All Obituaries

William G. Edwards passed peacefully on May 24, 2023 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. William was born in Austin, Texas on May 22, 1943 to Eugene and Minnie Edwards. After graduating high school, William entered the United States Navy and retired after serving for 21 years. He then worked in the Civil Service, retiring after 28 years. William loved fishing and hunting. He is preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Georgina May. William is survived by his sons: William and wife Missy,...

Eleanor Louise Laedlein Lynch was born on July 28, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was welcomed into this world by her parents and her brother, Doug, who was born exactly one year earlier to the day. Louise and her brother both attended Plum High School where Louise was both prom queen and senior class president. We are proud of her many achievements, but she would say her daughters were her greatest accomplishments. Mother stressed education. She briefly attended Penn State University...

Roosevelt Pittman passed peacefully on May 18, 2023 in Pensacola, Florida at 77 years old. He was born on May 20, 1945 in Ashford, Alabama to LeRoy and Dora Lee Pittman. Roosevelt earned his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Troy State University. He retired from the United States Air Force after serving 21 years, and then retired from the State of Florida after 10 years. During his permanent retirement, Roosevelt’s focus was on doing things to make his family...

     Teresa Gail Finch, age 63, passed away on May 18, 2023 in New Orleans, LA. She is survived by her daughter, Leslie Roberts (Elijah), her bonus daughters, Jillian Ball (Jason) & Allyson Pritchard, her grandson Liam Ball, her granddaughters Palmer and Finley Roberts, and her Frenchie, Priscilla.        Teresa was a graduate of Niceville High School and went on to earn a Bachelors of Accounting at University of West Florida and an MBA at Jacksonville...

Dee L Fife was born June 5, 1937 in Mentone, Indiana, to Luther and Caroline Fife. Dee played basketball at Richland Center High School and worked with his father in plumbing. After graduation, Dee pursued further education by joining the U.S. Army, where he excelled in the Nike Ajax, Bomarc, and Athena Missile Fire Control Systems. He then worked at MacDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis, Missouri, maintaining the F-101 Airborne Fire Control Systems. In August 1959, Dee had the opportunity to...

Johnny V. "John" Boling, Sr., beloved husband, caring father, and faithful follower of Jesus Christ, died peacefully on May 14, 2023.        John is survived by Joy, his wife of seventy plus years;  four children, Sharon (Steve) Bortner, Jeff (Greta) Boling,  Judy Boling, and Johnny V. Boling, Jr.; four grandchildren, Stephen (Kara) Bortner, Stephanie Bortner, Scott (Katherine) Bortner, and Tyler Boling (fiancee Eva Joy Vernon ); four great...

Amy Michelle McHugh, a resident of Valparaiso, Florida, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2023. She was born to James and Pamela Mitchum on September 3, 1987 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Amy is survived by her husband of ten years, Christopher Lee McHugh, and daughter Maela. She is also survived by her mother Pamela Mitchum, and brother Christopher (Elizabeth) Mitchum. She is preceded in death by her father James Mitchum. Amy served as a nurse for five years at Twin Cities Hospital in...

Jimmy Dotson Jeffreys, Senior Master Sargent USAF retired, was born on September 27, 1947 in Raleigh North Carolina. Jimmy went home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 11, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Margaret Jeffreys, and brothers, Richard and Grady, all of North Carolina Jimmy was survived by his wife of 52 years Lois, their son Eric (Erin) of Florida, son Randy of North Carolina, grandchildren Taylor Jeffreys, Justin Jeffreys, Dylan Jeffreys, and...

James Alan Snyder, Lieutenant Colonel USAF Retired, born September 7, 1928, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died May 8, 2023. Son of Arthur Alan Snyder of Toronto, Canada, and Dora Lee Gourley Snyder, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, James left home in 1945, at age 17, to join the Merchant Marines, where he made several trips on Victory Ships traveling to war decimated Poland, delivering livestock. Afterwards, he attended Washington and Lee University from 1947 to 1951, majoring in...