Gertha Dean Dawson Pressley, 69 (formerly of Selma, AL) of Panama City, Florida died on May 26, 2011, at a local hospital.  Gertha Dean Dawson Pressley was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Dawson and Fannie Mae Dawson and her sister Freddie Mae Woods and brother Charles Dawson.  She is survived by her three sons, Louis, Charles, and Dexter  Pressley of Panama City, Florida; two daughters, Jacqueline and Janice Pressley of Panama City, Florida; one brother, William Dawson (Roberta) Los Angeles, CA; five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Battle Memorial Funeral Home, 1123 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Panama City, Florida.  Interment will be in the Hillside Cemetery.