Dustin Blake McFadden Smith
June 10, 2011
Dustin Blake McFadden Smith, 21 of McDavid died Thursday, June 9, 2011. He was a member of Catawba Springs Baptist Church and had been a resident of McDavid for five years after moving from Flomaton.
He is survived by his parents, Darrin F.(Roylene) Smith of McDavid; Carrie McFadden (Dell) Jackson of Flomaton; a special friend, Kayla Zisa of McDavid; son, Kayden Smith of McDavid; brothers, Dakota Smith of Chumuckla, Austin Jackson, Tanner Jackson and Tyler Jackson, all of Flomaton; step-brother, Roy Brown of Fort Bragg, N.C.; sister, Makaya Smith of Chumuckla; stepsisters, Tammie Brown of McDavid, and Carrie Pace of Atmore; great grandfather, James H. Lambeth of Brewton; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation will be held Saturday, June 11 at the Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel from 6 until 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Byrne Pitts officiating and Rev. Harold Brown and Rev. Rick Freeman assisting. Interment will following in the Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery in Bogia.
Pallbearers will be Keegan Lambeth, Tyler Jackson, Steve Brown, Carl Clausen, Ethan Gatewood and Aaron Sutton.
Robert Edward Morris, Jr.
June 8, 2011
Robert Edward Morris, Jr. passed away, June 4, 2011, at his home in Cantonment. He was born May 26, 1947, in Foley to Robert and Ruby Hobbs Morris. He graduated from Tate High School in 1965. He served in the Air Force from 1966-1969. He was a Vietnam Veteran. He retired from Gulf Power Crist Plant after 32 years.
Eddie was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his two daughters and their husbands; Jackie and Norman Bankston of Jay, Mendy and John Schrader of New Haven, IN; four cherished grandchildren Malerie and John Tyler Schrader, Madeline and Kinion Bankston; his siblings Charlotte (Elvin) Gafford, Roger (Tammy) Morris, and Johnny (Donna) Morris, four aunts and one uncle, Willer Culp, Emily Ashley, Wilma Taylor, Ossie and Virginia Morris as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2011 from 5-7 p.m. with funeral services being held Thursday, June 9, 2011, at 10 a.m.. Both will be at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North-Cantonment. Burial will follow at Clear Spring Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be his nephews.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 South Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.
Ina Lee Roach Conway
June 7, 2011
Mrs. Ina Lee Roach Conway, 89, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2011, in Pensacola.
Mrs. Conway was a native of McDavid and a resident of Century and McDavid for most of her life. She attended the Century First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew J. Conway.
Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Eva R. and Houston Conway of Pensacola; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to Regency Hospice, Dr. John Boden, Kari, Jeanette, and Jo, Counseling on Aging, Josephine Cook, and special friends, Brenda Fowler and Marie Long.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 10, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Earle Greene officiating.
Burial will follow at Godwin Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 10, 2011, from 12:30 p.m. until funeral time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home in Atmore.
Pallbearers will be Bernard Conway, James Nall, Tommy Conway, Jameson Kimbrel, Jim Kimbrel and Lavelle Steel.
Nina Gail Thrower
June 6, 2011
Nina Gail Thrower, 68, passed away on Saturday, June 4, in McDavid.
Mrs. Thrower was a native of Atmore and a lifelong resident of McDavid. She attended the Walnut Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Robert G. Thrower, Sr. of McDavid; her son, the Rev. Robert G. Thrower, Jr. of Atmore; her daughter, Lori Ann Sawyer of Walnut Hill, FL and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 6, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Thrower, Jr. officiating.
Burial will follow at Walnut Hill Baptist Cemetery.
Visitation was held Sunday, June 5, 2011, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Billy Rex Gibson, Arthur Louis Thrower, Pat Wilson, Jon Wilson, Greg Wilson and Arver Moorer.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Glass and Roy Foster.
Barbara Harrison
June 6, 2011
Mrs. Barbara Harrison, 66, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011, at a Santa Rosa County hospital.
Mrs. Harrison was a native of Jay and a resident of Atmore for the past 44 years. She attended the Church of the Living God.
Survivors include her husband of 44 years, the Rev. Earl Harrison of Atmore; four sons, James Earl and Jennifer Harrison of Atmore, John Robert and Shannon Harrison of TN, William Anthony and Lisa Cody of Jay, and Ken and Anita Harrison of Atmore; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jerry Dykes of Milton and Larry and Beverly Dykes of Jay; and two sisters, Lujean and Lester Black of Milton and Evelyn and Richard Pope of Allentown.
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 6, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Earl Harrison officiating.
Burial will follow at Serenity Garden Cemetery.
Visitation was held Sunday, June 5, 2011, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Harold Harrison, Jr., Bobby Harrison, Seth Harrison, Lester Black, Jr., Jim Lassiter and Samuel Lassiter.
Honorary pallbearers will be A.J. Matthews, James Baggett and Ray Wilson.
Roy Crews
June 5, 2011
Roy Crews, age 74 of Jay, died on June 3, 2011. “Poppy”, as he was known to his grandkids, was a loving and kindhearted father and grandfather. He enjoyed his TV shows and following the weather around the world. He was planning a trip to Australia in 2012 to observe the next major solar eclipse. He was a member of Pine Level Baptist Church and was in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He retired from Monsanto in 1991 after 36 years of service. He will be truly missed by all.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lisa Linette Crews; parents, Julian Isom and Annie Ruth Crews and brother, Emory O’Neal Crews.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Knowles Crews; daughters, Linda Ruth Crews and Brenda Laverne Hinote; sisters, Dorothy Nell Penton and Betty Ruth Simmons; grandchildren, Katelyn Andrews, Michael Kelley, Shelbie Andrews, Dylan Kelley, Lexie Hinote, and Chandler Hinote; and numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Visitation was held on Sunday, June 5, 2011, at Jay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 6, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Jay Funeral Home with Bro. La- Don Hall and David White officiating.
Active pallbearers will be Boy Scout Troop 400 from Pace and special music by Melinda.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Amber-Marie”Sunshine” Tucker
June 3, 2011
Amber-Marie”Sunshine” Tucker, age 23 of Pensacola, went Home to be with Jesus on May 31, 2011.
Sunshine is a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola. She was a ‘06 Tate High School graduate and a present student of UWF pursuing her MBA. Sunshine was a member of Pace Assembly of God. She loved the Lord and is now safe in the arms of Jesus.
Sunshine is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, James and Glenda Tucker.
Sunshine is survived by her parents, Randall and Carol-Ann Tucker of Pensacola; brothers, Jason (Mary) Tucker of Birmingham and Michael (Anna) Tucker of Wood River, IL; sister, Autumn (Thomas) Martinage of Jacksonville, FL; unofficial twin sister, Ann Laird of Ft. Hood, TX; a niece, Natalie Martinage and an unborn and well anticipated niece; aunt, Carla (Ken) Hedger, of Edwardsville, IL; uncles, Don Houston of Carlyle, IL and Brian (Teresa) Tucker of Raleigh, NC; and maternal grandparents, Carl and Joyce Houston of Wood River, IL.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Pace Assembly of God Prayer Chapel with Rev. Joey Rogers, officiating. Burial will follow in the Eastern Gate Memorial Park Cemetery with Lewis Funeral Home directing. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2011, at Pace Assembly of God Prayer Chapel.
The family request that memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association .
Reverend Louis Caballero
June 3, 2011
Reverend Louis Caballero, 83, of Century, was called home on May 27, 2011.
He is most remembered for actively serving the Lord for 34 years. He shared the journey of life, love, enjoyment of food and marriage of 44 years with his wife Barbara, who went home to the Lord on January 24, 2010.
Throughout the 34 years of his pastoring, he was involved with developing and nurturing numerous ministries throughout the NW Florida and Southern Alabama. He also answered God’s beckoning to do missionary work in Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and China.
“Brother Lou” – interests included spreading the work of the Lord, enjoyed fishing with his family on his pontoon boat, surf fishing on the beaches of Pensacola, active in Single Action Shooting Society, and loved his “muzzle loaders.” The “long lost cowboy preacher” even started taking horseback riding lessons from his granddaughter this past year. He was an avid collector of Lionel model trains and loved setting up as well as replicating journeys throughout the country.
“Brother Lou” was known for helping those he did not know during their time of need. Simple things such as when a person asked for a “couple of bucks for gas” he filled their gas tanks. He would secretly pay for stranger’s dinners. “His work speaks for him”.
Survivors include six children, fourteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and one sister, Carmen.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, June 5, 2011, at the Perdido United Methodist Church, 23440 County Rd 47, Perdido, Alabama 36562.
Trahan Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
No Flowers, instead – In his memory, donations may be sent to his passion, the Hispanic Ministry. Please send checks (made payable to Baypines District Office—Memo San Pedro Mission) or money to: Baypines District Office -For Iglesia San Pedro – San Pedro Mission, Attn. Rhoda Sweet, Administrative Assistant, P.O. Box 1711, Bay Minette AL 36507-1711.
Ashley Rachea Creamer
June 1, 2011
Ashley Rachea Creamer, 27, of Jay died on May 28, 2011. She was a lifelong resident of Jay and a graduate of the Jay High School class of 2002. She graduated from OWCC in 2004. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend to those that knew and loved her.
She is survived by her daughter, Madalynn Grace; parents, Charles and Linda Creamer; sister, Crystal Creamer (Derek) Kelley; fiancee, Chad Summerlin; grandmother, Bernice Creamer; niece, Dalana Brake and many cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.
A visitation will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Jay Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Jay Funeral Home with Rev. Jeff Dwenger officiating services. Burial will follow at Jay City Cemetery.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lamar Smith
May 31, 2011
Mr. Lamar Smith, 65 of McDavid and formerly of Repton, AL, died Monday, May 30, 2011, in Pensacola. He was employed with Piggly Wiggly as a meat cutter. Smith was born in Pineapple, AL, on August 19, 1945, to the late Ivey Franklin and Lillie Harring Smith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dianne D. Smith.
He is survived by a son, Chris Smith of McDavid; two brothers, W.C. Smith of Fort Lauderdale, and Jimmy Weatherspoon of Frisco City; two sisters-in-law Gail Cotton and husband John of McDavid, Faye Coover and husband Dusty of Repton; and one grandchild Alexa Tullis.
Services will be Wednesday, June 01, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bobby Boatwright officiating and Bro. Rogene Booker assisting. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery Atmore.
Active Pallbearers will be Jonathan Cotton, Chester Fawley, Doug Purvis, Leroy Tullis, David Adams and Wayne McGhee.
Family will receive friends Tuesday evening May 31, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Inc. Atmore, AL. is in charge of all arrangements.