Apr 26, 2011

Allison Andrew O'Daniel, Sr., 86, born November 22, 1924 in Pensacola, Florida passed away on Friday, April 26, 2011. He was in the Merchant Marines during World War II. After the war he went to work for L & N Railroad for a period of time, he went on from there to join Gulf Life Insurance Company. "AA" as...

Apr 26, 2011

J. Norman White, "Norm", 85 of Gulf Breeze, FL, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Born February 10, 1926, in Mill City, PA, he was the son of the late Rev. John and Bessie (Davey) White. He married his childhood sweetheart, Barbara VanHorn in 1968. He served in the Navy during WWII on the USS Lexington in the...

Apr 22, 2011

Allen S. "Pop" Holliday died peacefully in his sleep on Good Friday, April 22, 2011. He was born in Tucson, AZ, the oldest son of Allen and Mary Holliday along with 10 siblings. He retired CWO-2 from the US Navy with 22 ½ years of service, then spent another 23 years in Civil Service at NAS Pensacola. As a...

Apr 20, 2011

Bruce Smith, husband of Grace Smith and father to Greta Schrock and Dan Smith passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. He was a quiet man who loved his family, gardening and fishing. He worked tirelessly for his family and provided them with all the love and devotion any husband and father could possibly muster. He served in World...

Apr 17, 2011

Donna Jean Smithey passed away Sunday afternoon, April 17, 2011 at Baptist Hospital. She was 69. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 48 years, William Smithey. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Cindy Smithey and her adoring grandson, William of Navarre; brother, Danny Germany of Collierville, TN; sisters, Brenda Clevenger of Gulf Breeze, Shirley...

Apr 9, 2011

Hubert "Buddy" Green Woodward Jr., 66, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, passed away on April 9th 2011. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary, of 44 years, his son Chris and wife Nancy, and daughter Tracy and husband Glenn, four grandchildren, four brothers, two sisters and various other family members. The funeral service will be held at Rose Lawn...

Apr 8, 2011

Chaplain Dr. John B. Cheshire, Jr., passed away peacefully on April 8, 2011, at his daughter's home in Gulf Breeze, Florida. He was born July 15, 1921, in Thomasville, Georgia, to Rev. John B. Cheshire, Sr. and Roxanna Pack Cheshire. He grew up in Lakeland, Florida, where he graduated form Lakeland High School in 1938. He joined to United...

Apr 7, 2011

Wade H. "Dick" Player passed away at his home in Navarre on Thursday, April 7, 2011. He was 67. Born April 15, 1943, in Timmonsville, SC, Dick grew up in Savannah. He attended Montreat Anderson College and worked for the Seaboard Coastline railroad in his early twenties. He then went to work for L.D. Brinkman Company. Dick had been...

Mar 27, 2011

Richard Norman Arcenia, born in Miami, FL, Nov. 24, 1952 and died in Gulf Breeze, FL, March 27, 2011. After a long battle with cancer, his spirit was willing but his body just could not fight any longer. Rick is survived by his mother: Frances Strozier; two sons: Desi and David; five grandchildren: Daniel, Chad, Justin, Kailynn and Nicole;...

Mar 24, 2011

Irene Torrez, age 85, of Gulf Breeze, Florida and long-time resident of Pensacola, Florida passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2011. Irene was born on August 8, 1925 to Joseph Kirby and Julia Sutkaitis in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She graduated from Lawrence High School, attended Business School, and worked as a bookkeeper for the Railroad. She was also a tack-welder...

Mar 24, 2011

Byron H. Basham, 50, of Gulf Breeze, FL, originally from Annapolis, MD; was taken from us suddenly on March 24th, 2011, in an automobile accident. Byron worked for many years in the automotive retail industry, which ultimately led to the creation of his present company, Basham Automotive, which specialized in business brokerage services in the automotive retail industry in...

Mar 20, 2011

Geraldine "Jerry" Twiford Fox, passed away on Sunday, March 20,2011, just shy of her 82nd birthday. Fox was born in Wilmington, DE, to the late Jack Twiford and Esther Russell Twiford Frasier, and step daughter to to the late Charles E. Frasier. She is also predeceased by her sister Helen Frasier. Fox was a graduate of Michigan State Universtiy,...

Mar 13, 2011

Clare S. Barr 1923 - 2011 Clare Schluter Barr passed from this life peacefully on Sunday March 13th 2011 at the age of 88. Clare was born and lived in New Orleans until she relocated to Gulf Breeze, Florida after Hurricane Katrina. Daughter of the late Ernest and Corrine Eble Schluter and brother of the late Ernest Schluter, Jr....

Mar 10, 2011

In remembrance of Timothy Lee Higley there will be a visitation held at Rose Lawn Funeral Home, 2942 Gulf Breeze Parkway, on Monday, March 14, 2011, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Following the visitation there will be a gathering of family and friends to celebrate his life held at the home of Lisa Higley. Tim is survived by his...

Mar 8, 2011

"Capt" Frank Douglas 1931 - 2011 Frank Douglas of Gulf Breeze passed away Tuesday night, March 8, 2011. Frank was a Korean War Veteran where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Following the war he served 20 years as an Army Special Forces Reservist. Frank was a major contributor for the return of Mardi Gras in this area having...

Feb 28, 2011

Feb 27, 2011

Virginia Mc Neil, 88, died at her home on Pensacola Beach on February 27, 2010. Visitation will be at Rose Lawn Funeral Home on Sunday, March 6 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The funeral will be at St. Ann Catholic Church on Monday, March 7, at 10:30 a.m., followed by interment at Barrancas Cemetery, after which there will...

Feb 24, 2011

Dorothy J. "Coot" Fleming 1927 - 2011 Dorothy "Coot" Fleming passed away on February 24, 2011. She was born on October 19th, 1927 in Weston, WV to Cisco Jackson and Dorothy Helen Keister. She grew up in the hills of West Virginia and she was very proud to have been a direct descendant of "Stonewall" Jackson. She has been...

Feb 22, 2011

Michael L. Williamson, age 61, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, passed away Feb. 22, 2011. He was born and raised in Talladega, Alabama; his schoolmates knew him as "Smiley". He was a true "BAMA" fine. Mike loved being with his family and all the friends he has made over his lifetime. No one was a stranger and his love and...

Feb 14, 2011

Yancy Bailey Spencer, III, loving and very cherished son, husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and faithful Christian, died suddenly from a heart attack while surfing in Malibu, California on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2011. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia July 2, 1950, raised in Pensacola, Florida and resided in Gulf Breeze, Florida for over thirty years. At the age...