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Friday, May 17, 2024

Christian "Chris" I. Mikles

Age 79

Niceville, FL

Christian Irvin Mikles,79, of Niceville Florida, passed away on May 14th, 2024. Chris was born on March 4th, 1945 to Fred and Edna Mikles in Townsville,...

Christian Irvin Mikles,79, of Niceville Florida, passed away on May 14th, 2024. Chris was born on March 4th, 1945 to Fred and Edna Mikles in Townsville, Australia. Chris’s childhood was spent in many states before his...

Heritage Gardens Funeral Home

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Photo of Christian "Chris" I. Mikles

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Billie Weeks Roberts

Age 89

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Billie was born in Pickens, Mississippi to Ernest L. Weeks, Sr. and Sue Weeks. She was preceded in death by her parents, along with her...

Billie was born in Pickens, Mississippi to Ernest L. Weeks, Sr. and Sue Weeks. She was preceded in death by her parents, along with her brothers Ernest L. Weeks, Jr. and George Ray Weeks. She...

McLaughlin Mortuary

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Photo of Billie Weeks Roberts

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Ruby H. Kenaston

Age 89

Fort Walton Beach, FL

Ruby Hawke Kenaston, age 89, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed away Monday, May 6, 2024. Ms. Kenaston was born in Atmore, Alabama in...

Ruby Hawke Kenaston, age 89, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed away Monday, May 6, 2024. Ms. Kenaston was born in Atmore, Alabama in 1934 to John & Ethel Lee Hawke. She graduated...

Emerald Coast Funeral Home

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Photo of Ruby H. Kenaston

Monday, May 13, 2024

Barry McCullough

Age 88

Niceville, FL

We are saddened to announce the passing of Barry Leon McCullough, age 88, of Crestview, Florida. Barry was born on June 20, 1935 in Sanford,...

We are saddened to announce the passing of Barry Leon McCullough, age 88, of Crestview, Florida. Barry was born on June 20, 1935 in Sanford, Maine to Leon and Irma McCullough. During his 21 years of...

Heritage Gardens Funeral Home

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Photo of Barry McCullough

John Anthony Sledge

Age 77

Crestview, FL

God's spirit has led John Anthony Sledge onward to a new journey. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Robert ‘Bob’ and Delia...

God's spirit has led John Anthony Sledge onward to a new journey. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Robert ‘Bob’ and Delia Sledge, along with brothers James and Jesse Sledge. He...

David L. Stover

Age 93

Fort Walton Beach, FL

David Stover of Fort Walton Beach, passed away on May 10, 2024. He enjoyed life for more than 93 years. Born and...

David Stover of Fort Walton Beach, passed away on May 10, 2024. He enjoyed life for more than 93 years. Born and raised in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was a proud...

Emerald Coast Funeral Home

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Photo of David L. Stover

Sunday, May 12, 2024

David L. Goetsch

Age 74

Niceville, FL

David Lee Goetsch was called home to Christ on Thursday, May 2, 2024. David was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on March 11, 1950,...

David Lee Goetsch was called home to Christ on Thursday, May 2, 2024. David was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on March 11, 1950, to parents Marion and Yvonne Goetsch, but he grew up...

Friday, May 10, 2024

Roger Wilson Baker

Age 95

Niceville, FL

Roger W. Baker, Jr., age 95, of Niceville, FL passed away May 5, 2024. He was born to Roger W. Baker, Sr. and his...

Roger W. Baker, Jr., age 95, of Niceville, FL passed away May 5, 2024. He was born to Roger W. Baker, Sr. and his wife Mabel on March 15, 1929 in Reading, PA. ...

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Photo of Roger Wilson Baker

Hilliard Alvin Smith III

Age 69

Hilliard Alvin Smith III, age 69, also known as “Smitty”, succumbed to cancer on May 6, 2024. He was born on September 15, 1954,...

Hilliard Alvin Smith III, age 69, also known as “Smitty”, succumbed to cancer on May 6, 2024. He was born on September 15, 1954, in Louisiana to Mildred and Hilliard A. Smith Jr. ...

Davis Watkins Funeral Home

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Photo of Hilliard Alvin Smith III

Wednesday, May 08, 2024

Michael “Mike” Ellenberger

Age 71

Michael Lee Ellenberger, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed away May 2, 2024 from complications with ALS. He fought a 17-month battle with ALS. He...

Michael Lee Ellenberger, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed away May 2, 2024 from complications with ALS. He fought a 17-month battle with ALS. He passed away holding the hand of his wife Nancy, of...

Davis-Watkins Funeral Home

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Photo of Michael “Mike” Ellenberger

Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Jessie Ray Graves

Age 71

Fort Walton Beach, FL

On April 19, 2024, Heaven called home a gentleman and a scholar. Jessie Ray Graves passed peacefully at home with his loving wife, Michelle Marler-Graves...

On April 19, 2024, Heaven called home a gentleman and a scholar. Jessie Ray Graves passed peacefully at home with his loving wife, Michelle Marler-Graves at his side. Jessie was a kindhearted and diplomatic...

Richard Franklin Palmer

Age 93

Niceville, FL

Richard (Dick) Franklin Palmer, Lt. Col., USAF, Retired, 93, of Niceville, Florida passed April 17, 2024. Dick was born on December 8, 1930 to...

Richard (Dick) Franklin Palmer, Lt. Col., USAF, Retired, 93, of Niceville, Florida passed April 17, 2024. Dick was born on December 8, 1930 to Clarence and Florence Palmer in Bellevue, Ohio. At the...

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Photo of Richard Franklin Palmer

Monday, May 06, 2024

Douglas Koenigsfeld

Age 65

In Loving Memory of Douglas Koenigsfeld. With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to a remarkable man whose warmth and kindness touched the lives of all who...

In Loving Memory of Douglas Koenigsfeld. With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to a remarkable man whose warmth and kindness touched the lives of all who knew him. Douglas Koenigsfeld, age 65, passed away on May...

Davis-Watkins Funeral Home

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Photo of Douglas Koenigsfeld

Friday, May 03, 2024

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

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

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

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