Mr. Rayburn Woodham "Woody" Paramore Jr.

Mr. Rayburn Woodham "Woody" Paramore Jr. of Panama City Beach, Fla., died Sunday, July 22, 2007. He was 37. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday in Southerland Family Funeral Home Chapel at 10 a.m. with a graveside service that afternoon at 3 p.m. in the Woodlawn Memory Gardens in Ozark. The family will receive friends this evening at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Woody moved to Panama City Beach in 1994 from Ozark and began a career as a tile setter. He loved his job because it allowed him to use his creative ability to make beautiful things. He also loved drawing, all types of water recreation, and spending time admiring his favorite animals, the bulldog. Woody is survived by his mother, Linda Whitman and husband Freddie of Lynn Haven, Fla.; father, Rayburn Woodham Paramore Sr. and wife Melanie of Ozark; his daughter and special love of his life, Makenzie Jade "Bug" Paramore and her mother, Christy Shelton; sister, Dana Paramore Dunnigan and husband Dennis and their children, Timothy, Dennis Jr, and Ashley; sister, Dawn Paramore Richmond and husband Chuck, all of Panama City Beach. Southerland Family Funeral Home, (850) 785-8532, is in charge of arrangements.