Obituaries
WILLIAM KEMPER JENNINGS
Feb 2, 2018
William Kemper Jennings went to be with his Lord on February 2, 2018. He was born in Pensacola, FL on Flag Day, June 14, 1944. Alongside a big family with many cousins, Bill was raised in DeFuniak Springs. He graduated as salutatorian from Walton High School in 1962. The loving competition between Bill and his valedictorian cousin will surely...
RILEY PERDUE
Feb 1, 2018
Mr. Riley Perdue, age 86 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the family residence. He was born November 4, 1931 in Opp, Alabama the son of John Henry Perdue and Keziah Mandy Booth Perdue. He served his country in the United States Air Force for over 22 years where he worked in food service management. ...
STEPHEN JACKSON TROTMAN
Jan 30, 2018
Stephen Trotman, known to friends as “Steve,” passed away on January 30, 2018 at the age of 57 years. He was born September 30, 1960 and lived nearly all of his life in DeFuniak Springs, a town he loved because of its history and the history of his family. The youngest son of Vernon and Loyce Trotman, Steve was...
ONNIE JO PILCHER
Jan 29, 2018
Onnie Jo Pilcher, age 74, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 surrounded by family and friends at her home in Freeport. She was born March 11, 1943 in Brantley, Alabama. As a teenager she moved to Basin Bayou and lived in Freeport most of her life. Onnie Jo graduated from Walton High School in 1961. She worked as a...
SHIELA JOAN THOMAS MCMILLIAN
Jan 28, 2018
Mrs. Joan McMillian, age 83 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the family residence surrounded by her family. She was born March 3, 1934 in Climax, Georgia, the daughter of Mack Thomas. After high school, Joan eventually completed her training to become an LPN. She met Bobby McMillian and they were married December 3, 1970...
KEITH INFINGER
Jan 26, 2018
Mr. Keith Infinger, age 80 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at the family residence. He was born January 7, 1938 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of Eddie Enos Infinger and Eva Ann Cosson Infinger. He worked for twenty plus years with the City of DeFuniak Springs and then twenty eight years with the Walton County...
LAMAR ALFORD
Jan 24, 2018
Mr. Lamar Alford, age 76 of DeFuniak Springs passed away at the family residence Wednesday, January 24, 2018. He was born August 29, 1941 in Holmes County, the son of William Purlis Alford and Myra Bell Murphy Alford. Lamar graduated with a Bachelor’s from University of West Florida. He served his country with the United States Army. Most will...
BARBARA HERWIG JONES
Jan 19, 2018
Barbara Herwig Jones, age 84 of Brookhaven, Georgia and Seagrove Beach, Florida passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at her home in Seagrove Beach. She was born January 5, 1934 in Jacksonville, Texas, the daughter of Lee Conrad Herwig and Mary Elgie Circle Herwig. Barbara, a lifelong over achiever was a graduate of LSU where not only was a...
D. Arnold "Bully" Caylor
Jan 12, 2018
D. Arnold “Bully” Caylor, Jr., age 91, formerly of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, died Friday, January 12, 2018, at his home in Cullman, Alabama. He was born and reared in Suspension in Bullock County, Alabama, son of the late D Arnold Caylor, Sr. and Mercer Nix Caylor. He served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps...
Lillie Frances Spears Hurley
Dec 27, 2017
Mrs. Lillie Frances Spears Hurley, age 76 of DeFuniak Springs passed away suddenly at the family residence Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was born February 19, 1941 in Clarksville, Tennessee, the daughter of John Williams Spears and Eula May Collier Spears. She was the widow of the late Walter Bradwell Hurley who passed away in June of 2012.
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WILLIAM LEON LECHIEN
Dec 14, 2017
William Lechien, age 73 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the home of his daughter in Baker, Florida. He was born June 15, 1944 in Linton, Indiana, the son of Adolph and Lula Jo Shanklin Lechien. After completing his schooling, William joined the United States Air Force where he served his country for some 20...
Lorene Pryor
Nov 29, 2017
Miss Lorene Pryor, affectionately known as “Aunt Rene”, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida while visiting with her sister, Juanita Nelson. She was born in Walton County, Florida on February 4, 1933, the daughter of the late Arnie Pryor, Jr. and Martha Pryor. Lorene graduated from Walton County High School and moved to Jacksonville...
BARBARA ANN SASNETT BRUHN
Nov 5, 2017
Mrs. Barbara Ann Sasnett Bruhn, age 50 died unexpectedly Sunday Morning, November 5, 2017 at the family residence. She was born June 28, 1967 in Chipley, Florida, the daughter of Paul Wilson Sasnett and Lowreane Simmons Sasnett. She graduated from Ponce deLeon High School with the Class of 1987. As a single mom she found...
MARTHA ANN PUCKETT THOMPSON
Oct 22, 2017
Mrs. Martha Ann Puckett Thompson, longtime resident of DeFuniak Springs, and widow of the late attorney W. Paul Thompson passed away at the home of her daughter in Wetumpka, Alabama. She was born in Fort Gaines, Georgia, the daughter of Eddie Clate Puckett, Sr. and Mattie Monfort Puckett. Martha Ann attended Walton County Schools graduating with the Class of ...
MARGIE RUTH BROWN
Oct 22, 2017
Mrs. Margie Ruth Bryan Brown of Ponce deLeon went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 22, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. She was 76 years old. Margie was a dedicated wife of 46 years to the late Lewis Brown. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved spending time with...
ROBERT LEE FIGGINS
Oct 14, 2017
Mr. Robert Lee Figgins, age 87, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017, in a Crestview Healthcare Facility. He was born June 28, 1930, in Lyons, Indiana, the son of Elihu Knox Figgins and Velma Ruby Robinson Figgins of Caruthersville, Missouri. After completing high school, Robert joined the United States Air Force where he served his country twenty years including...
NADINE PURVIS BOYKIN
Oct 1, 2017
Mrs. Nadine Purvis Boykin, age 90 of Darlington passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. She was born August 23, 1927 in Darlington, the youngest daughter of ten children born to Marcus Lion Purvis and Mary Jane West Purvis. She married soon after finishing high school and lived in many areas where she worked in...
DONALD CHARLES MOOERS, JR.
Sep 29, 2017
Mr. Don “Junior” Moores passed away at the family residence Friday, September 29, 2017. He was born May 6, 1964 in Nuremberg, Germany, the son of Donald Charles Mooers, Sr. and Barbara Birdwell Mooers. After graduating from high school, Junior worked in transport for a Mobile Home Company, a position he held for some twenty years. He was always...
ZANE O. VAUGHAN
Sep 26, 2017
After a short illness, Zane O. Vaughan, age 89, of Crestview, Florida, passed away on September 26, 2017. He was born the youngest of eight children to Albert Columbus Vaughan and Jonnie Jewell Brown Vaughan on October 1, 1927 in Hacoda, Alabama. He spent his early life living between Florala, Alabama and Paxton, Florida and graduated from Paxton High...
Alan William Riehl
Sep 25, 2017
Alan William Riehl, 62, Santa Rosa Beach, FL passed away September 25th, 2017. He was born in Royal Oak, Michigan on December 29, 1954 to Clyde and Helen (Burnett) Riehl. He attended Shrine High School in Royal Oak, Tallahassee Community College and Florida State University. After college, he lived in Miami, Jacksonville, and his favorite place of all, Charleston....
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