Obituaries

  • Roger Arnold Nichols October 05, 1947 ~ July 27, 2023

    Roger “D.T.” Arnold Nichols, 75 passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 27, 2023.  Roger was born on October 5, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois to James and Susan Nichols. After graduating from high school, Roger was drafted into the United States Air Force to then retire as a MSGT after 22 years of honorable service during the […]

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  • James “Jamey” Waylon Broxson Jr. July 23, 1961 ~ July 23, 2023

    James “Jamey” Waylon Broxson Jr. 62 passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023. James was born on July 23, 1961, in Crestview, Florida to James Waylon Broxson Sr and Margie Annette Alford Broxson. He lived in Okaloosa County most of his adult life. Jamey spent his early adult years serving in the United States Army […]

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  • James E. Cain March 09, 1940 ~ July 23, 2023

    James E. Cain 83, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023 peacefully at home. James was born on March 9, 1940 in Milligan, Florida to James and Eunice Cain and remained as a lifelong resident of Okaloosa County. James was a 1958 graduate of Crestview High School where he played football with the Crestview High […]

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  • Stuart Duane Campbell October 10, 1970 ~ July 20, 2023

    Stuart Duane Campbell, age 52, of Crestview, FL passed away unexpectedly on Thursday July 20, 2023. Stuart was born on October 10, 1970, in Crestview, Florida to Duane and Brenda Campbell. Stuart graduated from Crestview High School in 1988.  He was a sheet metal mechanic at Looney & Sons and EJM Aerospace prior to opening […]

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  • Jewel Deese Boutwell August 06, 1940 ~ July 19, 2023

    Jewel Deese Boutwell 82, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Pensacola, Florida. Jewel was born on August 6, 1940, in Falco, Alabama to Franklin and Nancy Deese.  Jewel was a people person who loved being called “Mama Jewel” or “Granny Jewel”. She served as a Girl Scout Leader for Brownie Troop 169. Helping […]

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  • Margie Lundy April 03, 1933 ~ July 15, 2023

    Margie Ann (McCarley) Lundy passed from this world on July 15th, 2023 at the age of 90. She was born on April 3, 1933, in Clay County Alabama. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Graham McCarley and James Wilson McCarley, her sisters Clythel ‘Jackie’ Tumlin, Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Joyner, and Lola Douglas, […]

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  • Helen Mae Bishop March 28, 1932 ~ July 06, 2023

    Helen Mae Bishop 91, of Holt, Florida passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Helen was born on March 28, 1932 in Richmond, Virginia to Richard and Eva Burton. She moved to Okaloosa County in 1950 and has been a resident ever since. Helen was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of […]

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  • John Steve Hitson August 18, 1956 ~ July 03, 2023

    John Steve ‘Stovewood’ Hitson, 66 of Crestview, Florida passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023, in Jacksonville, Florida. John was born on August 18, 1956, in Andalusia, Alabama to John and Bonnie Hitson and has been a lifelong resident of Okaloosa County where he lived with his family. John loved having coffee every morning at Helms […]

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  • Elizabeth Ann Polhlopek December 04, 1933 ~ June 30, 2023

    Elizabeth Ann Polhlopek, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 30, 2023. She was born on December 4, 1933, in Auburn, Nebraska. She was a graduate of Auburn High School in 1951 and received her RN diploma at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1954. Liz married Walter Polhlopek on May 7, 1955.  […]

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  • Carolyn McLaughlin April 27, 1951 ~ June 30, 2023

    Carolyn McLaughlin April 27, 1951 – June 30, 2023 Carolyn McLaughlin, age 72 passed away on Friday, June 30, 2023. She was born on April 27, 1951, in Niceville, Florida. Carolyn graduated from Howey Academy in Howey in the Hills, Florida in 1969. She worked with the Okaloosa County School Board as a bus driver […]

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