Obituaries

Jerry Lynn Arhelger

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...

Vera Mitchell

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...

David Bryant Ekholm

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....

Shirley Ann Lee Williams

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...

Jay "Frank" Franklin Williams Sr.

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...

Samual "Sam" Adam Adkison

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...

Mary M. Pharham

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.

Xavier "X" Brian Herron

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...

Martha Ramona Mowrey

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....

Delight Rheinschmidt

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...

Wilma Faye Turner Wilson Tipton

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...

Marcus Herman White Sr.

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...

Cathryn Marie Rhames

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.

John F. Nord

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....

Jimmy Allan Fox

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...

Roy Gene Norris

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...

Susan Elaine Nabors Jones

Feb 28, 2023

Susan Elaine Nabors Jones, native of Apalachicola, Florida passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the age of 50. She was born on December 29, 1972 in Fort Meyers, Florida. Susan worked many years as a CNA and a cook in Franklin County. She attended First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Apalachicola. Susan enjoyed flower gardening, taking care of...

George Hyram Crews

Feb 28, 2023

George Hyram Crews age 76 of Cape San Blas, Florida passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 8, 1946, where he spent his life until moving to Gulf County in 2006. George was a veteran of  the United States Army and served his country proudly during the Vietnam...

Donald L. Daniel

Feb 27, 2023

Donald L. Daniel, 76, passed away on February 27, 2023, with his wife and son at his side. He was a truly kind, caring, empathetic, and jovial man who will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and the community he served.

Don was a devoted family man, having been married to his wife Sandra...

Sabrina Darcel Whitley -Kee

Feb 25, 2023

Sabrina Darcel Whitley-Kee, 66 of Tallahassee, Fl. Passed away on February 25, 2023, Early Saturday morning in Port St Joe, Fl. Sabrina was a member of the West Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses in Tallahassee, Fl. She Loved Jehovah God and His Son Jesus Christ. She loved the sisters and brothers who work with her in Field Service before her...