All Tributes - Niceville, FL

Mrs. Sybil Stroud Fikes, age 90, of Niceville, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 with family by her side.  She was born in Lake, Mississippi to the late, John Samuel and Ida Alvenia Gibbs Stroud on September 12, 1929.  Sybil is a retired school teacher and a life long resident of the area.  A visitation will be held on Friday, November 22, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at McLaughlin Twin Cities Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 12:00 PM at Beal...

Keith R. Arsenault, CMSGT, age 63, of Niceville, FL passed away on November 10, 2019. Keith was born on June 6, 1956 to parents Joseph and Beverly. He proudly served 26 years in the United States Air Force, from September 1974 to June 2000. He traveled worldwide and retired from Eglin AFB as a Chief Master Sergeant. He went on to manage Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Seascape, and Kelly Plantation as a Community Association Manager. He fulfilled a lifelong goal by earning his general...

Wilma P. Edwards 1940 - 2019 Wilma Edwards, age 79, of Niceville, Florida passed away on November 8, 2019. She was born to Sam and Nettie Rhymer on January 12, 1940 in Forest City, North Carolina. Wilma dedicated 34 years working for the government at both Columbus Air Force Base and Eglin Air Force Base. She loved the competitiveness, as well as the camaraderie of being out on the golf course several days a week with her friends. She was an avid North Carolina sports fan and loved...

Ms. Bette Lou Wood, age 64, of Mossy Head, Florida passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019.  She leaves behind her loving family.  Services are private at this time.  A full obituary will be posted once available. Your thoughts and prayers are comforting and appreciated by the family.

Dennis S. Forsythe, age 72, of Valparaiso, passed away on November 3, 2019. Dennis was born on August 21, 1947 and the son of Walter R. and Phyllis M. Christy in McKeesport, PA. He will be remembered for being a loving husband, father and Pap. He served proudly in the Air Force from 1966 to 1991. He loved coaching his two sons Denny and Damon while he was in the service and watching his two grandsons Trey and Logan play baseball. He is survived by his wife, Donna; two sons, Dennis Scott...

Evelyn Ann Owens Jellison, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 26, 2019.  She is the daughter of John and Louise Owens, was born October 28, 1940, in Knox County, Tennessee.  Upon graduation from high school in Oak Ridge, she enrolled at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee.  She met her loving husband of 61 years, Robert Joseph Jellison, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where they embarked on a journey with the U.S. Army that spanned 37...

John Kenneth “Ken” Hooks, age 72, of Valparaiso, Florida, passed away on Sunday, the 20th of October 2019.  Ken was born on January 30, 1947 to parents, John D. and Thelma E. Hooks. Ken was a man of faith and integrity and loved his family and church family. He will be missed by all. He is predeceased by his parents and brother; Phillip D. Hooks. He is survived by daughter, Rebekah Jackson; brothers, Jimmy C. Hooks and Bobby H. Hooks; Granddaughters, Octavia Hooks,...

Victoria Kay Wagner Walker, 66, passed away October 18th, 2019 at Emory University Hospital. Victoria was born in McIntosh, Florida, to John and Mary Wagner, on August 31, 1953. After graduating from Gainesville High School she went on to receive a degree in Christian education from Atlanta Christian College. She worked in pre-school education, was the owner of the Animal Ark, and retired from being the executive director of the Abilities Center, a day education program for adults with...

James A. Ludwig, 70, passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2019, in Niceville. He was born in Lawrence, MA, to William H. Ludwig and Barbara Hanley Ludwig on April 25, 1949. After graduating from Lawrence High School, Jim served in the National Guard. He married the love of his life, Kathleen W. FitzMaurice, in 1971, and worked at Demoulas Super Market before moving to Niceville in 1985. In Niceville, he and Kathy ran a thriving limousine service. Jim loved to tell stories of driving Bob...

Karlton R. White, age 71, of Crestview, FL, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.