Obituaries

Dec 23, 2022

Virginia Lee Allington age 72 of Eastpoint, Florida passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Lacoochee, Florida on April 20, 1950 and had been a resident in Franklin County since 1979 coming from Nobleton, Florida. Virginia enjoyed going to yard sales, playing the lottery, eating candy, and all sorts of card games....

Dec 23, 2022

Wilma Gail Bateman age 62 of Eastpoint, Florida passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022. She was born in Apalachicola, Florida on July 6, 1960. Over the years Wilma spent time in Fort Myers, Apalachicola, Panama City, and Eastpoint, where she worked as a waitress. She loved beautiful sunsets on the beach and working with her hands in her...

Dec 22, 2022

William Glenn Franklin age 77 of Port St. Joe, Florida passed away on Thursday December 22, 2022 at his residence.

Arrangements will be announced by the caring staff of Comforter Funeral Home in Port St. Joe, Florida.

Dec 17, 2022

Myrtle Fox age 81 of White City, Florida passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Panama City, Florida. She was born to Millie Ann and Doyle (Bud) Miller on February 27, 1941 in Blountstown, Florida. On July 11, 1959, Myrtle married her husband, the late Lanas Fox. The two were married for sixty years. She was employed with...

Dec 14, 2022

Stephen Kenneth Norris, better known as Steve to his family and friends, went to his eternal home on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at the age of 62. He was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina on September 5, 1960 and moved to Wewahitchka, Florida in 1976. Steve graduated from Wewahitchka High School in 1978 and moved to Port St. Joe...

Dec 11, 2022

James Carnahan, 68, Mexico Beach, Florida, died December 11, 2022, losing an 18-month-long battle with anal cancer. James grew up in Eastchester, New York and graduated from Eastchester High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1976 and was commissioned as an officer in 1988. He retired from the Navy in 1997 while assigned to the Joint...

Dec 10, 2022

Tommie Clark Godwin age 79 of Wewahitchka, Florida passed from this life on Saturday, December 10, 2022. He was born on May 24, 1943.

No services are planned at this time.

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

Dec 9, 2022

Orton Charles Douglas Jr. age 73, passed from this life on Friday, December 9, 2022 in Wewahitchka, Florida. He was born on October 17, 1949 in Orlando, Florida and moved to Gulf County in 1989. Orton worked for many years as a long distance truck driver and was a jack of all trades. He enjoyed boat rides, hunting, and...

Dec 7, 2022

Walter Eugene Albert age 87 of Port St. Joe, Florida passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. He was born in Islip, New York on January 25, 1935.

Walter  retired from the United States Airforce. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.

No services are planned at this time.

Dec 6, 2022

Peggy Louise Adams age 84 of Mexico Beach, Florida passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 in Panama City, Florida. She was born on August 27, 1938 in Mingo County, West Virginia to the late Theodore Moore and Ida Star Moore. Peggy spent most of her life in Kentucky where she worked as a...

Dec 5, 2022

Dr. Wandal D. Money age 75, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2022 at his home in Eastpoint, Florida. He was born in Port St. Joe, Florida on September 27, 1947. Wandal attended and graduated from Southern Nazarene University with his pre-med degree. He then attended University of Arkansas where he received his medical degree and served his...

Dec 2, 2022

Farrah-Jade Monroe Watts was called to Heaven on Friday, December 2, 2022. She was 21 years old. Born September 22, 2001 to Brittany Gay and the late Anthony Watts.

She is survived by her mother, Brittany Gay, stepfather Ellis Maxwell, sisters Addison Watts, Ellany and Avery Maxwell, two brothers Camron and Chace Maxwell, a loving...

Nov 29, 2022

Bernice M. Whitfield age 87 of Wewahitchka, Florida passed in Panama City, Florida on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. She was born in Caryville, Florida on February 26, 1935 and spent most of her life in Gulf County where she worked in the seafood industry shucking oysters. Bernice enjoyed watching westerns on TV and loved going out to eat.

Nov 24, 2022

Fred Clayton Anthony, of Apalachicola, Florida passed away in Tallahassee, Florida on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at the age of 55. He was born in Apalachicola, Florida on May 31, 1967 to Delma Fred Anthony and Annette Braswell Anthony. He was the baby of his family and doted on by his parents and two older sisters. After graduating from...

Nov 23, 2022

William Michael LaPlante, better known as Mike, passed away at his residence in Mexico Beach, Florida on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at the age of 75. He was born in Iowa on July 29, 1947 to the late Leo and Ola LaPlante. Mike was a Vietnam Veteran who served as an infantryman, conducting reconnaissance missions under Echo Troop, 5-7...

Nov 23, 2022

Carol Ann Dare, age 85, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2022 while her son and her daughter lovingly stood by her bedside. She was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on December 2, 1936 where she grew up ice skating on snow covered ponds and caring for her two younger sisters. Her daughter had just moved Carol to Port...

Nov 19, 2022

David Anthony Weber age 66 of Port St. Joe, Florida passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 in Panama City, Florida. He was born in Watervliet, Michigan on June 20, 1956. David was a veteran of the United States Military and spent his life traveling around the country as a boilermaker before moving to Gulf County in 2012. He...

Nov 9, 2022

Laura Jean Taylor passed away on November 9, 2022 to be with her Lord and Savior, her husband, family and friends. Laura’s passing was exactly 18 years from the day that her husband, the Reverend Oliver Taylor passed away. While attending the First United Methodist Church in Port St. Joe, she was active in the United Methodist Women’s Group,...

Nov 3, 2022

Edward Lee Coker, more affectionately known as Eddy passed away in Wewahitchka, Florida on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at the age of 60. He was born on November 7, 1960 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Memorialization will be by cremation.

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

Nov 2, 2022

Charles Cleckley, a lifelong resident of Wewahitchka, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at the age of 87. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 8, 1935.

He was raised by his grandparents Mossie and Julia Cleckley and Stella “Granny” Tillman from childhood. They all attended Honeyville...