Bennie Charles “Chuck” Presley, Jr.
July 25, 2024
Bennie Charles “Chuck” Presley, Jr., age 52, of Wawbeek, AL passed away on July 16, 2024. He was born on August 31, 1971 in Monroeville, AL to Bennie C. and Carolyn Till Presley, Sr. Chuck was a member of Grace Fellowship Church and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. He was faithful and humble in carrying out God’s mission sharing the Gospel of Christ. Chuck valued studying his Bible and cherished time spent with his grandchildren. He enjoyed playing with his dog, Cali and working in his yard. He was a Technician with Frontier Communications. He is preceded in death by his father, Bennie Charles Presley, Sr.
Chuck is survived by his wife, Tammy Jefferies Presley; his children, Blake (Mary) Presley, Madison (Matthew) Cook and Ashtyn (Nate) Donald; his grandchildren, Griffin Cook and Eden Presley; his mother, Carolyn Presley; his sisters, Ronda Woodard, Regina (Huey) Swilley, Melissa Presley and Chasity (Robert) McGillivray, and his extended family, Karissa Knight and her children, Peyton Lee, Landon Lee, and Remi Knight.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church in Atmore, AL with Bro. Floyd Harris, Pastor Gene King and his son-in-law, Bro. Matthew Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Doug Murphy, Chuck Thompson, Keith Classen, Dave Landis, Brandon Blanton, Mike Thomas, Daniel Harris and John Salter.
Visitation will be held Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church.
Lura Mae Thomas
July 24, 2024
Lura Mae Thomas, 91, of Cantonment, Florida, passed away on July 21, 2024. She is now at peace and resting in the arms of her Savior.
Lura was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on June 21, 1933, to Robert Nathan Thompson and Grace Seale Thompson.
Lura lived life to the fullest. She loved bling, red and gaudy jewelry. She loved people and always wanted those around her to be happy and have a good time.
She loved her church families. For years she served as the door greeter at Harvest Christian Center and in recent years was the greeter at Calvary Way Full Gospel Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents Robert and Grace Thompson, husband Malcolm Thomas Sr; her brother Robert Thompson Jr; her sister Elsie Haddox; two of her sons Jackie Thomas and Robert Otis Thomas.
She is survived by sons Malcolm Thomas (Sandra); and John Thomas (Lois). 8 grandchildren: Rhonda Fleming (Durward), Rebekah Shamburger (Jeremy); Jackie Thomas Jr (Rachel), Laura White (Lee), Tara Johns (James), Robert Thomas Jr (Collyn), Nathan Thomas (Crystal), Charles Thomas (Christina). 19 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Jackie Thomas Jr, Robert Thomas Jr, Nathan Thomas, Charles Thomas, Durward Fleming and Jeremy Shamburger.
Visitation will be at 10:00am to 11:00am Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Harvest Christian Center in Cantonment, Florida. Funeral services will follow at 11:00am. Officiating will be Pastor John Whitaker.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
John Franklin “Johnny” Lord
July 24, 2024
Mr. John Franklin “Johnny” Lord, age 83, passed away, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Atmore, AL. He was born in Uriah, AL; and later in life moved to Garfield, KY; before moving to Atmore, AL; the past 3 years. He worked in the oil field for many years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge (Kentucky) and Friendly Holiness Church.
Mr. Lord enjoyed spending time with his family and attending church at Friendly Holiness Church. Fishing was a favorite thing to do, along with singing and playing his guitar. Eating out with family and friends, being able to watch westerns and Gospel television was also favorites of his to do. Alabama football was always a special time of the year, he was member of the Masonic Lodge as well.
Preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Franklin (Hattie Mae Brooks) Lord; wife, Glenda Lord; one son, Rodney Lane Lord, one daughter, Tammy Annette Blackwell; three brothers, Robert Edward Lord; Thomas Eugene Lord; Roger Lord; and three sisters, Gloria Almeda Lord; Lillie Mae Harris, and Ella Mae Boyette.
He is survived by his two sons, John Daniel Lord, of Birmingham, AL; Vince Edward Lord, of Birmingham, AL; one daughter, Lorie (James) Mims, of Birmingham, AL; one brother, Mason Lord, of Pineville, KY; three sisters, Irene Lord, of Atmore, AL; Mary Elizabeth Harris, of Milton, FL; Glenda Diane Kennington-Arrington, of Milton, FL; nine grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. with Rev. Ray Ward and Rev. Greg Harris officiating.
Burial will follow at Semirah Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 from 10:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes.
Pallbearers will be Larry McDuffie, Adam Hadley, Eric McDuffie, Tony Embley, Thomas Godwin and Randal Ward.
William Ray Jones
July 24, 2024
The funeral service for William Ray Jones will be at noon, Friday, July 26, 2024, at Monticello (MS) Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Riverwood Family is handling arrangements.
On July 23, William Ray Jones (Billy Ray), the loving husband of 71 years and father of two children, passed away at the age of 95. Billy Ray was born Nov. 11, 1928, to Elige Jones and Glovie Harger Jones, of Piave, Miss. He graduated from Century High School in Century, Fla., in June 1947. He then volunteered for 18 months of active duty in the United States Army. After separation from the military, Billy Ray went to work for St. Regis Paper Company in Cantonment, Fla., and then continued his education in accounting by attending night classes at Pensacola Junior College.
Billy Ray’s work was interrupted by the Korean War, when he was recalled to active duty in September 1950 and was assigned to the 101st Signal Battalion at Fort Gordon, Ga. He departed Fort Gordon for Korea in January 1951, with a temporary stop in Japan for training in the latest communications changes needed for Korean operations. Billy Ray then served in Korea starting in April 1951 until November of that same year. He was awarded three medals for his service in Korea – the Korean Service W/2 Battle Star, Japan Occupation, and the United Nations Korean Service Medal.
In 1952, Billy Ray married Marjorie Pierce and later that year, both of them made the greatest decision of their life by accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
After returning to his job with St. Regis Paper Company, he received several promotions before transferring to the new Ferguson Mill being built at Monticello in June 1967 to help establish instructions and procedures for new employees. A few years later, Billy Ray was promoted to accounting assistant plant controller, a job he held until retirement in June 1988. He was credited with 40 years of total service with the company.
Billy Ray was involved with many other activities during his working years and retirement. He always wanted to do things to help other people. Beginning with his church work, he was a Sunday school teacher for ages 1 through high school. He served as deacon at First Baptist Church in Cantonment, Fla., and at Monticello Baptist in Monticello. He was a church treasurer and also served on many other special committees, including the new church building and later the annex building at Monticello. After retirement, he participated with a local group that built six Habitat for Humanity houses in Lawrence County. One of Billy Ray’s treasured activities was his dedicated work in Scouting. He earned his Eagle Award (Scouting’s highest rank) in 1945 and worked very closely with Scout troops in Cantonment and at Monticello. He was scoutmaster for the Monticello Troop for several years, taking time for summer camps, canoe trips, and camporees with the local troop. Several scouts under Billy Ray’s guidance earned their Eagle awards during his time as scoutmaster. Billy Ray also enjoyed spending time working with the Historical Society in his hometown of Century, Fla., building a model replica of the town for the local museum.
Survivors are his daughter, Nancy Christian, and son, Tim Jones. He was the proud grandfather of Jennifer Crosby (Randy), Drew Jones (Rina), Reed Jones (Kaitlin), and Rachel Jones; and great-grandfather of LynnLee Crosby and Maya and Mirela Jones.
Billy Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie; his parents; sisters, Voncylle Ritchie and Margaret Lambeth; and brothers, Ken Jones and Elige Jones.
Angeline Marie “Angie” Carnley
July 23, 2024
Angeline Marie “Angie” Carnley, age 63, of Atmore, AL passed away on July 18, 2024 in Mobile, AL. She was born on September 16, 1960 in Century, FL to Gene Raymond Holloway and Inez Gay Steedley. Angie was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Theresa Jane Messer.
Angie is survived by her children, Randell (Alycia) Carnley of Charleston, SC and Robert (Holly) Carnley of Huxford, AL; father of their children, Ronnie Carnley; her siblings, Dewayne (Joan) Turman of Frostproof, FL, Michael (Jennifer) Turman of Andalusia, AL and Lisa Turman of GA; her grandchildren, Katelyn Carnley and Jacob Carnley; many nieces, nephews, family, friends and her life partner, Junior Salter of Huxford, AL. Graveside services will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Pineview Cemetery in Pineview, AL with Bro. Tad McMullen officiating. Interment will follow in Pineview Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Bennie Melvin Malone
July 20, 2024
Bennie Melvin Malone, age 92, passed away on July 18, 2024. He graduated from Century High School and worked at Saint Regis for over 40 years. He was a devoted Christian who loved fishing, gardening, and traveling.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Joyce Mitchell Malone; parents, James Malone and Della Cofield Malone; and his siblings, Gene (Ann) Malone, John Henry Malone, Grady Malone, and Jennie Malone.
Bennie is survived by his daughters, Brenda Mihalik and Kaye Ashby; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; brothers, “L.B.” (Alice) Malone and Jimmy (Hilda) Malone; and sister, Betty Jo (Clark) Childress.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Deborah ‘Debbie’ Hedgepeth
July 20, 2024
Deborah “Debbie” Hedgepeth, 56, of Molino, Florida beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 15, 2024. She dedicated her whole life to taking care of her family. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy. Debbie was happiest when surrounded by her family and friends. She was a mother figure and a confidant to many and will forever be remembered for her unconditional love and huge heart.
She is preceded in death by her father, Wayne Carnley; her stepmother, Robin Carnley; her brother, Nathan Carnley.
Debbie is survived by her former husband, Joe Hedgepeth; their children, Shawna Carnley, Jessica (Wes) Navarre, Hannah Hedgepeth, and Kayden Hedgepeth; and the children of her heart, Andrew Hedgepeth, Skye Bullington, and CJ Bullington. She left her mother, Judie (Dan) Holt; sisters, Tina Green, Christine Carnley, and Kayla (Jason) Stone; and brother, Michael Carnley. She had 8 grandchildren.
The visitation will be held at Faith Chapel North on Monday, July 22, 2024, at 9:15 am for family and 10:00 am for friends.
Darryl Dwayne Goodale
July 19, 2024
Darryl Dwayne Goodale, a resident of Pace, Florida passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at the age of 56. He was born on February 29, 1968, in Pensacola, Florida to Nellie Bell Goodale and Carlis Goodale.
Darryl began his law enforcement career as a Camp 5 Road Prison Correctional Officer and later added the duties of an EMT.
Darryl served 28 years in law enforcement simultaneously serving 21 years with the Escambia County Sheriff Department Reserves. He had previously worked 7 ½ years with the Escambia County Road Department. The best part of Darryl’s career was the lifelong friends that he made and the brotherhood that he was a part of. Darry was respected for his dedication and hard work. He approached every task with diligence and integrity, leaving a lasting impression on everyone who worked with him.
He will be dearly missed by his beloved wife, children, family, and friends. He touched so many lives and will be remembered fondly for his kindness, compassion, and loving heart.
Darryl had a love for his 2 children. He was always involved with his children’s sports teams and was passionate about teaching his family to hunt, fish, and enjoy the outdoors just as he did. They could have never asked for a more supportive Dad. Darryl found much joy in spending time with his family.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Nellie Bell Goodale.
Darryl is survived by his wife of 26 years, Shea Guier Goodale; two children, Daulton Riley Goodale and Kylie Reese Goodale; and his father, Carlis Goodale.
Darryl may have left this world too soon, but his love and legacy will continue to live on in the hearts of all who knew him.
The family will host a Celebration of Life at a later date.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Bennie Charles “Chuck” Presley, Jr.
July 19, 2024
Bennie Charles “Chuck” Presley, Jr., age 52, of Wawbeek, AL passed away on July 16, 2024. He was born on August 31, 1971 in Monroeville, AL to Bennie C. and Carolyn Till Presley, Sr. Chuck was a member of Grace Fellowship Church and the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. He was faithful and humble in carrying out God’s mission sharing the Gospel of Christ. Chuck valued studying his Bible and cherished time spent with his grandchildren. He enjoyed playing with his dog, Cali and working in his yard. He was a Technician with Frontier Communications. He is preceded in death by his father, Bennie Charles Presley, Sr.
Chuck is survived by his wife, Tammy Jefferies Presley; his children, Blake (Mary) Presley, Madison (Matthew) Cook and Ashtyn (Nate) Donald; his grandchildren, Griffin Cook and Eden Presley; his mother, Carolyn Presley; his sisters, Ronda Woodard, Regina (Huey) Swilley, Melissa Presley and Chasity (Robert) McGillivray, and his extended family, Karissa Knight and her children, Peyton Lee, Landon Lee, and Remi Knight.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church in Atmore, AL with Bro. Floyd Harris, Pastor Gene King and his son-in-law, Bro. Matthew Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Doug Murphy, Chuck Thompson, Keith Classen, Dave Landis, Brandon Blanton, Mike Thomas, Daniel Harris and John Salter.
Visitation will be held Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. until service time at 3:00 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Beautiful Feet Ministries – Serving the Homeless (thefeet.org)
Barbara Ann Mathis Thomas
July 19, 2024
Our momma, Barbara Ann Mathis Thomas, 71, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, surrounded by her family, after a two-year battle with cancer.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Robert Thomas; her parents, D. Earnest and Blanche Mathis; her brothers, Joe and David Mathis; her daughter, Tiffany Johnson; her grandson, Noah Johns; and her nephew, Joe-Joe Mathis.
Barbara is survived by her children, Patricia “Tinker” (Pete), Earnest (Jennifer), Kimberly (Tim), Tara (James), Robert (Collyn), Nathan (Crystal), Joanna, Mechelle, Robin, and Johnna (Joe); her sister and best friend, Katie Mathis; her nieces, Janet and Karen; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Our family would like to express our sincerest gratitude to her Oncologist, Dr. Brown, and his amazing team and her hospice team. We appreciate everything you did for our momma.
Scooter done Scooted her last Scoot!
A Graveside Funeral Service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Clear Springs Cemetery, Robertsdale, Alabama.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 South Highway 29, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements