Myrtis Louise Bryan Gross
March 28, 2013
Mrs. Myrtis Louise Bryan Gross, 90, of Jay, passed away March 28, 2013, in Pensacola.
She was born October 13, 1922, in Goodway, AL., to the late James Eldred and Sarah Jane Ailstott Bryan.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Russell Gross and grandson Alan Gross.
She is survived by her son, Barry Gross of Brewton; daughter, Myrna Gross Howell of Jay; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 29, 2013, at 11 a.m. from the Atmore Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Burial will follow in McCullough Cemetery.
Visitation will be Friday, March 29, 2013, from 10 a.m. until service time at the Atmore Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Atmore Memorial Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Alice Marie “Rea” Lewis
March 27, 2013
Alice Marie “Rea” Lewis went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 26, 2013. She was born on February 19, 1927, in Akron, Ohio. She moved to Jay when she was 4. She was retired from Solutia after many years of faithful service. After retiring from Solutia, she worked as a greeter for Walmart until her health began to fail.
She is preceded in death by her parents H.B. and Mable Lewis; son, Richard Holloway, and her brother, Robert Lewis.
She is survived by her sister-in-law, Voncile Lewis; two nephews, Andy (Cathy) Lewis of Houston, Texas and Mike (Brenda) Lewis of Pace, Florida; two great-nieces, Kimberly (Mark) Thomas and Sheena (Richard) Faircloth; one great-nephew, Jonathan Lewis; three great-great nieces, Camber, Cayleigh, and Kinsley and two great-great nephews, Cooper and Brycen.
A visitation will be held on Friday, March 29, 2013, from 10-11 a.m. at Jay Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. with Pastor Curtis Joyner officiating services. Burial will follow at Concord Baptist Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Mike Lewis, Richard Faircloth, Jonathon Lewis, Todd Watson, Harold Oakes and Billy German.
The family would like to express our deepest gratitude to many others who took care of Alice, the staff of “The Terrace” (where Alice was their first resident), Emerald Coast Hospice and Dr. C. David Smith.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Juanita Attaway King
March 27, 2013
Mrs. Juanita Attaway King, age 74, passed away Monday evening, March 25, 2013, in a Pensacola hospice facility after an extended illness.
Mrs. King was a native of Jay and had been a resident of Pensacola for 30 years coming from Charleston, S.C. Mrs. King worked as a beautician with Karen’s Beauty Shop in Pensacola and she enjoyed playing the banjo. She is preceded in death by her husband, Riley King and her brothers, Douglas and Thomas C. Attaway.
Survivors include her son, Rodney Wallace of Pennsylvania; brother, Joe Attaway of Clarkston, GA; sisters, Alice Campbell of McDavid, Azeline Dunsford of Jay, Ada Lou (Terry) Inman of Century, and Geneva Jones of Wetumpka, AL.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Cora Cemetery in Jay at 11 a.m. with Rev. Nathan Brown officiating.
Flomaton Funeral Home directing.
Bartley Eugene (Gene) Lord
March 27, 2013
Gene Lord, 77, of Pace passed away on March 25, 2013. He was born in Pensacola and grew up in Pace. Gene was preceded in death by his father, Reverend D.M. Lord, his mother Estelle Lord , one brother, D.E. (Pete) Lord, brother-in-law, Neal Watford, and nephews Alan Lord and Danny Lord .
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Jackie (Renfroe) Lord, three children; Darlene (Duke) Lee, Bart Lord and Mike (Kathy) Lord, 4 grandchildren; Doug Lee, Chari Huntzberry, Angela Danan and Ben Danan, 4 great-grandchildren; Shelby Sanders, Jacob Waltz, Bryce Waltz and Kilan Huntzberry, one sister, Carol Lord Watford, sister-in-law Colleen Lord, 2 nephews, Billy Lord and Doug (Becky) Lord and a host of friends.
He was of the Baptist faith.
He graduated from Milton High School in 1953 and attended Pensacola Junior College.
Gene was very active in the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout; he is listed in the Eagle Scout Roll of Honor.
Gene worked as Staff manager for Life and Casualty Insurance Company in Hattiesburg, Ms for 10 years and went on to open his own business, Tri-City Insurance, in Century, Fl. He began a career in civil service at NAS Whiting Field and went on to complete the apprentice program for sheet metal mechanic (aircraft) at NAS Pensacola where he retired after 25 years of service.
Continuing a family tradition, Gene taught his sons to hunt and fish at an early age. He especially loved the outdoors and spent countless hours either working in his yard or pursuing his passion for hunting and fishing with his boys or playing Superman with his great-grandchildren.
Gene was a hero to his family, with his smile, his laugh, “his little dance” and his fun loving ways. He loved his lemon tree, his garden, his video camera and spending time with his family.
Visitation will be held at Lewis Chapel in Pace on Wednesday March 27, 2013, from 5-7 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at Lewis Chapel in Pace Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. with the Reverend Glen Davenport officiating.
Pallbearers are Billy Lord, Doug Lord, Marvin King, Andy Davis, Bob Holland and Herman Jernigan
Burial will be at Elizabeth Chapel Cemetery on Chumuckla Hwy following the services.
Alvin Hiebert
March 25, 2013
Alvin Hiebert was born to Frank and Agnes Hoeppner Hiebert on June 22, 1915, at Hillsboro, Kansas. He passed away peacefully with his family around him on March 23, 2013, reaching the age of 97 years. His passing came after a short battle with cancer.
Dad’s early childhood was spent on the farm working hard during the depression time to save the family farm. Dad enjoyed the outdoors and his livestock spending his life farming and raising cattle. He enjoyed going to the livestock auctions and bringing home young calves to nurture and watch grow. He was not scared of hard work and tried not to let anything get him down.
Dad was baptized on April 22, 1935, by Minister A. G. Ensz. To these vows, he endeavored to be true.
On October 8, 1944, he was joined in marriage to Leah Friesen. They made their home in Hillsboro, Kansad, moving to Walnut Hill in 1967 and then settling in Molino in 1968. Their home was blessed with three sons. They enjoyed life together for 51 years before Mom was taken suddenly in a tragic farm accident.
Dad was very lonely but continued on enjoying reasonably good health until the last while when he started to slowly lose strength. He retired from farming after mom’s death but continued to raise cattle as his “hobby”. He enjoyed seeing the young calves come running to the feed bunk when he called them.
Dad enjoyed the message of song and often sang for his devotions. His song book has many songs marked that were special to him. His voice was often heard in church as he sang from the heart. One of his favorite songs was ‘Count Your Blessings’ and a fond memory for many was the time he sang it as a solo at a Thanksgiving service. His nurses commented that he often would be singing when they checked on him in the early morning hours.
The last several months as Dad realized his time was getting short, he often spoke of a desire to do the Lord’s will and to be of use in His Kingdom. His spirit was soft and he left us with an Assurance that he was at peace with his Maker.
Those left to cherish memories are his sons, Lee and Cindy, Atmore, Chris and Denise, Atmore, and Henry and Polly, Molino; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; five great, great, grandchildren; two sisters, Edna Eck, Copeland, Kansas, Frieda Litwiller, Montezuma, Kansas, brother in laws – Jonah and Dianna Nickel, Greenville, North Carolina, Robert and Betty Martens, Inman, Kansas, Herb and Nora Friesen, Aberdeen, Mississippi; sister in laws, Bernettie and Abe Loewen, Emelle, Alabama, Clara Koehn, Livingston, California, Mabel and Jim Cryon, Reno, Nevada and a host of nephews, nieces and friends.
Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, an infant brother, two sisters, one sister-in-law, one granddaughter and one great granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. from the Walnut Hill Mennonite Church with ministers Wilbert Peters, Mike Koehn and Carlos Koehn officiating. Burial will follow in the Walnut Hill Memorial Gardens.
Vitiation will be held Tuesday evening March 26, 2013 from 5PM until 8PM from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
A special thanks to the nursing staff at the Life Care Center and at Covenant Hospice Residence for their special care of Dad during his last several months. Your special touch made life brighter in the twilight of his time here on earth.
Auf weidersehen, PaPa (till we meet again).
Edna Presley Richards
March 25, 2013
Edna Presley Richards, 89, of Molino, left this earthly home on Saturday, March 23, 2013. She is now in her eternal home at the feet of the Father, reunited with the love of her life, Gene, her parents, Marjorie and Daniel Presley, and all the other family and friends who have gone before her.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughters, Bonnie (Jake) Ging, Jeanie (Bill) Nowlin, Becky (Kurt) Carlsen; grandchildren, Melanie (Steve) Ging Cafierro, Melissa (Mitch) Dorsett, Amanda Boyd, Erin Boyd, Katie Carlsen, Colter (Krystle) Nowlin, Jonathan (Melissa) Nowlin, Casey (Amanda) Nowlin; great grandchildren, Chase and Reece Dorsett, Will, Ben and Nate Nowlin; her very special sister, Margaret (Tom) Helms; special nieces, Marjan Helms, Kathy (Ron) Starkey; special nephews, Tom Helms, Jr., Butch (Kendra) Mathews and many other family members and friends. She loved her church and was a founding member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino. She loved working in her flower garden and her roses were some of the most beautiful in the community. She was kind, sweet, gentle, determined and very strong. Above all, she loved God and her family.
She will be greatly missed by her family, her church and her community. The family would like to thank Life Care Skilled Nursing Center for the wonderful care they gave to our mother, especially Dr. Manus; nurses, Sheila, Stacey, Wes; and CNA’s, Charles and Georgia.
Flowers are appreciated or gifts can be made to Aldersgate UMC in her name.
Visitation will be Tuesday, March 26, 2013, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Faith Chapel North and the funeral service will be at Aldersgate UMC in Molino, Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Alan Gantzhorn officiating. Burial will be in Aldersgate’s cemetery in Molino.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Jewel Elizabeth “Betty” Westbrook Curran
March 25, 2013
Jewel Elizabeth “Betty” Westbrook Curran, age 83, of Cantonment, passed away at her residence Sunday, March 24, 2013. She was born December 1, 1929, in Camden, AR to the late U.J. and Marjorie Westbrook.
Betty attended public schools in Camden, AR and Pensacola. She was a 1947 graduate of Pensacola High School, a member of Cottage Hill United Methodist Church and a former respiratory therapist at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles “Buster” Curran; and son, Robert Curran.
Survivors include sons, George “Skip” (Bonnie) Gibson of Cantonment and Bill Curran of Pensacola; sister, Ruth Henderson of Little Rock, AR; brother, Sam (Sheila) Westbrook of Genesee, Colorado; five grandsons and three great-grandsons.
There will be no services per Betty’s request.
A special thanks to her “daughter she never had” Blieka Yerg, all her “girls,” Daisy Barr, Desere Downing, Patty Hughes, Linda Lowery, Sherry Chance and all her hospice nurses and personnel in Milton.
National Cremation & Burial Society of Milton has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Lillian Frances Boone
March 25, 2013
Lillian Frances Boone, age 86, of Cantonment, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Sterling House of Pensacola. She was a wonderful wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved her Lord, her family and friends, and will be greatly missed by all. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cantonment. Lillian was born in Macon, MS on May 23, 1927, to Leno and Emmie Simmons. She was a telephone operator before retiring to become a full-time wife and mother.
She was preceded in death by both parents; her husband, Dallas Boone; daughter, Linda Strickland, and three brothers and two sisters.
Lillian is survived by three children, Larry (Anita) Boone of Pensacola, Deboria (Jerry) Watts of Hueytown, AL, and Tracy Boone of Cantonment; five grandchildren, Cory Strickland, Shannon Boone, Misty (Dan) Angelini, Christy Watts and Jonathon (Charlotte) Watts; four great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, and one brother-in-law.
The family will receive friends at Faith Chapel North, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Services will be Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 11 a.m. at FaithChapel Funeral Home.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Michael S. Slocovich
March 25, 2013
Michael was born in San Antonio, TX. He passed away March 22, 2013. He fought a battle with cancer since 2010. Michael went to be with the Lord to join his grandmother, Alma Cloud and grandfather, Earl Cloud and his Uncle Bert in Heaven. His special love for the Lord found him singing and using puppets in his youth group. He loved to paint pictures of palm trees, beach scenes, and fish. He had a tender heart for his family and will be missed. His favorite doctor, Dr. Paula Pyle, and Dr. Jung Gorton and Dr. Bray really helped him through his pain and suffering. Also a special thanks to his older brother, David, and sister, Debbie Tapper and staff at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Michael is survived by his mother and father, George and Sharon Slocovich; brother, David Slocovich; sister, Debbie (Leonard) Tapper; nephew, Neil Slocovich; and aunt, Earlene Edwards; other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Alma Cloud, his grandfather, Earl Cloud, and his Uncle Bert.
Pallbearers will be Bob Hodges, Bobby Hodges, Don McLaughlin, Doug Miller, Neil Slocovich, and Randy Youngstrum.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Slocovich and Jerry Cloud.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 28, 2013, from 10 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. at West Highland Baptist Church with Brother Larry Galbreath officiating. Interment will follow at Eastern Gate Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations may be made to West Highland Baptist Church, 1500 Hollywood Avenue, Pensacola, FL 32505.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Sarah Frances Harrison O’Leary
March 25, 2013
Mrs. Sarah Frances Harrison O’Leary, 51, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Foley.
Mrs. O’Leary was a native of Atmore and a resident of Foley for the past year. Mrs. O’Leary was an accomplished gospel singer and loved her family and friends. Her parents, Elzie and Luverne Harrison, one brother, Harold Harrison and two sisters, Alice Ruth Harrison and Verna Mae Harris precede her in death.
Survivors include her Husband of 10 years, Kenneth O’Leary of Foley; one son, Patrick O’Leary of Ontario, New York; dog, Barney; four brothers, Earl Harrison of Atmore, Robert Harrison of Atmore, Donald Harrison of Atmore, and David Harrison of Brewton; four sisters, Mary Helen Jones, Dorothy Milstead, Linda Kaye Robinson and Glenda Faye Odom, all of Atmore.
There will be no services for Mrs. O’Leary.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC is in charge of arrangements.