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Suzanne J. Strickland, age 87, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021.  Please check back for a full obituary.

Lt. Col. Samuel Lombardo, age 101, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Emerald Coast Funeral Home.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.  A complete obituary will follow later.

Mr. Benjamin Thomas Breazeale, age 77, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021. In accordance with his wishes, he will be cremated with no public services held.

John Moretz, age 49, of Mary Ester, Florida, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021. A gathering of friends and family will be held Friday, June 18, 2021 from 3PM-4PM in the Heritage Parlor at Emerald Coast Funeral Home 161 Racetrack Road NW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547. 

Robert L. Hanshaw, age 65, of Destin, Florida, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021.  Robert was married to Karen Hanshaw for 45 years. He captained the Miss Aegina charter boat for over 40 years.  Robert is survived by his wife, Karen Hanshaw, daughter Katrina Myers, son Mark Hanshaw,  four grandchildren, brother Randy Hanshaw, and sister Alesia Youmans.  His is preceded in death by his parents, Alan N. “Hank” and Constance “Joy” Hanshaw, and...

William Maurice “Bill” Keegan Jr, age 74, of Destin, FL passed away suddenly at home on Monday, June 7, 2021.Bill was born on July 11, 1946 to the late LaVergne (Nelson) and William Maurice Keegan Sr in Chicago, IL. He lived out his childhood in Chicago and graduated from Luther South in 1964. A beloved husband of 53 years, he married his high school sweetheart Nancy (Hemeli) Keegan on May 5, 1968 in Chicago, IL. He was the beloved father of William (Stephanie) Keegan, Kevin...

Robert (Bob) was born and raised in Simpson, Louisiana but spent many years living in various states and traveling around the world as an officer in the United States Air Force.  Bob was born on May 10, 1932, the middle son of three boys, to parents Wilmer Leland Bennett and Madge Brown Bennett. Bob passed away peacefully on the morning of June 7, 2021 at his residence, Belvedere Commons, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Bob was married to his bride, Carroll Rogers Bennett (Kelly) on July...

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

Our beautiful wife and mother lost her battle with Alzheimer’s disease on Saturday, June 5, 2021.  We are heartbroken. Shirley was born and raised in Granite City, Illinois.  She met Jim when she was a legal secretary in St. Louis and Jim was a student at Parks College.  They married there and started their life together in Dayton, Ohio with daughter Maureen and son Michael and then moved to Fort Walton Beach as Jim pursued his career as a civilian engineer with the Air...

Geovany loved his family especially our loving baby boy. He loved working hard, soccer, and his friends who many viewed him as a brother. Most importantly though, Geovany proved his love for his heavenly Father when he took a firm stand to be obedient to God’s command rather than Man’s. Geovany will be missed by all that knew him, but especially his family and closest friends. Geovany leaves to cherish his memories with his wife, Lydia Garcia, son, Jacob Garcia, parents, father,...