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Gulf Breeze, Florida Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Gulf Breeze, Florida & Surrounding Areas

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Jerry Farquhar

Jerry Farquhar

Dec 22, 2022

Jerry Farquhar of Gulf Breeze, Florida passed away on Dec 22, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Gary Spradling

Gary Spradling

Dec 22, 2022

Gary Spradling of Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed away on Dec 22, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Shirley Cummings

Shirley Cummings

Dec 21, 2022

Our beloved “Gran”, Shirley Wyrick Cummings, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2022, at the age of 81, in her hometown of Gulf Breeze, FL.

Shirley McCubbins was born December 9, 1941, in Strawberry Plains, TN.  She had four brothers and five sisters and loved to talk about growing up in Tennessee.  She graduated from Carter High...

James Haffenden

James Haffenden

Dec 21, 2022

James A. Haffenden, SMSgt USAF Retired, passed away on December 21, 2022. He was born May 6, 1935 in Syracuse, NY, the son of the late Allen and Olive Haffenden.

Jim actively served 24 years in the United States Air Force. He retired in August 1977 at Shaw AFB, South Carolina. During his military career he received...

Peggy Lay

Peggy Lay

Dec 21, 2022

Peggy Joan (Bishop) Lay of Gulf Breeze, Florida born December 3, 1935, was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 due to complications from autoimmune related lung disease.  She was 87.  She was predeceased by her father, Beverly Clinton Bishop; her mother, Thelma Blanche Bishop; her sisters, Ruth, Paulett and Sue; her brothers, Howard and Tommy;...

Joyce Retherford

Joyce Retherford

Dec 19, 2022

Our beloved Mother, Meemaw, sister, wife and friend Joyce Nana Cecilia Kell Retherford born in Anniston, Ala on July 8, 1948, went to be with the Lord Monday, December 19th. Joyce is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Roush Retherford of Gulf Breeze and children; Marty (Tina) of Gulf Breeze, Melanie (Chuck) Runfola of Destin, Michael (Raquel)...

Donald Jones

Donald Jones

Dec 19, 2022

Donald Edward Jones of Gulf Breeze passed away at home on Monday, Dec. 19 at age 81.

He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Bess Orvis Jones; children, Melodee Allmon (Joseph), Matthew Jones, and Michele Jones; brother, Richard Jones (Anniece); grandchildren, Madison Allmon, Dylan Allmon, and Caroline Broxson; special sister-in-law, Maggie Griscom (David); and...

Christopher Ward

Christopher Ward

Dec 16, 2022

Christopher Ward of Navarre, Florida passed away on Dec 16, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Marilyn Smith

Marilyn Smith

Dec 13, 2022

Marilyn Smith passed away on Dec 13, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Services are pending.

Frank Pettyjohn, Md

Frank Pettyjohn, Md

Dec 6, 2022

Dr. Frank S. Pettyjohn, M.D., COL USA (Ret.), passed away peacefully at the age of 88 at his home in Gulf Breeze, FL.

Dr. Pettyjohn was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Jean, and his daughter, Margot Kathleen. He's survived by his daughters Elise (Brian) Gore and Ellen (Geoff) Massey and his five beloved...

Nanita Hebert

Nanita Hebert

Dec 6, 2022

Nanita Ashley Hebert went to heaven after a courageous, two-year battle with cancer on December 6, 2022 at the age of 61. Her contagious, kindred spirit continues to live in the hearts of her family. She loved and was loved by her husband, Steven William Hebert, since 1978, spending forty-four years building a life together. Daughter of Charles Edwin Ashley...

Paul Blakeburn

Paul Blakeburn

Dec 6, 2022

Paul Blakeburn, 81, passed away of natural causes at his home in Gulf Breeze on December 6, 2022.  Paul retired from the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service after serving as a diplomat in countries including Russia, Cote d’Ivoire and Malaysia.  He was also a veteran, beginning his career in the 1960’s with the U.S Army in Germany.  A lifelong...

Bettye Corcoran

Bettye Corcoran

Nov 28, 2022

Bettye Adelle Corcoran left this earth on November 28, 2022, following a brief illness. Our sweet “Aunt Bettye” was only 23 days shy of celebrating her 87th birthday.

Born in Columbus, GA on December 21, 1935, Bettye attended Florida State University, graduating in 1958 with a B.S. in Elementary Education. Her first job found her teaching 3rd...

Jimmy Wohlgemuth

Jimmy Wohlgemuth

Nov 28, 2022

Clifford James Wohlgemuth (2-27-1947 / 11-28-2022) Born to Clifford James Wohlgemuth Sr and Dollye Rosena Wilder Wohlgemuth of Jackson Mississippi. Jimmy attended elementary school, junior high school, and high school in Jackson Mississippi. He graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Mississippi class of 1970. He started his career working for Gulf Power, Southern Company straight...

Marilyn Mcmenamy

Marilyn Mcmenamy

Nov 24, 2022

Marilyn McMenamy of Loganville, Georgia passed away on Nov 24, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Raymond Galmiche

Raymond Galmiche

Nov 21, 2022

Raymond Louis Galmiche, age 75, of Navarre, FL passed away peacefully on November 21, 2022 after a long illness. His wife was by his side as he went to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Raymond William and Irma Haydee Galmiche.

Raymond retired from the US Army after...

Raymond Smith

Raymond Smith

Nov 20, 2022

Raymond Smith, 90, of Gulf Breeze, FL, peacefully passed away at his home on Sunday evening, November 20, 2022. He was surrounded by his family as he went to be with his Lord and Savior. He is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Martha Smith, his daughter, Cindy Williamson, and grandson, Gunnar Williamson, all of Gulf Breeze....

James Hutchins

James Hutchins

Nov 15, 2022

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, James Jackson (“Jim”) Hutchins, Sr. passed away after a brief illness.  He was eighty-eight.  Jim was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, to Hoyt and Annie Hutchins; he was one of nine siblings.  In 1954, Jim married his wife of 68 years, Edith U. Hutchins (Vittal).  They had three sons, Jim Hutchins Jr. (Debbie), Mike...

Beverly Cole

Beverly Cole

Nov 14, 2022

Beverly Cole of Cantonment, Florida passed away on Nov 14, 2022. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Dorine Lupfer

Dorine Lupfer

Nov 14, 2022

Dorine Lucille Lupfer, March 24th, 1949 - Nov 14th, 2022, Gulf Breeze, FL.

Dorine passed away in her home in Gulf Breeze , Florida on the evening of November 14th, 2022, at the age of 73. Dorine lived a fulfilling life as a loving mother an amazing wife to her husband Samuel Lupfer. She enjoyed reading, TV mystery...