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By Ashleigh Wilde |850-682-6524 | @cnbAshleigh awilde@crestviewbulletin.com

CRESTVIEW — The Oka-l o o s a C o u n t y T e a c h e r s Federal Credit Union hon-ored three local teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10).

The Credit Union partnered with the Northwest Florida Daily News for a teacher appreciation contest.

Jordan Appelberg, a fourth-grade teacher at Bob Sikes Elementary, was chosen as the elementary school winner. Michelle Cook, a technol-ogy teacher at Bruner Middle School and Gina Emery, a sci-ence teacher at Niceville High School, were also chosen as winners.

The community chose the winners. Residents voted for the teacher they thought deserved the recognition. The voting took place during April on the Daily News website.

Every teacher in Oka-loosa County was entered in the contest. The elemen-tary, middle and high school teacher with the most votes at the end were surprised with a $500 check from the Credit Union.

“I was confused at first,” said Appelberg, the only teacher in Crestview to win. “My kids saw the check first and were asking ‘What’s that?’ and when she came around the corner with it, I started wondering what it was, too."

Appelberg said the recogni-tion is an amazing feeling, but not the reason she teaches.

“I don’t do it to be recog-nized; I do what I need to do for my kids,” Appelberg said. “You don’t ask for recogni-tion to do things you love.”

Appelberg is in her seventh year teaching, all at Bob Sikes Elementary. Appelberg said she also taught VPK and was a substitute teacher during her time in college.

She got into teaching because of an assignment in seventh grade.

“Chris Small was my geog-raphy teacher and he made me fall in love with it,” Appelberg said.

Teachers Credit Union shows appreciation for educators

Jordan Appelberg (right), a fourth-grade teacher at Bob Sikes Elementary, was chosen as the elementary school winner. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

By Ashleigh Wilde 850-682-6524 | @cnbAshleigh awilde@crestviewbulletin.com

CRESTVIEW — When most people meet Karlee Copley, they see a sassy, blonde-headed little girl. For Karlee’s parents, Karisa and Jeremy, she is so much more.

Karlee is a rainbow baby, a name coined for a healthy baby born after losing a baby due to miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth or neonatal death.

Karisa and Jeremy lost their newborn son, Jace, 65 minutes after he was born to Edwards syndrome, a very rare chromosome defect.

“It was a dark time," Karisa said. “What got us through is family and

leaning toward God. If we wouldn’t have put Him first, we never would have made it."

Karisa found out she was expecting a baby about a month after Jace’s passing.

“I was so excited,” said Karisa. “I was working at Asurion and a friend of mine brought me a pregnancy test. We went to the Tom Thumb and it immediately showed I was pregnant.

“I didn’t care if it was a boy or a girl,” she added. “After I lost Jace, I wanted to try for one more.”

Ten months after the loss of their son, Karisa and Jeremy welcomed a healthy baby girl to the world. Karlee joined big brother, Cole, as part of the family.

'Rainbow baby' wins Miss Okaloosa toddler division

Karlee participated in the Miss Okaloosa Pageant on April 28. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Bark Park offi cially opens

By Ashleigh Wilde 850-682-6524 | @cnbAshleigh awilde@crestviewbulletin.com

CRESTVIEW — It’s time to let the dogs out.

The Bark Park, a new dog park at Twin Hills, officially opened Thursday.

Private donations provided the majority of funding for the free park. The largest donation of $62,000 was made by retired Army Sgt. Ted Simmons.

“When you look at what we have here, this is absolutely fantastic,” said Mayor J.B. Whitten during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

‘The dogs deserve it’The ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the park occurred on Thursday afternoon. [ASHLEIGH WILDE/NEWS BULLETIN]

Crestview’s Bark Park opened on Thursday. [ASHLEIGH WILDE/NEWS BULLETIN]

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OBITUARIES

Retired Major Wil-liam J Bridy, age 73, resident of Mary Esther, FL, passed away on May 2, 2019. Bill was born in Shamokin, PA, on May 25, 1945, to Charles and Stella (Kiddon) Bridy. A graduate of Saint James Catholic High School in Philadelphia, PA, The University of Maryland (Business Administra-tion), and Webster Uni-versity (MBA), he retired from the USAF after 30 years of service. His

military career spanned from working Intel dur-ing the Vietnam War to being a Squadron Section Commander at Hurlburt Field, FL. Bill is survived by his wife, Nancy (Hai) Bridy, his daughter, Terri Coker (Joey) of Nashville, TN, his sister, Ginny Bittle (Jim) of Arendts-ville, PA, and his close cousin, Barb Shrewsbury (George) of Cressen, TX.

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Carolyn Hale Bur-nett, 76, of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, passed away April 28, 2019.

Carolyn was born on July 18, 1942, in Leaksville, NC to the late Roy Dillard Hale, Sr. and Mary Fulcher Hale. A graduate of Morehead High School. Carolyn married her high school sweetheart, Gary Burnett in 1960. Dur-ing Gary’s Air Force career, Carolyn worked in Civil Service positions in Elmen-dorf Air Force Base, AK and Eglin AFB, Fort Walton Beach, Fl. She was privi-leged to volunteer with the Vietnamese refugees when they were airlifted to Eglin AFB, in 1974. In addition to her parents, Carolyn was

predeceased by her brother, Roy Dillard Hale, Jr. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Gary Burnett of the home; sister, Brenda Hale Carpenter (Butch) of Greensboro, NC; nephew, Charles Carpenter (Kylie) of Raleigh, NC niece, Sarah Carpenter Hutchinson (Shawn) of Greensboro, NC; Sister-in-law, Sandra Burnett Self; and numer-ous nieces and nephews. No formal service are planned at Carolyn’s request.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions can be made to: SOCKS Animal Shelter, 498 Carmel Drive, Fort Walton Beach, Fl. 32548. Online condolences may be offered at www.mclaughlinmortuary.com

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James W. Crouch passed away peacefully on May 7th, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Ger-aldine Crouch; his daugh-ters, Judy Davis and Patsy McGilvary; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A Funeral Service will be

held on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Emer-ald Coast Funeral Home with burial to follow at Beal Memorial Cemetery.

Expressions of sympa-thy may be placed online at www.emeraldcoast-funeralhome.com

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Brian Ellis Delf, aged 57, passed away at home in Mary Esther on May 2, 2019, after a lengthy battle with colon cancer for the third time. He was born on December 3, 1961 in Rome, Georgia to his parents, Robert C. and Vir-ginia W. Delf. He graduated from Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake Senior High School in June 1980 with a Regents diploma. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric and Communication from the State University of New York at Albany in August 1984. Further, he earned a Master’s Degree of Business Administration with a con-centration in Finance from the graduate school of Union College in Schenectady, New York in June 2000. Finally, he had almost completed a Master’s of System Engi-neering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Huntsville, Alabama before his final round of cancer

stopped him from finalizing his Capstone project. His parents, Robert C. and Vir-ginia W. Delf, preceded him in death, along with multiple grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Brian is survived by his wife of eight years, Dr. Judy Manning, and their son, Andrew. He is also survived by his former spouse and mother of his adult chil-dren, Melanie P. Delf; his children, Mary, Catherine, and John; his grandchil-dren, Kenneth and Nathan Warwick; and his sister, Andrea Delf Richburg and her husband, Howard Richburg. Brian pursued multiple careers including the restaurant business, procurement, and systems engineering. He worked in multiple restaurants with the last one being Union College. With procurement, he started with Bechtel Plant Machinery Incorporated and finished his career by

moving from procurement to systems engineering with The Boeing Company. He had multiple interests includ-ing coins, gardening, home repair, and theatre arts. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Destin though his illness kept him away from his family there far too often towards the end. Brian donated his body to MedCure to help advance medical science. Once his cremains are returned to his family, his ashes will become a permanent living legacy through Eternal Reefs, which helps to preserve and protect the marine environment through environmentally-sound concrete reefs. The casting of the reef ball, along with the onboard memorial service, will be announced at a later date. Donations may be made in his name to Children in Crisis, Inc. in Fort Walton Beach or Grace Lutheran Church in Destin.

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FERGUSON, Reeser Stan-ford, Jr., 76, a resident of Miramar Beach, FL, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2019 from Prattville Memorial Chapel at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Travis Coleman officiating. Burial will follow in Prattville Memory Gardens with Prat-tville Memorial directing. Mr. Ferguson was preceded in death by grandson, Dale

Ferguson. He is survived by his loving wife, Cynthia Kelley Ferguson; two daugh-ters, Stacie Davis (Randy) and Tracey Reed (Robert); three sons, Craig Ferguson (Deena), Eric Ferguson and Trent Tatum (Ashley); six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Hazel Jackson (Horace) and Carolyn Holloway (Hollis); extended family and friends.

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William “Vern” Griffin was born on March 5, 1928 to parents, Levi and Ellen Griffin. Vern loved fishing and sports, he was a Gators fan, and he loved gardening. He was a Korean War Army Veteran and retired from the Okaloosa County School District. He was a member of Niceville Assembly of God (Genu). His favorite saying was “Don’t take any wooden nickels”. Vern is prede-ceased by his parents, Levi and Ellen; “his bride” Fran-ces Griffin; brothers, Ferron and Medford; and sister, Virginia. He is survived by Robert (Linda) Griffin, Stanley (Recca) Griffin, Ann (Tom) Taylor, William Griffin and Dennis Grif-fin; Numerous grandchil-dren, great grandchildren,

nieces and nephews.Services were held on

Thursday May 9th, 2019. McLaughlin Twin Cities Funeral Home, 1405 East John Sims Parkway, Nicev-ille, FL is entrusted with the arrangements. Expressions of sympathy and support may be left online at www.mclaughlintwincities.com. 

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Robert Francis Grove, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son, entered eternal rest on May 4, 2019. Bob was born on June 7, 1942 in Denver Colorado to Robert and Betty Jo (Steele) Grove. He gradu-ated from Regis Jesuit High School, studied at Colorado University, served in the U.S. Navy, and enjoyed a successful career in the US Defense industry, retiring from General Dynamics OTS in 2010. Throughout his life Bob loved fishing, playing poker, and spending time with his family. A private pilot and sailor, Bob’s favorite activities became playing

with his grandchildren and traveling the world with his loving wife. Bob was preceded in death by his father, and sister Carole.

Bob is survived by his beautiful mother, broth-ers Don and Scott, wife

of nearly 51 years Sandi, daughters Mary and Chris-tine, sons John and Bren-den, 17 grandchildren, and several great-grandchil-dren. The family extends heartfelt gratitude to the medical staff at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center for their compassionate care during Bob’s final days.

Services were held May 10, 2019. In lieu of flow-ers, the family suggests donations be made to Children in Crisis. Bob was a friend of Bill W. Expressions of love and sympathy may be viewed online at www.emerald-coastfuneralhome.com 

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JT “Jim” Murphy passed from this earthly home on May 2, 2019, after a brave fight to stay with those he loved for as long as possible. He was born in Altha, FL on July 5, 1939 to William and Lois Murphy. Emerging from a hardscrabble upbring-ing, he joined the Navy and shipped out to exotic places like Japan and Australia. It didn’t take long before he realized the Navy wasn’t for him. After his initial enlist-ment, he returned to his fam-ily home with plans to pack up and head to Australia, a land he found enchant-ing and full of promise. Fate intervened when he met love of his life, Carolyn Ann Williford. They married on May 25, 1963. With her by his side, he was happy to stay put and raise a family when they moved to Mary Esther in 1968. Without any formal higher education, he worked his way up in the local bank-ing industry at The Associ-ates, Barnett Bank, Bank of Mary Esther and Ready Bank where he served as the bank’s

president. No matter his title, he always sat in an office in the bank’s lobby, so that anyone could come in and sit a spell. They don’t make bankers like that anymore. He was fiercely proud and fiercely loyal to his family and to his friends. If you were under his wing, nothing was too much to ask of him. He loved fiercely too, his wife, his children and grandchil-dren. His granddaughter, Mia, asked him to walk her down the aisle along with her dad, because she wanted him right by her side on her wedding day. He would also brag-tell the story of how his

grandson, Max, sailed across the Pacific on a small sailboat and ended up in Australia – completing, somehow, the journey of his dreams. He was predeceased by his wife Carolyn Murphy, his son Michael Murphy, his par-ents, sister Floy Ann Waldorf and brother William “Billy” Murphy. He is survived by his daughter Michelle (Greg) McCann of Shalimar; grand-son Max Michael McCann of Australia; granddaughter Mia (John) McCann-Dougherty of Oklahoma; his Aunt Erlene Johns; cousin Eddie Roberts and family; niece Lori Pass and family; nephew Jessus Williford and family; and two sisters-in-law -- Ann Welch and Lois Williford.

Services were held on Wednesday, May 8th  In lieu of flowers, please con-sider donating to the Florida Guardian Ad Litem Founda-tion at www.flgal.org, or to a charity of your choice. Expressions of love and sympathy may be viewed online at www.emerald-coastfuneralhome.com 

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Catherine (Cathy) Melvin Ward, age 73, of Florala, AL passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019. Cathy was born on May 20, 1945 and lived in Des-tin, FL for 60 years before moving to Florala in 2005.

She graduated Choc-tawhatchee High School in Ft. Walton Beach in 1963. Cathy was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ruby and Jewel Melvin; her son Jamie and sister Joyce Fogle.

She is survived by her husband of 56 years James; sisters Peggy Davis of Florala, AL and Jewlene Thrasher of Destin, FL.

Services were held Thursday, May 9th, 2019. 

Arrangements are under the direction of

Davis-Watkins Funeral Home, located at 113 Racetrack Rd. in Ft. Walton Beach, FL.

In lieu of flowers please make a dona-tion in her name to your favorite charity.

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OBITUARIES

Toni Henrie Burns died on Easter Sunday April 21, 2019. She loved "Jesus Christ Superstar" and was listening to it on Easter the first time I really met her. She loved music, musicals, disaster movies, art, hav-ing fun, animals, crossword puzzles, "The Andy Griffith Show", reading, penny slot machines, dancing and a thousand things that make life really living. She was born in New Orleans which accounted for the fun part but it also gave her a spirit. A spirit which supported us through nearly 20 years of mar-riage and ups and downs. She was my guiding light.

Toni was an A student in school and college but was drawn to the bar scene for the excitement and the better pay. She met friends there that stayed with her throughout her life. It may be cliche but this is where I

met her 24 years ago. She a bartender, me out to see my friends in a local band. Our relationship began with a questionnaire hand written on a stack of bar napkins. I was disillusioned with dat-ing so I thought I would get right to the point and see if she would be someone I would like to get to know. Questionnaire dating before its time. After work that night she filled out the form napkins and mailed them back to me. She got

the answers right.., we were a match. Boy were we.

Toni would help anyone who asked for it. She would give anything. A nicer person could not be found on the face of the Earth. No one would or could ever say a bad word about her. Her spirit also made her tough and she could handle things that would send most people into tears.

She prayed most every night before sleep. She would end her prayers by telling me "I'm done". This meant I could resume blabbing about whatever.

I am not too sure about this God person but Toni believed in God. I think it is fitting that on the day set aside to honor His resurrection and ascen-sion she was taken to heaven to be with Him.

Rest peacefully and have fun Toni. We will always love you.

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Mrs. Yvonne Payne, age 79, of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida passed away May 2, 2019. She was born Sep-tember 21, 1939 to Basil Barry and Esther McCarthy Mrs. Payne was Catholic by faith and a member of Christ The King Catholic Church in Freeport. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Payne was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James Payne Jr.; brothers Gilbert Barry, Basil Barry, Philip Barry; sisters Char-lotte Barry and Sylvia Barry; and sister in law Adele. Mrs. Payne is survived by her four sons James Payne III of Twin Lake, Michigan, Ste-ven Payne and wife Tracy of Hesperia, Michigan, Andrew Payne and wife Karen of Evergreen, Colo-rado and Dr. Alan Payne and wife Juli of Destin, Florida; one sister Aline Barry; one brother Stephen Barry; grandchildren Dr. Carey Check-Sonnenberg and husband Michael, Kevin Payne and Melissa, Bryan Payne and wife Desaree, Cameron Payne, Anasta-sia Payne, Makayla Payne, Jacob Payne, Nathan Payne, and Alyanna Payne, Charlie Hickey and husband Jacob, and Randi Bevins and Cody; and great~ grandchildren Lance Payne, Trevor Payne,

Langston Payne, Alyssa Payne, Bryan Payne Jr, Katie Payne, Madeline Check, Marli Check, Kenleigh Moorman, Ainsleigh Moor-man, Baylee Hickey, and Grayson Hickey. Also sur-vived by numerous nieces, nephews, and many friends.

Services were held Fri-day, 10th May, 2019.

In lieu of flowers dona-tions may be made to Christ The King Catholic Church at 155542 United States Highway 331, Freeport, Florida 32439, or South Walton County EMS at 911 North County Road 393 Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459 or the Pregnancy Support Center at 295 West Nelson Avenue, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435. 

You may view obituar-ies, offer condolences and sign the guest book at www.clary-glenn.com. Clary-Glenn Funeral Homes & Crematory is entrusted with the arrangements.

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Cynthia Ann (Hender-son) Russell, 77, passed to Heaven on May 2, 2019. She was born on July 16, 1942 in Greenville, Alabama to Charles (Hermon) Hen-derson and Willie (Jewell) Hall.  Ann passed peace-fully at Twin Cities Hospital in Niceville, Florida with family and friends at her bedside. She was dearly loved by her many friends and family. Ann was con-fident and believed in the promise of Jesus and cer-tainly of eternal life as were her parents and most of her ancestors. She taught Sunday School for many years at Rosemont Baptist Church. There were many that learned the gospel and were influenced by her teaching and example.

Ann is survived by her husband, Warren Robert Russell; sons, Benjamin Warren Russell, Jonathan William Russell and his wife, Shannon; grandchil-dren, Taylor Christine, Morgan Elizabeth and Carter Thomas; daugh-ter, Julianne Elizabeth Murphy; grandchildren,

Derrick Charles Murphy and Kaitlyn Julianne Mur-phy; brother-in-law, Philip Russell and his wife, Anita (Francene) Russell; their children, Kevin Philip Rus-sell and his wife, Laura; their son, Ward Harrison Rus-sell; daughter, Kelly Diane Snodgrass; her daughter, Taimi Kathryn Snodgrass; sister-in-law, Patricia Irene Allen (deceased); her children, Jeffrey Allen,  John Russell Allen; his daugh-ter, Olivia Jones; James Allen and his daughter, Taimi Allen; Sister and close friend, Barbara Jean Morris and her husband, Larry Morris; their sons,

Chad David Morris and his children, Frank Swick and his wife, Danielle, Jeremy Swick and his wife, Jesse, Levi Morris and his wife, Connie; son, Joshua Dean Morris and his wife, Ginny; sons, Kenneth Jacob Morris and Charles Lucas Mor-ris; Ann’s brother, Charles H. Henderson Jr. and his wife, Harumi; daughter, Margaret Ann Clark and her husband, Steve, their children, Andrew Clark, Christian Clark and Sid-ney Clark; son, Charles H. Henderson III and his wife Jennie; their children, Rebecca Henderson and Scottie Henderson. Ann’s uncles were T.J. Hall and his wife, Mildred(deceased); daughters, Irby and Doro-thy Hall (deceased); their children, Donald Hall and his wife, Rosemarie; their children, Don Jr., Dan-iel, Roberta, Marcia Ann Jaquay and her husband, Mr. Jaquay(deceased); son, David and his wife, Dianne; their children, Connor and Ali; Ann’s uncle, Nelson Henderson (deceased) and his wife had three children,

Mary Francis Jones, Zol-lie Henderson and Dorothy (deceased); Aunt, Earnestine Fuller; her children, Peggy Joyce Phelps, Betty Zolene Wicks, Williams Gerald Fuller and Andrew Zol-lie Fuller; Aunt, Girtha Lee Russell and her children, Jimmy Tyson Russell and his wife, Carol Jo and their chil-dren, Samuel "Sammy" Rus-sell, Jerry Lee Russell and Lela Faye Osinac(deceased); and Aunt Cleo.

Ann graduated from Choctawhatchee HS, PJC and attended Tulane. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in the first graduat-ing class form the Uni-versity of West Florida. Her major was Microbi-ology and she worked at the Vitro operated (C.B.) Chemical Biological Lab on Eglin AFB during the Vietnam War. Her duties included many evaluations of Agent Orange and other agents. The test area on Eglin is said to be the most heavily sprayed area on Earth with Agent Orange. Maybe Chemical Exposure caused her cancer as well

as problems in many oth-ers that worked on Eglin testing these agents. She met her husband War-ren on the Job where he worked as a Technician.

Ann determinably fought ovarian cancer for 5 years. She had an 8-hour opera-tion and about 10 types of Chemo. Each would seem to work for a few months then the cancer would learn to overcome the medicine and she would be on a different type with the same eventual result. The Family wishes to thank the effected, delight-ful and caring staff of the Emerald Coast Cancer Center and Magnolia Clinic in Fort Walton Beach, FL.

A Funeral Service will be held at Rosemont Baptist Church in Niceville, FL at 11:00 am on Saturday May 11, 2019. A visitation will begin at 10:30 am at the church.  You may express condolences to the family and sign the guestbook at

www.heritgegardensfu-neralhome.com.  Heritage Gardens Funeral Home of Niceville is entrusted with the arrangements. 

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He was preceded in death by both of his parents, his daugh-ter, Chrissy Bridy, and his close cousin, Tom

Kopysciansky (Linda) of South Williamsport, PA. Bill will be remem-bered for his love of all things Philly (especially the Philadelphia Phil-lies), his generosity to friends, and more than anything, his devotion to family. Services were held on May 9th, 2019. In

lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Come to me and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Please visit www.daviswatkins.com to sign the guestbook, express condolences, and share memories.

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Jordan Appelberg is in her seventh year teaching, all at Bob Sikes Elementary. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

Gina Emery (holding middle of check), a science teacher at Niceville High School, was chosen as the high school winner. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]

“He gave us an assign-ment where we had to teach a country to the class. I loved making lesson plans.”

Appelberg said her favorite part of the job is when things click for students.

“I love seeing the light bulb come on when a kid

who is struggling finally gets it and understands it,” said Appelberg.

Shea Boykin, marketing director for the Credit Union, said the idea for the contest was all about giving back.

“I had a thought that we should do something for Teacher Appreciation Day; we needed to do something big," said Boykin. “It was just simply to tell the teach-ers that we appreciate all they do."  

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“It was most definitely meant to happen,” said Karisa. “She filled the void. It was perfection; that’s the only way we can describe it."

On April 28, a panel of judges seemed to agree. Karlee, now 3 years old, won the toddler division of the Miss Okaloosa Pageant.

Karlee had been in two pag-eants prior, but this was the first time she was crowned as the winner.

Karisa said she entered her daughter in the pageant because she is a diva.

“She likes to wear dresses

and she likes to twirl,” Karisa said. “I knew that if I found the right dress and put her in it, she would twirl her life away, and that’s exactly what she did. She went out there and let go of my hand, and she just twirled."

When watching a video of her pageant, Karlee said, “That’s me wearing a blue dress and look at my crown right there. That’s where I win the pageant.”

Karisa said the first thing Karlee asked after winning was when she would be in the next pageant.

Karlee is very quick to tell people she loves pag-eants and her favorite food is “princess food.”

Karisa said watching her daughter grow gives her a lot of pride.

“This is more than I could ever imagine,” Karisa said. “She’s perfect. She’s so smart, full of life, and outgoing.

“I have high hopes for her.”

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April Meier, owner of Pawsitively Scrumptious who headed up the project back in 2016, said she is elated about the opening.

“The dogs deserve it and our citizens deserve it,” said Meier. “It’s been a long time to get together because there’s a lot of moving parts, but finally here we are. The dogs look so happy."

The park is fenced into two sections, one for small dogs and the other for medium to large dogs.

Each section contains water fountains, sitting areas for owners and differ-ent obstacles for the dogs, including a tunnel and a bridge.

Officer Sonic, one of the Crestview Police K9s, was the first dog to try out the new park.

After Sonic was fin-ished, all of the dogs were unleashed into the park.

Lisa Feltner, owner of a corgi named Winston, said they plan to frequent the park.

“I like it,” Feltner said.F a r i d a h P e r e z a l s o

brought her dogs, Austra-lian shepherds Callie and Cooper, to enjoy the park.

“I’ve been waiting for this thing to open since I moved here in September,” Perez said. “I’m very happy (because) it’s not even five minutes from our house. It’s

really cool."Anna Thompson, owner

of Australian shepherds Adidas and Jordan, said she thinks the park is awesome.

“The shaded areas with the trees are really nice,” Thompson said. “These guys (the dogs) they do a lot of stuff. They absolutely love meeting other dogs.”

Thompson and Perez said they both plan to bring their dogs to the park at least a couple of times a week.

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Dogs and their owners enjoyed the new dog park Thursday afternoon after its opening. [ASHLEIGH WILDE/NEWS BULLETIN]

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By Patrick McCrelessGateHouse Media Florida

PANAMA CITY BEACH — President Donald Trump promised more federal money for the hurricane-devastated Florida Panhandle while campaigning in Panama City Beach on Wednesday.

“We’re working incredibly hard for you,” Trump said. “We’re doing a lot of things … relief money is coming imme-diately, no gimmicks. You’re getting it, don’t worry.”

Trump made his announce-ments and promises for more hurricane recovery funding before a crowd of an esti-mated 10,000 supporters clad in “Make America Great Again” hats and shirts in the Aaron Bessant Park amphi-theater. It was Trump’s second visit to Bay County since Hurricane Michael. He toured Lynn Haven on Oct. 15, five days after the hurri-cane hit.

Within minutes of stepping on stage, Trump promised the federal reimbursement would be increased to 90% for hurricane recovery spend-ing, with the state and local municipalities responsible for 5% each. Up until this point, the federal government was

responsible for 75%.Leading up to the rally, this

was the most oft repeated request of local officials, who have been asking for this for months.

The calls grew louder after the hurricane was redesignated as a Category 5 storm. Michael previously was designated a Category 4 hurricane and locals

hoped that the Cat. 5 label — which the president called “big stuff” during the rally — could be used as leverage for a higher reimbursement.

“We will have the federal government pay for 90% of the cost in many circumstances,” Trump said after the crowd chanted for four more years. “We can do that because of the

devastation of the storm … we need Congress to pass a relief bill.”

The change will save the state and local governments millions of dollars.

Trump also said $448 mil-lion in U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) disaster recovery funds were being allo-cated to the state to help rebuild

housing lost during the storm. Three in every four buildings in Bay County are estimated to be damaged, displacing thousands of people.

“These dollars will help com-munities get back on their feet,” Trump said. “Some families are still working very hard. It’s been a tough one. More money is needed.”

Calling Michael “not a nice” hurricane, Trump repeatedly said he is aware that more money is needed to help the area recover, and promised that it was coming.

Recalling his earlier visit, he said to cheers, “I pledged to you unwavering support and the support of our nation until you have fully recovered and rebuilt, and we will never ever leave your side … There is a l o t m o r e ( h e l p ) coming.”

The area often is referred to as Trump County, as an over-whelming majority supported him in the 2016 election. Head-ing to the Panhandle, he called it one of his “favorite places” on Twitter, a sentiment he repeated during the rally.

“Your strength and devo-tions and values is truly what America makes great and what makes America run,” he told the crowd.

Trump promises more disaster aid

GateHouse Media Florida staff report

It is easy to help make a difference in our commu-nity. All you need to do is participate in the nation's and community’s largest

food drive — the 27th Annual National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive on Saturday.

To participate, just place food donation(s) in a bag next to your mailbox early Saturday

morning. Letter carriers will pick up donations as they make their regular mail routes and then deliver them to local food banks. It is an easy and convenient way to make a dif-ference right here at home and to help families in need.

The NALC, in conjunction with the US Postal Service, the AFL-CIO, UFCW, Valpak, and United Way of Okaloosa & Walton Counties, are asking for non-perishable and non-expired food items including quick meals such as macaroni,

spaghetti, soups, canned meats, peanut butter, canned juice, canned fruits, canned vegetables, baby food, cereal, etc.

For a list of participating local food banks, visit www.united-way.org/food-drive.

‘Stamp Out Hunger’ is set for this Saturday

President Donald Trump approaches supporters behind his podium before speaking during a campaign rally at Aaron Bessant Park in Panama City Beach on Wednesday. [PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BOUCHER/GATEHOUSE MEDIA FLORIDA]

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Most polls show Americans are more severely split and entrenched along partisan lines than ever before. Conserva-tive Republican voters believe Trump was sent by God. Demo-crats agree, but only because God was out of frogs and locusts. Dems think Republicans were antagonis-tic to our first African-American president, so they are not being very kind to our first orange one.

We are also divided as much along racial lines, and Democrats’ strategy is to fan the fires of racial division in order to win back the White House in 2020. Absent any workable ideas, calling their opponents “racist” (only if they cannot call them “sexist”) is their stated strategy. Trump cannot sort laundry without being called racist. This contest is all about race, so strap in — it will be an interesting ride.

Sadly, race relations worsened under Obama, a man uniquely posi-tioned to heal our nation’s wounds. But when he quickly took the wrong side of the facts in the Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown (Ferguson, MO “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” lie) and Harvard Professor Henry “Skip” Gates cases, he abdicated that moral position.

Just an admission from a casual observer  — porn seems to have much better race relations than America right now. In TV commer-cials, there also seem to be no black burglars in any home security ad, so we are clearly seeing progress in that

space. But fanned by Democrat strat-egists, the rest of the country seems bitterly divided on race. And when African-Americans refuse to play the “victim” card, to replenish their voter rolls the Dems look to lavish-ing political favors on illegal aliens in return for their votes.

The Obamas are two of the many blacks doing well under the Trump economy. Barack and Michelle have huge book deals of over $20 million, and are about to ink a Netflix deal to make up to $100 million producing movies and TV shows. I presume some of them will be called “House of the Race Cards,” “Game of Cronies,” or “Orange is Not the New Barack.” And if the Dems lose in 2020, they’ll produce “Better Call Saul - Alinsky.”

Everything seems to be construed about race. The media are now openly debating whether Jesus was white. They say Jesus was darker-skinned and not blue-eyed and white like all my childhood Methodist Bible pictures portrayed Him. Democrats say Jesus was not white because the Roman police would have let Him off with a warning ticket if He had been.

If not about race, Dems want you to believe that women are disadvan-taged by their gender. So Dems have Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Tulsi Gabbard, Kirsten Gillibrand, et al running for president. They have more women running than an Alabama Walmart opening on a Black Friday. Yet the leaders in the polls are the “Jurassic Park” faction of Democrat white male millionaires: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. These men have had so much work done to look young that they resemble their pictures when they were protesting nuclear power in the 70s.

What Democrats miscalculate is that blacks are better aware of how their situations have improved under Trump, when they didn’t under

Obama. Wages are up more for blacks than for whites, and employ-ment (including wage increases) has also improved. In the 2018 Florida governor’s race, white candidate DeSantis cut into black candidate Gillum’s Democrat vote with the “School Choice Mom” vote. Eigh-teen percent of black women voted for DeSantis because of this issue that affects them, which translated to 100,000 votes. DeSantis won by 30,000 votes. The lesson here: Blacks are won over by facts and results on issues they care about, not by conjured-up racial fears of the past.

In fact, all that the Democrats want you not to think about is how good the present is. They want you to fear the racial hatred of the distant past, or fear what might happen to us in the future when we all die from global warming, which they also use to stoke fears. The truth is, by any mea-sure we are living in economically great times. Thanks to capitalism and the technology supplied by the private sector, our lower economic class lives better than the upper 25 percent of most other countries. If Dems can keep your mind focused on fake racial or other drummed-up crises, they can regain power.

The new Democrat Party has a tired laundry list of alleged “racism.” CNN will likely show a picture of Trump putting the Medal of Freedom around Tiger Woods’ neck and say it was a noose when, in fact, this award is the highest honor a man can give a golfing buddy.

Ron Hart is a libertarian op-ed humorist and award-win-ning author. Contact him at Ron@RonaldHart.com or @RonaldHart on Twitter.What’s your view? Write a letter to the editor.

Democrat Strategy: Divide the Country Along Racial Lines, Jettison White Workers

Special to GateHouse Media Florida

1000 Friends of Florida is urging all Floridians to call on Gov. DeSantis to veto SB 7086 which authorizes toll roads through some of the last, best unspoiled rural land in Florida. As Florida's leading advocate for managing growth, we are beyond dismayed that our Legislators in the House and Senate have seen fit to authorize these proposed highways which will cut through some of the state's best remaining farmlands and forests, convert-ing them into urban sprawl.

These roads will exacerbate the state's environmental problems at the very time the Florida Legisla-ture is authorizing spending bil-lions of dollars to attempt to clean past problems which, in many cases, are the fruit of decades of poor planning decisions similar to those espoused by SB 7068.

The highways and the develop-ment they spawn will degrade

water quality in the Everglades, in multiple rivers and in natu-ral springs. They will pave over critical wetlands and aqui-fer recharge areas. They will destroy limited habitat for the Florida panther and dozens of other endangered species, and fragment wildlife corridors.

Not only will these roads cause untold environmental problems, but they will also divert hundreds of millions of dollars from general revenue, stealing money from education, health care, environ-mental protection, hurricane recovery, and other unmet needs in Florida. The construction costs for these highways will escalate into the billions of dollars, with drivers on other toll roads in the Turnpike System getting stuck with subsidizing them, even though they won't get any benefit.

The reasons given for these roads are bogus at best. Instead of enticing Floridians to crowd onto highways during hurricanes,

instead follow state policy and build more shelters in vulner-able communities. Rather than destroying the farms and forests that remain the foundation of Florida's rural economy, instead move aggressively to conserve and protect critical lands and upgrade existing roads. This all could be accomplished for a fraction of the cost of building new roads.

Multiple previous state lead-ers and task forces have rejected previous proposals for similar highways due to myriad environ-mental and economic concerns. We applaud those who worked to amend SB 7068 to address many planning and environmental concerns. Unfortunately, these amendments were not accepted.

We now call on Gov. DeSan-tis to show his commitment to protecting Florida's environment by vetoing SB 7068. Call 850-717-9337 or send an email through www.flgov.com/email-the-gov-ernor to add your voice to ours.

Statement by 1000 Friends of Florida

R O N H A R T

S ome bibliophiles may sigh and pine for the days when America’s youth wasn’t so caught up in movies and games and would instead find time for a good book. Today, entertainment on screen — in movies but especially video games — is the lowest form of culture to the intellect. However, this doesn’t seem to be the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative’s opinion.

At the beginning of the month, Crest-view library’s adult services librar-ian, Emily Knie, announced current and upcoming movie and gaming options — without a hint of pandering.

The first part of her announcement adver-tised the library as a free Blockbuster, which I suspect newspaper readers probably remem-ber, with new-release movies and television shows. Lending DVDs (videotapes, when I was a kid) is certainly nothing new. As a teenager, I remember often going to the library and picking out a disc of "Twilight Zone" epi-sodes (the original black and white), "Amazing Stories: The Movie" and anything with Charlie Chaplin. So what impresses me is not that Knie is letting us know the library’s collection is “chock-full of superheroes” and “art house,” but that it’s a prominent feature of the library.

Sticking with superheroes, Knie also wants readers to know the library has an “expand-ing comic book section,” which also includes graphic novels. This is her article’s only pitch for the written word. For the uninitiated, graphic novels are comic books in long form.

Finally, Knie announced Teen Time, Fri-days at 2 p.m., “featuring games on the Wii U and the Xbox 360.” It’s refreshing to see not only the Crestview library but the whole Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative, through an upcoming gaming tournament, offering a way for teens to flex their gaming skills. Those in the gaming community are exhausted by now of defending their inter-est from claims of video games encourag-ing violence. The library embracing video games is not only welcome but validating.

These offerings may bring some young peo-ple who otherwise wouldn’t think of darken-ing the library’s doorstep. And the best part? That doesn’t even seem to be the motive.

 Aaron Little is the editor of the Crestview News Bulletin and the Santa Rosa Press Gazette. You can reach him at alittle@srpressgazette.com

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Crestview library, more than books

Aaron LittleAaron Little

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FAITH

D uring World War II, the ten Boom family was living in Haarlem, Hol-land when the Germans occupied that country. The family members were committed Chris-tians and during the next few years they helped smuggle some 800 Jews out of the country. On Feb. 28, 1944, the Gestapo raided their home and sent the family

to concentration camps.Corrie ten Boom

and her sister, Betsy, were sent to Ravens-bruck concentration camp located near Berlin. It was one of the worst camps, with an overcrowded and flea-infested building.

On the first morning, the sisters were read-ing 1 Thessalonians and were reminded to rejoice always, pray constantly and give thanks in all circumstances. Betsy told Corrie to stop and thank the Lord for every detail of their new living quarters.

Corrie at first flatly refused to give thanks for the fleas, but Betsy

persisted, and Corrie finally succumbed to her pleadings. During the months spent at the camp, they were sur-prised to find how openly they could hold Bible study and prayer meet-ings without interfer-ence from the guards.

It was not until several months later that they learned the reason the guards would not enter the barracks: the fleas.

We are often told to look at the bright side of challenging and difficult times. It is not easy to do. Some people can only see immediate events in their lives. They worry, wring their hands, fret, sweat, debate, cry. Some get so

wound up about an issue, they cannot see straight.

If circumstances are such that you must endure difficulties and hardships, seek God’s wisdom. Ask God what is to be learned and gained by going through the circumstances that try to beat you down. Ask God how he is helping you right at that moment.

With your eyes focused on God, you will recog-nize how he is present, how he is helping, and how he is going to work everything out for the good. As you do this, you will be able to give thanks for “fleas.” There will always be some-thing helpful, beneficial,

strengthening, or grace-filled to come from every situation — even when it may not seem like it.

So remember the words of 1 Thessalo-nians 5:16-18, “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in

all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

The Rev. Mark Broad-head is pastor at Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church of Crestview.

F R O M T H E P U L P I T

Giving thanks for the fl eas in life

E m a i l s u b m i s s i o n s and photos about spe-cial events, musicians, speakers, classes, etc., to faith@crestviewbulletin.com. Send items at least two weeks in advance if possible. Items run on a space-available basis.

UPCOMING 'Doubting Like a Christian' sermon series starts soon

CRESTVIEW — First United Methodist Church of Crestview will present its next sermon series, "Doubting Like a Chris-tian," in April.

The sermons will be presented every Sunday

during regular worship services at 8:30, 9:45 and 11 a.m. through May 19 at 599 8th Ave., Crestview.

"Whether we are talking about faith in God or just our own self confidence, we usually describe doubt as the enemy. We think doubt is something to be avoided, ignored, or fought. But maybe our doubts can be useful … Even today, God can turn our doubts into discover-ies," a media release for the event states.

 Pringle set for Sonlight Covenant Church revival

CRESTVIEW

— Sonlight Covenant Church is hosting a three-day prophetic revival with guest speaker and prophet Daniel Pringle of Austin, Texas.

Hours are 7 p.m. May 17 and 18, and 10 a.m. May 19 at the church, 365 W. James Lee Blvd., Crestview.

Call 850-423-4698 for more information.

RECURRINGAWANA PROGRAM: 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Joy Fellowship, 5978 Old Bethel Road, Crestview. Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed is for 4-year-olds through

fi fth-graders. Call 682-6219 to register.REFORMERS UNANI-MOUS: 6 p.m. Fridays, Central Baptist Church, 951 Ferdon Blvd. S., Crestview. Faith-based recovery program for people with any addic-tion. Directed by Wendell Morgan. 682-5525.RESTORATION AND RECOVERY MINISTRY: 6:30 p.m. Fridays, Kingdom Life Worship and Training Center, 798 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Crestview. Weekly outreach ministry for healing, restoration, wellness and wholeness. For people who have struggles with addiction.

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20190194

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

American Self Storage, 1501 E. James Lee Blvd., Crestview, FL 32539,pursuant to the provi-sions of the Florida statutes 83.001 through 83.809, hereby gives notice of sale under said act, shall be con-ducted in a commer-cially reasonable man-ner, as the term used in section 679.504(3) to be witnessed on Fri-day, May 31, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

American Self Storage will conduct a public sale for:

A107-Marc Mitchell-4 boxes ceramic tile, mortar, wall tiles, black corner desk w/drawer, paint and piping.

A152-Desiree EnglishApproximately 4 totes, upright piano, big screen tv, wooden trunk, wall hangings, one wreath, window, 3 cloth baskets, 2 plastic bags, sleigh head-board, dress hangers, one lamp,1 woven bas-ket with linens and ap-proximately 11 boxes.

A174-Sarah A. GirondaApproximately 3 totes, clothing, rocking chair, file cabinet, coffee ta-ble, 3 folding chairs, el-ephant statue, floor lamp, ice cooler and misc. items.

A200-Jessica Deve-reauxBaseball cards, can-opy, floor lamp, folding chairs, approximately 11 totes, weed eater, sportsman bow

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Notice is hereby given that a Public Sale Auc-tion will be held on Monday, May 20th, 2019 at 10:30AM at Tel-lus Self Storage lo-cated at 997 Industrial Drive, Crestview, Flor-ida 32539, Phone (850) 682-9437. The contents of (1) 5x15 (2) 10x10 (1) 10x15 (2) 10x20 and (2) 10x25 storage units belonging to the follow-ing tenants will be sold in AS IS condition. TERMS OF SALE WILL BE CASH ONLY.Bayless, ScottHousehold Goods, Fur-niture, Boxes, Toys, Sporting Goods, Tools

Lovell, ClaudiaFurniture, Boxes

Hossack, Julie JarvisHousehold

Shoaf, JoshuaFurniture, Boxes, TV

King, ChristopherHousehold Goods, Fur-niture, Boxes, Toys

Dobson, KristyFurniture, Boxes

Dalton, MirandaFurniture, Boxes, Clothes

Kirby, KennethFurniture, boxes, washer, dryer

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ALL BIDS.

Cash Only, 10% Buyers Premium, Auctioneer Jerry Duncan - AU #527.

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20190205

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO: 2018-CA-004461

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE TRUST 2007-S1,

Plaintiff

v.

JAYGEE HOUSTON A/K/A JAY GEE HOUS-TON; ET. AL.,

Defendant(s),

NOTICE OF SALE UN-DER F.S. CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in accordance with the Consent Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure dated March 25, 2019, in the above-styled cause, the Clerk of Cir-cuit Court JD Peacock II, shall sell the subject property at public sale on the 23rd day of May, 2019, at 11 a.m., to the highest and best bidder for cash, at www.okaloosa.real-foreclose.com, on the fol-lowing described prop-erty:

LOT 108, COMMO-DORE POINT, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16, PAGES 73-76 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Property address: 4583 Nautical Court, Destin, FL 32541.

Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

Dated: April 23, 2019.

Clerk of CourtBy: Kristen KingDeputy Clerk

“If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommo-dation in order to par-ticipate in this pro-ceeding, you are enti-tled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact:Court Administration, ADA LiaisonOkaloosa County1940 Lewis Turner BoulevardFort Walton Beach, FL

32547Phone (850) 609-4700 Fax (850) 651-7725ADA.Okaloosa@flcourts1.govat least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or imme-diately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appear-ance is less than 7 days; if you are hear-ing or voice impaired, call 711.”

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20190196

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY,FLORIDA P R O -BATE DIVISION

File No. 2018 CP 1532

IN RE: ESTATE OF LEO ANDERSON, De-ceased.

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS

The administration of the estate of LEO AN-DERSON, deceased, whose date of death was April 24, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for OKALOOSA County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the ad-dress of which is 1940 Lewis Turner Blvd., Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. The names and addresses of the per-sonal representative and the personal representative’s attor-ney are set forth below.All creditors of the de-cedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOR-EVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publi-cation of this notice is April 27, 2019.

Attorney for Personal Representative:TONYA HOLMAN, Esquire At-torneyFlorida Bar Number: 8820851 3rd Street, Building 8Shalimar, Florida 32579Telephone: (850) 609-3100Fax: (850) 270-0754E - M a i l :tonya@tonyaholman-lawfirm.comE - M a i l :kel l ie@tonyaholman-lawfirm.comE - M a i l :legal@tonyaholman-lawfirm.com

PersonalRepresentative:Latisa Carrington

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISION

File Number2019-CP-395

Division C

IN RE: ESTATE OF ZINA L. CARR

Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS

The administration of the estate of ZINA L. CARR, deceased, File Number 2019-CP-395, is pending in the

Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Probate Divi-sion, the address of which is 101 E. James Lee Blvd., Crestview, FL 32536. The names and addresses of the personal representa-tive and the personal representative’s attor-ney are set forth be-low.ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NO-TIFIED THAT:

All creditors of the

decedent and other persons having claims or demands against

decedent’s estate, in-cluding unmatured, contingent or unliqui-dated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS AF-TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NO-TICE OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against

the decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliqui-dated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE MONTHS AF-TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NO-TICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.Notwithstanding the time periods set forth above, any claim filed two (2) years or more after the decedent’s date of death is barred.

The date of the first publication of this Notice is 1st May, 2019.

Attorney for Personal Representative:

SAMUEL M. PEEK222 Government Street, Suite DNiceville, Florida 32578Telephone: (850) 678-1178Florida Bar No.: 329010

Personal Representa-tives:

Rosemarie Lawhorn1365 W. Highway 98Mary Esther, FL32569

Harold Carr307 Seclusion BlvdCrestview, FL 32536

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20190212

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

File No. 2019 CP 000442Division Probate

IN RE: ESTATE OFRAFAELA SMOLARDeceased.

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS

The administration of the estate of Rafaela Smolar, deceased, whose date of death was February 10, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the ad-dress of which is: 101 W. James Lee Blvd., Crestview, FL 32536. The names and ad-dresses of the personal representative and the p e r s o n a lrepresentative’s attor-ney are set forth below.All creditors of the de-cedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE

DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOR-EVER BARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. Thedate of first publi-cation of this notice is May 4, 2019.

Personal Representa-tive and Attorney for Personal Representa-tive: /s/ A. Wayne Wil-liamson, EsquireFlorida Bar Number: 0115002P.O. Box 1248, Santa Rosa Beach, Fl 32459Ph: (850) 685-3091 / Fax: (850) 546-6130E - M a i l :w a y n e @ w a y n e w i l -liamsonlaw.com

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20190214

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOROKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISION

CASE NO.: 19-CP-544

IN RE: ESTATE OFMEDFORD M. LEAKE, SR.,Deceased

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORS

The administration of the Estate of Medford M. Leake, Sr., de-ceased, whose date of death was November 25, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Flor-ida, the address of which is 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. The names and addresses of the per-sonal representative and the personal representative’s attor-ney are set forth below.

All creditors of the De-cedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claim with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERV-ICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate must file their claims with the court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLOR-IDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTAND-I N GTHE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of the first publication of this No-tice is: May 4, 2019.

Personal Representa-tive: Medford M. Leake, Jr., 1608 Martin Hill Drive, Tupelo, MS 38804

PERRI & JENNINGS, Attorneys at LawAttorneys for Personal Representative4 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 1Shalimar, Florida 32579(850) 651-3011dperri@perrijennings.la

w/s/Daniel C. PerriDANIEL C. PERRIFlorida Bar No.: 0138590

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20190220

IN THE 1st JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT INAND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No. 2019-CA-000325

VANDERBILT MORT-GAGE ANDFINANCE, INC

Plaintiff,vs.

CHRISTOPHER D. DA-VIS; UNKNOWNSPOUSE OF CHRIS-TOPHER D. DAVIS;ANY UNKNOWN PARTY WHO MAYCLAIM AS HEIR, DEVI-SEE, GRANTEE,ASSIGNEE, LIENOR, CREDITOR, TRUSTEE,OR OTHER CLAIMANT, BY, THROUGH,UNDER OR AGAINST CECIL A.ANCHORS, SR.; BRENDA FLEMING;UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF BRENDA FLEMING;and UNKNOWN TEN-ANT

Defendant.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: ANY UNKNOWN PARTY WHO MAY CLAIM AS HEIR, DEVI-SEE, GRANTEE, AS-SIGNEE, LIENOR, CREDITOR, TRUSTEE, OR OTHER CLAIMANT, BY, THROUGH, UN-DER OR AGAINST CECIL A. ANCHORS, SR.;

last known ad-dress, 3215 Turpentine Still Rd., Laurel Hill, FL 32567,

Notice is hereby given to ANY UN-KNOWN PARTY WHO MAY CLAIM AS HEIR, DEVISEE, GRANTEE, ASSIGNEE, LIENOR, CREDITOR, TRUSTEE, OR OTHER CLAIMANT, BY, THROUGH, UN-DER OR AGAINST CECIL A. ANCHORS, SR., that an action of foreclosure on the fol-lowing property in Okaloosa County, Flor-ida:

Legal: SEE AT-TACHED EXHIBIT “A”.

has been filed against you and you are re-quired to serve a copy of your written de-fenses, if any, to it on Leslie S. White, Es-quire, the Plaintiff’s at-torney, whose address is, 420 S. Orange Ave-nue, Suite 700, P.O. Box 2346, Orlando, Florida 32802-2346

on or before _______________________, 201930 days from the first

date of publication

and file the original with the clerk of the court ei-ther before service on the Plaintiffs’ attorney or immediately thereaf-ter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief de-manded in the com-plaint or petition.

DATED ON 5/3/2019.

County Clerk of Circuit Court

By: Heather O’HaraDeputy Clerk

Exhibit A

A parcel of land lying in Section 35, Township 5 North, Range 23 West, Okaloosa County, Flor-ida, described as fol-lows:Commence at a 4 inch x 4 inch concrete mon-ument marking the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Town-ship 5 North, Range 23 West, said point also being the Point of Be-ginning; thence North 88 degrees 33 minutes

51 seconds West 226.00 feet along South line of said Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter of Section 35 to a one-half inch capped iron rod #6469; thence North 02 degrees 11 minutes 17 seconds West 386.99 feet to a one-half inch capped iron rod #6469; thence South 88 degrees 43 minutes 29 seconds East 226.00 feet to a one-half inch iron rod; thence South 02 de-grees 11 minutes 12 seconds West 387.62 feet to the Point of Be-ginning.

Together with a 30 foot Easement for ingress and egress running West from the end of Turpentine Still Road across a 1.0 acre tract of land lying in the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quar-ter of Section 35, Township 5 North, Range 23 West. Said Easement lying 15 feet either side of and paral-lel to the following cen-terline: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quar-ter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 35; run South 88 de-grees 26 minutes 01 second East along the South 40-line, 120.00 feet to the West end of Turpentine Still Road and the point of termi-nus of said centerline.

Also together with a 20 foot Easement for in-gress and egress de-scribed as follows:Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Town-ship 5 North, Range 23 West, Okaloosa County, Florida; run North 02 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds East along the East 40-line, 388.50 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue North 02 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds East, 928.26 feet to the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quar-ter of said Section 35; thence continue North 02 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds East, 15.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 26 minutes 01 second West, 20.00 feet; thence South 02 degrees 11 minutes 12 seconds West, 943.76 feet; thence South 88 degrees 43 minutes 29 seconds East, 20.00 feet to the Point of Be-ginning.

Together with a 2010 CMH double wide mo-bile home with Identifi-cation Numbers CS2010845TNA and CS2010845TNB, the titles which have been retired with the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Section 319.261, Flor-ida Statutes, and here-after considered a part of the above described property.

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20190221

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT,IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISION

Case No. 2019-CP-568Division “4”

IN RE: Estate of

GLENN RUSSELL GRAY,Deceased.

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of GLENN RUSSELL GRAY, de-ceased (the “Decedent”), whose date of death was March 13, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court of Okaloosa

County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the ad-dress of which is Okaloosa County Clerk of Court, Attn: Probate Division, 101 East James Lee Blvd., Crestview, FL 32536. The name and address of the personal repre-sentative and the per-sonal representative’s attorneys are set forth below.

All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, in-cluding unmatured, contingent or unliqui-dated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this Court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AF-TER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other credi-tors of the Decedent and other persons hav-ing claims or demands against the Decedent’s estate, including unma-tured, contingent or un-liquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLOR-IDA STATUTES SEC-TION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of the first publication of this No-tice is 11th May, 2019.

ATTORNEY FORPERSONALREPRESENTATIVERICHARD N. SHERRILL Florida Bar No.: 172812CLARK PARTINGTON125 East Intendencia StreetPensacola, Florida 32502P.O. Box 13010Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010Telephone:(850)434-9200Fax:(850)208-7100

PERSONALREPRESENTATIVEDAVID A. GRAY1 Sussex LaneHilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926

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20190222

IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUITOF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTYCIVIL DIVISION

Case No. 2 0 1 8CA 002665 C

Division06

FREEDOM MORT-GAGE CORPORATION

Plaintiff,vs.

JONATHAN DORE, BELGICA A. DORE, LEE FARM HOA, INC., AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on March 25, 2019, in the Circuit Court of Okaloosa County, Flor-ida, JD Peacock II -Clerk of Circuit Court -Okaloosa County, Clerk of the Circuit

Court, will sell the prop-erty situated in Okaloosa County, Flor-ida described as:

LOT 32, BLOCK B, LEE FARM, PHASE III, A SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF SEC-TION 12, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 24 WEST, OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 25, PAGE(S) 9 AND 10, OF THE PUB-LIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.

and commonly known as: 5242 MOORE LOOP, CRESTVIEW, FL 32536; including the building, appurte-nances, and fixtures lo-cated therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.okaloosa.realforeclose.com, on JUNE 5, 2019 at 11:00 A.M..

Any persons claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days af-ter the sale.

A M E R I C A N S WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you are a per-son with a disability who needs any accom-modation in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are enti-tled, at no cost to you, to the provision of cer-tain assistance. Please contact: Court Adminis-tration, ADA Liaison, Okaloosa County, 1940 Lewis Turner Boule-vard, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547, Phone (850) 609-4700, Fax (850) 651-7725, ADA.Okaloosa@flcourts1.gov, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon re-ceiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

Dated this 6th day of May, 2019.

Clerk of the Circuit Court

JD Peacock II - Clerk of Circuit Court -Okaloosa County

By: Tamara HendricksDeputy Clerk

The newspaper is requested pursuant to the provisions of Ad-ministrative Directive OCAD 2010-7 to deliver the proof of publication directly to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Okaloosa County.

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20190223

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

File No. 19-CP-555

IN RE: ESTATE OF

CLAIBORNE JOHN DUHON, JR

NOTICE TO CREDI-TORSThe administration of the estate of Claiborne John Duhon, Jr, de-ceased, whose date of death was April 5, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County, Flor-ida, Probate Division, the address of which is 1940 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547. The names and ad-dresses of the personal representative and the p e r s o n a lrepresentative’s attor-ney are set forth below.All creditors of the de-cedent and other per-sons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be

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20190225

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO: 2018 CA 002493 C

WILMINGTON SAV-INGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORT-

GAGE LOAN TRUST A,Plaintiff,

VS.

WILLIAM K. PIGGOTT A/K/A WILLIAM PIG-GOTT; et al;Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF FORE-CLOSURE SALE PUR-SUANT TO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order of Final Judg-ment. Final Judgment was awarded on April 30, 2019 in Civil Case No. 2018 CA 002493 C, of the Circuit Court of the FIRST Judicial Cir-cuit in and for Okaloosa County, Flor-ida, wherein, WIL-MINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORT-GAGE LOAN TRUST A is the Plaintiff, and WIL-LIAM K. PIGGOTT A/K/A WILLIAM PIG-GOTT; MELISSA F. PIGGOTT AKA ME-LISSA PIGGOTT; BAYVIEW LOAN SERV-ICING, LLC; L.V. STA-BLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL are Defend-ants.

The Clerk of the Court, J.D. Peacock IIwill sell to the highest bidder for cash at www.okaloosa.realforeclose.com on May 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM CST the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to wit:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND IN, OKALOOSA COUNTY, STATE OF FL, AS MORE FULLY DE-SCRIBED IN OR BOOK 1990 PAGE 218 ID#324N23-0157-000E-0060, BEING KNOWN AND DESIG-NATED AS LOT 6, BLOCK E DOGWOOD ESTATES, FILED IN PLAT BOOK 10 AT PAGE 56.

ANY PERSON CLAIM-ING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AF-TER THE SALE.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on 05/07/ 2019.

CLERK OF THE COURTJ.D. Peacock II

Kristen KingDeputy Clerk

ALDRIDGE | PITE, LLPAttorney for Plaintiff1615 South Congress AvenueSuite 200Delray Beach, FL 33445Telephone: (844) 470-8804Facsimile: (561) 392-6965Primary E-Mail:

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CRESTVIEW — Marcus Purcell kept waiting, work-ing and hoping.

His offer would come. He knew it.

A senior at Crestview High School, Purcell was a state champion, leading the Bulldog basketball team to a 7A title in March, the first for Crestview and Okaloosa County since 1985. He was a First Team All-State selec-tion and a shoo-in for Player of the Year.

He was too good not to get Division-I offer.

“Everybody says patience is key,” Purcell said. “I had some patience, but at the same time, my head was kinda down a little bit. I just didn’t want to give up, though.”

Wednesday, his patience was rewarded, Purcell sign-ing a letter of intent to play b a s k e t b a l l f o r S a m f o r d University in Homewood, Alabama. His parents and teammates flanking him, Purcell just smiled as he put pen to paper in the Crestview auditorium.

“It felt pretty good,” he said. “It’s very exciting even though I don’t really show the excitement. I’m just ready for the future and ready to go in August.”

Samford only reached out in the past two weeks, Pur-cell said, and he had to reach out first. Purcell’s father, Mark, had a friend in pro-gram, so he made a call and floated Purcell’s tape.

He visited Tuesday, toured the campus, met the team and sat down for a one-on-one with Scott Padgett, the

Bulldogs coach. His decision was easy.

“They watched my film, and I couldn’t pass up a D1 school,” Purcell said. “I took it, and they said they were really excited to have me. I can’t wait to go up there and play with them.”

In Purcell, Samford is getting a 6-foot-2 guard who averaged 15.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals this past season, shooting 45% from the floor and 38% from 3. A player who sent his team to the Elite Eight and upset a county rival, draining a clutch 3 from the logo with only six seconds left to key an improbable run into the history books.

S t i l l , P u r c e l l s a i d h e expects to come off the bench during his first year in Homewood, which he is fine with.

“The coach said every-thing’s earned up there, so I gotta work hard when I get up there and do everything I can to get my position on the court,” he said.

Among other things, Pur-cell said he is looking forward to getting the next chapter of his life started with one of his best friends, Jay Stanton, as his roommate. The reign-ing Daily News Offensive Player of the Year, Stanton is headed to Samford on a football scholarship.

“We’ll keep each other in balance when things go wrong, and it’s good to have a friend there when we’re not close to home,” Purcell said. “It’s gonna be a good learning experience for us to get away from parents, get away from home and learn to do things on our own and become men.”

P R E P H O O P S

Crestview’s Purcell signs with Samford