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Dec 8, 2025

Christian Wayne Hughes was born January 1, 1976 in Gadsden, Alabama to Kenneth and Veronica Hughes. A high school graduate of Fort Walton Beach High School, the Florida panhandle was home to Christian all of his life with the exception of the 3 years he served in the US Navy aboard the USS John F Kennedy. He passed away on...

Dec 1, 2025

Patricia Ann Bottoms passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her closest family, on December 1, 2025. She was born in DeFuniak on September 8, 1940 to Clio and Austin Ford Jones. Pat received a bachelor’s degree from Troy University then returned to DeFuniak Springs where she served the community as a teacher for 42 ½ years and with her...

Nov 9, 2025

Robert Lee Blanchard “Bobby” was born September 17, 1953 in New Orleans, LA to parents William Earl and Lillian Louraine Blanchard. Bobby passed away at his home in DeFuniak Springs on November 9, 2025.

Bobby was at home on the water. He loved to reminisce about his days growing up hunting and fishing on the Louisiana bayous. After purchasing his first...

Nov 8, 2025

Susan Michele Lusk was a lifelong resident of DeFuniak Springs. She was born on October 4, 1968 to parents William and Jeanette Nowling and she attended Ponce de Leon High School and Okaloosa Walton Community College. She was a longtime member of Bridge Creek Baptist Church in Ponce de Leon. She passed away on November 8, 2025.

Susan worked at Discount...

Nov 1, 2025

Vicki Jackson, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on November 1, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born on March 26, 1947, in Boise, Idaho, to George and Eva Wilson.

A true free spirit, Vicki’s adventurous heart carried her to many places across the United States, though she made her home primarily in Eufaula, Alabama, and DeFuniak...

Oct 30, 2025

Gregory William Coats was born on September 1, 1971 to parents Rawson and Donna Coats. He passed away on October 30, 2025. His life began in Brockton, Massachusetts and he called Oklahoma, Ohio, Georgia, and Missouri home before settling in Florida. After high school Greg began his military service, first enlisting in the Air Force as a jet engine mechanic....

Oct 25, 2025

With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our beautiful daughter, Senior Airman Jordan Ivy Sinclair on October 25, 2025. Jordan most recently served as a Defender in the United States Air Force as a member of the 48th Security Forces Squadron at Lakenheath Air Force Base in Suffolk, England.

Jordan was born in Boise, Idaho on March 24, 2003. Born...

Oct 25, 2025

Diane Eddy Huggins passed away peacefully on October 25, 2025. Born on May 9, 1944, in Decatur, Alabama, Diane was the beloved daughter of Rev. William B. Eddy and Ruby Eddy. She moved to DeFuniak Springs in 1970, where she built not only a successful career but a beautiful life rooted in faith, family, and community.

Diane was a trailblazer in...

Oct 21, 2025

Larry Wayne Bell was born February 5, 1971 in Panama City, FL to parents Larry and Ann Bell. He passed away on October 21, 2025. Larry lived in DeFuniak Springs, graduated from Walton High School in 1989, and was a longtime member of Glendale Presbyterian Church.

The birth of his four children and watching them grow up was at the top...

Sep 30, 2025

Myrtle Laverne Greenlee was born November 22, 1925 in Union City, Tennessee to Theo and Mary Brockwell. She passed away on September 30, 2025, 2 months before her 100th birthday. She was Baptist by faith and was a proud member of The Order of the Eastern Star.

Laverne loved Jesus, her husband, and her family. She was blessed with 64 years...

Sep 26, 2025

Madeline Elizabeth “Beth” Casey Baggett was called home to the Lord on September 26, 2025. A native of DeFuniak Springs, Beth was born at Lakeside Hospital on January 25, 1955. After graduating from Walton High School, Beth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Huntingdon College, double majoring in History and Speech, and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She then went...

Sep 25, 2025

Apostle/Dr. Ronald Wayne White, age 74, of DeFuniak Springs, Florida entered into his heavenly ministry on September 25, 2025. He was born October 8, 1950 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida to Mary Gladys and John White, Jr.

Wayne is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters: Barbara Gibson and Katrina Pickles, and one brother David White. He is survived by his...

Sep 24, 2025

from Clancy Strickland Wheeler Funeral Home - Wake Forest, NC

Phyllis Reynolds Spence, 79, of Wake Forest, passed away on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Winston-Salem to the late A.C. Reynolds, Sr. and Mary Magdelene Jenkins Reynolds.

Phyllis grew up on her father’s auto-salvage yard just north of Winston-Salem. She loved to...

Sep 23, 2025

Mr. Milton M. Pearson, Jr. of the Liberty Community of North Walton County entered into eternal rest in the afternoon hours of September 23, 2025 at Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center. He was born December 13, 1939 in Mobile, Alabama, the son of Milton M. Pearson, Sr. and Lora Lou Wilkerson Pearson. Milton grew up in the Jackson Still Community,...

Sep 19, 2025

Alma Jean Morgan was born on March 28, 1945, in Decatur, Alabama to parents Dewell James and Mary Elizabeth Russell. She grew up in a warm and loving home, surrounded by her devoted mother and father and 4 sisters. From an early age, Alma learned the importance of family and kindness, values she carried with her throughout her life. Alma...

Sep 6, 2025

Kimberly Sue Woody entered this world on October 21, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, the beloved daughter of Mary Caroline Kinsey and Allan Thomas Brown. She passed away peacefully at her home in DeFuniak Springs, FL, on September 6, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.

Kim was a beacon of love and kindness, consistently displaying a genuine compassion that touched everyone she met....

Aug 26, 2025

Esteena Kry “Teena” Wells passed away peacefully on August 26, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida.

Teena was born on May 7, 1940, in Chattahoochee, Florida, and grew up in Jasper, Florida. After graduating from Jasper High School, she returned to Chattahoochee to work as a dental assistant at Florida State Hospital. It was there that she met the love of her life,...

Aug 11, 2025

Diane Kay Wood was born on April 4, 1948 in Shelby, Michigan to parents Neil Vincent Skinner and Mildred Luella Skinner, and she passed away on August 11, 2025 in Destin, Florida. Diane graduated from Shelby High School in Michigan and spent some time living in Indiana before calling Florida home. She spent the last years of her life living...

Aug 8, 2025

Mary Magdalene Francis (aka) Sue departed this earth on August 8, 2025, in the DeFuniak Springs, Florida Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Mary was born to Martha Farmer of Bonifay, Florida on August 3, 1935. 

Mary is preceded by her Mother, Martha Farmer, Daughters: Jan Francis and Robin Francis Hogans-Robinson, Son: Marcus Francis, Grandchild: Tonya D. Francis, Sister; Gracie Lee, Brother:...