JOSEPH CREA
Joseph Crea, 50, of Parker, Fla., passed away Thursday evening at his home. Joe was a very respected individual, gentleman and scholar. In addition to his great learning, he possessed a highly humanitarian spirit which always lent a tone of temperate dignity to the, at many times, acrimonious world around him. Joseph leaves behind his brother, John Crea; sister-in-law, Mary Crea; and many devoted friends. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at Parker United Methodist starting at 6 p.m. Donations for the Joseph Crea Memorial Fund are requested in lieu of flowers. Please send all donations to "Joseph Crea Memorial Fund" (ref. No. 3014060450) AMSOUTH Bank, 469 23rd St., Panama City, FL 32405.
FRED I. EATON
Funeral services for Mr. Fred I. Eaton, age 87, of Panama City, Fla., who passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001,will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at Youngstown Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Plazarin officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are Leonard Eaton, Kyle Ballart, Logan Ballart, Justin Eaton, Speedy Pierce and Paul Plazarin. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Youngstown Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home today, Aug. 14, 2001, from 6 until 8 p.m.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
DON EDWIN FURNE
Retired Lt. Col. Don Edwin Furne, 79, of Parker, Fla., passed away Aug. 12, 2001, in Panama City. Mr. Furne was a pilot for the Berlin Airlift during World War II while serving in the United States Air Force. He had been a resident of Parker since 1957, after being transferred to Tyndall Air Force Base. Mr. Furne is survived by his wife of 56 years, Viola Furne; two daughters, Marvinette Dennis and Bonnie Furne; two grandsons, Don Dennis and Adam Dennis; and one granddaughter, Marie Dennis, all of Panama City; two brothers, Dale Furne of Isabel, Calif., and Marty Furne and wife, Addie of Missouri Valley, Iowa; and two sisters, Jean Riester of Tucson, Ariz., and Iris Aschim and husband, Don of Lakeview, Ark. Funeral services for Mr. Furne will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. in Southerland Family Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Reid Cameron officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Full military honors will be accorded at graveside. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329 in memory of Mr. Furne.
Southerland Family Funeral Homes
Panama City, Fla. 32405
JOHN DAVID KNIGHT
Mr. John David Knight, age 24, of 768 Westwood Beach Circle, Panama City Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at his home. He had been a resident of the area for 14 years, moving here from Marianna, Fla. Mr. Knight was a member of the Back Beach Road Assembly of God. He loved life and his friends. Mr. Knight is survived by his mother, Vickie Whitney of Panama City Beach, Fla.; stepfather, Robert Whitney of Panama City Beach, Fla.; his fiance‚ Natasha Jasperson of Savannah, Ga.; brothers, Daniel Knight, Blake Knight and Robby Whitney, all of Panama City Beach, Fla.; grandparents, Charles Forbes of Panama City Beach, Fla., Sue Dykes, of Altha, Fla., and Harold E. Knight Jr. of Blountstown, Fla.; aunts, Leila Forbes and Leta Mears; and an uncle, Michael Knight. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, whom he adored very much, Jeanne Forbes. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Ensminger officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are Blake Knight, Salvador Diaz, Mike Leavins, James Neighbors, Seth Childs, Daniel Parish, Curry Whatley and Justin Burghardt. Honorary pallbearers will include Olaf Johnson and Matt Burke. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, from 6 until 8 p.m.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
EDWARD EARL KNIGHT
Mr. Edward Earl "Doodle" Knight, 44, of Panama City, passed away Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at his residence. He was a concrete form fitter and Pentecostal by faith. Mr. Knight is survived by his son, Jason Ronald "Luke" Knight; his mother, Gladys Knight; three sisters, Rhonda Pittman and husband, Eddie, Wanda Kirkland and husband Travis, and Nancy Knight, and three nieces, Audra Kirkland, Avis Kirkland, and Melissa Pittman, all of Panama City. Funeral services for Mr. Knight will be conducted Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m. in the First Pentacostal Church with the Rev. Allen Crabtree officiating and the Rev. Wilfred Carter assisting. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Southerland Family Funeral Homes
Panama City, Fla. 32405
JOSEPH P. BLUMER
Joseph P. Blumer, 95, a former resident of Pensacola, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001. Mr. Blumer was a resident of Pensacola most of his life and a retired employee of Gulf Power Co. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Cathedral of Sacred Heart. Survivors include his wife, Mary Blumer; a daughter and her husband, Margaret and Tim Sloan; and three grandchildren, Russell, Mary Margaret and Timothy Sloan. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart with Msgr. Raymond Mullins. Burial will be in Barrancas National Cemetery
with military honors. Active pallbearers will be Russell Sloan, Michael Morgan, Robert Hepworth, Timothy Sloan, Richard Hooton Jr., Jack Morgan and Tom Condon. Honorary pallbearers will be members of St. Vincent de Paul Society and Clinton Blumer, Al Condon, Richard Hooten Sr., Dr. Amos Prevatt, Hank Perry and Tase Bailey. Friends may call at the chapel of Waters & Hibbert Funeral Home in Pensacola today from 5 to 7 p.m. The Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. today at Waters & Hibbert. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Society. A memorial service will be held Friday, Aug. 17, 1 p.m. at Mathison Retirement Center in Panama City.
C. W. 'CHUCK' BRAUD
Mr. C.W. "Chuck" Braud, age 84, of 2801 State Ave., Panama City, Fla., passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at his home. He had been a resident of the area since 1979, coming here from Fairfax, Va. Mr. Braud was an active Mason and Shriner, joining the Masons in Denver, Colo., in 1979. He was a member of the Acme Masonic Lodge No. 222. His extensive Masonic record includes Knight Commander Court of Honor Scottish Rite and District Deputy Grandmaster 4th District and District Instructor. Mr. Braud is survived by his wife, Edith Ansley Braud of Panama City, Fla.; a daughter, Virginia Czubiak of Los Angeles, Calif.; sisters-in-law; Jessie Ansley of Panama City, Fla., and Faye Ansley of Palatka, Fla.; a niece, Marguerite Belyeu and her husband Myron of Tallahassee, Fla.; a great-nephew, Jason Camile of Tallahassee, Fla.; and a niece, Nell McGregor and her husband Gerald of Denham Springs, La. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Masonic Rites will be conducted by the Acme Lodge No. 222. The lodge will be open an hour prior to service time. The family will receive friends at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, from 6 until 8 p.m. The family requests no food and in lieu of flowers, those who wish, may make donations to the Shrine Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
DAVID KENNETH BRODNAX
David Kenneth Brodnax of Lynn Haven, passed away Aug. 12, 2001, in St. Andrews Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Bastrop, La., on Jan. 3, 1919, and moved to this area in 1960. Mr Brodnax was Protestant by faith. He was a World War II veteran and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge in Praun, Germany, Feb. 9, 1945, and was awarded the Purple Heart. Mr Brodnax retired from Arizona Chemical Corp as a superintendent of traffic and shipping in 1976. He belonged to the Lynn Haven Masonic Lodge No. 314 and was a member of Panama Country Club for 41 years. Kenneth was an outdoors enthusiast and an avid sportsman all of his life. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, especially turkey hunting. Mr Brodnax is survived by his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Barbara Brodnax of Lynn Haven, Fla..; son, David Kenneth Brodnax Jr. and his wife Janice of Donaldsonville, La.; daughter, Barbara Ann Crum and her husband Tyress E. of Cypress, Texas; sister, Laura Bell Suggs of Parker, Fla.; five grandchildren he dearly loved, Christa of Dallas, Texas, Gavin of Ruston, La., Logan Brodnax of Donaldsonville, La., Ty David and Nicole Crum of Cypress, Texas. Mr Brodnax was preceded in death by by a grandson, Fletcher A. Brodnax; and two sisters, Nell Smith and Louise Vandenberg. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m, today, Aug. 15, 2001, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Father Andrew Lewandowski and Dr. Si Mathison officiating. Full Masonic Rites will follow. The Lodge will be open an hour prior to service time. Asked to serve as pallbearers are, Kenny Bostick, Steve George, Chester Mack Suggs, James Richard Suggs, Marty Suggs and Roger Suggs. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Joe Parell and Glenn Tidwell. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to your favorite charity.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
DON EDWIN FURNE
Retired Lt. Col. Don Edwin Furne, 79 of Parker, Fla., passed away Aug. 12, 2001, in Panama City. Mr. Furne was a pilot for the Berlin Airlift during World War II while serving in the United States Air Force. He had been a resident of Parker since 1957, after being transferred to Tyndall Air Force Base. Mr. Furne is survived by his wife of 56 years, Viola Furne; two daughters, Marvinette Dennis and Bonnie Furne; two grandsons, Don Dennis and Adam Dennis; and one granddaughter, Marie Dennis, all of Panama City; two brothers, Dale Furne of Isabel, Calif., and Marty Furne and wife, Addie of Missouri Valley, Iowa; and two sisters, Jean Riester of Tucson, Ariz., and Iris Aschim and husband, Don of Lakeview, Ark. Funeral services for Mr. Furne will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at 10 a.m. in the Southerland Family Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Reid Cameron officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Full military honors will be accorded at graveside. The family will receive friends this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329 in memory of Mr. Furne.
Southerland Family Funeral Homes
Panama City, Fla. 32405
EDWARD EARL KNIGHT
Mr. Edward Earl "Doodle" Knight, 44, of Panama City, passed away Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at his residence. He was a concrete form fitter and Pentecostal by faith. His father, Ronald Knight, precedes him in death. Mr. Knight is survived by his son, Ronald Jason "Luke" Knight; his mother, Gladys Knight; three sisters, Rhonda Pittman and husband, Eddie, Wanda Kirkland and husband, Travis, and Nancy Knight; and three nieces, Audra Kirkland, Avis Kirkland and Melissa Pittman, all of Panama City. Funeral services for Mr. Knight will be conducted today, Aug. 15, 2001, at 2 p.m. in the First Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Allen Crabtree officiating and the Rev. Wilfred Carter assisting. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as active pallbearers, James Carraway, Charles Carraway, Jimmy Carraway, Scott Brock, Wayne Carraway and Greg Ammons. Honorary pallbearers will be B.F. Kirkland, Homer Hand, Eugene Anderson, Roger Smith and Billy Hurst.
Southerland Family Funeral Homes
Panama City, Fla. 32405
JOHN DAVID KNIGHT
Funeral services for Mr. John David Knight, age 24, of 768 Westwood Beach Circle, Panama City Beach, Fla., who passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Ensminger officiating. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today, Aug. 15, 2001, from 6 until 8 p.m.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
ALICE J. 'NITA' RADCLIFF
Mrs. Alice J. "Nita" Radcliff, age 88, of Panama City, Fla., passed away, Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at Baycrest Nursing Center. She was a native of St. Stephens, Ala., and had lived in Panama City for 28 years, moving here from Calvert, Ala. Mrs. Radcliff was a homemaker and a member of the Millville Advent Christian Church. She was a wonderful seamstress and made quilts for all of her grandchildren who called her "Mimi." Nita loved her family and friends and will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by a daughter, Anne Beville of Panama City, Fla.; two sons, Howard Terrell Radcliff of Walton County, Fla., and Gregory Paul Radcliff and his wife Jeannie of Savannah, Tenn.; a sister, Judith Clanton and her husband Charlie of Malcom, Ala.; eight grandchildren, Susan Kennedy and her husband Ray, Gwen Hayes and her husband Bobby, Linda Radcliff, Tim Radcliff and his wife Michelle, Bethany Radcliff, Jordan Radcliff, Marja Cooper and her husband Earl, and Ted Beville and his wife Johanna; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dean and Julia Waite; her aunt and uncle, Bertha and Malcom McRae, with whom she spent her childhood years; and her husband of 53 years, Howard T. Radcliff. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at the Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Buchanan officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Asked to serve as active pallbearers are Bill Black, Ray Kennedy, Earl Cooper, Ted Beville, Larry Carroll and Bonny Buchanan. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, today, Aug. 15, 2001, from 6 until 8 p.m. If you wish, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Panama City, Fla. 32402
