Donald “Don” Thornton
November 19, 2012
Coach Donald “Don” Thornton, age 65 of Vernon, AL, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012, in Enterprise. Mr. Thornton was born March 27, 1947, in Amory, MS, to the late Earl Brown and Aleen Thornton. He was a 1965 graduate of Sulligent High School and a 1969 graduate of Livingston University. He coached and taught at Kennedy High School, Carrollton High School, and Millry High School. For the next 18 years, he moved into the insurance business, but his passion for coaching continued on, leading him back to the field in 1992 at T.W. Martin High School. He then moved to Flomaton High School in 1994 and taught and coached there until his retirement in 2007 when he moved back to Vernon. After retirement, he served as a Vernon City Councilman, a member of the Oak Hill Country Club board, and a volunteer football coach for the Lamar County High School Bulldogs from 2008 to present. He was a member of Vernon First United Methodist Church.
Coach Thornton is survived by his wife, Jeanne Thornton of Vernon; three sons, Joey Thornton of Enterprise, Clint (Carrie) Thornton of Tallahassee, snd David (Tonya) Thornton of Ellisville, MS; daughter, Gina (Myles) Hudson of Hattiesburg, MS; eleven grandchildren, Taylor, Karoline, Whitney, Grant, Andrew, Carson, Avery, Alex, Lizzie, Baylinn, and Layson; three aunts, Alice Burns, Janie Waldon, and Bea McClendon; and a host of cousins.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at 11 in the Vernon City Complex Auditorium with Eddie Rogers and Patrick Gunn officiating. Graveside services will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Joey Thornton, Clint Thornton, David Thornton, Myles Hudson, Trent Collins, Frankie Rogers, Ken Prager, and Woodie Knight.
Honorary pallbearers will be Coach Thornton’s football players, past and present.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the LCHS Football Fieldhouse Project. Donations can be made payable and sent to the Lamar County Board of Education, P.O. Box 1375, Vernon, AL 35592, with a memo specifying LCHS Football.
Paul Garfield Mauldin
November 19, 2012
Mr. Paul Garfield Mauldin, 82, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012, in Pensacola.
Mr. Mauldin was a native of Albermarle, NC and resident of Bratt since 1971. Mr. Mauldin was retired from the U.S. Navy, worked at the Naval Air Station for 17 years, was a Committee Man for the Republican Party, band boosters at Ernest Ward and active in community affairs. He attended the Bratt First Baptist Church.
His wife, Margaret Blanton Mauldin, precedes him in death.
Survivors include his three sons, James Thomas (Jennie) Mauldin of Pensacola; William Allen (Peggy) Mauldin of Atmore, and Gary Michael Mauldin of Pensacola; one daughter, Paula Mauldin (James) Watson of Pensacola; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at 11 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Ronald Hall officiating.
Burial will follow at the Barrancas National Cemetery.
Visitation will be Tuesday, November 20, 2012 from 6 to 9 P.M. at the Petty Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Military Body Bearers.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in charge of all arrangements.
Walter Eugene Gunn
November 17, 2012
Mr. Walter Eugene Gunn, 84, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2012 in Walnut Hill.
Mr. Gunn was a native of Ponce de Leon, FL and a resident of Walnut Hill since 1959. Mr. Gunn was a veteran of the US Air Force and retired from Monsanto after 39 years of service. He attended the Bethel Temple Holiness Church.
He is preceded in death by his son, Carl Eugene Gunn; parents, Walton and Emma Gunn; one brother, Howard Gunn; and two sisters, Perry Lee Strength and Emma Lee Wilson.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Earnestine Brown Gunn of Walnut Hill; one son, William Mark Gunn of Walnut Hill; one daughter, Cindy Turner of Walnut Hill; daughter-in-law, Tracey Gunn of Pensacola; four brothers, Earl Gunn of Huxford, Ben Gunn of Flomaton, Cecil Gunn of Mobile, and James Gunn of Perdido; five grandchildren, Lcpl Garrett Turner, Seth Turner, Travis Gunn, Crystal Gunn and Amber Davis; two great-grandchildren, John William Justice and Cableaux Gunn.
Funeral services will be Monday, November 19, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Ricky Peebles, Rev. Lamar Allen, Rev. John Morrow, Rev. John Fillingim and Rev. John Coleman officiating.
Burial will follow at the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, November 18, 2012, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Garrett Turner, Seth Turner, Travis Gunn, Jarrod Justice, Jeff Gunn and Brandon Wallace.
Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Brooks, Mike Johnson, Earl Gunn and Herbert Brown.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
John Colin Lewis
November 17, 2012
John Colin Lewis, 77, of Cantonment, died Thursday, November 15, 2012.
John was born March 06, 1935, in Pensacola to Colin C. Lewis and Edith Wilkinson Lewis. He graduated from Pensacola High School in 1953 and served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1956 until 1958. After retiring from Liberty Lanes, he became active in bowling with the Senior Saints at DeLuna Lanes and was a member of the U. S. Bowling Congress. John became interested in collecting insulators in his retirement years and joined the National Insulator Association and Dixie Jewels Insulator Club. He was a ham radio operator (KD4GQD) and an avid NASCAR fan, who loved to fish.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Jean Young.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Shirley Lewis; stepdaughter, Vicki Breeland; granddaughter, Amanda Grant; numerous nephews and nieces; Alexis his cat and Puppy his dog.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel with Dr. Jerry Passmore officiating.
Entombment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park with military honors.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2012.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Gift Processing Administrator, 18251 Quantico Gateway Drive, Triangle, VA 22172.
Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel is entrusted with arrangements.
Iris Jane Peters
November 17, 2012
Iris Jane Peters, 39, of Cantonment passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012, at her home after a two year battle with brain cancer. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany and graduated from Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville, NC and served honorably as Corpsman in the United States Navy.
Iris was welcomed home by our daughter Emma. She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Wesley Peters, three sons Andrew, 10, Joshua, 8, and Noah, 5; father, Bernie Autenrieth; mother, Hannelore Gano(Rich); brother, Fritz Autenrieth (Andrea); niece, Carley Peters; nephews, Zachary and Nathaniel Autenrieth and Braxton Peters.
Iris was a dedicated wife and stay at home mom who loved the Lord and her family and friends. Throughout her illness she kept her sense of humor and was an inspiration to all.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Funeral services will be at 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at Faith Chapel North with Pastor Phillip Frensley officiating. Burial will follow at Barrancas National Cemetary with full military honors.
In lieu of flowers she requested that donations be made to Cure Search or the National Brain Cancer Society.
Thomas Philip “Phil” McShane
November 17, 2012
Thomas Philip McShane “Phil” was born on September 12, 1944, and left this earth to rest in the arms of his Savior on November 16, 2012.
For those who knew him, Phil was larger than life.
Phil was a member of the Community of Christ Church in Cantonment. He loved the Lord and enjoyed worshipping with his fellow believers.
Phil loved big and gave big. He had a servant’s heart that gave unconditionally. He helped anyone in need that he came across.
Phil loved the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. His hunting camp in Camden was his “home away from home”. He would have rather been tromping through the woods than doing most anything else in the world.
Phil was a collector. He would trod through flea markets and antique stores any chance he got to see what treasure he might find.
Phil was co-owner of Master Insulation where he worked for over 25 years. He was in the contracting business for nearly 40 years. As he did with everything else, he worked hard at his business and his employees loved him like a family member.
Phil was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. McShane Sr. and one brother, Charles E. McShane Jr.
He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Deborah L. McShane; three children, P. Todd McShane of Elberta, Jennifer L. Todd (Wesley) of Pensacola and Marcia D. McShane of Franklin, TN; four grandchildren who were the light of his life, Parker T. McShane, Jillian G. Todd, Reagan E. McShane and Emma L. Todd; five brothers, Howard L. McShane (Gloria) of Griffin, GA, Timothy W. McShane of California, P. Dennis McShane (Freda) of Pensacola and J. Terry McShane (Barbara) of Pensacola. He is also survived by a host of nieces and nephews and many, many loving friends.
Pallbearers will be his dear friends, William Childress, Ralph Ewing, Johnny Jernigan, Ray Johnson, Billy Perryman, Stover Perryman, Denny Qualls, and his beloved grandson, Parker McShane.
Phil had a heart for helping children. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the youth fund at the Community of Christ Church, 800 Watson Ave., Cantonment, FL 32533.
Visitation will be held at Faith Chapel North on Sunday, November 18, 2012, from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. with services immediately following. Burial will take place at Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Alecia Moore Wiggins
November 17, 2012
Our precious Alecia Moore Wiggins, 66, of Pensacola, is in God’s Care as of Tuesday, November 13, 2012.
She is married to the late Vernon L. Wiggins, Jr. of Pensacola.
Survivors include her mother, Mary C. Tugwell; siblings, Rhonda Moore Marvell of Newport, RI, Thomas R. Moore of Cantonment; three children, MiLisa Anne Robinson of Orlando, Phillip (Jodi) Robinson of West Portsmouth, OH, and Andrew Joseph Wiggins of Pensacola; four grandchildren, Jordan, Chandler, Camden and Aiden; special nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.
Alecia was born on April 29, 1946, in Pensacola to the late Avery D. Moore and Mary C. Tugwell. She began her Postal career as a hardworking city carrier. Her career blossomed and grew with many awards including Express Mail Achievement, Philatelic Sales and Community Service Awards. She was a proud National Legislative Member for Congress. She was a member of National Toastmasters and The National League of Postmasters. In August 1997, she was selected as Regional and National Postmaster of the Year for the State of Florida. She was given the title of Honorary Colonel for the state of Kentucky.
The love of her live, Vernon, was second only to her love of Jesus Christ.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Faith Chapel North Funeral Home with Reverend Ken Johnson officiating. Interment was at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Dennis Currey
November 17, 2012
Dennis Currey, 68, of Pensacola, went home to be with the Lord after a lengthy illness.
Dennis was born in Pensacola and graduated from J.M. Tate High School in 1962. He was a member of Plainview Baptist Church. He retired after 42 years from International Paper Company. He enjoyed such hobbies as restoring and attending classic Chevy car shows, fishing, gardening, cruising and spending time at the beach house. However, his favorite activity was to spend his time with his four grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his father, Jesse E. Currey.
Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Carolyn Cobb Currey; mother, Helen M. Currey; daughter, Lynn (Michael) Sharp; son,Van (Lori) Currey; grandchildren, Tyler and Megan Sharp and Hanna and Grant Currey; brother, David (Debi) Currey; and many other loving family members and friends.
Dennis will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father, pawpaw, son and brother.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Faith Chapel North Funeral Home with Brother Bill Flannigan officiating. Interment will follow at Klondike Baptist Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Monday, November 19, 2012, at Faith Chapel North.
Eunice L. Ward
November 13, 2012
Eunice L. Ward, born Harris, passed away at age 94 on November 11, 2012, at Century Care Center.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Lewis L. Ward; parents, James W. and Costilla Harris; son Earl L. Ward; daughter, twin Gloria F. Brown; son-in-law Derrill Starling, and five brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Ward is survived by her son, Paul Von Ward (Tonette Long), daughter, twin Flora Starling, daughter Dianne Mrowiec (Edward Mroweic); 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Ward was a native of Geneva County, Alabama and a resident of Jay for over 73 years. She was a devoted and loving wife, dedicated mother of five children, a doting grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a faithful member of Pine Level Baptist Church, a caring housewife and co-worker with her farmer husband, and a renowned matriarch of the Ward and Harris communities. Mrs. Ward will be missed by all of those who respected her family values, dignity, and honorable reputation in the Jay rural area. She will be particularly remembered by her extended family and friends alike for her acute mind, sharp wit, wide reading and study, self-sufficiency, and independence. She managed her own life to the very end.
Visitation will be at the Jay Funeral Home on Thursday, November 15, 2012, from 6-9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at the Pine Level Baptist Church on Friday, November 16, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Mark Stuart officiating and Reverend Paul Von Ward delivering the eulogy.
Interment will follow at the Ward Family Cemetery on Morristown Road.
Pallbearers are James Ward, Roy Ward, David Ward, Tony Starling, Greg Brown, and Freddy Brown.
Special thanks to the Century Care Center and its wonderful, professional, and caring staff for their attention and support over the last three months. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Ward asked that contributions be made to Pine Level Church.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Charles Carlos Ladner
November 13, 2012
Mr. Charles Carlos Ladner, 74, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, in Century.
Mr. Ladner was a native of Bayville, Louisiana and resident of Century for the past 50 years. Mr. Ladner was a loving husband, father and papa. He was an avid fisherman, shrimper, hunter, professional carpenter and good neighbor to all.
Mr. Ladner is preceded in death by his son, Charles Carlos Ladner, Jr.; two brothers, Floyd Ladner and Shirley Ladner and one sister, Elaine Cruise.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dottie Mae Ladner of Century; two daughters, Cherryl (Oliver) Dykes of Century and Tina Ladner Bankston (Joe Smith) of Flomaton; three brothers, Lavoy Ladner of Gulfport, MS, Junior Ladner of Saucier, MS and Larry Ladner of Saucier, MS; two sisters, Nancy Ladner of Jacksonville and Sara Lee of Mississippi; four grandchildren, John Ladner, April Watson, Misty Lambeth and Lindsey Bagwell and 13 great-granchildren.
Funeral services will be Sunday, November 18, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with his daughter Cherryl Dykes officiating.
Burial will follow at the McCurdy Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday, November 17, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Petty Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Frank Gresham, Leon Smith, Rodney Morgan, Jason Lambeth, Charlie Britt and Jeffrey Britt.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC is in charge of all arrangements.