Clinton “Norman” Peters
October 14, 2013
Norman was a lifelong resident of Pensacola and retired from Byrd Construction in 2005. He was a member of Myrtle Grove Baptist Church, Rotary Club of Cantonment and Myrtle Grove Masonic Lodge # 352 F & AM.
Preceding Mr. Peters in death are his father, Clinton Cecil Peters, mother, Nell Deloris McNair, and brother, Frederick Wayne Jeffries.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Treba Kay (Blue) Peters; sons, Norman Douglas Peters (Cheryl) and Robert Wayne Peters (Jennifer); sisters, Paulette Deloris Joffrion (Donald), Vickie Jeffries and Cindy Jeffries-Sherman; seven grandchildren, Kristen, Corey, Brittainy, Ashley, Jordan, Garrett and Alexys; and three great grandchildren.
A service of remembrance will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Pensacola Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
The family wishes to express their heart felt thank you to Covenant Hospice and especially to Britta and Jan.
In lieu of flowers, the family request a memorial contribution be made to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research at www.michaeljfox.org/get-involved/donation.
Carolyn Elaine Hawkins Watts
October 14, 2013
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Hawkins.
She was the loving wife of Raymond “Randy” Watts of Cantonment for 26 years.
Carolyn was an employee of the Navy Exchange and retired April 2001 after 31 years. She was a faithful member of Olive Baptist Church and a wonderful godly woman, who loved God’s Word and was full of grace and truth.
She is survived by her three children and two stepchildren, Teresa Biery and husband Dale of Fort Worth, TX; Michael Hawkins and wife Jane of Greenville, SC; Ramona McConnell and husband Clay of Yazoo City, MS; Robin DeCoux and husband Billy Melbourne, FL; and Driene Johnson and husband Keith of Bay Minette; 12 grandchildren, Samantha, Lindsey, Candin, Matthew, Lauren, Austin, Makenzie, Lakken, Justin, Ryan, Courtney, Jacob and two great-grandchildren, Toby and Jolee.
Carolyn was one of eight children, Gladys Sanders, Helon Hawke, Dan Godwin, Cleve Godwin, Faye Dunn, Dorothy Carter, Dewey Godwin and is preceded in death by Gladys and Faye.
In lieu of flowers, please give donations to the wonderful caretakers of Carolyn, Emerald Coast Hospice of Pensacola. A special thank you to our caretakers, Shari, Sharon Elaine and Kathryn.
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, with funeral services to follow at 1:00 p.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Pastor Michael Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Hwy 29S, Cantonment, is entrusted with arrangements.
Mary Catherine Brown
October 14, 2013
Mary Catherine Brown, 69 of Century, passed away Sunday, October, 13, 2013. She was employed by Arvin Automotive. She was born on December 26, 1943, in Greenwood, Indiana to the late Earnest and Edna Akers Forward.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert J. Brown.
Survivors include two daughters, Kimberly (Timothy) Norton of Century and Renee Brown of Indianapolis, Indiana; two brothers, Ralph Forward of Daytona and Jim Forward of Trafalgar, Indiana; two sisters, Sue Taylor of Trafalgar, Indiana and Marsha Williams of Greenwood, Indiana; three grandchildren, Kyle Lamphire, Gentry Scutchfield, and Jared English.
Services will be Thursday, October 17, 2013, at 10 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jonathan McCullough officiating.
Interment will follow in Presley Cemetery in Lottie, Ala.
Family will receive friends Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is entrusted with all arrangements.
Lawrence Beauford Davis
October 14, 2013
Lawrence Beauford Davis, 82 of Atmore, passed away Monday, October 14, 2013.
He served in the United States Marine Corps, United States Navy and United States Air Force. He was born in Atmore. on October 9, 1931, to the late Charles Lee and Mattie Matheny Davis.
Survivors are his wife, Janice R. Davis; one son, Larry (Phyllis) Davis; four daughters, Laura (Travis) Roberson. Michelle Wingard, Tabith J. Edy, and Debbie Neal; one sister, Pat Johnson; and a number of grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Tuesday October 15, 2013, at 11: 45 a.m. n Barrancas National Cemetery with full military honors, Rev. Joe Welch officiating.
Family will receive friends, Monday October 14, 2013, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is entrusted with all arrangements.
Nobie Johnson Purnell Cobb
October 14, 2013
Nobie Johnson Purnell Cobb, 100, of Huxford, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013, in Atmore. She was a homemaker, born in Ollie, Ala., on September 22, 1913, to the late John Wesley and Laura Gandy Johnson. She was Past Worthy Matron of Huxford, Clayron Chapter, order of Eastern Star, and was also a member of the Huxford Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Bernie Cobb; step-son, Swenson Cobb; and grandson, Billy Purnell; three brothers, Joe Johnson, John Johnson and J.B. Johnson; eight sisters, Daisy Smith, Mary Harrison, Beulah Wiggins, Mittie Durant, Neecy Brittingham, Fannie Crist, Lucille Small and Essie Johnson; one stepson-in-law, Frank Smith.
Survivors include, tw0 sons, Ronnie (Ethel) Purnell and Ralph (Linda) Purnell; step-son, Frank (Karen) Cobb; one daughter, Kay Purnell (Terrell) Mason; step-daughter, Sandra Cobb Smith; nine grandchildren, Sim Purnell, Nancy (Don) Findley, Rachael Stephens, Sherrie (Tim) Walker, Mike Smith, Leigh Anne Kalphus, Blake (Ellen) Smith, Ian Cobb and Tyler Cobb; 10 great-grandchildren, Chase Purnell, Abigail Purnell, Thomas Blum, Nicky Findley, Alex Findley, Cheyenne Walker (Chris) Murphy, Tiffany Walker, Ethan Walker, Hannah Stephens, and Seth Stephens; five great-great-grandchildren, Derek Blum, Kyleigh Findley, Ashley Smith, Madeline Smith and BrittanyKalphus.
Services will be Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 10 a.m. from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Boyd and Rev. Jesse Wood officiating.
Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers are Jamie Booker, Eddie Booker, Todd Booker, Gerald Parmer, Olin Parmer and Gerald Jones.
Family will receive friends, Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Gideons.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc is entrusted with all arrangements.
Bill McKay
October 13, 2013
He was employed in the motor freight transportation business for several years, and was retired from Southern Scrap. He was past King of Fiesta Frolickers.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eunice Inez and Sidney Murray McKay of Dothan.
Survivors include his wife, Ginger Odom McKay of Cantonment; two daughters, Suzanne McKay Strasser and her husband, Jeff Strasser of Orlando, and Tanya McKay of Orlando; their mother, Betty L. McKay of Pensacola; three grandsons, Justin and Nic Strasser, and Gavin McKay, all of Orlando; two sisters, Betty McKay Vann of Dothan, and Patricia McKay Balderson and her husband, Lew, of Kennesaw, GA.; a nephew, Bob Vann of Mary Esther, and a niece, Karen V. Lawrence of Dothan; a great-nephew and a great-niece; a step daughter, Jennifer Chittipangna and three step grandsons of Watkinsville, GA; and several cousins.
Services were held Monday, October 14, 2013, at noon at Faith Chapel South on Beverly Parkway.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to the American Heart Association .
Faith Chapel Funeral Home South is in charge of arrangements.
William L. Averitte
October 12, 2013
William was born January 30, 1929, in the Vander community near Fayetteville, NC. He loved his family and childhood, saying he grew up in the best time in history, despite being born the year the Great Depression began. He served in the Army and met his wife Mary Ann at a Lawrence Welk dance while stationed in Wisconsin. He attended North Carolina State University on a GI bill, where he studied industrial engineering and then went to work for Westinghouse in Raleigh, NC. He retired as a senior engineer from the Pensacola Westinghouse plant.
Bill enjoyed many hobbies, including woodworking, fishing, gardening, bowling, hunting and golf. In his younger years, he played several sports and later he enjoyed coaching the winning Westinghouse basketball team. He was an avid reader, averaging five books a week until his death, as well as a Civil War history buff and an engaging conversationalist and story teller. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Milton, where he served in many capacities. He appreciated his many friends, including his Wednesday morning breakfast buddies, who met for 20-plus years.
Preceding him in death are his wife, Mary Ann and his sons, Bryce (on whose birthday he passed) and Brent; grandson, Chad Averitte and brother, Clayton Averitte.
He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Allison and Alex McCrory of Cantonment; granddaughter, Kendall McCrory of Tallahassee and grandsons, Troy Averitte of Navarre and Stephen McCrory of Boston. Also surviving him are his sister, Louise Hanlon of Cocoa Beach and brother, Robert Averitte of Greensboro, NC.
Funeral services were held Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel with Reverend Frank Beall officiating.
Entombment was at Bayview Memorial Park with military honors.
Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel is entrusted with arrangements.
Kim Sims
October 12, 2013
Mrs. Kim Sims, 41, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013, in Bratt.
Mrs. Sims was a native of Century, a former longtime resident of McDavid, and had resided in Bratt for the past 2 years. She was a school bus driver for Escambia County Florida Board of Education for 14 years and employee of Brewton Stockyard. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt.
Survivors include her father and mother, James and Tiny Waters of Flomaton; husband Greg Sims of Bratt; two sons, Dak Sims of Bratt and Jeremy Sims of Gainesville; one daughter, Haley Sims of Bratt; one brother, Jamie Waters of Flomaton; one sister, Ashley Waters of Flomaton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Dervin Spears officiating.
Burial will follow at the Godwin Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday, October 14, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. until funeral time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Sims, Wes Sims, Josh Sims, Greg Therrell, Nathan Therrell and Sammy Portwood.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Berta Molly Carr
October 10, 2013
Berta Molly Carr 83, of Atmore, passed away October 8, 2013, at her residence. She was born July 25, 1931, in Perdido. She was a devoted member of Trinity Episcopal Church of Atmore and to her community. She was a volunteer with Covenant Hospice where she won an award for her service. Her mother, Gladys Vaughn Stacey, husband Charles H. Carr and her brother Joseph Flowers precede her in death. She was an assistant administrator at Oschner Clinic in New Orleans and was known for her gardening and floral designs.
She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Carr of Atmore; granddaughter, Gabrielle Anne; brothers, James (Pat) Flowers of Warren Robbins, GA, Frank (Pat) Flowers of Everett, WA; sister, Reevis Merritt of Atmore; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 2 p.m. from the Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. Mark McDonald officiating.
Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Saturday, October 12, 2013, from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations to be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, 202 South Carney Street, Atmore, AL 36502.
Ruby Drew James
October 8, 2013
Ruby Drew James, 87 of Atmore, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013, in Atmore. She was a homemaker, born in Atmore on May 17, 1926, to the late Dewitt and Alvenia Green Drew. She was a member of the Pine Level Primitive Baptist Church of Atmore.
She was married to Harold James for 40 wonderful years, who precedes her in death. She also is preceded in death by four brothers, Charles Drew, Carl Drew, Gene Drew and Julian Drew; two sisters, Gladys Criswell Solomon and Liz Weaver.
Survivors include three daughters, Sandra (Gary) Hare of Atmore, Joan (Gerald) Malone of Bay Minette and Cathy (Steve) McKinley of Atmore; two sisters, Georgia Brooks of Atmore and Ann (Wayne) Sanders of Lawrenceville, GA; five grandchildren, Connie (Chris) Wilson; Jeff (Emily) Malone; Lisa (Brian) Wheatley; Jan (Adam) Smith and Vicki (Seth) Dettling; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be Wednesday October 09, 2013, at 11 a.m. from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Grindle officiating. Music will be rendered by grandson Hunter Dettling and cousin Blake Presley.
Interment will follow in Pine Level Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Jeff Malone, Adam Smith, Dustin Wilson, Chuck Brooks, Will Malone, and Chris Wilson.
Honorary pallbearers are her caretakers, Stacy Stokes, Linda Peacock, Sharon Webb and Toni Boutwell.
Family will receive friends, Wednesday October 09, 2013 at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is entrusted with all arrangements