Myrtle Lee Morgan
May 25, 2011
Myrtle Lee Morgan passed away Monday, May 23, 2011.
“Well done thy good and faithful servant”, Granny heard after serving her Lord some 98 years here on earth, He called her home. Myrtle was born in Mckenzie, AL where she later met and married the love of her life, Lester (Bud) Morgan. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her precious family of six children loved and appreciated her priorities she set in life. She instilled non-judgmental values of character as she pointed to the Bible as her absolute road map for life. Of her many virtues, her graceful, quiet and humble way of expression was always evident.
She enjoyed gathering, freezing and cooking fresh vegetables for her family. She was deeply loved by her family, extended family and a host of friends who were always inspired by he strength and zeal to preserve. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church where she remained active until health prevented her attendance. She was a faithful prayer warrior.
A Mother’s Prayer I wash the dirt from little feet, and as I wash I pray, “Lord keep them ever pure and true, to walk the narrow way.” I wash the dirt from little hands, and earnestly I ask, “Lord, may they yielded be, to do the humblest task.” I wash the dirt from little knees, and pray, “Lord, may they be, The place where victories are won, and orders sought from Thee.” I scrub the clothes that soil so soon, and I pray, “Lord, may her dress Throughout eternal ages be Thy robe of righteousness.” (Barbara C. Ryberg)
Granny is preceded in death by her husband, Lester Lee (Bud) Morgan; children Tevis Reeves, Margaret Alene Greene, Jan Damon Morgan, Lester Franklin Morgan; and grandchildren; Alan and Ricky Johnson.
She is survived by sons Nathan Wayne (Georgia) Morgan of Brewton, and James Cleve (Carolyn) Morgan of Byrneville; 12 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, numerous great-great grandchildren, and a host of friends.
Home going services will be held Thursday May 26, 2011, at the Flomaton Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. with her T.V. pastor, Dr. Dale Patterson officiating. Visitation will be held at 10:30 a.m. until service time. The family will receive friends one half hour prior to the services. Interment will be in Concord Cemetery in Jay with Flomaton Funeral Home directing.
Donald Ray Hart
May 24, 2011
Donald Ray Hart passed away at the age of 81 on May 23, 2011.
He was born in St. Louis Missouri on November 1, 1929. In 1957, he moved to the Chicago area and in 1976 moved to the Cleveland, Ohio area. In the mid 1990’s Don relocated to Walnut Hill where he lived the remainder of his life and peacefully passed away in his home with his family members at his side.
At the age of 15, Don began his lifelong career with the railroad in St. Louis as a mail courier, then rose through the ranks and was promoted to the Chicago office as a freight claim adjuster. In 1976 he was promoted to freight claim district manager and moved to the Cleveland area. In 1987 Don retired from the Norfolk Southern Railroad after 42 years of dedicated service. Upon retirement Don began his own company, Granite City Enterprises.
Don is survived by his wife of 55 years, Emma E. (Sommer) Hart; his two children, Michael R. Hart, wife Bethany; Donna L. Hart-Miller, husband Edward; two grandsons, Aaron P. Miller and Jeremy C. Miller; and one great-grandson, Lochlan Fleming-Miller.
In Don’s leisure time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, flea marketing and traveling with his family. He was an active member and trustee of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Downers Grove, Illinois and the President of the Smart Acres Home Association in Darien, Illinois. He was a member of The First United Methodist Church in Atmore.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Covenant Hospice for the care and comfort for Don and his family. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Covenant Hospice of Milton 6479 Caroline St. Suite B, Milton, FL. 32570 or to First United Methodist Church 311 South Pensacola Ave. Atmore, AL. 36502.
A memorial service will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at The United Methodist Church Atmore, AL.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Inc. of Atmore, AL. is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Tyrone Fralick
May 24, 2011
Mr. Thomas Tyrone Fralick, 71, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011, at a Pensacola hospital.
Mr. Fralick was a native of Excel and a resident of Walnut Hill for the past 42 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, retired from Vanity Fair after 29 years and attended the Sovereign Grace Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Lynn Fralick of Walnut Hill; his son, Kevin and Marina Fralick of Pensacola; two daughters, Trellis and Jeff Barnes of Walnut Hill, and Julie and Jason Taylor of Booneville; four grandchildren, Breanna Barnes, Jordan Taylor, Jaimee Taylor and Jake Taylor; two brothers, Arvel Lee Fralick of Uriah, and Randall Paul Fralick of Pensacola; and four sisters, Barbara Gibson of Grove Hill, Nina Welborn, Lavine Kast, and Judy Branch, all of Pensacola.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Minister Kevin Fralick and Minister Chuck Ellis officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery with military honors.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2011, from 9:30 a.m. until funeral time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home in Atmore.
Pallbearers will be Allen Sharpless, Larry Sharpless, Glenn Sharpless, Wayne Fralick, Mark Fralick and Paul Fralick.
Shelia Dunsford Mathis
May 23, 2011
Shelia Dunsford Mathis, 56, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at a Pensacola hospital.
Ms. Mathis was a native and lifelong resident of Jay and attended the Ebenezer Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her father, H.R. Dunsford.
She is survived by her husband, Jerry Wayne “Gator” Mathis of Flomaton; two sons, Marcus Wayne and Cindy Mathis of Century, and James Jeremy and Jennifer Mathis of Pace; two daughters, Gidget and Jeremy Dortch of Flomaton, and Kendra Michelle Bonner of Jay; her mother, Azzelene Dunsford of Jay; five grandchildren; and two brothers, Henry Dunsford of Jay, and Jerry Lee and Barbara Dunsford of East Milton.
Funeral services will be held Monday, May 23, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Carnley and the Rev. Wayne Plotner officiating.
Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James Mathis, Shane Dunsford, Steven Dunsford, Bill Cozart, Chuck Alderidge and Michael McDonald.
Barbara Ann (Bowman) Nowling
May 20, 2011
Barbara Ann (Bowman) Nowling left her temporary home May 17, 2011, after losing a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara lived in the Pensacola area her entire life and resided in Molino.
She leaves behind her beautiful, loving children, Gary Watson (Ginger), James Manning, Vicky Polk (Tommy); step-children, Jamie Nowling (Sherry), Matt Nowling (Amity) and Tommy Nowling.
Barbara’s legacy will live on through her loving sisters and brothers, Joyce Redd, Sandra Shipps (Ernie), Connie Ferro (Rodney), Charles Bowman, Sr., Eugene Bowman, Sr. (Cheryl), and Ray McDuffie (Mary); numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends whose lives she touched with such charisma, strength and always love.
She will have a joyous homecoming reunion with pre-deceased family members: James Nowling (husband), Jimmy “Buddy” Manning (husband), Curtis Watson (ex-husband), Cheryl (Watson) Ostermeyer (daughter), Ronnie Manning (son), Shepherd Bowman (father), Juanita Lord (mother), Donald Ray “Bo” Bowman (brother), and Jerry Wayne Bowman (brother).
Family and friends can celebrate her journey home at Pensacola Memorial Gardens Funeral Home on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until services start at 11:00 a.m.
Interment will be at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Opal Lambeth Valenzuela Free
May 18, 2011
Mrs. Opal Lambeth Valenzuela Free, 55, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2011, in Davisville.
Mrs. Free was a native of Atmore, a former resident of Bay Minette, and a resident of Davisville for most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 188 in Century and the Vision Ministry Church of Bay Minette.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin L. Free of Davisville; her son, Chad and Lori Lambeth of Rabon; three daughters, April and Steve Kelley of Perdido, Angel and Denny Carlton of Bay Minette, and Mina Lambeth and Robert Day of Rabon; her mother, Ruth Hadley of Elanor; 11 grandchildren; two brothers, Shannon and Selena Vinson of Elsanor and Daryl and Diane Bryars of Perdido; and a sister, Peggy Sue Naylor of Ft. Myers.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 20, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronald Hall officiating. Burial will follow at White Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Denny Carlton, Robert Day, Steve Kelley, Derrick Crocker, Stoney Shiver and Tony Carlton.
Robert “Earl” Gafford
May 18, 2011
Mr. Robert “Earl” Gafford, Sr., age 58, passed away Monday, May 16, 2011, at a Crestview hospital.
Mr. Gafford was a native of Pensacola and a resident of Holt for the past 11 years, coming from Pensacola. He worked as a surveyor and was of the Baptist faith. He loved to watch his grandchildren play sports, was a loving family man, and an avid LSU fan. Mr. Gafford was preceded in death by his father, Mr. Otto Stokes, Jr.
He is survived by his mother, Barbara Stokes of Century; his wife, Teresa Broxson of Holt; two sons, Robert Earl Gafford, Jr. of Holt, Jamie Gafford of Century; daughter, Charity Gafford of Milton; stepsons, Joshua and Joseph Johnson of Holt; stepdaughters, Sara Booker of Baker, Amanda Mackey of Pensacola; brothers, John William Gafford of Century, and Otto Stokes III of Century; sisters, Ruby Patricia Tolbert of Brewton, and Barbara Ann Flowers of Pensacola; and 16 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Flomaton Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Barrow officiating. Interment will follow in Bay Minette Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Flomaton Funeral Home on Wednesday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Katherine R. Cooper
May 18, 2011
Mrs. Katherine R. Cooper, 91, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at a local hospital.
Mrs. Cooper was a native of Talasheek, LA, a resident of Atmore, for the past 41 years, a retired co-manager of the Super 5 & 10, and attended the Baptist church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She lived here as a child and was a 5th and 6th Grader at Rachel Patterson School.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John E. and Olive Ritchey, Sr., and four siblings, Herbert Doyle Ritchey, Thelma Ritchey Nall, Margaret Ritchey Pattillo, and John E. Ritchey, Jr.
She is survived by her Husband of 70 years, Benjamin Yancy Cooper, Jr. of Atmore; two sons, Benjamin Yancy and Kay Cooper II of Falls Church, VA, and Kenneth Milton and Dawn Cooper of Atmore; her daughter, Kay Cooper Porter of St. Louis, MO; five grandchildren, Claire and Peter Newton, Colin Porter, Alex and Maggie Cooper, Benjamin Yancy Cooper IV and Courtney Cooper; and a great-grandchild, Cooper Newton.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Keese officiating Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. until funeral time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Gladys M. Middleton
May 18, 2011
Gladys M. Middleton, 89 of Atmore, died Saturday May 14, 2011, in Atmore. She was born on July 05, 1921, in Milton to the late Nealy Jefferson and Nettie Sanders Martin.
Earlier in her adult life, Gladys was an auto parts salesperson at her family’s business, Martin Automotive Supply in Atmore, and later with Haskew owned and operated Middleton’s Grocery in Atmore.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Will Middleton.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Haskew Middleton of Atmore; one son, Bob Middleton of Orange Beach; one daughter, Pam Middleton of Irvington, NY; one sister, Edna Barrentine of Spanish Fort; two grandchildren, Adam Middleton of Atlanta and Jill Middleton of Daphne; and one great-grandchild, Will Middleton.
Services were held Tuesday May 17, 2011, from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Arnold Hendrix officiating, Interment followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Active Pallbearers were Floyd Adams, Adam Middleton, Steve Jernigan, James Norris, Fritz Curry and Lowell McGill.
Family received friends Monday evening May 16, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Charles Van Kilgore
May 18, 2011
Mr. Charles Van Kilgore, age 70, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at his Flomaton residence.
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Kilgore will be held on Friday, May 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Green Acres Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be held at Craver’s Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.