Elizabeth Ann “Lizzy” Boutwell
June 9, 2012
Elizabeth Ann “Lizzy” Boutwell, age 58 of Atmore passed away Thursday June 7, 2012, in Atmore.
She was retired from Vanity Fair Mills as a seamstress, born in Atmore on September 10, 1953, to William Jefferson and Ester Ardis Salter, Jr.
She is preceded in death by two sisters, Lottie Caraway and Dorothy Caraway.
Survivors are her husband, Joseph Floyd Boutwell, Jr of Atmore two sons, John Salter and wife, Amanda of Atmore, Joseph Boutwell III and wife, Autumn of Bay Minette; one daughter, Emily Boutwell and Jeffery Richardson of Atmore; three brothers, Charles Salter, William J. Salter, Jr. and wife Angie, Dwayne Salter and wife, Linda all of Atmore; three sisters, Dottie Harrelson and husband, James, Mary Janie Caraway and husband Pete, Shirley White and husband Larry all of Atmore; three grandchildren, Kara Tuberville, KeOnna Richardson and Joseph Boutwell III.
Services will be Tuesday June 12, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Sister Helen Fretwell officiating.
Family will receive friends Monday evening June 11, 2012, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore from 6-8 p.m.. Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Eulene Cooper Carroll
June 9, 2012
Eulene Cooper Carroll, age 74, of Milton, went home to be with her Lord, on Monday, June 4, 2012. She was from Flomaton and resided in the Pensacola and Milton area for many years.
She was preceded in death by her Mother Bertha Cooper; her husband of 43 years Emanuel Carroll; father and mother in law Lonnie M. and Carmon Carroll; brother in law Clyde Carroll and brother and sister in law Lloyd and Betty Carroll.
She is survived by her daughter Carmon Cooley; son Mandel Carroll; grandchild Chana Sweeney; great grandchildren Damon Taylor and Cameron McDuffie; sister in law Yvonne Carroll; brother and sister in law Grady and Kathy Carroll; brother and sister in law Robert and Peggy Carroll; sister in law Linda Connor; sister and brother in law Barbara and Danny Glass, all of Milton. sister in law Eunice Melvin of Las Vegas, NV; brother and sister in law Lonnie and Bonnie Carroll of Jay; brother and sister in law Preston and Toni Carroll of Port Alle, LA, and sister and brother in law Sharon and Frank Cope of Houston TX, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Eulene touched many lives and will be truly missed by all who had a special place in their heart for her.
A special thank you to Bob Daniels, Karl Hazelwood, Dawn Downs, Chuck Mathews, Richard Pittman, Preston and Toni, Carroll, Robert Carroll, Sharon Cope, Linda Connor, Barbara Glass, Grady and Kathy Carroll and Jack and Cheryl Graham, for their support during this difficult time.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carroll will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday June 8, 2012, from the Gazebo of Memory Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday June 7, 2012 at Lewis Funeral Home in Milton.
Active pallbearers will be: Karl Hazelwood, Chuck Mathews, Harold McClean, Tommy Downs, Jack and Jacob Graham.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Daniels, Grady Carroll, Lonnie Carroll, Robert Carroll and Preston Carroll.
Judy Marie Ging
June 7, 2012
Judy Ging of Molino, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2012, after a courageous six year battle with cancer. She was a lifelong member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
She was a loving daughter, wife and mother that enjoyed the beach, working in her yard, antiquing, reading, and being JuJu and mam to her grandchildren. She enjoyed being involved with her church and giving her time to numerous community and volunteer services. She also loved traveling near and far with her “sissies” that were with her on her last journey to be with Johnny.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, John Ging Jr. and her parents, Jamie and Evelyn McCurdy.
She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Nowlin; son, Jayson (Karen) Ging; grandchildren, Dylan Nowlin, Hanna Ging and Austin Ging; brother, Don (Susy) McCurdy and her sister, Kay Iannone.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Cancer Society or Aldersgate Cemetery Fence Fund.
Pallbearers will be Dudley Herrington, Larry Enfinger, Ben Abbott, George Hairston, Steve Nicholson and Donnie Nicholson.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2012, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Reverend Allan Gantzhorn officiating. Interment will follow at Aldersgate Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, June 7, 2012, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Eulene Cooper Carroll
June 7, 2012
Eulene Cooper Carroll, age 74, of Milton, went home to be with her Lord, on Monday, June 4, 2012. She was from Flomaton and resided in the Pensacola and Milton area for many years.
She was preceded in death by her mother Bertha Cooper; her husband of 43 years Emanuel Carroll; father and mother-in-law Lonnie M. and Carmon Carroll; brother-in-law Clyde Carroll and brother and sister-in-law Lloyd and Betty Carroll.
She is survived by her daughter Carmon Cooley; son Mandel Carroll; grandchild Chana Sweeney; great grandchildren Damon Taylor and Cameron McDuffie; sister in law Yvonne Carroll; brother and sister in law Grady and Kathy Carroll; brother and sister in law Robert and Peggy Carroll; sister in law Linda Connor; sister and brother in law Barbara and Danny Glass, all of Milton. sister in law Eunice Melvin of Las Vegas, NV; brother and sister in law Lonnie and Bonnie Carroll of Jay.; brother and sister in law Preston and Toni Carroll of Port Allen, LA; and sister and brother in law Sharon and Frank Cope of Houston, TX; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Eulene touched many lives and will be truly missed by all who had a special place in their heart for her.
A special thank you to Bob Daniels, Karl Hazelwood, Dawn Downs, Chuck Mathews, Richard Pittman, Preston and Toni, Carroll, Robert Carroll, Sharon Cope, Linda Connor, Barbara Glass, Grady and Kathy Carroll and Jack and Cheryl Graham, for their support during this difficult time.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carroll will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday June 8, 2012, from the Gazebo of Memory Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday June 7, 2012, at Lewis Funeral Home in Milton.
Active pallbearers will be: Karl Hazelwood, Chuck Mathews, Harold McClean, Tommy Downs, Jack and Jacob Graham.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Daniels, Grady Carroll, Lonnie Carroll, Robert Carroll and Preston Carroll.
Martha Alene Singleton
June 4, 2012
Martha Alene Singleton, age 81 of Molino, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at a local hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cantonment. Ms. Singleton retired from Monsanto
.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph R. Singleton.
She is survived by her son, Joseph Edward Singleton (Barbara); two grandchildren, Roger and Christy Singleton and three siblings, Hilton Davis, Dot Moore and Charles Rueben Davis (Wilodone).
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Will Stone officiating.
The family will receive friends at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. until noon.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North1000 Hwy 29 South, Cantonment, is in charge of arrangements.
Vivian Dobbs Burns
June 4, 2012
Vivian Dobbs Burns, age 97 of Jay, passed peacefully Monday morning June 1, 2012.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years William Eddie “Bo” Burns; parents, William and Mary Dobbs; children, Lena Mildred, Cecil Jackson and William Brady “Bill” Burns; siblings, Cecil Dobbs, Wyvern Dobbs, Thelma Settles, and Dorothy Baker.
She is survived by one daughter, Lucy Burns (Richard) Luker; grandchildren, Adair (Jimmy) Cotton, Dedra (Ronnye) Thomas, Brady Burns, Dennis (Anne) Luker, Barry (Keli) Luker, and Vivian (Edward) White; great grandchildren, Kyle, Breine, Lauren, Brooke, Richard, Jonathan, Garrett, Alex, Will, Taylor, Dalton, Jack, Seth, and Elizabeth; great great grandchildren, Lance, Hunter, and William; cousins, Dot and Amos Burns; special caregivers, Pete and Dottie Rowell and Joyce Whittaker and many relatives and friends.
Vivian was a lifelong resident of Santa Rosa County, a graduate of Jay High School and Troy University. She worked as a substitute teacher and in the adult school until becoming the first female principal in Santa Rosa County for the Jay Adult School. She was very active in the community and was a charter member of the Jay Chapter #208 Order of the Eastern Star for nearly 65 years.
Funeral services will be held at Jay First Baptist Church on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 2:00 p.m.. with Bro. Earl Green officiating. Burial will follow at Jay Cemetery.
A visitation will be held on Monday, June 4, 2012 from 6-8 p.m. at Jay First Baptist Church.
Active Pallbearers will be Brady Burns, Kyle Burns, Jimmy Cotton, Ronnye Thomas, Garrett Thomas, D.J. Whitbey, Pete Rowell, and Alberto Alcantar.
Honorary Pallbearers will be the sisters and brothers of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Flowers are welcome or donations in memory of Vivian can be made to Jay First Baptist Church. Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Annie Maude McCurdy
June 3, 2012
Mrs. Annie Maude McCurdy passed away on Saturday June 2, 2012, in Atmore.
Mrs. McCurdy was a lifetime resident of Atmore and a member of the Poarch Creek Indians.
She is preceded in death by her husband Willie McCurdy, her parents James and Zemmer Presley and one Sister Nummie Presley.
Survivors include one son, Wayne McCurdy (Mavis) of Atmore; two daughters, Dorothy Annette McCurdy Lane (Billy) of Atmore, Annie Stough (Danny) of Tuscaloosa; eight grandchildren; two Step grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday June 4, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Petty- Eastside Chapel with Rev. Leo Luker officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Rolin, Don Wayne Rolin, Dempsey Rolin, Ronald Rolin, Elvis Presley and Donald Presley.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Mary Evolyn Kittrell Whitson
June 2, 2012
In the quiet morning hours on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, our beautiful spirited mother Mary Evolyn Kittrell Whitson slipped gently from her earthly home into the arms of her Heavenly Father and was joyously welcomed by many loved ones.
She was born May 10, 1916, in the thriving sawmill town of Muscogee to Floyd Western Kittrell and Maud Evolyn Arnold Kittrell. In her early years she attended Muscogee School and enjoyed the camaraderie of siblings and classmates; some of whom remained lifelong friends. She was christened in the Knox Presbyterian Church in Muscogee where she remembered vividly seeing as a child the beautiful stained glass windows.
At age nine her parents moved to Pensacola where she enjoyed being a city girl. A few years later her family returned to the country settling in the Farm Hill community in Cantonment. During her teen years she attended J.M. Tate School where she participated in various school activities; she especially loved playing on the girls basketball team.
While attending a baptism on Perdido River at Muscogee her pretty red hair caught the eye of a very handsome Carl R. Whitson, Sr. from Gonzalez. After a whirlwind courtship, and a few months shy of her 18th birthday, they were married on January 25th, 1934, by family friend Rev. A.J. Townley.
They settled in Pensacola and the following year began a wonderful family with the birth of their first child. In 1947 they relocated to a home in the Cantonment Farm Hill community where they would spend the remaining years of their lives. They were married 49 years before Carl went to be with his Lord and Savior.
God gave mother many talents and she generously shared them with family and friends. She possessed and inner strength and “can do” spirit that was evident to anyone who knew her. As our first teacher, we learned from her that “God is Love and He is always with us”. She taught us the meaning of charity and to and to always think of others in need.
Having joined Lathram Chapel Methodist Church, she worked tirelessly with her mother and others to keep the small church alive, all the while serving 27 years as church pianist.
In 1948, mother’s journey led her to St. Regis Paper Company in Cantonment where she gained employment and worked for the next 33 years. Following retirement from St.Regis, she began volunteer work. One of her favorite projects was tutoring at Jim Allen Elementary School in early childhood classes. She continued a family tradition of volunteering as a poll worker on election day, serving for many years at Precinct 21 in Cantonment.
An opportunity to sell beautiful Tiara glass was presented and soon she became a top saleswoman for the company, winning many awards and premiums.
Traveling around her wonderful country was truly a blessing for her, especially enjoying trips with family to the West, Washington D.C., Chicago, the Black Hills of the Dakotas, the mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky, and South Florida .
Gardening was one of her favorite hobbies and she had a very green thumb. Always eager to share cutting, plants from her yard are blooming all over the country. Other hobbies included reading, sewing and playing a weekly game of Bunco with special friends. These Bunco parties began in 1960 and continued for over 40 years. We often teased her about her “gambling” habit.
But her absolute favorite activity was spending time with her family. She especially loved our large gatherings for holidays and birthdays. Her love of family and pride in them was never ending. We loved her so and we’ll miss her always.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years , Carl Rushing Whitson, Sr. and two infant children, Nancy Karen Whitson, and Gary Dean Whitson, parents Floyd Western Kittrell and Maud Evolyn Arnold Kittrell, brothers Carl Dane Kittrell, John Daniel Kittrell, Floyd Arnold Kittrell, Eugene Otis Kittrell, and James Western Kittrell; father -in-law, Gilbert Wesley Whitson, mother-in-law, Lelia Bowman Whitson, sister-in-law, Lulu Ruth Whitson Levy, and sons- in law Herman Conley and William(Sonny) Benefield, and many friends.
She is survived by sons Carl Rushing Whitson, Jr. (Beth) , and Paul Maurice Whitson ; daughters Mary Gwen Whitson Conley, Joyce Carol Whitson Robbins (Jim), Jackowyn Emile Whitson Benefield; sister Olivia Delorious Kittrell Hamilton; 10 grandchildren, Michael A. Conley (Faye), Keith W. Conley (Shan), Jeffrey K. Robbins (Kelly), Jamie D Robbins-London (Don), Joanna R. Robbins Hayes (Rob), Carl R. Whitson, III (Julia), Mona Lynn Whitson Baker, William Bryan Benefield, Darla Ann Whitson Shiver, and Paul Reese Whitson (Angie) and 19 Great Granchildren:, Kady Robbins, Lauren and Ashton Conley,Levi and Rena Whitson, Ali, Anna and Riley Hayes, Tegan and Eric Shiver, Marcus, Tristan Ian, Evan, & Elizabeth Baker, Stella London, Bryanna and Mckala Benefield.
Visitation and services will beheld at Faith Chapel North Cantonment. Visitation Saturday June 2nd, 5-7 p.m., and services Sunday, June 3 at 2 pm. Officiating will be Rev. John Kuritz and Rev. Pam Avery with grandsons serving as pallbearers. Interment will follow services at Lathram Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Cantonment.
Memorials may be made to one of her favorite charities — The United Methodist Children’s Home, 3140 Zelda Court, Montgomery, AL 36106 , (800) 239.3575. Family would like to thanks Dr. Gary Gotthelf and staff for many years of caring for mother, and Emerald Coast Hospice, especially Julie Brigham, R.N., and Evelyn Fields for their kindness and loving care, and her special niece Mary Elizabeth Kittrell Deese.
Faith Chapel North is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas ‘Tommy’ Alvin Allgood
May 31, 2012
Mr. Thomas ‘Tommy’ Alvin Allgood, age 52 passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012, at his home after an extended illness.
Mr. Allgood was a native of Atmore but had spent his lifetime in the Flomaton community where he was a member of Little Escambia Baptist Church. During his working years, he worked as a millwright and welder with International Paper Company.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Allgood of Flomaton; his mother, Anna Allgood of Flomaton, his sons, Jesse (Kara) Allgood of Cottondale, FL, and Jonathan (Miranda) Allgood of Flomaton; brothers, Stein Farrior of Waynesboro, MS, and Terry Allgood of Dothan, AL; sisters, Lecta Johnson of Purvis, MS, and Donna Allgood of Houston, TX, and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 1, 2012 from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Howard, Rev. Tony Richburg and speaker Cliff Furney officiating. Interment will follow in Flomaton Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Cliff Furney, Jason Hart, Bill Arrington, Jeff Prescott, Roger Brown and Joffrey Tullis.
Henry Luvon Lewis
May 31, 2012
Henry Luvon Lewis (Paw-Paw, 84 years young of Century, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Henry Lewis was retired U.S. Navy flight engineer during WWII, the Korean Conflict and a Vietnam veteran. He also served as police chief of Century. He is a 32nd degree Mason of Century Lodge # 213 and belonged to Scottish Rights of Pensacola and Eastern Star of Jay. He was a member of Rays Chapel Baptist Church of Bogia. Henry was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph B. and Ora B. Lewis; brothers, James Lewis and Charles Lewis; sisters, Lois Fletcher (Sheets) and Christine Sellers.
Survivors include his loving wife Mary Luvene Lewis (Sister) of Century; a son Henry L. Lewis, Jr. (Butch) of Molino and his wife Donna; two daughters, Mary D. Kinselle (Debbie) of Maryland and her husband David and Shari L. Bauldree of Navarre and her husband Rusty; one sister, Martha Hedden; one brother Terry Lewis; seven grandchildren; three great grandsons; one new great grandchild on its way; his loving dog Angel; and many other loving relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North-Cantonment with Pastor Mitch Herring officiating. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery.
Serving as active pallbearers at the chapel will be his fellow Masons ,and the United States Navy Honor Guard will serve as pallbearers at the graveside.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, June 1, 2012, from 5-7:00 p.m.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway South Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.