Marjorie Marsa Leah Wellman Belanger
March 8, 2018
Marjorie Marsa Leah Wellman Belanger, age 84, of Brewton, Alabama went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 4, 2018. She was born on March 10, 1933 in Houston, Texas, the baby of nine children born to Benjamin Harrison and Myrtle Valentine Wellman. Shortly after her birth they returned to Florida where she grew up in Lake Worth and West Palm Beach.
She married Bryan J. Belanger in 1950 and they were married 66 years until Bryan’s death in 2016 at the age of 84. They had two children, Vickie and Bryan, Jr. whom they loved dearly. Her favorite pastimes were being a mother and homemaker, caring for her family, reading her Bible, teaching Sunday School, raising her children, grandchildren, great- grandchildren and great-great grandchild to love the Lord, and sharing Jesus with others. As her love for the Lord grew she carried a small red New Testament Bible (King James Version) in her purse for many years so that she could accurately tell and share with others The Word of God. Marjorie was a kind person who truly followed God’s Commandment to Love Others.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bryan; her son, Bryan, Jr.; and seven brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her sister, Ada Wellman Baker of West Palm Beach, Florida; her daughter, Vickie Lynn Belanger (David) West of Berrydale, Florida; two grandsons, David (Cecilla) West, ll of Remlap, Alabama and William Joseph West of Brewton, Alabama; four great-grandchildren, Dawson (Brandii) West, Jessica West, Danay West; two great-great grandchildren; a beloved sister-in- law, Jean Belanger (Davis) Woody; brother-in- law, John Belanger and many dear nieces and nephews and a special friend, Ashley Dykes, her faithful and loving Care Giver. We appreciate more than words can express the sacrifices made by her precious family the many times Ashley would stay overtime with us to help with Margie’s unexpected needs. And last, but not least, our family would like to thank Emerald Coast Hospice. Each nurse and staff member exhibited love and compassion daily for our Mother and Grandmother during her last months. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Emerald Coast Hospice, 5536 Stewart Street, Milton, Florida, 32570.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 am til 12:00 pm with services following at 12:00 pm on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Crossroads Community Church, 110 Grice Street, East Brewton, Alabama. Jay Chapel is in charge of the arrangements
Donald Martin Anderson
March 8, 2018
Donald Martin Anderson was born on July 9, 1945 in Milwaukee, WI to Gudmund Martin and Mary Estelle (Graves) Anderson. Don grew up in Sioux Falls, SD where he graduated from Washington High School in 1963. He attended Northern State College in Aberdeen, SD where he met his wife. Don and Sandi were married on June 5, 1968. In 1969, Don was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the United States Air Force Officer’s Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. He was stationed in Biloxi, MS when his daughter Angie was born. He was trained as an Air Traffic Controller. During his tenure he was also stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, SD, Thule Air Base, Greenland and also Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, WA when his son Brian was born. By the end of his 6 year military service, Don was a Captain. Don loved playing golf, racket ball and tennis. He had his aviation pilot’s license. But his favorite pastime was boating and fishing for walleye on the Missouri River. He loved playing cards, games and putting puzzles together with his family and friends. Don retired from Wells Fargo after 23 years as a Compliance Officer. Don and Sandi moved to Pensacola, FL in 2001. Don’s faith in the Lord was strengthened during his battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully at home March 4, 2018 with his loving family surrounding him.
Don was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife Sandi of 49 years, his daughter Angie (Phil) Grantland, son Brian (Lara) Anderson, sister Debbie (Dave) Keleher, and his eight grandchildren; Brittany Prince, Jordan Prince, Taylor (Chris) Howton, and Allie, Kahlert, Bethany, BriLea andEli Anderson.
A special thank you to Emerald Coast Hospice for such great care they gave to Don. Visitation will be Friday, March 9, 2018 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North beginning at 10:30 a.m. with the memorial service at 11:30 a.m. with Pastors Ronald Rice and Ben Watts officiating.
Anthony “Larry” Corrone
March 7, 2018
Mr. Anthony “Larry” Corrone, age 86, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018, in Century, FL.
Mr. Corrone was a native of West Haven, CT, former resident of Bethany, CT, and has resided in Century, FL, for the past 6 years. He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict serving with the U.S. Army. VFW Life Member of Connecticut, where he served as Judge Advocate and was the owner operator of Amity Excavating.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Susan Joan Corrone of Century, FL and one son, Lawrence John (Lesley) Corrone of Bethany, CT.
Delores Rolin Schultz
March 5, 2018
Mrs. Delores Rolin Schultz, 64, went to her heavenly home on Friday, March 2, 2018.
Mrs. Schultz was a native and lifelong resident of Poarch, AL. She was a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and attended the New Testament Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Peter Schultz; parents, George and Mary Rolin; and two brothers, Frank Rolin and Glenn Rolin.
She is survived by her brother, Billie Rolin of Poarch, AL; one sister, Lenna Rackard of Atmore, AL; one niece, Anita Glass of Atmore, AL; five nephews, Glenn Rolin of Baytown, TX, Jerry Rolin of Atmore, AL, Kevin Rackard of Atmore, AL, Rodney Rackard of Atmore, AL and Tommy Rolin of Atmore, AL; and a host of great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. William “Bubba” Rolin officiating.
Burial will follow at the New Home Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Rolin, Keith Rackard, Jacob Rackard, Michael Glass, Chez Mercer and David Glass.
Special thanks to Southern Care Hospice, Candle Light Services, Staff at Thomas Hospital, PCI Health Department, friends and family for food, thoughts and prayers.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Margaret M. Hurst
March 5, 2018
Margaret M. Hurst, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on March 2, 2018. Margaret was a loving mother and wife whose passion in life was taking care of her husband and children and being with her grandchildren as much as possible. She loved to cook, especially her chicken and dumplings. She loved her Disney movies, Mexican and Italian food, and TV.
She is preceded in death by her brothers, Anthony, Joe, and Frank Jr.; and sisters, Betty, Dorothy, and Fern.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Donald Hurst; children, Carmen Hurst and Judy Harris (Jim); grandchildren, Bryan, Corey and Erin Harris; great-grandchild, Amber Harris; sisters, Beatrice Guillen (Manuel), Mary L. Cobb (Delano); brother, Salvador Savala; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Doug Hurst, Jim Harris, Bryan Harris, Corey Harris, Glenn Duck, and Don Wright.
Memorial donations may be made to either VITAS Healthcare or the American Cancer Society.
Visitation will be at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment, Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
A viewing will be held at Beulah Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. Pastor Paul Brooks will officiate.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Lee Roy Burns
March 5, 2018
Lee Roy Burns, 73 of Jay, formally of Marianna, Florida, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018, at Baptist Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Lee was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He loved his family and friends and had a very kind and loving heart. He came to know Jesus and devoted his life to Christ. He served as a long haul truck driver for many years achieving over 3 million miles accident free and was an avid Florida Gator fan. He enjoyed playing the guitar, watching sports, especially football and girls’ softball, fishing, gardening, and spending time with his wife, family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Daniel and Ola Glisson Burns; his adopted son, Robert Earl Raines; and brothers, Junior Green and Paul Raines.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Linda Burns; son, Lee Roy (Amanda) Burns, Jr.; daughter, Michelle Sapp; step-daughters, Cory (Jon) Brown, Connie (Patrick) Shores, Angela (James) Cordell; step-son, Andrew (Kendra) Blackerby; brothers, Will Raines and Noah (Judy) Burns; sister, Estell (Carey) Cox; grandchildren, Garrett, Dylan, Hannah, Haley, Savannah, Emily, Layton, Ariahna, Martina, Alexander, Preston, Sophia, Hunter, Olivia, and Emma; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Jay Chapel, 3853 Highway 4, Jay, Florida with Dr. Fredricks offciating.
A visitation will be held one hour prior to the memorial service.
Lydia Brianne Moretz
March 5, 2018
Lydia was taken home to the arms of Jesus on Saturday March 3, 2018 in a car accident. She was born January 27, 1987 to her then sailor father, James, and mother, Lisa, in Ocala, Florida. She grew up as a military brat moving with her family to Charleston, Norfolk, Pensacola and finally settling in McDavid, Florida. Lydia graduated with honors from Northview High School and attended Pensacola State College. She was employed by Navy Federal Credit Union as a Member Services Representative with credit services.
Lydia is survived by her precious twin daughters, Genevieve Marie Graham and Gabriella Leigh Graham; parents, James and Lisa Moretz; siblings, Amanda (Jeffrey) Mclemore, Melissa Moretz, and Jonathan (Hannah) Moretz; grandparents, Aubrey and Leah Moretz and Albert Martinez; many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, great-aunts and great-uncles, and friends considered as family.
A celebration of life gathering will be held on March 17, 2018, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment. Family may gather at 12:30. Friends may join from 1:00-2:00 p.m. St Patrick’s Day was one of Lydia’s favorite days. She was a joyful person. Although we are sad for her loss, this is a celebration of her life. Please bring your happy memories and love.
In lieu of flowers, an educational fund is being set up for her twin daughters, Genevieve and Gabriella. Her recent efforts were spent working toward making a better life for them.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with the arrangements.
Paul Robert Lavallee
March 5, 2018
Paul Robert Lavallee was born on December 10, 1942 in Tupper Lake, New” “York to Napoleon and Juliette Lavallee. Paul grew up in New York where he” “graduated from Keeseville Central in 1960. He then joined the Navy for 4 years” “and attended Tech College before making Pensacola his home. Paul worked for” “IBM, Mobile Aero Space, Painted Airplanes, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company for” “many years before starting his own company A Reliable Paint and Body Shop in 1980 along with numerous other companies through the years.
Paul is preceded in death by his parents, brother Norman Sorel and grandchild Jeffrey Johnson. He is survived by his loving wife Debbie of 39 years, his son Morris (Jan) Johnson, daughter Theresa (Dewayne) Dreadin, son Wayne (Teresa) Lavallee, son Allen (Arlene) Lavallee, daughter Little Debbie Sewell, son Todd (Emily) Lavallee, son Bobby (Ronda) Lavallee, his siblings Dorothy Clark, Jeanine Lavallee, Donna Ortuno, Donald Lavallee (Eve), his 18 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Pallbearers are as follows: son Morris Johnson, son Wayne Lavallee, sn Allen Lavallee, son Todd Lavallee, son Bobby Lavallee and brother-in-law Buddy Clakley. Honorary Pallbearers are his grandsons and nephews.
A special thank you to Dr. Ibrahim, Jane, Paula, all the wonderful people at The Infusion Center, Wendy Cutaia, Cristyn Soto and Hospice.
Visitation service will be Friday, March 9, 2018 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral will be Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North beginning at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Blake Nance officiating. Burial will follow at Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery.
Voncile Dungan Kennedy
March 4, 2018
Voncile Dungan Kennedy was released from this life and began her Heavenly journey on March 1, 2018, after living with Alzheimer’s for over 13 years. She was born August 10, 1930, in Lucedale, MS, to Forrest Arnold and Bertha Seals Dungan, the fifth of eight children. Her young life was spent working hard on the farm her parents sharecropped. In late 1949, a young preacher from Pensacola, FL, held a revival at her church and on March 3, 1950, they were married. That union of almost 68 years was blessed with three children.
She was preceded in death by her parents and all her siblings and their spouses, Allie Mae and Willard Goff, Walter and Lyla Dungan, Mattie Pearl and S. D. Lamb, Dean Tanner, Clyde Dungan, Dorothy and Bob Richards, and Jenette Dungan.
She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Hal Kennedy; children and their spouses, Patty and Darryl Malone, Gary and Susan Kennedy, Harold and Cindy Kennedy; five granddaughters, Charla Roemer, Mande Kennedy, Shannon Fernandez, Candi (Jeff) Harris, Kadee (Martin) Roddy; six great-grandchildren, Braydon Kennedy, Kaili Harris, Trey Roemer, Kingston Wong, Kieran Ajay, Amelia Zoe Fernandez; a special “daughter,” Pam Vaughn; and very special friends she loved so much, Rev. Paul and Shirley Welch; also her Kennedy family, Doris and Al Albritton, Jerry and Tonie Kennedy, Jimmie Kennedy, Larry and Lillian Kennedy, Inez and Robert Brown and their families.
The family would like to pay tribute to the wonderful staff and caregivers at Emerald Coast Hospice for their love and support the past six years…Cheryl Gleason, Sharon Reeves, Jason Adams, Carol Owens, Megan and Crystal, we love you!
A Homegoing Celebration was held at Saturday, March 3, 2018, at First Pentecostal Church.
A private burial will take place at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Voncile’s name to “Mother’s Memorial Foreign Bible Student Fund” through First Pentecostal Church. The service will be live-streamed at firstpent.org/live-streaming.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home South is entrusted with the arrangements.
Don Gavin
February 27, 2018
Don Gavin, 75, of Jay, Florida, passed away on February 22, 2018, at Santa Rosa Medical Hospital in Milton. Don was born November 22, 1942, to Alton and Martha Gavin and resided in the Jay area most of his life.
Don was in the construction industry most of his life until he retired in 2009. He loved sports and enjoyed following his sons and grandchildren in the various sporting events they were involved in over the years. He and his wife loved spending time with their grandchildren more than anything. Don was an outgoing person who never met a stranger and loved his profession. Most of the people associated with the commercial construction industry in the area could probably tell you a story or two about Don’s good-natured humor through the years.
Don married Sandy Davis on December 3, 1963. He leaves two sons, Wayne (Jamie), of Jay, Florida, and Al, of Jay, Florida; sisters, Ernestine (Bob) Stone of Jacksonville, Florida, Geraldine Hawkins of Nashville, Tennessee; brother, Carlos (Kathy) of Jay, Florida; four grandchildren, Zach, Lauren, Josh, and Taylor; and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Sandy Davis Gavin; his parents, Alton and Martha Gavin; and brother, Benny Gavin.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Holland Town Holiness Church, Jay, Florida.
Burial was at the church cemetery.
The family is indebted to Santa Rosa Health and Rehab for the last few months of his care. The family would also like to thank Dr. David Smith and staff for the numerous years of health care.