Velma Faye Cobb
January 13, 2015
Velma Faye Cobb, 78 of Atmore, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015, in Bay Minette. She was a secretary. She was born in Byrneville on October 24, 1936. She is preceded in death by her mother, Minnie Roley.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Amerson of Bratt and Patsy (Travis) Berry of Davisville; one sister, Brenda (Onoree) Steele of Davisville; six grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 11 a.m. in Godwin Cemetery with Bro. Pete Amerson III officiating. Interment will follow in Godwin Cemetery.
Active pallbearers are Keith Berry, Pete Amerson III, Jason Seale, Frank Smarr, Travis Harrison and Wade Amerson.
Family will receive friends, Thursday, January 15, 2015, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Claude Michael “Mike” Bouler
January 13, 2015
Claude Michael “Mike” Bouler, 64 of Atmore, passed away January 12, 2015, at his residence. He was self-employed working in construction. He was born in Atmore on February 12, 1950, to the late Claude Alvin Bouler and Thelma Kirchharr Bouler. He was of the Baptist faith. He served in the USMC in the Vietnam War.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Sanks Bouler.
Survivors include his mother, Thelma Kirchharr Bouler of Atmore; three sons, Kyle(Tonya) Hadley of Monroeville, Mark (Jennifer) Hadley of Bay Minette and Mike(Ashley) Bouler of Bowling Green, KY; three daughters, Kelli (Thomas) Lane of Monroeville, Angela (Johnny) Fernandez of Miami, and Renee (John) McArthur of Fairhope; one brother, Ronald (Martha) Bouler of Mobile; 21 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one niece and one nephew.
Services were held Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wayne McMillian and Bro. Robert Heard officiating.
Interment was in Perdido Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Mike Bouler, Kyle Hadley,Mark Hadley, Dan Ellard, Doug Ellard, Scott Fuller, Danny Lambert and Doug Smith.
Honorary pallbearers were John Nettles, Timothy Hadley, Beau Hadley, Noah Hadley, Jayce Hadley, Aspen Hadley and John Swift.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Donald “Duke” Rouse
January 13, 2015
Donald “Duke” Rouse, 81, of Cantonment, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2015. He honorably served his country as a U.S. Navy Seabee for 23 years. He is a veteran of the wars in Korean and Vietnam. After retiring from the Navy, Duke worked at Scotty’s Builders Supply for 15 years. He was a man of many skills and talents.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Catherine Rouse and son, Dwight.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Eleanor; daughters, Donna and Terri; step-sons Paul, Jack, David, Robbie, Herman and Terry; step-daughters, Barb and Sandra; four step-daughters-in-law; one step-son-in-law; 12 step-grandchildren and one great-step-granddaughter.
Funeral services were held January 13, 2015, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Pastor Carl Shiver officiating.
Interment will follow at Barrancas National Cemetery.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with the arrangements.
Rebecca Elizabeth Edmisten
January 13, 2015
Rebecca Elizabeth Edmisten, age 35 of Cantonment, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2015. Rebecca was a lifelong resident of Escambia County and attended Tate High School. She was also a member of the Tate Color Guard team. She worked as a legal assistant at the Office of the Public Defender in Pensacola.
Rebecca had a gentle nature. She was a devoted mother to her four sons, a loving daughter, sister and friend. Her proudest accomplishment was being a good mother to her treasured sons. She will be greatly missed.
She is survived by her father, Dr. Joe Edmisten; mother, Alice Harris; step-parents, Dr. Patricia Taylor Edmisten and Chris Jones; sons; Caleb Hart, Gage Hart, Isaiah Johnson and Jasper Johnson; siblings, Brook Edmisten Wood and family, Sharon Edmisten, Allen Edmisten and family, Sarah Edmisten O’Toole and family, and Damian Taylor and family.
A memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola on Saturday January17, 2015 at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Rebecca Edmisten Memorial Fund at Giveforward.com to benefit her sons.
Hoover H. Harris
January 13, 2015
Hoover H. Harris, age 82, of Chumuckla, passed away January 11, 2015, in Milton. He retired from Solutia as a lab supervisor and worked as a brick mason. He attended Brownsdale Baptist Church. He enjoyed his loving cat George.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Floyd, Burgess, Woodrow, Odean, John, Easter, and twin Paul Harris; sisters, Lavenia Nelson, Leaster Bell, Vester Bodie, Letha Myers infant child at birth and twin Pauline Harris.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian Harris; three children, Rhonda (Howard) Ford, Alan Harris, and Steven (Meg) Harris; stepchildren, Curtis (Cathy) Cook, Carol (Ron) Bryant, and Glenda Davison; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, beginning at 12 p.m. at Jay Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jeff Leake officiating.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until service time.
Burial will follow at Ard Field Cemetery in Chumuckla.
Pallbearers will be Austin Harris, Logan Harris, Keith Harris, Randy Ford, Scott Bryant, and Kirby Harris.
Honorary pallbearers will be men of Brownsdale Baptist Church.
Henry “Bud” Palmer
January 13, 2015
Henry “Bud” Palmer, 70 years old, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 12, 2015. Bud was born in Newburgh, NY, on December 24, 1944, and raised by Ella Mae Palmer. After graduating from Kingston High School in 1963, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He graduated boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes in Chicago, IL in 1964.
Upon graduating he was assigned to the USS Lexington CV-16 in Pensacola where he met his loving wife and best friend, Carolyne Ruth Palmer of 49 years. On September 18,1965, Bud embarked on his greatest journey yet when he married his true love. Shortly after, he was deployed on the USS Lexington where he carried out the remainder of his service before being medically discharged. After returning home, he moved back up North, and eventually returned to Pensacola where he resided for over 30 years. Bud had numerous passions throughout his life including bowling, poetry, NASCAR and rebuilding his 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk. Most recently, he was made a Honorary Deputy at ECSD by Sheriff Morgan. His greatest passion, however, was the love of his wife and family, including his beloved dogs, Pepper and Cinnamon.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyne; sons, Gary Palmer (wife Kim) and Fred Palmer (wife Becky); daughter, Sherry Cassidy; 10 grandchildren; sisters Barbara Palmer and Debbie McAllister; numerous nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, Eugene Bailey (wife Sherry), sister-in-law, Rosetta Blauser; and dear friends Ed and Jeanette Solis and Randy and Debbie Barnes.
He is preceded in death by his father, Peter Palmer and grandson, Jase Palmer.
The family would like to thank Dr. Mark Grise and staff and Covenant Hospice for their care, support and kindness.
Visitation will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Faith Chapel North from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Friday, January 16, 2015, at Faith Chapel North from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. followed by graveside services at NAS Barrancas.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Winford George Johnson
January 13, 2015
Mr. Winford George Johnson, age 76 of Flomaton, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Century Health and Rehabilitation Center in Century.
Mr. Johnson was born in Flomaton and had lived there the last 12 years coming from Danville, VA. During his working years, he worked for Goodyear. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of Little Escambia Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Hillary and Lucinda Johnson; his wife, Marilyn Jeanne Johnson, their daughter, Melinda Gafford; two sisters and one brother.
Survivors include his grandson, Dane Belton of Decatur, IL; several nieces and special friends.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Poplar Dell Cemetery with Rev. Doug Hogg officiating.
Flomaton Funeral Home Directing.
Curtis Arnold Weaver, Sr.
January 9, 2015
Curtis Arnold Weaver, Sr., 68, of Bratt, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015, in Pensacola. He was born on October 18, 1946, to the late Curtis Alford and Ruth Armstrong Weaver, in Byrneville. He loved hauling cattle and dealing in produce. He also loved bass fishing with his best friend, Doug Reid. He served two tours in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
He is preceded in death by two daughters, Lissa Sigler and Sonja Morgan; grandson, Chad Bueris; and two sisters, Virginia Ward and Edna Carroll.
Survivors include his wife, Olivia Allen “Teen” Weaver of Bratt; two sons, John (Lisa) Weaver of Pensacola and Sam (Holly) Weaver of Bluff Springs; one sister, Malinda (Lyndell) Bush of North Carolina; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be Saturday, January 10, 2015, at 2 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Robert Barrow officiating.
Interment will follow in Godwin Cemetery.
Active pallbearers are Randy Murph, Joe Garrett, Milt Lowrey, John Tharpe, Johnny Tharpe and Jackie Brown.
Family will receive friends Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 12 p.m. until service time.
Charles Irvin Davison
January 9, 2015
Mr. Charles Irvin Davison, 64, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in Georgia.
Mr. Davison was a native of Atmore, and lived in Waynesboro, GA. Mr. Davison was a loving father and grandfather. He worked for numerous years as a well-respected x-ray technician at Medical Specialists, Inc. (Georgia), Screven County Hospital (Georgia) and at Greenlawn Hospital in Atmore. His father, Charles Irvin Davison, Sr.; mother, Annie Lee Buck Davison and son, Charles Irvin Davison, III, precede him in death.
Survivors include his two daughters, Belinda Holden of Pensacola and Caroline Hughes of Atmore; three brothers, Joe Frank Davison of Mobile, Arthur Mack Davison of San Antonio, TX and Edward Davison of Pace; three sisters, Anette Goodson of Pace, Loraine Bohannon of Bay Minette and Margaret Johns of Atmore and was the proud grandfather of eight grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held Monday, January 12, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Jane C. Godwin
January 9, 2015
Mrs. Jane C. Godwin was born on May 20, 1932, the third of four daughters, born to Dennis and Mildred Cox in Milledgeville, GA. She died peacefully at Covenant Hospice at West Florida Hospital on January 7, 2015. In 1952, she married Jacob McDonald Godwin Jr. and they had three daughters.
Mrs. Godwin is preceded in death by her husband of 46 years and her three sisters.
She is survived by her three daughters, Laura Smith of Cantonment, Becky McGhee of Tallahassee and Kelly Godwin of Pensacola; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 10, 2015. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. followed by services at 11 a.m. at Faith Chapel North in Cantonment.
No graveside services will be held.