Obituaries

  • Angelia Kay Stokes January 30, 1961 ~ December 28, 2023

    Angelia Kay Busbee Stokes January 30, 1961 – December 28, 2023 Angelia Kay Busbee Stokes (62), better known to most as Angie, passed away late on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at her home in Laurel Hill with her husband, Wayne Stokes by her side.  Angie was born in Florala, Alabama on January 30, 1961. She was the first born of four children and was the only daughter of Ray and […]

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  • Jimmie Lee Godwin April 23, 1954 ~ December 26, 2023

    Jimmie Lee Godwin 69, of Crestview, Florida passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Jimmie was born on April 23, 1954 to James and Bertha Mae Godwin in Crestview, Florida and has been a lifelong resident ever since. Jimmie was the owner of Godwins Roofing for twenty years and was locally known as one of […]

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  • Tina Ozden May February 17, 1930 ~ December 26, 2023

    Tina Ozden May 93, of Crestview, Florida passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Tina was born on February 17, 1930 in Istanbul, Turkey to Zeynel Karaoglu and Feride Guney. Tina moved to Okaloosa County in 1955 from Hope, Arkansas and has been a resident ever since. She was a homemaker who was a member […]

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  • Joyce Richards Blalock-Cosson January 08, 1936 ~ December 25, 2023

    Joyce Richards Blalock-Cosson, 87, of Baker, Florida passed away on December 25th, 2023. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends in her home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, December 30th at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Baker, Florida. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December […]

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  • Donald Burton Tillery April 28, 1932 ~ December 20, 2023

    Donald Burton Tillery, 91, of Holt, Florida, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2023. He was born on April 28, 1932, in Phenix City, Alabama, to the late Bernard and Agnes Tillery. Donald served in the U.S. Navy as a Boatswain’s Mate and later worked as a truck driver for many years. He was a […]

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  • John Rennie Mehalopoulos Jr. December 24, 1942 ~ December 17, 2023

    John Rennie Mehalopoulos Jr 80, of Crestview, Florida passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023, surrounded by his family. John was born on December 24, 1942, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to John and Doris Mehalopoulos. John proudly enlisted in the United States Air Force in August of 1961 and was a retired veteran after twenty plus […]

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  • Gerald George Drenski September 24, 1935 ~ December 17, 2023

    Gerald George Drenski 88, of Crestview, Florida passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023. Gerald was born on September 24, 1935 in Kewaunee, Wisconsin to Vincent and Clara Drenski. After joining the military, Gerald traveled all over the world moving to Okaloosa County in 2004 from Alaska. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict […]

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  • Lillian Carol Barnes July 07, 1939 ~ December 16, 2023

    Lillian Carol Barnes, age 84, of Baker, passed away Saturday, December 16. She was born on July 7, 1939 in Andalusia, Alabama to James J. & Lillian M Parker. Lillian was raised in the Wing/Falco Community where she attended school, she then married Ray Barnes and they were blessed with a family.  She was a […]

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  • Christopher Caleb Tatman September 21, 1980 ~ December 16, 2023

    Christopher Caleb Tatman died at the young age of 43 years on December 16, 2023 in his home. He died from an Epilepsy seizure that he never recovered from. He struggled with seizures all his life and God finally decided it was time to bring him home. Christopher was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September […]

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  • James Allan “Jimmy” Johnson Jr. April 12, 1952 ~ December 12, 2023

    James Allan Johnson (71), of Crestview, Florida, passed away on December 12, 2023 surrounded by family. James, known to many as “Pops”, “Deddy”, “Coach Johnson”, or “Jimmy”, was born to Gladys and James Johnson Sr., on April 12, 1952, in Miami, Florida. James married his beloved wife Shelby Johnson on August 21, 1974, with which […]

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