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Walter Harry Dittrich of Shalimar, Florida, passed away on May 25, 2022, peacefully at home. He was born in St Louis, Missouri on July 12, 1937. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Physics from Washington University, St Louis, Missouri in 1959.  It was while at Washington University that he met his future wife Judith Underwood Dittrich.  He was an active member of Theta Xi Fraternity. In 1959, he began his career at Eglin AFB, Florida as a Second Lieutenant...

The family appreciates all thoughts and prayers at this time.  Services will be held in San Antonio, Texas.

William Matthew Rice, 36, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida passed away at home on May 23, 2022. Matt was born in Fort Walton Beach to Julius “Bill” Rice and Pamela Bowman on May 1, 1986.  He attended Saint Mary Elementary School and Meigs Middle School. He graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School, class of 2006. Matt worked many years as a painter in the construction industry. He recently started his own business, Alpha Painting and Construction Services LLC. Matt truly...

The family appreciates all thoughts and prayers at this time.  Services will be private.

SSgt Mark A. Carrico, beloved son, and brother passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022. He was 24 years of age. Services will be held in Worcester, Massachusetts. Please check back for complete details.

Teresa Ashcroft Hennecke It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Teresa Ashcroft Hennecke at age 82. Teresa went home to be in the arms of the Lord on May 20, 2022 in Shalimar, Florida. Teresa was born in England on February 7, 1940 and had resided in Shalimar, Florida for the past several years. Teresa, known to her family as "Mam-ma" was a devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and friend will be forever missed. All who knew Teresa will miss this easy going,...

Mr. David M. Hunt, age 71, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2022. The funeral service will be held at Emerald Coast Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 4:00 P.M. with visitation with friends and family an hour prior. David will be laid to rest the following day, at Barrancas National Cemetery on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.

As a young man working in his father’s cotton field in the 1950s, David LaBorde looked up into the skies as an airplane soared above. “That’s what I’m gonna do. I’m going to be up there.” David Arthur LaBorde was born August 18, 1936 in the Swampers community of Franklin Parish, Louisiana. He was the first born to the union of Julian and Lowery “Sweet” Scott LaBorde. On the occasion of his first birthday in 1937, his mother wrote in her...

Mrs. Som Hartman, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Services will be private. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.

Tina Lynn Patterson Neathammer of Destin, Florida, and Birmingham, Alabama completed her earthly battle against Lyme disease and rheumatoid arthritis in the early hours of May 14, 2022, at the age of 61 years, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ whom she has loved and served so faithfully for many years. Tina was born on June 10, 1960, in Oneonta, Alabama to Wallis Patterson and Mae Dean Patterson Cox. She grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, and graduated from Carver High School and...