EMMA SCURLOCK
Mrs. Emma Scurlock, age 94, of 3928 Scurlock Lane, Southport, Fla., went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 12, 2001, at her home. She had been a resident of the area for 75 years, coming here from Jackson County, Fla. Mrs. Scurlock was a homemaker and a member of Southport Victory Holiness Church. She is survived by three daughters, Lillian Catherine Carpenter and her husband Albert A., Shirley Ann Williams and her husband Charles, and Emma Louise Bickford and her husband Joe, all of Southport; three sons, Eulis F. Scurlock, Milton Lee Scurlock and his wife Maria, and Thomas Farrell Scurlock and his wife Frances, all of Southport; 10 grandchildren, Tommy Carpenter, James Scurlock, Sandra Hammock, Cathy Kelley, Joan LeGros, Connie Teplicek, Marilyn Scurlock, Steven Scurlock, Allison Saucier and Brian Bickford; 12 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Annie Laura Broom of Graceville. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Mr. Thomas Franklin Scurlock. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Carroll, the Rev. Luke Miller and the Rev. Steven Scurlock officiating. Interment will follow at Southport Cemetery. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are Tommy Carpenter, James Scurlock, Steven Scurlock, Brian Bickford, Brad Carpenter and Paul Hammock. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, March 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. A special thanks to Hospice of Northwest Florida, Nancy Tipps, her nurse, Janet Rogers, Darlene Selby and Mary Kay Collins.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
JAMES T. THOMPSON JR.
Funeral services for James T. Thompson Jr., 81, of 1005 W. 12th St., who died Sunday morning in a local hospital, will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Raley officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Those desiring to may make a contribution to the memorial fund of First Baptist Church or your favorite charity in memory of James Thompson. Active pallbearers are Paul Eubanks, Henry Kracke, Roddie Bailey, Ken Blackwell, Steve Blackwell and Stuart Addison. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Richard Galloway Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church.
Wilson Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla.
WILLIAM CARL WARD
Funeral services for Mr. William Carl Ward, age 64, of Youngstown, Fla., who was promoted to Glory on Sunday, March 11, 2001, will be held at 2 p.m., today, March 14, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Warren Wright, the Rev. Joe McGarrity and the Rev. Stanley Myers officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Asked to serve as active pallbeares are Ihon Crook, Robert Crook, Grady Broxton, James Little, Nathan Lisenby, and Major Donald Hall. The family will be staying and receiving friends at 7215 E. Cherry St. in Callaway, Fla.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
NANCY LUCILLE JOHNSON
Mrs. Nancy Lucille Johnson, age 91, of 726 Mulberry Ave., Panama City, Fla., died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at a local nursing facility. She had been a resident of the area since 1942, coming here from Dothan, Ala., and was a member of First Baptist Church of Panama City. Mrs. Johnson is survived by a daughter, Betty Tripp and her husband Bill of Panama City; six sons, Robert Johnson and his wife Brunell of Lynn Haven, James Johnson of Panama City, Odell Johnson and his wife Mary, Larry Johnson of Springfield, Fla., Alex Johnson and his wife Jeanette of Panama City, and Joe Johnson and his wife Alice of Lynn Haven, Fla.; 24 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Rufus Givens of Dothan, Ala. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jeanette Johnson; and a son, Odean Johnson. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, March 16, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Raley officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are Craig Johnson, Steven Johnson, Eddie Jackson, John Shellnut, Jackie Roberts, Eddie Haddock, Phillip Semmes and Billy Givens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, March 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. The family will be staying at 722 Oak Ave., Panama City, Fla.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
VIRGIL WILLIAM MOON SR.
Mr. Virgil William Moon Sr., 89, of 1103 Florence St., Parker, Fla., died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at his home. Born in Kemper County, Miss., he moved here in 1942 from Perry, Fla. He was an aircraft engine mechanic and retired from the Dept. of the Air Force as a civil service employee. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Parker and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a Mason for 50 years and was a member of Masonic Blue Lodge No. 122 in Parker. His wife of 63 years, Grace Moon, precedes him in death. Mr. Moon is survived by four sons, Henry Reid Moon and wife Suzanne of Tallahassee, Virgil W. Moon Jr. of DeFuniak Springs, Brooks Timothy Moon and wife Patricia of Atlanta and David Bentley Moon of Mary Esther, Fla.; one sister, Helen Decker of Austin, Texas; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, March 16, at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church of Parker with the Rev. Craig Hartzog and the Rev. Donnie Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Parker Cemetery.
Southerland Family Funeral Homes
Panama City, Fla. 32405
HIRAM VICTOR PATTERSON, JR.
Hiram Victor "Pat" Patterson, a longtime resident of Pensacola, Fla., died Jan. 24, 2001, in a car accident near Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County. He was 71 years old. Pat was born in Andalusia, Ala., on Oct. 28, 1929, the oldest of four children. He moved to Panama City, Fla., as a youth, attended Bay County High School, then entered the U.S. Air Force as a Communications Electronics Radar Specialist during the Korean conflict. Pat's service included tours in Okinawa, Japan, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga., returning to Panama City as a government civil servant at Tyndall Air Force Base. Pat was a key member of NASA's Apollo/Saturn V space team that trained, launched, and returned all American astronauts for lunar missions. His space program work included jobs in Huntsville, Ala. at the Redstone Arsenal, the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., and the Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. He moved to Pensacola in 1969 to assume a position as works engineering maintenance supervisor with Westinghouse, retiring in 1986. He continued working with Teledyne, Mobile until full retirement in 1995. Pat fulfilled his computer science studies at Gulf Coast College, Panama City, Brevard College, Titusville, and Pensacola Junior College. Pat is survived by his wife Tillie; daughter, Patte of Pensacola; grandson, Lyn Potter of Butner, N.C.; granddaughter, Jessica and husband Rich Julianno, Lewisville, Texas; sister-in-law, Ann Allen of Fort Walton Beach; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and friends around the country. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 17, at 10 a.m., First Pentacostal Church, 6500 North W Street, Pensacola. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made in Pat's memory to First Pentacostal Church, Pensacola. Proceeds will purchase a door and memorial plaque for the teenage boy's Sunday School classroom where Pat taught for over 15 years.
EMMA SCURLOCK
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Scurlock, age 94, of 3928 Scurlock Lane, Southport, Fla., who went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 12, 2001, will be held at 1:30 p.m., today, March 15, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Kent officiating. Interment will follow at Southport Cemetery.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
MARGARET LOUISE WHITE
Mrs. Margaret Louise White, age 80, of 4804 Alameda St., Callaway, Fla., a loving mother and grandmother went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 13, 2001. She had been a resident of the area since 1943, coming here from Dalton, Ga., and was a member of Callaway Assembly of God. Mrs. White is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Barbara Cushing, Mrs. Carolyn Odom and her husband Charles, Mrs. Ruth Sullivan and her husband Bob, Mrs. Kathy Wolfe and her husband Hank, Mrs. Martha Millirons and her husband Jack, and Mrs. Rose West and her husband Don, all of Panama City; three sons, Mr. James P. White Sr. and his wife Linda, Mr. Larry G. White and his wife Wanda, all of Panama City, and Mr. William E. White and his wife Judy of Bonifay; a sister, Helen Marie Boman of Panama City; a brother, Hubert B. Ellison and his wife Patricia of LaVonia, Ga.; 46 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Bishop Edward White Sr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 16, at Callaway Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Bobby Thompson, the Rev. Dewey Myers and Mrs. White's "grandson," Pastor Brad Sullivan. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are James Perry White Jr., Allen Hewett, Matt West, Billy Wolfe, Bobby Sullivan, Kelley White, William Edward White III and John Davis. Honorary pallbearers will include Craig Hewett, Martin Hewett, Chris Green, Chuck Odom, Chuck Childers, Jason Smith, Ron Greene, Brad Sullivan, Scotty Scarbrough, Randy Wolfe, Tommy Dorman, Larry Trahan, Donny West and Clay Mitchell. The family will receive friends at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home today, March 15, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
WILLIAM G. HARDY COLE
Billy Boy, 19 months old, went to the arms of Jesus on March 1, 2001. He is survived by his father, Robert Cole of Panama City Beach; his mother, Jaaziel Hardy of California; his grandparents, Kenneth and Carol Cole of Panama City Beach; two uncles, Stephen and Michelle Cole of Texas and Kenneth and Kim Cole III of Panama City Beach; five aunts: Cheryl Williams of Panama City Beach, Susan Leonido of Clearwater, Peggy and Tony Miller of Panama City Beach, Trudy Estilorre of Panama City Beach and Catherine and Matthew Sistrunk of Panama City and 17 cousins. He is safe now and forever. Reis Chapel of San Luis Obispo, Calif. is in charge of the arrangements.
NANCY LUCILLE JOHNSON
Funeral Services for Mrs. Nancy Lucille Johnson, age 91, of 726 Mulberry Ave., Panama City, Fla., who died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, will be held at 10 a.m. today, March 16, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Raley officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar L. Johnson. The family will be staying at 722 Oak Ave., Panama City, Fla.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
WARLENE HENDERSON
Mrs. Warlene Henderson, age 84, of Panama City, Fla., passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at a local hospital. A native of Holmes County, Fla., she lived in Panama City since 1943, moving here from Dothan, Ala. She was Protestant by faith. Mrs. Henderson is survived by two sons, Glen Joseph Henderson of Boyenton Beach, Fla., and Elroy Henderson of Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Lugene Conway of Panama City and Juanita Rothboard of West Palm Beach; two brothers, Julius Sasser of Orlando and Ellison Sasser of Dothan; two sisters, Tiny Garner of Graceville; 21 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren: and six great-great-grandchildren. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today, March 16, at Evergreen Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Charles Key officiating. Interment will follow.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
MONICA LAMONICA
Mrs. Monica Lamonica, age 49, of Parker, Fla., passed away Thursday, March 15, 2001, at her home surrounded by family and friends. She was a lifelong resident of Panama City and touched the lives of many as a nurse in the local community for the past thirteen years. She enjoyed life; she especially loved the outdoors and fishing for pompano. Monica is survived by her husband, Andrew Lamonica; a daughter, Kellie Welch; two sons, Wes and Jeremy Welch; a daughter-in-law, Stormy; a grandson, Cody; her mother and stepfather, Marion and Hilton Arnold; a brother, Kenny Mashek; as well as many other relatives and friends. Monica's family wishes to extend heartfelt thanks to her special family at the Northwest Florida Surgical Center, and to Dr. Michael McCormick, Dr. Fernando Malamud, Dr. Robert Joseph, Dr. Charles Nichols, Dr. Stringer, the nursing staff at Bay Medical Center, and Hospice of Northwest Florida. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Evergreen Memorial Gardens with the Rev. R.C. Warren and a dear friend, Kyle Smith officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 17. In lieu of flowers donations may be made at any Peoples First Community Bank location in memory of Monica Lamonica.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
LESLIE V. MOSLEY
Mr. Leslie V. Mosley, age 87, of Panama City Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, March 14, 2001. He had been a resident of the area for 27 years, coming here from Pennsylvania. Mr. Mosley was a very active member of Gulf Beach Presbyterian Church for many years. He was also an avid golfer. Mr. Mosley is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Mosley of Panama City Beach; daughters, Betty Cogen of Marlton, N.J., and Sheila Chenoweth of Tulsa, Okla.; sons, Jerry Mosley of Naples, Fla., and Erwin Mosley of Jackson, N.J.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at Gulf Beach Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Gulf Beach Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 271 S. Hwy. 79, Panama City Beach, FL 32413 or to a charity of your choice.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
