the son of Lorene and Byrd Barefield. He graduated from Walton High School in 1965 and spent all of his life living in Walton County until moving to Mentone in 2020. Charles was Baptist by faith. Through his many years of teaching and...

Charles Edward Barefield, age 76, of Mentone, Alabama, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, December 1, 2023, after a short battle with Lewy Body dementia. Born on December 1,...

Joey Smith DeFuniak Springs

Joey Smith died peacefully on December 1, 2023. It was his 57th birthday. Joey was born in Crestview, Florida in 1966 to parents Homer Ervin Smith, Jr and Mattie Florene Robertson. He resided in the Panhandle of Florida most of his life and attended both Walton Middle and Walton High School. Joey was a welder. He enjoyed his work and was a longtime member of the Boilermakers Union. While he spent some time...

Joey Smith died peacefully on December 1, 2023. It was his 57th birthday. Joey was born in Crestview, Florida in 1966 to parents Homer Ervin Smith, Jr and...

John Hartley Ponce de Leon

After a long illness, John Jeffery Hartley died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The son of John Wesley and Anna Ruth (Waits) Hartley, John was born in Fernandina Beach, FL on Sept. 21, 1962. He lived in various parts of north Florida - Jacksonville, Madison, Live Oak - before calling Ponce de Leon home. John was a bridge superintendent for Sema Construction. Building bridges is what he knew best. In his...

After a long illness, John Jeffery Hartley died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. The son of John Wesley and Anna Ruth (Waits) Hartley, John was...

Virginia Day DeFuniak Springs

Virginia Scott Day, age 84 of Darlington passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at Specialty Health and Rehabilitation in Pensacola, Florida. She was born on August 8,1939 in Darlington Florida the daughter of Richard Lester Scott and Alma Enfinger Scott. She remained in Darlington until she graduated from Walton High School in 1957. She moved to Pensacola in 1960 with her husband and daughter. In 1981 Virginia and her husband relocated to Jackson Mississippi until...

Virginia Scott Day, age 84 of Darlington passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at Specialty Health and Rehabilitation in Pensacola, Florida. She was born on August 8,1939 in Darlington Florida...

William "Tim" Shaffer Pensacola

William Timothy Shaffer went to be with his Lord on November 15, 2023, at age 57. Tim was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to William Kenneth Shaffer and Rose Janice Shaffer. He was an attorney who practiced Debt Defense and was passionate about helping others. He was a member of Providence Presbyterian Church in Pensacola, Florida. Before his recent move to Pensacola, he was a longtime member and deacon at Trinity Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso, Florida. He is survived by his...

William Timothy Shaffer went to be with his Lord on November 15, 2023, at age 57. Tim was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to William Kenneth Shaffer and Rose Janice Shaffer. He was an attorney...

Howard "Gene" Reeves, Sr. DeFuniak Springs

Howard Eugene Reeves, Sr passed away on November 7, 2023. He was born in Niceville, Florida on March 13, 1942, to parents Avery Edward Reeves and Bessie Mae Goodwin. Gene spent his life living and working in the panhandle of Florida. Gene owned and ran a successful mechanic/transmission business in Crestview for many years until his retirement, and he and his beloved wife of 59 years, Myrlene, raised a beautiful family here in the area. Gene was...

Howard Eugene Reeves, Sr passed away on November 7, 2023. He was born in Niceville, Florida on March 13, 1942, to parents Avery Edward Reeves and Bessie Mae Goodwin. Gene...

Dealin Williams Crestview

Dealin Williams age 26 of Crestview passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born in Crestview, FL on April 11, 1997, to Christie and D. J. Williams. He grew up in Crestview and graduated from Laurel Hill High School. Dealin loved the outdoors and loved to hunt and fish. He worked construction and loved going to work. Most of all Dealin loved his family. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Jimmy Henderson, Brenda Howlett, Barbara Williams, and Tammy Garrett, and...

Dealin Williams age 26 of Crestview passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 29, 2023. He was born in Crestview, FL on April 11, 1997, to Christie and D. J. Williams. He grew up in Crestview...

James Potter Niceville

James Lossie Potter, 57, of Niceville, Florida, transitioned unexpectedly on October 19, 2023. Born on July 9, 1966, to James Potter, Sr. and Carolyn Barnhill in DeFuniak Springs, FL., James is the eldest of seven children. He attended primary and secondary schools in Walton County, and he was proud of his football legacy at Walton High School. James was an important part of the community through his work at Showell Farms, Waste Management, Inc, Dave Capps...

James Lossie Potter, 57, of Niceville, Florida, transitioned unexpectedly on October 19, 2023. Born on July 9, 1966, to James Potter, Sr. and Carolyn Barnhill in DeFuniak Springs,...

Debra "Debbie" McBroom DeFuniak Springs

Debra “Debbie” (Fickling) McBroom went to be with the Lord October 9, 2023. Debbie was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on June 23, 1969, to parents Phillip Burch Fickling and Clara Yvonne Fickling-Ramos. Debbie grew up in Grand Bay, Alabama where she attended school and loved being outdoors. Her smile would light up the world when telling childhood stories of her horse Junior and her dog Boozer. She also cherished the memories she had...

Debra “Debbie” (Fickling) McBroom went to be with the Lord October 9, 2023. Debbie was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on June 23, 1969, to parents Phillip Burch Fickling...

Jerrie Neely Freeport, FL

Jerrie Leonia Neely passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Born in Geneva County Alabama on January 27, 1942, to parents Edgar B. Whitehead, and Eva Mae Marlow, Jerrie grew up in the South with sisters Naomi, Wyonia, and Wanda. She graduated from Central High School in Phenix City and went on to college at Troy State. She married William Huel Neely, Jr on May 5, 1962. They raised their family in St. Louis, Missouri before returning down south and calling Destin, Florida...

Jerrie Leonia Neely passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Born in Geneva County Alabama on January 27, 1942, to parents Edgar B. Whitehead, and Eva Mae Marlow, Jerrie grew up in the...