WILLIAM "STEVE" SOUTHERLAND

WILLIAM "STEVE" SOUTHERLAND, SR of Lynn Ha-ven, FL died January 26, 2017 at the age of 79. He was a licensed funeral director at Southerland Family Funeral Home for 41 years, which he established alongside his parents, Ray and Bobbie Southerland in 1955. As president of the firm, he and his wife, Mary Sue, expanded the business beyond Bay County to include neighboring counties. A 1966 graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, he served as past president of the Florida Funeral Directors Association and was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association policy board.