Obituaries
Gerald Louis "Jerry" Nelson
Aug 16, 2015
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our father, grandfather, and brother Gerald Nelson. He was beloved by all, in many different roles. Jerry, as he was known, was a veteran of the United States Air Force and the United States Navy with twenty three years of combined service, including several tours during the conflicts in Vietnam...
Gladys Floyd Cromartie
Jul 31, 2015
Gladys Floyd Cromartie died July 31, 2015 in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. She was born in Tampa, Florida but had lived in DeFuniak Springs since 1949. She worked for the Civil Service Commission in Washington, DC during World War II, for Lockheed Aircraft in California and for National Airlines in Tampa before moving to DeFuniak Springs where she retired as...
Elizabeth Meigs Neel
Jul 9, 2015
Mrs. Elizabeth Meigs Neel, age 99, a life long resident of the DeFuniak Springs area passed away peacefully at the family residence on Circle Drive. the place she had called home for well over a half a century, Friday morning, July 9, 2015. She was born March 6, 1916 in Mossy Head, the daughter of John Joseph Meigs and Pattie...
Luther Melvin "Mel" Chaney, Jr
Jun 27, 2015
Mr. Luther “Mel” Chaney, age 71 of DeFuniak Springs passed away late Saturday night June 27, 2015 in North Okaloosa Medical Center. He was born December 9, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Luther Melvin Chaney, Sr. and Ersa Lee Strong Chaney. After attending public school in Chicago, Mel joined the United States Army where he served his country...
Norma Hall
Jun 19, 2015
Ms. Norma Hall, age 75 of DeFuniak Springs passed away unexpectedly Friday in Healthmark Regional Medical Center. She was born October 25, 1939 in Panama City the daughter of Kermit Edison Hall and Thelma Eileen White Hall. Norma attended Walton County Schools and after graduating from Walton High School worked with her father at Hall’s Lawnmower Repair as bookkeeper. Norma...
Willie Fred "Buddy" Hunt, Jr
Jun 13, 2015
Mr. Willie Fred “Buddy” Hunt, Jr. age 81 of the North Walton County Community of New Harmony passed away early Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. He was born November 16, 1933 in New Harmony the son of Willie Fred Hunt, Sr. and Marjorie Louise Carr Hunt. Buddy was a lifelong resident of Walton County and...
Milton L. Johnson
Jun 10, 2015
Milton L. Johnson of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, son of Luther and Mildred Johnson, was born on September 11, 1940 in Forest Park, Georgia and passed on June 11, 2015 in DeFuniak Springs at the age of 74 years. Milton grew up in Forest Park, Georgia and graduated from Forest Park High School, Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a Master’s...
Pamela Kay Frazier
Jun 4, 2015
Pamela Kay Frazier, age 62, lost her struggle with cancer on June 4, 2015. She was the daughter of Richard Talmadge Frazier and Viona White Frazier of Niceville, Florida. She attended Niceville High School and Florida State University where she graduated from the College of Law in 1986. Pamela practiced law in Tallahassee and Pensacola. She was a partner in...
Floyd Alvin Johnson
Jun 1, 2015
Mr. Floyd Alvin Johnson, age 81 passed away Monday, June 1, 2015 in Chautauqua Health and Nursing Center. He was born April 25, 1934 in Crenshaw, Alabama the son of Alford Lee Johnson and Viola Elizabeth Maddox Johnson. After attending school in Alabama, Floyd ended up in DeFuniak Springs working for Henco where he met the woman who was to...
Joel Blake Cromartie
Jun 1, 2015
Joel Blake Cromartie died June 1, 2015 in Crestview, Florida. He was born September 21, 1920 in Miccosukee, Florida and had lived in DeFuniak Springs since 1949. He was a veteran of World War II, a graduate of The University of Florida and retired as District Conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Survivors include his wife,...
Warner Evans Seigler
May 19, 2015
Mr. Warner Evans Seigler, age 55 died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in the Emergency Room at Healthmark Regional Medical Center. He was born March 8, 1960 in DeFuniak Springs, the son of Lois Robinson Seigler and Edwin Leroy Seigler. Warner was a lifelong resident of DeFuniak Springs and North Walton County. He attended school at Walton High School and...
Shawn Kevin Smith
May 8, 2015
Shawn Kevin Smith, age 57 passed away at his home in DeFuniak Springs, Florida Friday, May 8, 2015. He was born February 18, 1958 in New Albany, Indiana, the son of Roy Neil Smith and Audrey Cunningham Smith. He is predeceased by his father, Roy Neil Smith. He graduated in 1976 from South Central High School in Elizabeth, IN, and...
Inez Evans Holland
Apr 30, 2015
Mrs. Inez Evans Holland, age 93 passed away April 30, 2015, at Twin Cities Hospital in Niceville, Florida, surrounded by her family. She was born October 9, 1921, in the Black Creek Community of Walton County, the daughter of James Bennett Evans, Sr. and Rhoda Jane Fannin Evans. Inez and her husband of 59 years, Jim Holland, lived in the...
Ruby Manning Grantham
Apr 23, 2015
Mrs. Ruby Manning Grantham, age 72 passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the home of her sister in Cottondale, Florida. She was born May 16, 1942 in Ponce deLeon, the daughter of Hurdis Henry and Thelma Patery Horne Manning. Ruby worked many years in security where her realm of influence touched and helped many people. She always loved nature,...
Dr. Benjamin Jerry "BJ" Brown
Apr 19, 2015
Dr. B. J. Brown passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 at home surrounded by family members. He was born November 23, 1924 in DeFuniak Springs and is preceded in death by his father, Dr. Benjamin Jerry Brown and his mother Leita Wesley Brown and his brother Wesley Brown and sister Dorothy Annis Brown. Dr. Brown graduated from Walton High School...
Dr. Donald L. Wennerberg
Apr 12, 2015
Dr. Donald L. Wennerberg went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was an only child, born on January 29, 1925 to Giffert Caleb Wennerberg and Ella Carolyn Dahlgren Wennerberg in Cleveland, OH. He is predeceased by his parents and his wife of 48 years, Martha Leathers Wennerberg. Don attended what is now known...
Kathleen Crawford
Apr 6, 2015
Kathleen Crawford, 97, died on April 6, 2015, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. She was born in Ponce de Leon, Florida, on November 14, 1917. A graduate of Florida State University, she was a classroom teacher in Holmes, Bay, and Walton Counties before serving as the Walton High Media Specialist until her retirement in 1992. Kathleen was an active member of...
Bernice Boykin
Apr 1, 2015
Mrs. Bernice Boykin, age 84 passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 5, 1930 in DeFuniak Springs, the daughter of Willis Monroe Griggs and Clara Odell Bedsole Griggs. Most will remember Bernice in her association with locally owned grocery stores where she worked most of her adult life. Most important to...
Jack Morris Hicks
Mar 20, 2015
Mr. Jack Hicks, age 86 passed away March 20, 2015 in Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation Center, just sixty days after his wife’s passing. He was born November 5, 1928 in Sneeds, Florida the son of John Walter Hicks and Mittie Stevens Hicks. Jack came to DeFuniak Springs on a six months assignment to rebuild the exchanges for Southeastern Telephone Company,...
Eva Nell Parish
Mar 11, 2015
Mrs. Eva Nell Parish went to be with her Lord on March 11, 2015. She was born In Hacoda, Alabama on September 8, 1922, the middle of three children of Hill Paul and Willie Adkinson Paul Bedsole. She was a lifelong Baptist and a member of First Baptist Church of DeFuniak Springs for sixty years. She is predeceased by her...
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