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Thursday, May 02, 2024

Vera J Meads

Age 93

Gettysburg, PA

Former long time Ft Walton Beach resident Vera J. Meads passed away 12/13/2023 in Gettysburg, PA. Her family will be returning her to Ft. Walton...

Former long time Ft Walton Beach resident Vera J. Meads passed away 12/13/2023 in Gettysburg, PA. Her family will be returning her to Ft. Walton Beach to be reunited with her husband Jerald D. Meads...

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Photo of Vera J Meads

William O. Treacy

Age 97

Ft. Walton Bch, SC

William Owen Treacy (Bill) passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 28, 2024, at the age of 97. Bill was...

William Owen Treacy (Bill) passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 28, 2024, at the age of 97. Bill was born in 1926 in Oakland, Maryland, the youngest of seven...

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Photo of William O. Treacy

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Keli Arlene Cummings

Age 55

Keli Arlene Cummings 55, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Keli was born on October 18, 1968, in New York, New York to Daniel...

Keli Arlene Cummings 55, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Keli was born on October 18, 1968, in New York, New York to Daniel and Linda Franklin. Keli grew up in Aubrey, Texas and...

Brackney Funeral Service

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Photo of Keli Arlene Cummings

Doug Kenyon

Age 64

Freeport, FL

Douglas R. Kenyon (Doug) passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, after a brief battle with cancer. Born June 13, 1959 in Laredo, TX, into an...

Douglas R. Kenyon (Doug) passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, after a brief battle with cancer. Born June 13, 1959 in Laredo, TX, into an Air Force family, Doug was the 4th of 6 children...

McLaughlin Twin Cities Funeral Home

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Photo of Doug Kenyon

Monday, April 29, 2024

Karen Lee David

Age 79

Ft Walton Beach, FL

Karen Lee David, 79 years old, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, peacefully passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Karen was born on March 19, 1945,...

Karen Lee David, 79 years old, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, peacefully passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Karen was born on March 19, 1945, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to the late Dr. William and...

Davis-Watkins Funeral Home

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Photo of Karen Lee David

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Loretta Babich Gunderson

Age 90

Mary Esther, FL

Loretta was born September 11, 1933, in Butte, Montana, to Raymond and Ruth Babich (Horne). Her grandmother Amelia Horne (Woodland) took her and her sister...

Loretta was born September 11, 1933, in Butte, Montana, to Raymond and Ruth Babich (Horne). Her grandmother Amelia Horne (Woodland) took her and her sister Margaret Lillberg (Babich) in following her mother’s death in 1937....

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Photo of Loretta Babich Gunderson

Friday, April 26, 2024

Merlynn Jones Bath

Age 91

Tallahassee, FL

Merlynn Jones Bath, 91, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, passed away April 14, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held May 4 at 2...

Merlynn Jones Bath, 91, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, passed away April 14, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held May 4 at 2 pm, at Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home, 700 Timberlane Road, Tallahassee,...

Culley's MeadowWood -Timberlane

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Photo of Merlynn Jones Bath

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Gloria June Ardery

Age 91

Gloria June Ardery, beloved widow of Carlton B. Ardery, Jr., loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Sunday, April...

Gloria June Ardery, beloved widow of Carlton B. Ardery, Jr., loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away in Fort Walton Beach, Florida on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at the age of 91, surrounded by her...

Davis-Watkins Funeral Home

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Photo of Gloria June Ardery

Mary Ann Burdge

Age 84

Niceville, FL

Family and Friends, It is with heavy hearts that we write to share the passing of our beloved Mary Ann Gunn Burdge, age 84. Surviving is...

Family and Friends, It is with heavy hearts that we write to share the passing of our beloved Mary Ann Gunn Burdge, age 84. Surviving is her husband of 62 years, Lanny G. Burdge, including her...

McLaughlin Twin Cities

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Photo of Mary Ann Burdge

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Carl George Gicker

Age 92

Ft. Walton Beach, FL

Carl George Gicker of Ft. Walton Beach, FL died peacefully in his home on April 20, 2024. He was born November 13, 1931 in Chester,...

Carl George Gicker of Ft. Walton Beach, FL died peacefully in his home on April 20, 2024. He was born November 13, 1931 in Chester, Pennsylvania to George W. and Luverta Rutter Gicker. He...

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Photo of Carl George Gicker

Trinidad Gonzalez

Age 82

Niceville, FL

Trinidad (Trini) Gonzalez, 82, passed away peacefully at HCA Florida Ft Walton-Destin Hospital on Thursday, April 11, 2024. She was a long-time resident of Niceville, Florida....

Trinidad (Trini) Gonzalez, 82, passed away peacefully at HCA Florida Ft Walton-Destin Hospital on Thursday, April 11, 2024. She was a long-time resident of Niceville, Florida. She was born on January 25, 1942 in Ponce,...

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Photo of Trinidad Gonzalez

Harriet "Sue" Coulter Smith

Age 93

Niceville, FL

Harriet Coulter Smith, “Sue,” was born in Columbus, Georgia on July 10, 1930, to Harry Leonard and Alice Lockwood Coulter. She passed away on April...

Harriet Coulter Smith, “Sue,” was born in Columbus, Georgia on July 10, 1930, to Harry Leonard and Alice Lockwood Coulter. She passed away on April 17, 2024 at her residence in Niceville, FL, surrounded by...

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Photo of Harriet "Sue" Coulter Smith

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Arthur Weyrauch

Age 81

Niceville, FL

Arthur Weyrauch, affectionately known as Skip, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Easter night, March 31, 2024, at the age of 81. He was...

Arthur Weyrauch, affectionately known as Skip, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Easter night, March 31, 2024, at the age of 81. He was a long-time resident of Niceville, FL. He was the first...

Davis-Watkins Funeral Home

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Photo of Arthur Weyrauch

Monday, April 22, 2024

MSGT Ertha Charmaine (Braziel) Sams, Ret.

Age 70

Brandon, FL

Ertha Sams of Brandon Florida, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. Ertha Charmaine Braziel was born June 30, 1953, on Selfridge Field in...

Ertha Sams of Brandon Florida, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024. Ertha Charmaine Braziel was born June 30, 1953, on Selfridge Field in Michigan as the 2nd child of the late Charles Leonard...

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Photo of MSGT Ertha Charmaine (Braziel) Sams, Ret.

Renee E. Decker

Crestview, FL

87, died April 18, 2024. Arrangements provided by Heritage Gardens Funeral Home. Services on Apr 26, 11:00am at Holy Name of Jesus of Niceville. Heritage...

87, died April 18, 2024. Arrangements provided by Heritage Gardens Funeral Home. Services on Apr 26, 11:00am at Holy Name of Jesus of Niceville. Heritage Gardens Cemetery.

Heritage Gardens Funeral Home

Darrell R. James

Age 85

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Colonel Darrell Russell James (USAF Ret.) passed from this life and met his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 19, 2024. He passed peacefully...

Colonel Darrell Russell James (USAF Ret.) passed from this life and met his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 19, 2024. He passed peacefully at Crestview Rehabilitation Center following a short battle with complications...

Emerald Coast Funeral Home

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Photo of Darrell R. James

Lee McDonald Lipscomb Jr.

Freeport, FL

85, died April 15, 2024. Arrangements provided by Heritage Gardens Funeral Home. Services on Apr 27, 2:00pm at Church On Bayshore.

85, died April 15, 2024. Arrangements provided by Heritage Gardens Funeral Home. Services on Apr 27, 2:00pm at Church On Bayshore.

Heritage Gardens Funeral Home

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Gladys Marie Bournique

Age 87

Crestview, fl

On Monday Evening April 8th, Gladys Marie Bournique passed away at her home in Crestview Florida at the age of 87. Loving Mother to 4 children,...

On Monday Evening April 8th, Gladys Marie Bournique passed away at her home in Crestview Florida at the age of 87. Loving Mother to 4 children, Grandmother to 11 children, Great Grandmother to 17 children, Gladys...

Richard "Dick" Peter Van Rees

Age 77

Niceville, FL

Richard (Dick) Peter Van Rees, a longtime resident of Niceville, FL, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Richard was born on May 27,...

Richard (Dick) Peter Van Rees, a longtime resident of Niceville, FL, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Richard was born on May 27, 1946, to Patricia & Richard C. Van Rees in Long...

Heritage Gardens Funeral Home

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Photo of Richard "Dick" Peter Van Rees

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Johnathan Erik Hughes

Age 51

Miramar Beach, FL

The amount of grief that is felt, is the price paid for all the love and cherished memories Johnathan gave. Johnathan will be remembered...

The amount of grief that is felt, is the price paid for all the love and cherished memories Johnathan gave. Johnathan will be remembered for his zest for life, his laughter and believing the...

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Photo of Johnathan Erik Hughes

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