Funeral Homes in Eglin AFB, FL

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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Eglin AFB.

Suburbs of Eglin AFB: Dfafs, Duke Field AFS, Eglin, Elgin, Elgin AFB.

Zip codes in the city: 32542.

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Emerald Coast Funeral Home

Funeral Services Coming together with friends and family, whether in a formal funeral or a more relaxed memorial service, gives everyone the opportunity to share memories, express emotions, and find comforting support. Whether you choose burial...

Brackney Funeral Service

Brackney Funeral Service is a family owned and operated, full service funeral home located in beautiful Crestview, Florida. We have been proudly serving our community since 1998 and since the beginning our mission has been to help ease the burden...

Nearby Funeral Homes for Eglin AFB

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Brackney Funeral Service
480 E James Lee Blvd
Crestview, FL 32539
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Clary-Glenn Funeral Home
150 State Highway 20 E
Freeport, FL 32439
Crestview Memorial Funeral Home
492 East Pine Ave
Crestview, FL 32539
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Emerald Coast Funeral Home
161 Racetrack Road, N.W.
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Emerald Coast Memorials
832 N Ferdon Blvd
Crestview, FL 32539
Evans Funeral Home
668 Walden Rd
Defuniak Springs, FL 32433
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Fort Walton Beach Cemetery
316 Beal Pkwy Nw
Ft Walton Bch, FL 32547
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Gainer Funeral Home
605 Oak St Nw
Ft Walton Bch, FL 32544
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Heritage Gardens Funeral Home
2201 Partin Dr N
Niceville, FL 32578
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Lewis Funeral Home
7794 Navarre Pkwy
Navarre, FL 32563
Live Oak Park Memorial
112 E North Ave
Crestview, FL 32539
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Mc Kinnie Funeral Home
398 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Crestview, FL 32536
Mc Laughlin Twin City Funeral
1405 John Sims Pkwy E
Niceville, FL 32578
McLaughlin Mortuary
17 Chestnut Ave Se
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
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Whitehurst Powell Funeral Home
436 W James Lee Blvd
Crestview, FL 32536

Facts about the city

Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: VPS, ICAO: KVPS, FAA LID: VPS) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometers) southwest of Valparaiso, Florida in Okaloosa County.The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 96 TW is the test and evaluation center for Air Force air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, Command and Control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command systems.Eglin AFB was established in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base. It is named in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick I. Eglin (1891–1937), who was killed in a crash of his Northrop A-17 pursuit aircraft on a flight from Langley to Maxwell Field, Alabama.

Eglin AFB Obituaries

It was revealed by Pine Bluff Commercial on December 29th, 2020 that John H IV Talbot died in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  Talbot was 66 years old and was born in Eglin AFB, FL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John H IV's life.

It was disclosed by New Haven Register on November 1st, 2018 that Linda Zavatkay (Weber) passed on in Connecticut.  Ms. Zavatkay was 64 years old and was born in Eglin AFB, FL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Linda's life.

It was revealed by Topeka Capital-Journal on December 17th, 2013 that Henry Orville Wright perished in Topeka, Kansas.  Wright was 62 years old and was born in Eglin AFB, FL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Henry Orville's life.

It was noted by Modesto Bee on January 22nd, 2013 that Richard Coker passed on in Modesto, California.  Coker was 58 years old and was born in Eglin AFB, FL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Richard's life.

History

"On 1 March 1935, application was made for an FERA grant to pave the runways and to build an office, a barracks 30 by 120, a mess hall and kitchen, and an oil storage building.." Eglin Air Force Base was initially established as the US Army Air Corps' Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base on 14 Jun 1935. Embedded in the stone gate to the airfield, the plaque read "In memory of James E. On 1 Jan 1937, while assigned to General Headquarters, Air Force at Langley AFB Field, VA, Colonel Eglin was killed in the crash of his Northrop A-17 pursuit aircraft on a flight from Langley to Maxwell AFB Field, Alabama. Plew, 1862-1938, whose patriotism and generosity made this field possible." . Plew, as founder of Eglin Field.

The official website for the city of Eglin AFB is https://www.eglin.af.mil/.

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