Obituaries

Apr 30, 2014

Virginia Garrett Moody age 88, a life long resident of the area passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014 in Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born October 3, 1925 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of William Adolphus Garrett, Sr. and Mary Frances Lewis Garrett. Virginia was a graduate of Walton High School, graduating with the Class of 1945. Many...

Apr 22, 2014

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Mrs. Venola Bartlett Matthews, widow of the late Ulysses Victor Matthews, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in a Slidell, Louisiana Healthcare Facility. She was born May 20, 1930 in Geneva County, Alabama the daughter of Trudie Geraldean Bartlett. She married in 1948 and returned to DeFuniak Springs in 1961 where she made her home and raised her...

Apr 15, 2014

Mr. Angus Graham Andrews, age 83 a lifelong resident of DeFuniak Springs passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, He was born March 19, 1931 in DeFuniak Springs the son of Edward Leo Andrews and Merry Love Campbell Andrews. After graduating from Walton High School with the Class of 1949 he went on to graduate...

Apr 15, 2014

Bob Levy of DeFuniak Springs passed away April 15, 2014. At his request there will be no formal service.

Apr 13, 2014

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Mr. Dennis Eugene Kinsey, age 66 passed away Sunday afternoon, April 13, 2014 in Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. He was born July 14, 1947 in Florala, Alabama the son of Edgar Eugene and Faye Clark Kinsey. After graduation from Walton High School in 1964 he joined the United States Air Force serving in Viet Nam. After his...

Apr 8, 2014

Mr. Glenn Pope, Sr. age 84 passed away at the family residence late Tuesday night, April 8, 2014. He was born May 2, 1929 in Hacoda, Alabama the son of James Grover Pope and Minnie Bell Parrish Pope. Glenn was a contractor and owned and operated Glenn A. Pope Construction Company for over twenty years. During that time he...

Mar 24, 2014

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Mr. Joseph Lee Dries, age 56 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Monday afternoon in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born October 28, 1957 on Eglin Air Force Base and was the son of Mike Williams and Laura Lee Brown. Joe was employed with G4 Security Solutions in the Southend where he worked until ill health prevailed. Off...

Mar 4, 2014

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Carolyn Williams, age 75 has gone to be with our Lord Jesus Christ as our Holy Father called her home Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Born on June 15, 1938. she was the beloved wife of 55 1/2 years to Gene E. Williams, where they built their life in DeFuniak Springs, Florida and were blessed with three children. Throughout...

Mar 3, 2014

Mr. Frederick (Tiny) Brown, age 84 of DeFuniak Springs went to be with the Lord Monday morning, March 3, 2014. He was born September 15, 1929 in Middlebury, Vermont the son of Edward King Brown and Etta Mae English Brown. Tiny retired from the United States Air Force. He was a pillar of his community as a longtime member...

Mar 1, 2014

Alice Laverne Risher set aside her earthly tent on Saturday, March 1, 2014, almost a week after her 90th birthday. She resided in Mossy Head, Florida, and passed after a short convalescence at Chautauqua Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in DeFuniak Springs. Alice was born in 1924 in Tampa, Florida to Norman Walter and Margeret Clara Price. She attended Jefferson High...

Feb 28, 2014

Missy Nelson, age 56, long time resident of Ponce deLeon, Florida passed away suddenly Friday, February 28, 2014 at her home. She was born July 18, 1957 in Mt. Pleasant, New Jersey the oldest daughter of Richard Francis Higgins, Sr. and Ramona Alice Wardell Higgins. She eventually moved to Walton County, Florida where she lived out the last years of...

Feb 24, 2014

Mrs. Janet Bullard Campbell age 85, passed away Monday evening in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. She was born November 6, 1928 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Albert Fletcher Bullard, Sr. and Mary Virginia Cumming Bullard. Janet had that rare quality of being a sweet and understanding person while at the same time being someone who could take...

Feb 23, 2014

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Mrs. Catherine Kay Kelly Claussen, age 86 of DeFuniak Springs passed away Sunday morning, February 23, 2014 in Chautauqua Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by her family. She was born March, 28, 1927 the daughter of Marion Butler Kelley and Ethel Beatrice Williams Kelley. Kay worked in the restaurant industry most of her life and will be remembered...

Feb 17, 2014

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Mrs. Ann Hunt, age 73 of the New Harmony Community of North Walton County passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, February 17, 2014 at the family residence surrounded by family and friends. She was born August 7, 1940 in Euchee Valley the daughter of Jeffie Calvin Floyd and Mary MaeBell Pippins Floyd. Mrs. Hunt is...

Feb 14, 2014

Walter Kelly Parris lovingly known as Kelly, age 83 of McCaysville, Georgia passed away Friday, February 14th, 2014. Kelly was a native of Guntersville, Alabama, moved to DeFuniak Springs, Florida in 1947 as a senior football star where he met Annyce Caswell who became his sweetheart and future wife. They graduated in 1948 and moved on to different colleges. His...

Feb 7, 2014

Mr. Donald Russell Frost passed away two weeks after his 83rd birthday in Chautauqua Rehabilitationa and Nursing Center. He was born January 23, 1931 in Stoneham, Massachusettes the son of Bernard William Frost and Eva May Hatch Frost. Mr. Frost donated his body to science through an Anatomical Donation to the University of Florida in Gainesville. This important act contributes...

Feb 3, 2014

Heaven took another angel home today. Deonna “DeDe” Reynolds slipped into eternal peace February 3, 2014 at Healthmark Regional Medical Center, hosted in love by the wonderful, caring ICU staff and Dr. James Howell. Her last days were blessed with such love. DeDe was born March 11, 1962 at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, to David Kent Reynolds and...

Jan 24, 2014

Mrs. Donna Kaye Crim Floyd, a lifelong resident of Walton County passed away early Friday morning, January 24, 2014, just twenty seven days after her 54th birthday at the family residence. She was born December 27, 1959 on Eglin Air Force Base, the daughter of Donald and Betty Lou Nelson Crim. After graduating from Walton Senior High School with...

Jan 11, 2014

Mr. Charles Maurice Miller, age 72 passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1941 the son of George and Effie White Miller. Charles has a great love for classic country music. He was an accomplished musician and played professionally with Pappy Neal and Earl McCormick from the young age of 13...

Jan 10, 2014

Mr. Bernard Charles Fox, Sr. age 91 of DeFuniak Springs and Cincinnati, Ohio passed away at the home of his daughter Friday, January 10, 2014. He was born October 27, 1922 in Cincinnati Ohio the son of Bernard Charles Fox and Edna Arata Fox. Mr. Fox was a well known attorney in Cincinnati and founded and owned his own Law...