Essie Mae Chavers
May 25, 2012
Mrs. Essie Mae Chavers, age 89, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, in the Brewton hospital.
Mrs. Chavers was a native and life long resident of the Wallace community. She taught school at the A.D. Kelley school in Wallace for a number of years, and volunteered for the National Weather Service for 50 years. She was a member of Hanberry Holiness Church. Mrs. Chavers was preceded in death by her husband, Lee C. Chavers; a son, Floyd Chavers; two brothers, Leonard Pettis, and Cleve Pettis; and a sister, Voncile Chavers.
She is survived by her son, Elton (Jackie Windham) Chavers of Bon Secour; one daughter, Kathryn (Leonard) Conrad of Wallace; four brothers, Howard Pettis of Mobile, Coley Pettis of Mobile, Claude Pettis of Theodore, and Allen D. Pettis of Wallace; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. from the chapel of Craver’s Funeral Home with Rev. Phillip Pettis and Rev. Wilbur “Gam” Graves officiating. Interment will follow in Hanberry Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Craver’s Funeral Home on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. until service time at 2:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hanberry Holiness Church Cemetery Fund.
Leonard B. “Lennie” Daniels
May 25, 2012
Leonard B. “Lennie” Daniels, age 81 of Cantonment, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
Mr. Daniels was the co- owner/operator of Daniels Ellis Electrical Supply Company for over 50 years. He was a member of East Brent Baptist Church. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He will be remembered as a man who loved his family with all of his heart, he put God first in everything he did. A good and honest man who was non-judgmental. He was a best friend “to many”. He led by example. He always said that “there is a right way, a wrong way and God’s way”. His employees always said of him that no matter how difficult times were, Lennie always kept the faith.
He is preceded in death by one grandson, Riley Daniels; five sisters, Vera Strickland, Lynette Brown, Johnnie Baggett, Addie Lee Hall and Margie Parker and one brother, Walter Daniels.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Gwynne Daniels; three children, Zeta Gornick (Joe), Angie Gilmore (Mark) and Mike Daniels (Gena); five grandchildren, Rachel Parker, Brandon Gilmore, Chad Gornick, Justin Gilmore and Reagan Daniels; one great-grandson, Carson Parker; one brother, James W. Daniels; numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Doyle Mobley,Enzor Kimbro, Gary Bedgood, Charlie Martin, John W. Ellis, James Wiggins. Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond Gilmore and Lennie’s Sunday school class.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to East Brent Baptist Church Building Fund, 4801 North Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32503, or The Ronald McDonald House, 5200 Bayou Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32503.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012, at East Brent Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Dale Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.
LS “Pete” Bartley
May 25, 2012
Mr. LS “Pete” Bartley, 77, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Phillipsville, AL. Mr. Bartley was a native of Walnut Hill and a resident of Phillipsville for the past 34 years. He attended Walnut Hill Baptist Church. He was a woodworker, cabinetmaker and an avid gardener.
He is preceded in death by a son Bruce Bartley and grandson L. Shawn Bartley.
He is survived by his wife, Estelle Bartley of Phillipsville; four sons, Edwin (Carol) Bartley of Phillipsville, John Edward (Barbara) Ryland of Robinsonville, Ronnie (Viola) Ryland of Phillipsville, and Donnie (Amanda Marie Crain) Ryland of Bay Minette; daughter, Sherry R. (Reth) Smith of WhiteHouse Fork; two sisters, Martha (Adrian) Stacey of Atmore and Joyce Black of Texas; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Craig Hayles officiating. Burial will follow at the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 26, 2012, from 6:00 to 8:00 p. m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Quincy Stacey, Larry Hayles, Barry Homan, Brandan Brlyski, David Garrett and Logan Smith.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in charge of all arrangements.
Grace C. McCain
May 25, 2012
Grace C. McCain, 78, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. She was born in Molino to Reno and Grace Coffield.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Penton; two brothers and four sisters.
Her mother died the night she was born, and she was raised by her aunt and uncle.
She is survived by her sister Lillian Nowak of Cantonment.
Grace graduated from Tate High School and when she turned 18 went to work at the paper mill and worked until 1994.
She married J.C. McCain in 1993, and they shared a beautiful friendship for 19 years.
Grace had no children of her own but enjoyed two stepchildren during and after her first marriage (Clyde Jr. & Myra Whitmore) and Michael, Jack and Jerry of her second marriage.
Grace loved to travel and see new places She went to British Columbia, Canada, while her husband worked there, also Washington, Oregon, New Hampshire, Maine, and all the northeastern states. Used to go to the “Smokies” every year. Had her first and only sleigh ride in the woods in New Hampshire, and she loved it.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home South.
Howard A. Webb, Sr.
May 25, 2012
Howard A. Webb, Sr., 85, went home to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in heaven on May 23, 2012, where he joined his father, James J. Webb, Sr., his mother Annice B. Webb, and his sister Lucille Elizabeth Webb.
He leaves behind his beloved wife of 57 years Margie F. Webb; four sons, Howard A. Webb, Jr (Connie), Norman R. Webb, Donald A. Webb (Tina) and Phillip W. Webb (JoAnne); six grandchildren, Zachary (Brook), Benjamin, Megan, Brantley, Christy and Lorraine (Richie); six great-grandchildren, Tyler, Dillon, Kelsey, Emma-Leigh, Dalton and Ava, brother James J. Webb, Jr. (Margaret); lifelong friend Earl V. Keene (Mireya) and many nephews, nieces and cousins.
Born and raised in the Pine Forest community of Pensacola, he moved to Bratt, Florida in 1973 to finish raising his sons on a farm and retired to Daphne, Alabama in 2004.
A graduate of Tate High School, he was drafted into the US Army Air Corp during World War II. Afterward he attended Toccoa Falls Bible College. Returning to Pensacola, he was employed at the St. Regis Paper Mill until the Chemstrand Nylon Plant opened. He retired from the maintenance department at Monsanto in 1985, and then worked as a service mechanic at Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation until 1995. He was a member of Bratt First Baptist Church.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012, from 6 until 8 p.m. and 1 hour prior to the service. The Rev. Grant Barber will be officiating the services at Pensacola Memorial Gardens, Saturday, May 26 at 1:00 pm.
Pallbearers are James A. Webb, Douglas Webb, William Webb, Rev. John F. Webb, Mark Webb and Joseph Urquhart.
Frances Juanita Watford
May 22, 2012
Frances Juanita Watford (Miss Juanita), 86 of Atmore, departed this life Monday on May 21, 2012, in Atmore. She was employed with Graham Oil Co., the Wildlife Federation, and many years with Masland Carpets. She was born in Lottie, AL, on October 14, 1925, to the late Ben Davis and Ellen Whitney Watford.
She is preceded in death by two brothers, Ben Davis Watford, Jr. and Grady Watford.
She is survived by four nieces, Brenda Yeatman of Gastonia, NC, Tina Mirkheshti of Canton, GA, Debbie Patridge of Castle Rock, CO, and Tammy Watford of Littleton, CO; and many friends.
Services will be Thursday May 24, 2012, at 2 p.m. from hte Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim Thorpe officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers are Michael Phillips, Terry Jones, Theotis Williams, Johnny Gibbs, Ray Coon and Bill Staff.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
James Vinson Nix
May 22, 2012
Mr. James Vinson Nix, age 43, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012, in Mobile. Mr. Nix was born in Evergreen and had lived in Flomaton for a number of years. He worked in the lawn care maintenance field. He was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his father, Mr. James A. Nix of Flomaton; one son, Allen Nix of Century; three daughters, Ashley Nix, Lindsey Nix, and Britney Nix, all of Century; one sister, Sunji Hunter of Century.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Craver’s Funeral Home with Rev. William Stuckey officiating. Interment will follow in Beulah Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Craver’s Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Maggie Case Myers
May 22, 2012
Mrs. Maggie Case Myers, age 95 of Pensacola, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at a Milton health care facility.
Mrs. Myers was a native of Franklin County, MS, and had been a member of the Century community since 1957 and a resident of Pensacola for the last eight years. She was a member of the Flomaton Senior Citizens Group and the Century First Baptist Church. Mrs. Myers was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Thomas Leroy Myers and their son, Richard William Myers, and grandson, Kenneth Myers, Jr.
She is survived by her sons, Fred (Judith) Myers, and Ken (Priscilla) Myers, both of Pensacola; brother, Prentiss William Case, Jr. of Ridgeland, MS; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday morning, May 23, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. until service time at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Jesse Woods officiating. Interment will be in Flomaton Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Edsel Smith, Lloyd Barrow, Joe Gunter, Delmar Tew, Lee Gunter and Steve Drain.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Century First Baptist Church or to the Hospice of Santa Rosa County in Milton.
Kenneth D. Moore
May 19, 2012
Kenneth D. Moore, 41 of Bay Minette, passed away Wednesday May 16, 2012, in Atmore. He was an corrections officer with Alabama Department of Corrections. He was born on January 30, 1971, in Erie County, NY, to Sylvester and Dorothy Oates Moore.
He is preceded in death by his father, Sylvester Moore.
Survivors are his wife Deborah Gail Howard Moore, son D.J. Howard;,daughter Dejia Moore, all of Bay Minette; mother Dorothy Oates Moore of Brewton; three brothers, John Lovelace, Robert Moore and Michael Moore all of Buffalo, NY; sister Jacqueline Stevens of Brewton; aunt Patricia Moore of Buffalo, NY; three uncles, John Fanning and wife, Marilyn of Buffalo, Jerry Fanning and wife, Evelyn of Andalusia, AL, Johnny McCreary of Pensacola; nieces and nephews Michelle Moore, Tashawna Perkins, Robert Moore II, Desiree Moore, Nnenaha Moore, Jessica Moore, Quincey Strothers, Myranda Hyde; great niece and nephew, Alyiah Smith and Eugene Anderson III; and may friends.
Services will be Monday May 21, 2012, at 4 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel in Atmore with the prison chaplin officiating.
Family will receive friends, Sunday evening May 20, 2012, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 4:30-8 p.m., And again on Monday May 21, 2012, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 8 a.m. until noon.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Mr. Charles Edward Hall
May 19, 2012
Mr. Charles Edward Hall, age 62, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. in Biloxi.
Mr. Hall was a native of Walnut Hill and a resident of Cantonment for the past 12 Years. Mr. Hall was a member of the VFW, DAV, a veteran of Vietnam, and a retired United States Marine where he served 22 years as Master Sergeant.
He is preceded in death by his daughter Angel Hall, parents Edison and Christin Hall and a sister Mary Hall Freeman.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Hall of Cantonment; son, Jesse Hall of Canoe; one stepson, John Bray of Cantonment; two brothers, Joe Hall of Walnut Hill and John Hall of Bay Springs, MS; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Monday, May 21, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Petty Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Gipson officiating.
Burial will follow at Barrancas National Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, May 20, 2012, from 6-9 p.m.. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be John Bray, Al Parks, Ray Thompson, Willie Chestang, Alan Hopkins and Mike Skalski.