Louise Ann Long
November 9, 2022
Mrs. Louise Ann Long, age 87, passed away, November 1, 2022, in Pensacola, FL. She resided most of her life in Canoe, AL; and a member of Corinth Baptist Church. She retired from Standard Furniture with many years of service.
Mrs. Long enjoyed spending time with family and going to church. She was a very hard-working southern lady, who really enjoyed cooking, and canning vegetables. She also enjoyed all the family get togethers.
Mrs. Long is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas (Carrie Snow) Harrison, husband, Joe Long, one son, Andy Long, two brothers, Charles Harrison, Mark Harrison, and one sister, Lou Ella Emmons.
She is survived by her two sons, Scotty Long, of Canoe, AL; Jerry (Christine) Long, of Canoe, AL; one daughter, Jo Ann Long (Tem Moye) of Jay, FL; one sister, Nell House, of Pensacola, FL; four grandchildren, Thomas Long, Richard Long, Melody Boutwell, Douglas Rebel, seven great-grandchildren, Triston, Cameron, Alyssa, Aleigha, Logan, Mary Jane, Deanna, one great-great grandchild, Derrick, and other relatives.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. with Bro. Gene Freeland officiating.
Burial will follow at Canoe Freewill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 1:00 PM until service at 2:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Long, Triston Long, Cameron Long, Mike House, Darrell Holsonback, and Will Cottingham, Jr.
Petty- Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. Atmore, AL. is in charge of all arrangements.
Betty Jean House
November 9, 2022
Mrs. Betty Jean House, 81 years of age, passed away, Monday, November 7, 2022 in Grand Bay, AL. She was born, February 8, 1941 and resided most of her life in Mobile, AL. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church and she retired from J C Penny.
Mrs. House enjoyed spending time with her family. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially gardening of both her vegetable and flower gardens. She enjoyed Alabama Football, dancing, and going to the beach. She enjoyed sitting on her back porch swinging and talking with the neighbors.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Winston (Irene Johnson) Williams, husband, Charles House, two sons, Michael House, and Dereck House.
She is survived by her one son, Jeff (Tina) House, of Mobile, AL; one daughter, Marlene White, of Mobile, AL; five grandchildren, David Ward, Rady Ward, Michael House, Nichole House, Shawn White, and other relatives.
Funeral service will be held Friday, November 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Poplar Springs Church with Rev. Winfred Smith officiating.
Burial will follow at Poplar Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, November 11, 2022 from 10:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM at Poplar Springs Church.
Pallbearers will be Jake House, Brett House, and Shawn White.
Merita Faye Tipton
November 9, 2022
Merita Faye Tipton,74, left us on November 5, 2022 with her children by her side.
Faye was born August 31, 1948 here in Pensacola to Jack and Jeanette Jordan.
Preceding in death was her husband, Doug Tipton in May 2014
Faye is survived by her daughter Tammy Tipton Dannelly (husband Blake), her son, Larry Tipton, her brother David Jordan (wife Susan), 4 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.
Faye’s journey in life as a wife and mother involved working at(then) Monsanto then onto hospitality at Holiday Inn. She was that mom who was always there even after long hours of work. She was that mom who continuously transported her children to ballgames, practices, and other events throughout her children’s lives all with love. She was a provider; a supporter; a devoted mother. And Those who knew Faye well, knew that she was talker with a smile and never met a stranger.
In early adult years, Faye enjoyed going to beach, fishing off a bridge at Pensacola Bay, spending time with family, and playing card games. The latter years she continued that love of games by being a part of a ladies’ group and played Bunko once a month. She also enjoyed her standing weekly Friday lunch dates with her brother, uncle, and cousins.
Eventually she started attending Gulf Coast Baptist church. There she rededicated her life to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For Christmas one year she requested a large print Bible and strived to read, pray, and worship.
Although she is no longer physically with us now, we still have her memories. Now, she can walk, take a breath without struggling, and of course talk with Jesus while in heaven.
Her family would like to extend their gratitude to all relatives, friends, and attendees who have come to honor their mother, Faye.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 S Highway 29, Cantonment, Florida. Visitation will be prior to service from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm. * There will not be a graveside service or post reception following.
Ronald W. Lassitter
November 7, 2022
Mr. Ronald W. Lassitter age 66, passed away peacefully, Sunday, November 6, 2022, at his home in Booneville, AL. with his family at his bedside. He was a lifelong resident of Booneville, AL; and retired from building homes for many years.
Mr. Lassitter enjoyed spending time with his family, friends, and especially his grandchildren. He was an avid Alabama Football Fan, and enjoyed riding motorcycles. He enjoyed hunting, spending time on the houseboat and river fishing.
He is preceded in death by his father, Rubert Ray Lassitter.
He is survived by his mother, Elouise Lassitter, of Booneville, AL; loving wife of 33 years, Taffy Lassitter, of Booneville, AL; two sons, Jason (Jennifer) Lassitter, of Rabun, AL; Blake Perry (Charity Hacker) of Bay Minette, AL; two daughters, Ashley Lassitter (Clay Davis) of Foley, AL; Somer Lassitter, of Atmore, AL; one brother Ray (Diane) Lassitter, of Nokomis, AL; five grandchildren, Parker Lassitter, Jace Lassitter, Ronni-Claire Johnson, Lexie McKenzie, Khaleesi Davis, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. with Rev. Marshall Wall and Rev. Don Davis officiating.
Burial will follow at Judson Creek Indian Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC.
Pallbearers will be Larry Paul, Donnie Smith, Robert Emmons, Matt Cox, Chris Dunn, and Tommy Morrow.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Kelly, Bruce Vickery, Mike Vickery, Jordan Tolbert, and Matthew Scott.
The family would like to say; Thank You! to Debbie (Sis) Albritton, Savannah Scott, and Amanda Rolin, for being there and helping care for Ronald, and helping Taffy during this difficult time.
Betty Jean Ward
November 3, 2022
Betty Jean Ward, 91, of Atlanta, Georgia, (previously of Atmore, Alabama), passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of November 1, 2022, surrounded by her son and husband.
Betty Jean Steele was born on August 12, 1931, in Oak Grove, Florida. As a child, Betty moved with her family to Walnut Hill, Florida, where she met the love of her life, Clark “Jack” Ward, in high school and were married on June 11, 1949. Betty was an educator and delighted students, teachers, and parents for 40 years. In February 2020, Betty and Jack moved to Atlanta, Georgia where they lived with their son until her death.
Betty is preceded in death by both of her parents, Brady Redford Steele and Nanie Beasley Steele; her two brothers, Alton Redford Steele and Ronald Wayne Steele; and her son, Gregory Clark Ward.
Betty is survived by her husband, Clark Hill Ward; her daughter, Kathryn Ward Ochoa; and her son, Jason Steele Ward; three grandchildren, Heather Ashley Feller, Heath Edward Harrison and Jordan Steele Spaulding; six great grandchildren, Zachary Wayne Feller, Makenzie Kathryn Feller, Madison Hill Feller, Haleigh Elizabeth Harrison, Gregory Crosby Harrison, Ryleigh Austyn Harrison; and one great-great grandchild, Stokley Hill Feller.
Funeral services will be held Monday, November 7, 2022 at 1 PM at First Baptist Church of Atmore, 310 South Main Street, Atmore, Alabama 36502. Interment will follow at Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, 5741 Arthur Brown Road, McDavid, Florida 32568.
Visitation will be held Monday, November 7, 2022 from 12 Noon until service time at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Atmore.
Jessie Mae McGhee Peavy
November 3, 2022
Jessie Mae McGhee Peavy, age 75, of Poarch, AL passed away on October 28, 2022, in Pensacola, FL. She was born on January 21, 1947 in Poarch, AL to Tom and Allie Rolin McGhee. She was of the Pentecostal faith and retired from Wind Creek Casino. She is preceded in death by her parents and her son-in-law, Johnny Lucas.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Hilton W. Peavy; her sons: Shannon (Memori) Peavy of McDavid, FL and Darby (Kim) Peavy of Nokomis, AL; her daughter, Chastity Peavy of East Brewton, AL; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 12 Noon at Johnson- Quimby Funeral Home Chapel in Atmore, AL with Rev. Steven Breceda officiating.Interment to follow in New Home Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Shannon Peavy, Justin Peavy, Matthew Peavy, Robert Talmage, Kalem Talmage and Chris Findley.
Honorary pallbearer will be Daniel Davis.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. until service at noon at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Howard “Mac” McCormick
November 3, 2022
Howard “Mac” McCormick, age 65, passed from this earth to his heavenly home on Thursday, October 27, 2022 surrounded by his family.
Those that know him, know he has been longing to be in heaven for the last 10 years. Mac was born on December 17, 1956 to Mac and Clara McCormick. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Morgan. Mac married his childhood sweetheart, Debi, on July 1, 1977 and moved to Mobile, AL for a couple of years before permanently moving to Pensacola where he worked in the electrical wholesale business for many years before developing his own custom homebuilding business, a job he dearly loved. Mac was very active in church, first at East Brent Baptist, where he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher, then at Hillcrest, where he led a Connect Group. The members of both of these groups are family that he chose. His fervent desire was for everyone he knew to find joy of his salvation, Jesus Christ, in order to spend eternity with him. He enjoyed westerns, traveling and getting together with close friends for game nights at each other’s houses.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Debi McCormick, his daughter Lindsay McDonald, his son-in-love, Kenny McDonald and their two children, Kinsely and Tripp, his parents, brother Scott and his wife Celeste McCormick, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Hillcrest Baptist Church on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 12:00 noon. Visitation will be prior to service from 10:00am to 12:00pm at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Samaritan’s purse Operation Christmas Child or the church of your choice.
Patricia ‘Patti’ Diane Helton
November 2, 2022
Mrs. Patricia “Patti” Diane Helton, age 57, passed away, October 27, 2022, in Atmore, AL. She was born July 30, 1965 in Tuscalosa, AL; and resided in Flomaton, AL; until moving to Atmore, AL; for the past 21 years. She was a member of Beulah Chapel Assembly of God Church, and an active member of Household of Faith Ministries.
Mrs. Helton loved spending time with her family, children and grandchildren. She loved her dogs, enjoyed going swimming, and taking care of her grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Marce (Peggy Chavers) Allen, and one step-son Randall Helton.
She is survived by her loving husband of 19 years, Rex Helton, of Atmore, AL; PO1 Willie Owens III, of Chesapeake, VA; two daughters, Farron Barrow, of Atmore, AL; Morgan Scott, of Atmore, AL; two brothers, Mike Allen, of Bratt, FL; Tony Allen, of Orlando, FL; one sister, Linda Green, of Bratt, FL; four grandchildren, Adelaide Barrow, Madelyn Pruett, Madison Pruett, Kaylee Pruett, other relatives, and friends.
Graveside service will be held Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Robinsonville Cemetery with Rev. Phil Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow at Robinsonville Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 12:00 PM until service time at 1:00 PM at Robinsonville Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be Greg Landon Helton, Willie Owens III, Ray Owens, Nate Scott, Christopher Haag, and Randall Blair.
Clara Seals Lambeth
October 31, 2022
Mrs. Clara Seals Lambeth, age 97, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022 in a Crestview, FL hospital.
Mrs. Lambeth was a life-long resident of Flomaton. She had worked as an Examiner at Vanity Fair during her working years. She enjoyed Quilting, sewing, shopping, and traveling to new places. She was a gracious person, was loved by everyone and was a “world of knowledge”. She was a member of Moyeville Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Edgar Seals and Ellen Johnson Seals; her husband, Burnace Allen Lambeth; two daughters, Bernice Browder; and an infant daughter; grandsons, Damon Cobb and Keith Lambeth; a brother, Bill Seals; daughter-in-law, Lynette Lambeth and sons-in-law, Richard Cobb and Raymond Browder.
She is survived by two sons, Leland Coy “Bud” Lambeth of Flomaton and Randall Allen (Darlene) Lambeth of Flomaton; two daughters, Janell Cobb of Holt, FL and Sherry (Rick) of Chipley, FL; eleven grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren, and sixteen great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 1:30 P.M. from the chapel of Flomaton Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Hutto officiating. Interment will follow in Traveler’s Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday at Flomaton Funeral Home.
Pallbearers: Brian Browder, Kevin Browder, Jason Lambeth, Eric Lambeth, Noah Jernigan, and Christopher Lambeth.
Janet Howell Taylor
October 31, 2022
Janet Howell Taylor, 76, was called home to Glory on Oct. 29, 2022. Earth lost a gem. Heaven had better be well stocked on coffee and powdered doughnuts.
The child of Gordo, AL, served as majorette in the Green Wave high school marching band, earned her education degree at Livingston University and launched into four-plus decades of elementary teaching in Atmore, AL, and Northwest Florida. Along the way she became a coach’s wife, which eventually turned her into a principal’s wife, where the perks became immense: Being on call for extra bus duty whenever a need arose. “Miss Janet” stepped in, just as she did when school assemblies required a piano player, just as she did when her family required anything.
She managed to know about hurricanes forming before anyone else in the family, arranged gift displays on Christmas morning that rivaled Macy’s, and streamlined the punctual deliveries of birthday cards (with “tips”) across the family tree long long before Google calendar existed. She tucked in her kids with the sweetest prayers, made attending their ballgames and recitals a priority, and never overlooked their grammatical felony of ending a sentence with a preposition. (Ask her, “Where’s my book at?” and she replied, “Between the ‘A’ and the ’T’.”) She gave her children so much more than they could ever repay.
She sang to The Judds, danced to “Mustang Sally” and became stirred by “Unchained Melody. She played “Sentimental Journey” on the living room piano, appropriate for a tender, sentimental woman who carried the “worrying Mama” gene. She teared up at the end of every phone call and when her out-of-town kids would drive away. Janet took no day or blessing for granted. And now, in the presence of our Savior, all her worries are washed away.
Janet was preceded in passing by her husband of 54 years, Glenn Taylor, her parents, James Howell and Josephine Burkhalter Howell, lovingly known as Papa Jim and Mama Jo; and a newborn baby brother who has been waiting to yank the ponytail of his big sister in Heaven.
Survivors include Janet’s three children, Allan Taylor (Daphnelys) of Gainesville, FL, Suzanne Helton (Chad) of Atmore, and Mandy Senn-Simmons (Kris) of Chattanooga, TN; and eight grandchildren, Taylor Helton Lee (Austin), Brett Helton (Hannah), Chaston, Parker, Grayson, Jace, Primrose and Amos Burke; and great-grandchildren Ella Kate, Maggie, Rhett, Chapman and Lock; her aunt Martha Marler of Northport, loving sisters-in-law Evonne Beason (Wendell) of Satsuma, AL, and Kathy Raines of Saraland, AL; six loving cousins; and a host of tremendous teaching colleagues and former students across the public school system.
Pallbearers will be Allan Taylor, Chad Helton, Brett Helton, Chaston Helton, Kris Simmons and Parker Senn, and honorary pallbearers, Grayson Simmons and Jace Simmons.
Where will her earthly resting place will be at? Between the ‘A’ and the ’T’ at Oak Hill Cemetery. Miss Janet, it’s our turn to cry as you leave — tears being temporary markers until we dance and sing with you again.