Frankie Warren McGill, Sr.
November 17, 2020
Frankie Warren McGill, Sr. peacefully joined his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at University Hills Health and Rehabilitation in Pensacola, FL. He was born in Pensacola on December 10, 1951, where he resided his entire life. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Gladys McGill; brothers Richard McGill and Johnny McGill; sister Carolyn Parks; and other cherished family and friends.
Frankie’s family, extended family, and close friends were the center of his life. He was a loving son, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friend. He was known as a helper – a generous and selfless provider. Naturally charismatic, he was full of both wit and wisdom. He retired from International Paper in Cantonment, where he worked for over 25 years as a highly skilled mechanic. He shared his passion for music and the outdoors with his family and friends and enjoyed escaping to his property in Walnut Hill, cast net fishing in the bay and deer hunting.
Frankie is survived by his five sons, Shawn McGill of Knoxville, TN; Jonathan Davidson (Terri) of Pensacola, FL; Kevin Cole (Melissa) of Kodak, TN; Frankie McGill, Jr. (Amanda) of Knoxville, TN; and Lonnie McGill (Alexa) of Pensacola, FL; grandchildren, Kayla Ware, Breeann Davidson, Parker Lawson, and Kyler McGill; great grandchildren, Zion, Trill, and Grace; brother Don McGill (Barbara) of Pensacola, FL; sister, Barbara Ware of Pensacola, FL; closest friends, James Milstead, James Hare, and Mike Black; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Recently, with the guidance of his brother, Don, and his Pastor, Frankie accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Overjoyed and renewed by his faith, he spent significant time studying the Word and talking about Christ.
At his request, a private celebration of life will be held at a later date at his beloved Walnut Hill property. The family would like to thank University Hills Health and Rehabilitation and Faith Chapel Funeral Home of Cantonment.
It’s Operation Christmas Child Collection Week At First Baptist Bratt
November 17, 2020
Volunteers are busy this week at the First Baptist Church of Bratt during “National Collection Week” for Operation Christmas Child. Since 1993, the simple, gift-filled shoe boxes will bring Christmas joy and evangelistic materials to children in over 150 countries across the world.
National Collection Week for OCC continues through November 23. The First Baptist Church of Bratt is the official drop-off location/OCC Relay Center for the north end of Escambia County, FL.
Pastor Tim Hawsey, Relay Center coordinator, said the shoe boxes are distributed by trained local pastors and volunteers around the world…right where the children live. The children that receive the box are invited to participate in a twelve step bible study called The Greatest Journey translated into their native language and taught by local people the children know.
The First baptist Church of Bratt is located at 4570 West Highway 4, near the Travis M. Nelson Park. Collection hours will be:
Tuesday, November 17: 9 a.m. until noon
Wednesday, November 18: 9 a.m. until noon, 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Thursday, November 19: 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Friday, November 20: 9 a.m. until noon
Saturday, November 21: 9 a.m. until noon
Sunday, November 22: 4 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Monday, November 23: 8 a.m. until 10 a.m.
“This is about being a blessing and bringing God’s love and hope to children in poverty around the world that would not receive it otherwise. We have gone through the intense process of been approved as a church to be a Relay Center to collect the boxes from individuals, families, and churches of our area, document and pack them into special cartons and take them to the next level for Samaritan’s Purse,” Hawsey said.
Operation Christmas Child boxes should be packed in a specific manner. For more information, call Hawsey at the First Baptist Church of Bratt at (850) 327-6529, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ, or call (800) 353-5949. Resources are available for churches that wish to participate.
“If you are not able to pack a box but would like to make a contribution toward a box let me know,” Hawsey said.
Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational non-profit organization that has mission’s opportunities all over the world.
Data Shows 72 New COVID-19 Cases In Escambia County
November 17, 2020
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED STORY. SEE NORTHESCAMBIA.COM FOR THE LATEST DATA.
There were 72 additional COVID-19 cases and no new deaths reported Monday in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health.
Here is the latest data:
Total cases: 15,190 (+72)
Non-Florida residents: 1,610
Total deaths: 288
Long-term care facility deaths : 132
Current hospitalizations: 86 (-1)
Number of tests last day: 630
Percent positive last day: 8.8%
Percent positive last week: 9.3%
Escambia County cases by location:
Pensacola: 11,074 (+51)
Cantonment: 1,120 (+7)
Century: 951 (+1)
—-including 773 Century prison inmates
Molino: 174
McDavid: 80
Bellview: 21
Walnut Hill: 18
Perdido Key: 13
Gonzalez: 8
Santa Rosa County cases:
Total cases: 6,614 (+42)
Non-Florida residents: 83
Total deaths: 93
Long-term care facility deaths: 20
Cumulative Hospitalizations: 399*
Number of tests last day: 230
Percent positive last day: 15.1%
Santa Rosa County cases by location:Edit
Milton: 3.203 (+15)
Gulf Breeze: 982 (+7)
Navarre: 934 (+8)
Pace: 564 (+6)
Jay: 164 (+1)
Bagdad: 13
Florida cases:
Total cases: 889,864
Florida residents: 877,340
Deaths: 17,559
Hospitalizations: 52,019*
*“Hospitalizations” in the statewide and Santa Rosa County totals is a count of all laboratory confirmed cases in which an inpatient hospitalization occurred at any time during the course of illness. Most of these people are longer be hospitalized. The FDOH does not provide a count of patients currently hospitalized. The Escambia County number is current data compiled each day from the local hospitals.
*The Florida Department of Health does not have a clear standard or definition of “recovered” and does not report a number of recovered individuals.
**Data Sources: Florida Department of Health, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, local hospitals.
Elizabeth Ann Moss McCullough
November 17, 2020
Elizabeth Ann Moss McCullough, age 78, of Pensacola, FL passed away on November 14, 2020. She was born on March 11, 1942 in Mobile, AL to the late Allan Moss and Lena Murile Gates Boatwright. She was a member of Smyrna Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Andrew Hill McCullough and her son-in-law, Jonothan “John” Geist.
She is survived by her daughter, Andrea McCullough Geist of Pensacola, FL; her sons, Andrew Hill “Buddy” (Geraldine) McCullough, Jr. of Byram, MS and Fletcher Allan McCullough of Pensacola, FL; her sister, Hattie Watson of Semmes, AL; her grandchildren, Nickolas (April) McCullough, Miya Geist (Jason) McLellan, Savannah McCullough, Taylor McCullough, Terri Geist (Kirk) D’Spain, Prisilla Geist (BJ) Herring, Georgianna Geist, Kristopher Robertson, Kristy Robertson, Rachel (Christian) Grissom and Logan Thomason; her great grandchildren, Paisley McCullough, Jarren Tripepi, Conner Tripepi, Jade McLellan, Presli D’Spain, Kyara Maldonado, Tayler Herring, Cheyenne Hollis, Braylee Hollis, Jaylynn Hollis, Katlin Robertson, Kaylea Robertson, Kenley Grissom and Nolan Grissom; her special friend, Tiffany Rutherford and her special caregiver though TLC, Mary Fountain.
Special thanks to Emerald Coast Hospice and her nurses, Cheryl Gleason and Mary Jo Shaffer.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, November 21, 2020 at noon at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bill Adams, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at McCullough Cemetery in McCullough, AL.
Active pallbearers will be Andrew “Buddy” McCullough, Jr., Raymond Countryman, Nick McCullough, Jason McLellan, Ken Hilton and Adrian Hilton.
Visitation will be Saturday, November 21, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. until service time at noon at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
For the safety of you and others, please practice social distancing requirements, though wearing a facial mask is strongly encouraged.
Cantonment Man Charged In Incident Involving Two Guns And A Window Blind
November 16, 2020
A Cantonment man was jailed after an incident involving two guns and a window blind.
Exzavier Jamal Pritchett, 24, was charged with armed burglary of an occupied dwelling, two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and criminal mischief.
Pritchett allegedly got into an argument with a woman at an apartment on Lake Drive in Cantonment. He approached the apartment and stuck a handgun through the window, according to an arrest report. His actions resulted in $15 in damage to the window blind.
A male resident was later threatened by Pritchett with two pistols outside the apartment, he told deputies.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a K-9 were unable to locate the weapons. Pritchett told deputies he had been smoking spice with the male resident when they became involved in an argument, but he said he never had a gun.
Pritchett remained in the Escambia County Jail Monday with bond set at $55,000.
Escambia School District Keeping COVID-19 Restrictions In Place Until At Least January
November 16, 2020
The Escambia County School District will keep COVID-19 restrictions in place until at least January.
“The district planned to review restrictions concerning visitors, volunteers and mentors on November 13,” incoming school superintendent Dr. Timothy Smith said. “As much as we look forward to allowing parents and volunteers back on campus, we have to look at the data. That data indicates we should continue following the restrictions currently in place.”
As of Friday, there were 25 COVID-19 positive students and 25 positive staff members in the Escambia County School District. There were 645 students and 44 staff members excluded from school due to a positive COVID-19 test result, awaiting a test result or close contact to a positive case.
“We are aware of the COVID data which indicates an increase in our state over the last two-three weeks. Therefore, we will reevaluate in January 2021 after reviewing the data on current patterns and trends,” Smith said.
Now That FEMA Sites Are Closed, Here’s How To Apply For Hurricane Sally Help
November 16, 2020
FEMA mobile registration centers in Escambia County closed permanently on Saturday, but residents can still apply for Hurricane Sally assistance.
Disaster survivors with uninsured losses can also apply by:
- Visiting DisasterAssistance.gov;
- Downloading the FEMA App; or by
- Calling 800-621-3362 (800-462-7585 TTY). Multilingual operators are available. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, seven days a week. Those who use a relay service such as a videophone, InnoCaption or CapTel should provide FEMA with their specific phone number assigned to that service.
The deadline to register is December 1, 2020.
Escambia Man Killed In Collision With Truck At Highway 29, Highway 97 In Molino
November 16, 2020
An Escambia County man was killed in a two vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on northbound Highway 29 at the Highway 97 intersection in Molino.
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 44-year Pensacola man “failed to maintain awareness of stopped vehicle traffic directly in front of his vehicle”. He drove his Chevrolet Impala directly into the rear of a truck that was hauling a large commercial roll off dumpster.
The driver of the Impala was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 59-year old driver of the commercial vehicle and his 76-year old passenger were not injured.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Average Gas Price Dips Below $2 A Gallon In Florida
November 16, 2020
Florida gas prices inched lower last week by just a penny, the smallest weekly decline in a month.
Florida drivers are now paying an average price of $1.99 per gallon. The state average is 1 cent less than a week ago, 15 cents less than last month, and nearly 40 cents less than this time last year.
The average price per gallon in Escambia County was $2.09, up a couple of pennies over last week. At least three North Escambia area stations in Cantonment were below $2 Sunday night, including $1.95 at one on Highway 29. Multiple stations were below the $2 mark in Pensacola — as low as $1.83 at two warehouse clubs.
“The gas price plunge stalled out last week, after news of a possible COVID-19 vaccine sent crude oil prices higher,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “The announcement restored some optimism within the fuel market, that fuel demand could eventually rebound. With the vaccine’s widespread release likely months away, it’s likely that gas prices will remain low through the rest of the year.”
Crude oil prices rose $3 a barrel last week. It was an increase of 8% from the week before. Oil prices shot up early in the week upon news of a possible COVID-19 vaccine. However, that optimism cooled off toward the end of the week as reports of rising cases of coronavirus continued to roll in.
10,000 Pound Food Giveaway Tuesday At Carver Park In Cantonment
November 16, 2020
The Cantonment Improvement Committee will hold a food distribution on Tuesday, November 17 at Carver Park, 208 Webb Street. There will be 10,000 pounds of food distributed.
The food distribution will begin at 3:30 p.m. and continue while supplies last for anyone in need of food. Line up on Webb Street facing north. An identification is required.
Pictured: A 10,000 pound food giveaway earlier this year at Carver Park in Cantonment. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
