Reatha Mae Eddins
February 24, 2016
Reatha Mae Eddins, 80, of Molino, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, Februay 19, 2016. She was a loving and devoted mother of seven. She worked as a waitress most of her life until she retired. She lost her first husband and father of her children to early death and remarried later in life until losing him to death.
She is preceded in death by these two husbands, Thomas M. Covington and Jerald L. Eddins; two stepchildren, Steve Eddins and Judy Eddins; and her second grandson, Thomas Sellers.
She is survived by her seven children, Jimmy Tucker (Sonja), Janet Long, Wayne Covington, Karen Bragg (Jimmy), Rita Kritzmire (Robert), Becky Miller (Jimmy) and Regina Hall (Bobby); two stepsons, Jerry Eddins (Kathy) and Richard Eddins (Ann); 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 25, 2016, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North at 1 p.m. with Reverend Mike Mashburn officiating.
Interment will follow at Crabtree Church Cemetery.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Donna Emmons Byrd
February 24, 2016
Donna Emmons Byrd, 52 of Excel, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, in Birmingham. Donna was born on December 3, 1963, to the late Edward “Red” and Helen Louise Emmons Wall. She was owner and operator of Southern Portable Buildings, where she was a hard worker devoted to providing for her family and others. Donna was a loving wife and mother. She enjoyed fishing, going to the beach and river.
Survivors include her husband, David Byrd of Excel; one son, Robbie (Kristen) Boyette of Atmore; one daughter, Lacey (John Russell) Smith of Uriah; two brothers, Christopher (Donna) Emmons of McCullough and Allen (Stacey) Wall of Uriah; three grandchildren, Micah, Maddox, and baby Smith; along with numerous family and friends.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 22, 2016, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Grindle officiating.
Interment was in McCullough Cemetery.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Laura H. Stacey
February 24, 2016
Laura H. Stacey, 71 of Atmore, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016, at her residence. She was a secretary for Swift Lumber Company for over 20 years. She was born in Atmore on June 28, 1944, to the late Chester and Mabel Martin Helton. She was a member of Brooks Memorial Baptist Church.
She is survived by one son, Stephen Stacey of Gulf Shores; two daughters, Stephanie (Dale) McGhee of Walnut Hill and Shannon (Justin Vibbert) Stacey of New York, NY; two brothers, Don (Linda) Helton and Chet (Kaye) Helton all of Atmore; three sisters, Patricia Smith, Virginia (Earnie) Milbredt, and Mona Woods; five grandchildren, Ashlynn, Andrew, Megan, Aundrea and Cooper; and one great-grandchild, Tracy.
Services were held Wednesday, February 17, 2016, from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Robert Heard officiating.
Interment was in Serenity Gardens.
Active pallbearers were Kevin Woods, Larry Smith, Alex Smith, Chad Helton, Brett Helton, and Gary Hare.
Honorary pallbearers were The Willing Workers Sunday School Class.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Jessie Mae Smith
February 24, 2016
Jessie Mae Smith, 82, of Atmore, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016, in Mobile. She was a homemaker. She was born in Lottie, on September 30, 1933, to the late William Oscar and Myrtle Coker Agerton Brown. She attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and also enjoyed attending Huxford Senior Center.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Buck Smith; daughter, Beth Ray; granddaughter, Lori Simmons; great-grandchildren, Zoey Simmons and A.J. Smith; two brothers, Tommy and Gene Brown; and two sisters, Estelle Parker and Ethel McKinley.
Survivors include her husband, J.D. Ashcraft of Atmore; three sons, Pete (Sue) Martin, Alvin “Pete” (Mary) Smith of Atmore and Jacky (Cathy) Smith of Flomaton; three daughters, Dorothy Parker of Stockton, Jessie (James) Spence of Atmore and Darlene (David) Black of Frisco City; three brothers, Elbert (Brenda) Brown of Flomaton, Albert (Linda) Brown of Union, MS, and Fred Brown of Jay; three sisters, Thelma (Nolan) Watkins of Mississippi, Pearl (Jimmy) Johnson of Flomaton and Carol Jackson of Milton; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren, family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home with Bro. Rob Arrant officiating.
Interment will be in Huxford Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Kevin Spence, Brian Spence, Heith Smith, Nick Robinson, Bobby Wooten and Jody Gilcrest.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
David Lance Hunley, Jr.
February 24, 2016
David Lance Hunley Jr., 51, of Gulf Breeze, passed away on February 21, 2016, after a 10 month battle with cancer. He was born on December 31, 1964, in Jacksonville, FL, to Diana Jean (Dutra) Hunley and David Lance Hunley Sr. He was oldest of five children.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Diana Jean (Dutra) Faulk.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Brittany and Joshua Hunley, and their mother, Darlene Hunley of Pensacola; brothers, Darren (Kathy) Hunley of Crestview and Daniel (Gina) Hunley of Pensacola; sisters, Dana (Randy) Mason, and Deborah Hunley-Houser of Gulf Breeze; and a father to him, Rick (Ashyea) Gibson of Pensacola.
David also leaves his love, Liza Scott of Gulf Breeze to remember the everlasting love that they shared together, along with her daughters, Shannon and Hannah Scott. He leaves many nephews, nieces, family and friends to remember the good times.
Visitation will be held Friday, February 26, 2016, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North beginning at 1 p.m. with the memorial service following at 2 p.m.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Glenda Faye Peacock
February 21, 2016
Our Little Angel, Glenda Faye Peacock, went to be with the Lord on February 15, 2016, at the age of 60. Ms. Glenda passed away in Perdido, Alabama.
Ms. Peacock was a native of Jay, and a resident of Perdido, since 1966. She was a member of the Perdido Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Josephine Peacock.
Survivors include her two brothers, Russell (Wanda) Peacock of Century and Leon Peacock of Jay; four disters, Hazel (Waylen) Lunsford of Milton, Mildred Dykes of Jay, Patricia Cox of Perdido and Diane (Pat) Hadley of Bay Minette.
Funeral services were held Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 1 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Harrison Steege officiating.
Burial was in Cora Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Keith Lunsford, Paul Dykes, Rusty Peacock, Doug Peacock, Derrell Hadley and Hubert Parker.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Margaret Frances Golden Higdon
February 21, 2016
Mrs. Margaret Frances Golden Higdon, 83, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. in Brewton.
Mrs. Higdon was a native and lifelong resident of Flomaton. She was retired from Monsanto with 32 years of service. She was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church; she was charter member of the church, only woman on the Board of Trustees and still on it. She is preceded in death by her parents, JB and Zora Golden, one sister, five brothers, son, Ronnie Higdon and great-grandson, Ronnie Daniel Higdon.
She is survived by her two sons, Danny (Mildred) Higdon and Kenny (Becky) Higdon, Sr., both of Flomaton, AL; two Daughters, Shirley Lambeth of Flomaton, AL and Sandra Howell of Atmore, AL; eleven Grandchildren; twenty-six Great Grandchildren; six Great Great Grandchildren; Special Nieces, Linda (Robert) Holt of Flomaton, AL and Debbie (Allen) Smith of Flomaton, AL and Special Nephew, Wayne (Danita) Lee of Robertsdale, AL.
Funeral services were held Friday, February 19, 2016, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Day officiating.
Burial was at the Little Escambia Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Kenny Higdon, Jr., Cleve Johnson, Brady Lambeth, Jason Lambeth, Marcus Mathis and Daniel Higdon.
Honorary pallbearers were Ishiah Day and Josh Day.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Linda Gail Shiver
February 21, 2016
Linda Gail Shiver, 62 years old, died on Monday, February 15, 2016, at her home in Lottie, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her father, J.W. Milstid; step-father Otis Ramer; and brother Kenny Milstid.
Linda is survived by her mother, Marie Ramer Jordan, four sisters: Gladys (Robert) Bartley, Brenda (William) Rolin, Carolyn Hall, and Sharon Sahyouni.
Linda leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband, Danny Shiver, of 46 years; and her three children, Tammy (Craig) Smith, Jennifer (Chuck) Bercier, Cole (Heather) Shiver; eight grandchildren, Hunter, Tanner, and Mason Smith; Hardy, Zachary, and Nate Bercier; Sara Kate and Holden Shiver. Numerous additional family and friends are also left to remember Linda.
Possessing a servant’s heart, Linda faithfully cared for her family and friends through delicious cooking and baking from scratch. A woman of faith and the heart of the Shiver family, Linda shaped their spirituality by her Christian example, encouragement, and prayer. With a zest for life, Linda loved to study the Bible, pray, fish, garden and play games—especially with her grandchildren.
The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 21, 2016, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Chester Clark and Rev. Wendell Hadley officiating.
Burial was in the Milstead Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John Edward Duddy, Christopher Duddy, Nicholas Shiver, Jimmy Dale Shiver, Timothy Shiver and Clay Shiver.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Thomas Reynolds
February 16, 2016
Thomas Reynolds, 57 of Pensacola, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016. He had a full and wonderful life. He was born and raised in Pensacola to Thomas and Estelle Reynolds. He grew up in the hardware business and carried on his father’s legacy as the owner of Reynolds Hardware. He was a fun loving father and loved to entertain at the beach house, ensuring everyone had a good time. Later in life he loved to travel through the states and always took the scenic route. He loved the farm life and taking care of his cows with his loyal companion, Sugar.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Charlotte; daughter, Anna; son, Thomas; sister, Mary; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Tom was one of the most laid back and jolly people you ever could meet. He taught others to dream big, slow down and think outside the box. He will surely be missed by all.
Visitation will take place at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North on Thursday, February 18, 2016, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. followed by a short service.
Please come to enjoy the celebration of Tom’s life with friends and family.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Hilton Perry Davis
February 16, 2016
Hilton Perry “Cornbread” Davis, 87, of Atmore, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016, in Pensacola. He was retired after 35 years with Monsanto as a pump room operator. He was born in Davisville on July 30, 1928, to the late Pinkie and Verchie Godwin. He also served in the Army National Guard.
He is preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
Survivors include three sons, Roy (Iris) Dunn of Uriah, Thomas H. (Donna) Davis, of Uriah and Ed Davis of Atmore; three daughters, Jann (Bruse) Lang of Brandon, MS, Betty (Dole) Gregg of Atmore and Joyce (Bobby) Morgan of Hilham, TN; one brother, Charles (Willodeane) Davis of Atmore; one sister, Dorothy Moore of Atmore; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Seervices will be held Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul Enfinger officiating.
Interment will follow in McCullough Cemetery.
Family will receive friends, Wednesday evening, February 17, 2016, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.