Russell E. King
March 28, 2016
Russell E. King (Tony), age 96, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Tony was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather. He was known as “Papa” to family and friends alike.
Tony is preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Jonnie King.
He is survived by his son, Russell (Janice) King; four daughters, Betty (Toby) Atwell , Ruby (Alan) Hass, Brenda (Mario) Santinelli and Linda (David) Foster; grandchildren, Sonya Hudson, Russell (Erika) Hass, Mary (James) Stankard, Lonnie (Tammy) Wilson, Johnny (Joanna) Wilson, Mark (Jodi) Santinelli, Steve (Jenny) Hass, Donnie (Jennifer) Wilson, David Hass, Melinda (Mike) Moulton; 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, all of whom will dearly miss their Papa.
In 2013, Tony and Margery Paulk were united. She was his loving companion and friend and they shared many wonderful adventures together. Tony served his country for two years in the US Navy. He retired from St. Regis in 1985 after 33 years of faithful service. He was a volunteer firefighter with Brent Fire Department, served with the FHP auxiliary unit, Troop A, for approximately15 years and also served with ECSO Senior crimes unit until his health declined in June of 2015. He was a member of Gonzalez United Methodist Church. He loved to camp, fish, and spend time with his family.
Family will receive friends following the graveside service in the CEC at Gonzalez United Methodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tony’s name to Covenant Hospice. The family would like to give a special thanks to Missy, Darrell, Balinda, Lori, Amanda, Barbara, Deloris and Pam for the wonderful care they gave to our Papa.
Graveside services were held at Gonzalez United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saturday, March 26, 2016.
Serving as pallbearers were his grandsons.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
James C. Johnson
March 28, 2016
Mr. James C. “Jimmy” Johnson, Jr., 67, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Flomaton.
Mr. Johnson was a native of Fort Bragg, NC, former resident of Jay and had resided in Flomaton most of his life. Mr. Johnson was a Gideon. He was retired from Exxon with 25 years of service, was a mechanic at Stokes Small Engine, worked with Johnson Brothers Pumping and was a member of the Moyeville Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by a baby sister, Marilyn Denise Johnson and a brother, Wayne D. Johnson.
He is survived by his parents, Rev. James “Jim” and Lecia Johnson of Flomaton; wife, Susan Dianne Johnson of Flomaton; three sons, Matt Johnson of Flomaton, Marc (Lynne) Johnson of Riverside, AL and Luke (Renee) Johnson of Brewton; one daughter, Marilyn Johnson (Chuck) Day of Flomaton; one brother, Glenn (Charlotte) Johnson of Flomaton; one sister, Deborah (Joe) Golden of Flomaton; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Carnley officiating.
Burial was at the Moyeville Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Isaiah Day, Cody Johnson, Joshua Day, Chandler Johnson, Buddy Morris and Lamar Byrd.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Robert Bingham Raithel, Jr.
March 28, 2016
Robert “Bob” Bingham Raithel, Jr., 80, of Pensacola, passed away on March 23, 2016. He was born to the late Robert and Helen Raithel, Sr. on December 29, 1935, in Montclair, N.J.
He attended Verona High School and continued his education at Amherst College and graduated in 1957. On March 14, 1958, Bob joined the U. S. Marine Corp where he served his country proudly. He taught school in Verona, N.J. where he retired. Bob enjoyed tennis, football, ping pong and most sports. Most of all he loved to go to his daughter’s field hockey and lacrosse games.
Bob is survived by his wife, Millie; his four children, Jeff, Tim, Sheryl, and Rob; and one grandson, Seth.
Funeral services will be held at Tuesday, March 29, 216, at 11 a.m. at Faith Chapel North with Rev. Randy Hamill and Rev. Terry Van Gilder officiating.
Burial will follow in Barrancas National Cemetery, NAS Pensacola.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of services.
Raymond Verle Schneider
March 24, 2016
Raymond Verle Schneider, 92, of Walnut Hill, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Pensacola.
He was born in Ithaca, MI, to the late Edward and Ada (Bates) Schneider. He moved to Walnut Hill in 1946 to farm. He was a member of the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, and son Kale Schneider, and four brothers and three sisters.
Survivors are his son Royce (Marilyn) Schneider of Walnut Hill; four daughters, Sally (Robert) Toews, of Kingsville, Ontario, Polly (Lyle) Wiebe, of Kirkton, Ontario, Rose (Carlos) Koehn, and Susan Schneider, both of Walnut Hill; daughter-in-law Donna Schneider of Bratt; and one brother Edward (Gerry) Schneider and sister Nadine Unruh, both of Stapleton, GA; 22 grandchildren; and 54 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Saturday. March 26, at 10:30 a.m. at the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church, with Rev. Mike Koehn officiating. Interment will follow in Walnut Hill Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Friday, March 25 at the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church from 6:30p.m. until 8:30p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Joan Alma Fabrizio
March 22, 2016
Joan Alma Fabrizio, 85, of Cantonment, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016. Joan was born April 9, 1930, in Trenton, NJ. She married Tony Fabrizio and raised nine children. She enjoyed spending time with multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She worked in the food service industry and in retirement enjoyed many years of crafting and craft shows.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Michael Fabrizio; parents, Mildred and Rudolph Hillman; and her sisters, Evelyn Roso, Nancy Elsessor, Barbara Grzenda and Frit Shorley.
She is survived by her daughters, Toni Jennings and family, Victoria Douglas and family, and Sherri Fuqua and family; sons, Donald Fabrizio and family and John Bullaro; sister, Carol Mendicino and family; brothers, Hank Hillman and family and Charles Hillman and family.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Leslie Hardy
March 22, 2016
Leslie Hardy, 85, of Atmore, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Pensacola. He was born on June 25, 1930, in Atmore to the late Joseph Benjamin and Hattie Phillips Hardy. He was retired from Higdon & Hardy Heating and Air-Conditioning. He enjoyed farming and gardening, was an avid cattleman, and dearly loved his family and his dog, Bo. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atmore.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Louie Hardy and Lamar Hardy; and a sister, Lucille Zeringue.
Mr. Hardy is survived by his wife of 65 years, Florence Higdon Hardy of Atmore; two sons, Joe (Renee) Hardy and Billy (Vicki) Hardy, all of Atmore; two daughters, Bobbie (Steve) Mack of Cantonment and Melanie (Shayne Johnson) Hardy of Dallas, TX; one brother, Pete Hardy of Atmore; six sisters, Sarah (Hoyt) Coon, Betty (Gene) Singleton, Lois Hall, Nette Hardy, all of Atmore, Linda Garrick of Greensboro, NC, Tisha Phillips of Stockton, AL; six grandchildren, Jill (Bo) Franklin, Kelly (Tony) Benauer, Ben (Jamie) Hardy, Emily (Clay) Branch, Robert (Lena) Hardy and Jessi (Joseph) McDonald; and four great-grandchildren, Brooks Branch, Caroline Branch, Livia Hardy, and Gerard Benauer.
Services were held Saturday, March 19, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Atmore with Rev. Arnold Hendrix and Brother Chris Pruitt officiating.
A private family graveside service was held at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ben Hardy, Robert Hardy, Greg Hardy, Danny Hall, Steve Drew and Kelly Drew.
Honorary pallbearers were Bo Franklin, Clay Branch, Tony Benauer, and Joseph McDonald.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (CCFA) 733 Third Ave., Suite 510, New York, NY 10017 or the First Baptist Church Library Fund 310 South Main Street, Atmore, AL 36502.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Joyce Prestwood Henderson
March 22, 2016
Mrs. Joyce Prestwood Henderson, age 83, passed from this earthly life Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Jay. She was a native of McCullough, AL and a resident of Flomaton for most of her life. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Flomaton.
Joyce Henderson was a wife, mother and grandmother; she was the kindest, gentlest and strongest person who loved her family, her friends and her Jesus. She was a blessing to her family and all who knew her.
Joyce managed the office for Henderson Ready Mix, but she was never one to shy away from hard work, batching and loading cement, gravel, sand and water into the concrete mixers. Even with running back and forth from the home office to the concrete plant, she felt her most important job was in the home.
Her greatest accomplishments in life were being a wife to Allen for 65 years; raising her three children, Ann, Jimmy and Marie, as well as her daughter-in-law, Renita, and then watching and helping raise her seven grandchildren, James Francis, Layla, Christy, Amanda, Dorothy Zela, Allen and Beau; and nine great-grandchildren, Shayla, Leif, Crest, Ember Claire, Callum, Benjamin, Becca, Emory and Ian. Joyce could always be found in the kitchen of the Henderson home, crafting meals for her beloved family. She was eager to teach her children and grandchildren how to cook the perfect pot of lima beans, bake a prize-winning strawberry cake, and can insanely delicious fig preserves. Any family dinner was sure to feature her tender pot roast and always-in-demand shrimp creole.
Joyce had a love for babies and was eager to hold any baby. She had a comforting way of loving on babies that would always soothe them, and she wanted to encourage all new mothers to trust their instincts. She was an advocate of breast feeding and encouraged other mothers to do so as well if they were able.
Joyce loved to sing and play the piano. She never took lessons, but over the years, she taught herself how to read music and play. She played a lot by ear and could hear almost any song and play it on the piano; she passed that love of playing on to her family.
Allen and Joyce both placed their first priority in life as a relationship with their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and both shared that joy with all they met. Joyce was a member of First Baptist Church of Flomaton for more than 60 years; an active member of a community prayer chain for many years, Joyce was quick to cover family and friends with the power of prayer. She always said that when someone crosses your mind, it’s God’s prompt to pray for them, and that’s exactly what she did, regardless of the time of day.
We cry because we miss our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, but we rejoice in knowing where she is today. She always told us that we shouldn’t worry about her when she left this world because she said, “I’m going home! I’m going to see my Mama and Daddy, and I haven’t seen them in over 75 years. I’ll see my family in Heaven, so don’t cry or worry about me because I’m going home.”
We take comfort in knowing that when she breathed her last breath on this earth, she was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus instantly, and that Allen, her beloved husband, was waiting right behind him to hug his sweetheart. They have been apart for six months now, which is the longest amount of time they had been apart since they married in 1950.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen Henderson, Jr.; parents, George and Sallie Prestwood; three brothers, Terry, Leon and Alex Prestwood; and seven sisters, Georgia Gibbs Cannon, Laurie Prestwood, Frances Prestwood, Carolyn Cave, Ethel Barnett, Ruby Wyse Olmstead and Dorothy Robinson Edmisten; and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Henderson is survived by one son, James Allen (Renita) Henderson of Flomaton; two daughters, Ann Henderson Schmitz of Birmingham, AL; and Zela Marie Henderson of Pensacola; seven grandchildren, Christina Ann, James Francis, Layla Ann, Amanda Joyce, Dorothy Zela, Allen, and Beaureguard Prestwood; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Esther Leonard and Faye Dickey; and one sister-in-law, Willneilia Wiggins Henderson of Flomaton.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at First Baptist Church of Flomaton with Rev. Earl Lee officiating.
Burial was at Little Escambia Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Allen Henderson, Beau Henderson, Francis Henderson, Jimmy Henderson, Buddy Roberson and Eric Waters.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
June F. Walker
March 22, 2016
June F. Walker, 75, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2016, the day before her 76th birthday. She was born on March 20, 1940, in Placerville, CA to Art and Nellie Hansen and grew up in the foot hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. At the tender age of 18, she departed those foothills to seek a new life in the U.S. Navy. After basic training she found herself at NAS Norfolk, VA where she served as a clerk-typist in the Public Works Division. As fate would have it she met a younger sailor in Norfolk and after a whirl wind courtship, she and Michael Walker were married on November 21, 1959. As she would tell people the wedding was done on the cheap. Got married in the base chapel, the cake came from the Navy Galley, the photos were taken by a Navy photographer, developed in a Navy photo lab and the wedding reception was held in the Waves Barracks. But it must have worked, since that marriage lasted for over fifty-six years.
Over the years she was deeply involved with fishing, bowling, square dancing, RV’ing and finally motorcycling, making friends everywhere she went. Memberships included Sea Breezes; Waves Unit 52 of Military Women Across the Nation, The Lady Bugs of the Red Hat Society, Chapter FL1-D of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, and the Rovin’RV club, FMCA and FCOC.
She was a very patriotic person and justifiably proud of her military service. During those fifty-six years she gave birth to a girl, Rhonda E. Walker Malone; and a boy, Jeffery B. Walker. The family did a great deal of long distance moving as directed by the U.S. Navy from Virginia to California to Hawaii to Georgia to Key West to Guam and to Pensacola.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Rhonda Malone; and her brother-in-law, Louis Pledger.
June is survived by her husband, Michael Walker; son, Jeffery (Jeanne) Walker; three grandchildren, Sean Malone, and Rachel and Alex Walker; sister, Shirley Pledger; and brother, Ron Hansen.
She was a wonderful woman who will be sorely missed.
A committal service will be held Monday, March 28, 2016, at Barrancas National Cemetery. Family and friends meet at Faith Chapel Funeral Home South at 10:30 a.m. for procession.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home South is in charge of arrangements.
Willard Beasley
March 22, 2016
Willard Beasley, age 73, of Allentown, passed away on March 20, 2016. He was a barber at Design One Barbershop in Milton. He was a member of the Jay Masonic Lodge and enjoyed gardening and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Posey and Elendia Beasley; and brother, Austin Beasley.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Beasley; children, Malcolm and Karl Beasley; grandchildren, Mary Katherine and Jackson Beasley, and Brittany and Tabitha Beasley and great-grandchildren, Anderson, Trevan and Gavin.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2016, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Jay Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m.
Burial will follow at Cora Baptist Church Cemetery.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Francis Lee Martin
March 22, 2016
Francis Lee Martin, 81, of Cantonment, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2016. He was a supervisor at Monsanto for 32 years. He was an expert woodworker and owner of his business building wooden toys. Work was his hobby.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Sue Humphreys.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Majorie Martin; sons, Francis (Pistol) Martin and fiancé, Violet, Jeffrey (Ann) Martin and Matthew (Amy) Olson; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make a donation to Gonzalez United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be held Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Gonzalez United Methodist Church beginning at 4 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 5 p.m.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.