U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014DONNA BRAGG
Funeral services for Donna Bragg, 42, of 2506 Clemson Drive in Panama City, who passed away Friday, May 12, 2000, at the home of her parents on Panama City Beach after a long fight with lung cancer, will be held today at 10 a.m. in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Shoots and his staff officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, that donations in Donna's name should be made to Hospice of Northwest Florida, who were so comforting in her passing.
Wilson Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla.
EDITH LEE MONK BUCHANAN
Mrs. Edith Lee Monk Buchanan, 91, of West Bay, died Saturday, May 13, 2000, in a local nursing home. Born in Holmes County and a resident of Bay County most of her life, she was married to Bonnie V. Buchanan in 1924. They owned and operated a grocery store and the West Bay Post Office. She was a member of the West Bay Advent Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bonnie V. Buchanan; an infant child; son, Bronzell Buchanan; daughter, Lavenia B. Cleghorn and husband Calvin Cleghorn, Sr. She is survived by two sons, James Allen Buchanan and wife Juanita of Panama City, and Ray Buchanan and wife Betty of Crestview, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Gloria Buchanan of Mobile, Ala.; 12 grandchildren, Buddy Buchanan of Mobile, Bettina Green and husband Steve of Mobile, Bobby Buchanan and wife Marsha of Southport, Larry Buchanan and wife Tracy of Panama City, Gary Buchanan and wife Cathy of Southport, Sandra White and husband Ronnie of Panama City, Darrell Buchanan and wife Pam of Crestview, Charlotte Kelley and husband Larry of Crestview, Shelia Maloy and husband Doyce of Crestview, Melanie Dickinson and husband Tim of Crestview, Cynthia Frasier and husband Glen of West Bay, Calvin Cleghorn and wife Laurie of Southport; 24 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Buchanan will be conducted on Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at 10 a.m. in the Southerland Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the West Bay Cemetery
and with the Rev. Sheby Jeter officiating. The following gentlemen will be serving as active pallbearers, Bobby Buchanan, Calvin Cleghorn, Larry Buchanan, Gary Buchanan, Darrell Buchanan and Glenn Frasier. The family will be receiving friends this evening at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m.
Southerland Family Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32405
C. T. 'RUNT' JOHNSON
Mr. C. T. "Runt" Johnson, 75, of 4108 W. 17th St., in Panama City, died Friday, May 12, 2000, at the Glen Cove Nursing Facility. Mr. Johnson was born in Wing, Ala., but spent his childhood in Altha, Fla. He lived in Panama City for 40 years, and was the owner and operator of the St. Andrew Gulf Service Station for 25 years. He was of the Holiness faith. Survivors include his loving wife of 39 years, Mrs. Barbara Johnson of Panama City; two sons, Sammy Joe Johnson and Tim Wilson; two daughters, Judy Lynn Hicks and Sharon Elaine Manley; sister, Myrtle Smith; two brothers, Theo and Cecil Johnson; and six grandchildren. He also leaves his extended family, James and Ruth Pate, Thad and Mittie Ruth Pate, Choyce and Vera Pate, Christine and Bill McDaniel and Viola Cain. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Kent-Forest Lawn Chapel with the Rev. James Brogdon officiating. Burial will follow at the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
ALMA B. ALLGAIER
Alma B. Allgaier, 74, of Southport, Fla., and more recently residing with her son, Darrell Allgaier of Jacksonville, Ill., died Friday afternoon, May 12, 2000, at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2000, at the Gillham-Buchanan Funeral Home in Jacksonville, Ill., with the family to meet friends following the services at the family residence, 1320 W. Lafayette, Jacksonville, Ill., Memorial gifts are suggested to the Covenant Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 2350 Frankford Ave., Panama City, Fla., 32405.
Buchanan Funeral Homes
Jacksonville, Ill. 62650
EARL EUGENE BAILEY
Memorial services for Earl Eugene Bailey, 73, who went peacefully home to his Heavenly Father on May, 14, 2000, after a valiant 13-year battle with cancer, will be held today, May 16, at 1 p.m., in First Baptist Church of Panama City with the Rev. Craig Conner and the Rev. Bruce Raley officiating. Active pallbearers are: Earl Cochran, Ray Atchison, Sam Rowe, Greg Grantham, Stan Hicks, Oscar Burlison, Wallace Kendrick, J.V. Suggs and Broward Hall. Honorary pallbearers include members and former members of the L.L.L. Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church, The Downtown Rotary Club, The Social Sciences Division of Gulf Coast Community College, Dr. Sidney A. Daffin III, Hy Wakstein and Jimmy Patronis Sr. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to one of the following, Earl Bailey Scholarship Fund, Gulf Coast Community College Foundation, Attn: Jan Gould, 5230 W. Hwy 98, Panama City, FL 32401 or the Earl Bailey Memorial Therapy Fund for Underprivileged Children at Speechcare, Inc, First American Bank, Attn: Mike Leonard, 2315 Hwy 77, Lynn Haven, FL 32444.
Wilson Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla.
EDITH LEE MONK BUCHANAN
Mrs. Edith Lee Monk Buchanan, 91, of West Bay, died Saturday, May 13, 2000, in a local nursing home. Born in Holmes County and a resident of Bay County most of her life, she was married to Bonnie V. Buchanan in 1924. They owned and operated a grocery store and the West Bay Post Office. She was a member of the West Bay Advent Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bonnie V. Buchanan; an infant child; son, Bronzell Buchanan; daughter, Lavenia B. Cleghorn and husband Calvin Cleghorn, Sr. She is survived by two sons, James Allen Buchanan and wife Juanita of Panama City, and Ray Buchanan and wife Betty of Crestview, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Gloria Buchanan of Mobile, Ala.; 12 grandchildren, Buddy Buchanan of Mobile, Bettina Green and husband Steve of Mobile, Bobby Buchanan and wife Marsha of Southport, Larry Buchanan and wife Tracy of Panama City, Gary Buchanan and wife Cathy of Southport, Sandra White and husband Ronnie of Panama City, Darrell Buchanan and wife Pam of Crestview, Charlotte Kelley and husband Larry of Crestview, Shelia Maloy and husband Doyce of Crestview, Melanie Dickinson and husband Tim of Crestview, Cynthia Frasier and husband Glen of West Bay, Calvin Cleghorn and wife Laurie of Southport; 24 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lou Ricker of Houston, Texas, and Doris Landrum of Culpepper, Va. Funeral services for Mrs. Buchanan will be conducted today, May 16, 2000, at 10 a.m. in the Southerland Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in the West Bay Cemetery
and with the Rev. Sheby Jeter officiating. The following gentlemen will be serving as active pallbearers, Bobby Buchanan, Calvin Cleghorn, Larry Buchanan, Gary Buchanan, Darrell Buchanan and Glenn Frasier.
Southerland Family Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32405
CATHERINE M. BUTLER
Catherine M. Butler, of Panama City, Fla., died Friday, May 12, 2000, at her home. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Friday, May 19, at Dominic Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. William Crowe officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
with military honors. Honorary pallbearers will include: Judd Thoren, William Morrison and the Knights and ladies of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. The family will receive friends at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Thursday, May 18, 2000, from 6 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. Dominic Catholic Church.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32405
JOHN PHILLIP WAYNE
Mr. John Phillip Wayne, age 70, of 2300 Sherman Ave., Panama City, Fla., died Sunday, May 14, 2000, at his home. He had been a resident of the area since 1989, moving here from New Jersey. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict and a fomer member of the Knights of Columbus. He was Catholic by faith, loved classical music, and was an avid reader. He is survived by his wife, Martha Wayne of Panama City; eight daughters: Margaret Wayne of Huntington, Conn., Kathleen Selbe and her husband Ronald of Lynn Haven, Donna Wayne of Canton, Conn., Susan Gehrken and her husband Kenneth of Lynn Haven, Patricia Chesonis and her husband John of Oak Ridge, N.J., Maureen Jacobsen and her husband Michael of Ft. Worth, Texas, Debra Wayne of Panama City, and Lorraine Morici and her husband Martin of Lincoln Park, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 17 at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Dale Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are: Ron Selbe, John Chesonis, John Gehrken, Marc Gehrken, Gregory Wayne, and Al Burky. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, May 16 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32405
RUTH ANDERSON
Mrs. Ruth Anderson, age 65, of 905 W. 26th St., Lynn Haven, Fla., died Saturday, May 13, 2000, at the home of her daughter. She had been a resident of the area for 20 years, coming here from Steubenville, Ohio. Mrs. Anderson attended Springfield Community Church and loved to play bingo. She loved her great-grandchildren, her life was centered around them. Mrs. Anderson is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Sauls and her husband John of Wilmington, N.C., and Sherri L. Bennington and her husband Bill of Bloomingdale, Ohio; three grandchildren, Charles Hickle, Jason Hickle and fiancee' Melissa Wine, and Sarah Lawley and her husband Chad, all of Panama City; three great-grandchildren, Tyler Lawley, Kate Lynn Lawley, and Kamron Lawley, all of Panama City; and a brother, Richard Lancaster of Bloomingdale, Ohio. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, May 17, at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
with the Rev. Warren Wright officiating. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home today, May 17 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32405
CATHERINE M. BUTLER
Catherine M. Butler, of Panama City, Fla., died Friday, May 12, 2000, at her home. Born in Humboldt, Iowa on Nov. 27, 1921, daughter of William and Helen Hastings. She had been a resident of Panama City since 1968. Mrs. Butler lived her early years on farms in Iowa, then attended college to become a registered nurse. Joining the U.S. Army Air Corps as a nurse in March, 1944, she served until Nov. 1946 when she married lst Lt.. Ralph Butler at Keesler AFB, Miss. The family traveled to England, Louisiana, Bermuda, Idaho, Nebraska, Italy, and Tyndall AFB, Fla. Mrs. Butler was a Lady Grand Commander with Star of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Mr. and Mrs. Butler were awarded the Jubilee Medal of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee from St. Dominic Catholic Church on the 20th anniversary of the diocese. Mrs. Butler is survived by her children: Joan Oldham and her husband Robert of Annapolis, Md., Col. Gerald Butler and his wife Janet of Warner Robins AFB, Ga., Mary Kay Swanberg of Sacramento, Calif., Margaret Neubauer and her husband Thomas of Panama City, Stephen Butler and his wife Trisha of Panama City, and Gini Giddiens and her husband C.J. of Panama City; two sisters, Jean Hudson of Seattle, Wash., and Lois Nelson and her husband Frank of Otho, Iowa; one brother, William Hastings and his wife Loretta of Seattle, Wash.; 14 grandchildren, Robert, William and Mathew Oldham, Cheryl Burcham, Shelly Cross, Jill Long, Katie and Kelly Swanberg, Brian, Alan and Lori Neubauer, Christina Butler, and Rhianne and Erin Giddiens; three great-grandchildren: Rachael Cross, Jacob and Allison Long; and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Mrs. Butler was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph J. Butler, Col. (Ret.) USAF; an infant son, William Patrick; and a sister, Frances Hastings. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 19, at St. Dominic Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. William Crowe officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
with military honors. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are Rob Oldham, Will Oldham, Jaime Burcham, Brian Neubauer, Alan Neubauer and Mike Legate. Honorary pallbearers will include: Judd Thorne, William Morrison and the Knights and Ladies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The family will receive friends at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Thursday, May 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m.. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to St. Dominic Catholic Church.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32405
LUVENIA WALTERS CARTER
Mrs. Luvenia Walters Carter, age 70, of Lynn Haven, Fla., went peacefully home Monday, May 15, 2000, at a local hospital. Born in Washington County, she lived in Bay County most of her life. She is survived by her husband, J. B. Carter of Lynn Haven; a son, Earley Carter of Pensacola; a daughter, Sue Carter Baker and her husband Johnny of Southport; five grandchildren: Maria Claypoole, Angela Kirkland, Earley Carter Jr., Cathy Carter, Cherie Baker and Jonathan Carter; three great-grandchildren: Christopher, Dustin and Carter Claypoole; two sisters, Laura L. Carter of Panama City and Lottie Jean Moore of Bayou George; three brothers: Millard Walters and Howard Walters, both of Sunny Hills, and Alex Walters of Youngstown. She was preceded in death by her father, George Walters; and her mother, Ollie Walters. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 18, at Southport Community Holiness Church with the Revs. Randall Jackson, Gene Luke and Winfred King officiating. Interment will follow at Lynn Haven Cemetery. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are: George Rochefort, Kenneth Kelley, Kenneth Rochefort, Steve Carter, Wayne King and Jerry Wood. The family will receive friends at Southport Community Holiness Church today, May 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Bridge Street.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32405
