Obituaries

Apr 17, 2023

Jay H. Prentice age 92 of Port St. Joe, Florida passed peacefully on Monday, April 17, 2023 at his home.

Funeral Services will be held at Tallahassee National Cemetery on Monday, May 8, 2023 starting at 2:00 PM Eastern Time with military honors.

A full obituary is forthcoming.

Apr 16, 2023

Beloved Lyndall Faye Jones, 82, of Tallahassee, Florida passed away Monday, April 16,2023, at St. Augustine Plantation after an illness. Faye was born to Forrest T. Gordon and Sarah H. Gordon of Apalachicola, FL. Faye retired from the Georgia Department of Education where she was a paraprofessional. She had a passion and inspiring love for the children she taught...

Apr 14, 2023

Joe Anthony Purswell, lifelong resident of Gulf County, Florida passed away in Panama City on Friday, April 14, 2023 at the age of 56. He was born on February 25, 1967 in Port St. Joe. Joe worked in concrete, construction, and commercial fishing all his life. He was an avid outdoors man that enjoyed hunting and fishing. Joe was...

Apr 11, 2023

Eleanor “Jean” McClamma, age 85, of Wewahitchka went to be with her Heavenly Father on April 11th ,2023. Jean was born on August 11th , 1937 in Bay county, FL. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and was always there whenever needed. She had many friends and was a well loved member of her church. Throughout her...

Apr 8, 2023

Jerry Lynn Arhelger, age 72, peacefully went to be with the Lord on April 8, 2023.

Jerry was born April 6, 1951 at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida where his father was stationed. Jerry grew up in Wewahitchka, Florida where his mother’s parents lived. Jerry’s maternal grandparents were very influential in his...

Apr 8, 2023

Vera Mitchell age 76 of Fort Myers, Florida passed away on Saturday April 8, 2023. She was born in Apalachicola, Florida on September 8, 1946 and spent her adolescence years in Port St. Joe. After high school, she attended college and moved to Fort Myers where she was a school teacher for thirty-six years.

Graveside...

Apr 7, 2023

David Bryant Ekholm of Mexico Beach, Florida passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 at the age of 87. He was born in Abington, PA on March 20, 1936 to the late Lars Ekholm and Edith Thomas Ekholm. David was a proud graduate of Staples High School in Connecticut and earned his Bachelors Degree in History at Williams College....

Apr 1, 2023

Shirley Ann Lee Williams age 82 of Port St. Joe, Florida passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023. She was born in Caryville, Florida on January 15, 1941 and spent most of her life in Port St. Joe where she worked with the Gulf County School Board for forty plus years as a school bus driver and in SJE...

Mar 31, 2023

"Remembering Frank"

Jay Franklin Williams, Sr. "Frank" passed on to his heavenly father on Friday, March 31, 2023 in the comfort of his home. Frank was born in Cottondale Florida on May 3, 1939 to the late Joe and Annie Williams. He was youngest of twelve siblings all of which preceded him in...

Mar 31, 2023

Samual Adam Adkison, better known as Sam to his friends and family, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023 at the age of 33. He was born in Panama City on May 18, 1989 and was a lifelong resident of Dalkeith, Florida. He was a 2007 graduate of Wewahitchka High school where he played football. Sam learned the value of...

Mar 29, 2023

Mary M. Pharham age 52 of Opp, Alabama passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

A full obituary is forthcoming and arrangements will be announced by Comforter Funeral Home.

Mar 23, 2023

Xavier "X" Brian Herron of Bluff City, TN was born September 1, 2005 in Des Moines, IA. He left this world March 23, 2023 in Port St. Joe Florida surrounded by family while being held by his dad.

Xavier was determined and fearless. If an idea popped in his mind he was going to do...

Mar 17, 2023

Martha Ramona Mowrey age 79 of Port St. Joe, Florida passed away at her residence on Friday, March 17, 2023.

She was born in Mobile, Alabama on January 2, 1944.

No services are planned at this time.

Arrangements are entrusted to the caring staff of Comforter Funeral Home in Port St....

Mar 16, 2023

Delight Rheinschmidt of Mosinee, WI died at the age of 92 from an aggressive cancer, on Thursday, March 16, 2023 while visiting her daughter in Altha, FL.

Delight was born on September 8, 1930 to the late Edgar and Mary Giese, in Osseo, MN. She went to Mosinee High School and graduated in 1948 as...

Mar 14, 2023

Wilma Faye Turner Wilson Tipton life long resident of Franklin County, Florida went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at the age of 92. She was born on January 6, 1931 in Calhoun County, Alabama to the late William Chester Turner and Ola Mae Dempsey Turner. Wilma was a long time member...

Mar 12, 2023

We lost a loved one Marcus H. White Sr. this past Sunday, March 12, 2023 and heaven gained a good man. He was a very carrying man and would help anyone in any circumstance. Marcus was born and raised in Panama City, Florida. He met the love of his life, Martha and they were married in October 1969. They...

Mar 9, 2023

Cathryne Marie Rhames age 50 of Wewahitchka, Florida passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023. She was born in Columbus, Georgia on April 4, 1972.

No services are planned at this time.

Arrangements are entrusted to the caring staff of Comforter Funeral Home in Port St. Joe, Florida.

Mar 6, 2023

John F. Nord age 59 of Port St. Joe, Florida transitioned from life temporal to life eternal on Monday, March 6, 2023. He was born in Monroeville, Alabama on December 1, 1963.

No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are entrusted to the caring staff of Comforter Funeral Home in Port St. Joe, Florida....

Mar 5, 2023

Jimmy Allan Fox age 57 of Wewahitchka, Florida passed away at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay on Sunday, March 5, 2023. He was born in Bay City, Michigan on February 17, 1966 and had been a resident of Gulf County for over thirty years. Jimmy was a jack of all trades working as a mechanic, pest control, and cashier, but...

Mar 1, 2023

Roy Gene Norris, long time resident of Port St. Joe, Florida passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the age of 73. He was born on March 2, 1949 to the late Dennis Jefferson Norris and Ethel June Jones. Roy worked for Gulf County Schools as a bus driver for over twenty years. He loved children, spending time...