All Obituaries

Jean Ray, 95, gracefully passed away on May 14, 2019 in Pensacola, FL.  Jean was born on December 6, 1923 in Montgomery, AL to Hugh and Frances Williams. Jean married Bill Ray on July 16, 1955 and relocated to Pensacola. Jean was known for her sparkling, crystal green eyes, easy smile, and love of family and friends.  She was also an avid golfer and enjoyed a good time with her “Lunch Bunch.” Left to celebrate her life are son George (Ronnie) Ray (Judy), son Bill Ray...

Steve Bogan, child of God, loving son, father, and friend, died peacefully on May 6th, 2019. He was a resident of Gulf Breeze for over 63 years. He loved God, his wife, children, family, and his church. Born in Atlanta on October 25th, 1945, Steve moved to Gulf Breeze with his family in 1955 at the age of 10. He grew up on Bayshore Drive where his love of the water began. He was an a competitive Windsurfer, once considered #1 in the southeast, and known for windsurfing across the bay to...

Wendal Lamar Jenkins, 81, passed away peacefully and entered into eternal life on Sunday, May 5, 2019.  He was born January 26, 1938 in Bonifay, Florida and raised in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.  He graduated from Marion Institute, Marion, AL in 1955 and entered the US Naval Academy graduating June 1960. He began his Naval career aboard the USS Stickell, DD888.  Other deployments were aboard the USS Iwo Jima LPH2 and the USS Plymouth Rock LSD 29.  He attended Naval Post...

JoEllyne (Missy) Byrne ...has gone to her eternal rest 1 May 2019. To continue to love and honor her memory in this world are her family; husband Peter Byrne, daughter Maura Byrne, her son Shad Dahlquist with fiancee Nikki and grandson Hudson. Missy is a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, where she leaves her mother Sandra Hanson, brothers Greggory and Paul Hanson and her sister Kimberly Pesicka and her husband Floyd, plus a large family of siblings, nieces and nephews, aunts and...

Donald Ledger Muller was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Dorothy B and Robert A Muller on August 16, 1926. His early years were spent in the Newton-Wellesley area. Don attended Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire until WW II called its young men to war. He served in the Air Force, returned home, enrolled in Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, then met and married Lois Marcia Johnson, who became his wife of 70 years. After graduation the young couple moved to Richford, VT to...

Roy William Maahs, Jr., of Gulf Breeze, Florida passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019.

Edna A. Whitcomb passed away on "Easter Sunday", April 21, 2019, after battling a variety of medical conditions for several months. Edna, along with her parents, legally immigrated from Germany, to the United States in 1936, when she was ten years old. Edna grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both she and her parents assimilated into our nation's culture, learned English and at the age of 17 graduated from Frankfurt High School. She married William Weisbach in 1948 and had...

John D Jogerst, of Navarre Florida passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019. A time of visitation will be held at Rose Lawn Funeral Home, Gulf Breeze, Florida on Thursday, April 18th from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. At 12:00 PM, the funeral procession will depart Rose Lawn Funeral Home for Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida where a graveside service, with full Military Honors, will be provided by the US Air Force Honor Guard at 1:00 PM. Visitation ...

Marilyn Magdalene (Lowry) Hitpas was born in Story County, Iowa on Dec 31, 1924 to Thomas and Magdalene Lowry. She was born at home on her parent's farm, and she was the 5th of 7 children. Eventually her parents moved to Peoria, IL where she met the love of her life, Henry Richard Hitpas. They were married in Feb of 1946 and enjoyed a 30 year career in the U.S. Navy. They had three sons, Henry, Craig, and Matthew. In 1970 they retired to Gulf Breeze, FL where Marilyn was active in the...

Mary Nell Mixon Kersh, born on July 5, 1931, went to her heavenly home on Friday, April 5, 2019, at the age of 87. She is preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Clinton Kersh; her father and mother O.A. and Velma Mixon; 3 brothers and 3 sisters. She is survived by her son, Larry Kersh; her daughter and son-in-law Lissa Kersh Bardin and Edward Bardin; 6 grandchildren: Kelleigh Kersh Byington, Randy Kersh, Karen Kersh Riffenburg, Joshua Kersh, Jeremy Bardin and Alison Bardin Spencer;...