Theodore “Ted” Delma Wolfe
May 15, 2011
Theodore “Ted” Delma Wolfe has gone home to be with the Lord. He was a native of Escambia County and a resident of Roberstdale. He was a 30-year master carpenter and local fisherman.
He is survived by his wife, Janet Wolfe of Robertsdale; two daughters, JoLene “Babygirl” Wolfe of Pace and Jeannie Wolfe Hansen of V irginia Beach, VA; four sons, Waylon Wolfe of Cantonment, Aaron Wolfe of Cantonment, , Jamie Wolfe of TX, and Ted Calen Wolfe of Milton; two step-daughters, Donna Martin of Flomaton, and Kristen Halls of Pensacola; stepson, William Nosay of Crestview; brother, Terry Wolfe of Robertsdale; stepbrother, Beau Walker of Missouri; sister, Mary Amerson of Jay; and 13 grandchildren.
A memorial service for Mr. Wolfe will be held at Molino Fairgrounds boat launch on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Cookout and stories to be shared afterwards (casual attire, please).
Cremation arrangements handled by Cason Funeral Service in Foley.
Leonard Ray Miller
May 15, 2011
Leonard Ray Miller, age 77, of Robertsdale, Alabama passed away Friday, May 13, 2011.
Mr. Miller was born in Kansas City, KS and was a graduate of Kansas State University. He was a former chief of Lillian, Alabama Volunteer Fire Department, and president of the Tate High School Quarterback Club. Leonard was proudly served in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserves.
Survivors include his son, Rodney Miller and his wife Ginny, son, Alan Miller and his wife Christy, daughter, Deanne Sanderson and her husband David, son, David Miller and his wife Allison, daughter, Tina Workman and her husband Mike, grandchildren, Dr. Michael Miller and his wife Nicole, Matthew Miller, Daniel and Jessica Miller, Kristen and Kacey Miller, Susie, Brooke, Mitchell Hoover, Joshua and Brittany Moye, Michael Sanderson, Tristan Workman and Isaac Miller, 4 great grandchildren, Kash Brown, Aubrey and Stella Miller and Hallie Rogers, his brother, Donald Miller and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Irene and Nelson Miller, his wife Doris Purser, sister, Linette Small and his daughter-in-law, Susan Miller.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North-Cantonment with Rev. Drayton Smith officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, May 16, 2011 from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm.
Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Covenant Hospice.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 South, Cantonment, is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Jean “Dot” Blanchett
May 14, 2011
Dorothy Jean “Dot” Blanchett, age 74, of Cantonment, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011.
Dot was born in McCormick, South Carolina, and was a member of Victory Assembly. She loved to bowl, work in her flower garden and crochet. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Wayne Blanchett; daughters, Deby Slack and her husband Ben; Jennifer Jackson and Mark, grandchildren; Wayne Slack and his wife Carla, Carlie Severin, Derek Slack and Abbie Huff, one great grandchild; Cade Severin; and a sister; Glenda Briley.
Preceding her in death was her daughter, Joyce LaWayne Blanchett; great grandson, Aiden Riley Henry; her parents, Eugene and Thelma Brown; and her sister, Nina Wilson.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, May 16, 2011,at Victory Assembly with Pastor Jeff McKee and Rev. Lee Tate officiating. Interment will follow at Eastern Gate Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church on Sunday, May 15, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
The family would like to give a special thanks to the caring staff of Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Facility and also to the loving church family of Victory Assembly.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Ferrell Hall
May 12, 2011
Mary Ferrell Hall, 87, of Cantonment, Florida, made her transition Friday, May 6, 2011, at 9:11 am.
A native of Graham, NC, Mrs. Hall resided in Cantonment for the past five years. Mrs. Hall is loved by all, a true woman of Grace and Faith.
Preceding Mrs. Hall’s passing were her parents, Rev. Wiley & Elsie Ferrell, six siblings Patrick, Elsie, Diane, Clayborne, Peggy and Opal, and husbands Jim Hall and PD Freeman.
Survivors include her daughter Carolyn (Jim) Vary, her sister Doris Coltrane, her grandchildren Sonya (Mark) Snyder and Mike (Larren) Truitt, four great grandchildren Chris and Brianna Snyder and PFC Corey (Brooke) and Jourdan (Devin) Truitt, and one great great grandchild McKenzie Truitt.
A memorial will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 11:00 am at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Dr. Will Stone and Rev. Larry Huff officiating from Cantonment
First Baptist Church.
After the memorial service, a open house will be held at Carolyn and Jim Vary’s home, 2385 Bur Oak Drive, Cantonment, Florida.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Covenant Hospice of Pensacola.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 south is in charge of arrangements
Reuben B Ard, Jr
May 11, 2011
Reuben B Ard, Jr, age 53, left his family to go be with the Lord. Reuben was a resident of Molino, Florida, and a general contractor in Escambia County.
He left behind his dear loved ones including his wife, Darlene Ard; son Reuben B Ard, III of Montana; daughter Montana Ard of Molino, four grandchildren; Walter, 6, Cooper, 5, Corbin ,3, Caden, 2; mother Ann Penton, stepfather Gerald Penton all of Cantonment; eight siblings, Joyce Drake, Diane Ard, Sue Krochta, Wayne Ard, Joseph Ard, Julie Ard, James Ard and Jodie Ard; and several nieces and nephews.
Reuben had a lot of friends and touched a lot of hearts to be happy that he has left us all to go be with the Lord. He will be truly loved and missed by each and everyone who knew him.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, May 13, 201, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North-Cantonment. Interment will follow at Highland Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 South, Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.
Timothy Dalton Wilson
May 11, 2011
Timothy Dalton Wilson, age 18, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011.
Timothy was born October 15, 1992 in Pensacola, Florida. He was a 2010 graduate of West Florida High School of Advanced Technology. Timothy liked to call himself “The Captain”. He was the pirate of his own ship. Though, due to the storms, squalls, and hurricanes, his ship is now at rest. Timothy was a very honest, witty and intelligent one, that Timothy Dalton. Full of jokes, music, lyrics and energy drinks. He will be forever loved and forever remembered but never forgotten. Son, there will be a whole in our hearts forever, rest in Gods hands.
Survivors include his parents Timothy L. and Lisa G. Wilson; his sister, Jacqueline Wilson; his grandparents Alfred and Juanita O’Connor and Henry and Bea Frunk along with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at CrossFaith Church in Molino with Rev. Fred Stallworth and Rev. Rob Hines officiating. Interment will follow at Bay Springs Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, Cantonment on Wednesday, May 11, 2010, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 South, Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.
Chester Dale Pritchett
May 10, 2011
Chester Dale Pritchett, age 57, of Cantonment, Florida passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011. Chester was born in Pensacola on September 27, 1953. He was a graduate of Tate High School and the previous owner of Chet’s Trailer Company.
Preceding him in death was his parents, J. D. and Louise Pritchett.
Survivors include his siblings, Sue Sheffield Lambeth, Patricia Thomas, Ronnie Pritchett, Katherine Buhl and James Pritchett, Jr.; one daughter, Brenda Pritchett and one grandson.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North Cantonment. Interment will follow at Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 South, Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.
Earline White Howell
May 9, 2011
Ms. Earline White Howell, 63, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2011, at a Pensacola hospital.
Ms. Howell was a native of Flomaton, a former resident of Molino, and a resident of McDavid for the past 12 years. She was an employee with Stone Container, battled cancer very courageously for 18 years and attended the Gospel Light Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Narvie Lee and Agnes White, and a half-brother, James Graves.
She is survived by her son, Rodney Eugene Howell of Molino; her daughter, Robin Howell Cofield of McDavid; five grandchildren, Hunter Cofield, Levi Cofield, Josh Howell, David Thompson and Daniel Thompson; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Buddy and Vernia White of Flomaton, and Donald and Dellene Graves of Gulfport; and three sisters, Louise Harwell of Century, Carolyn and Leslie Griffin of Windfield, LA, and Dorothy and Ralph Reed of Gautier.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Weekly officiating.
Burial will follow at Traveler’s Rest Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, May 9, 2011, from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home in Atmore.
Frances Chesteen Grimes
May 7, 2011
Frances Chesteen Grimes, 85, of Walnut Hill died Saturday May 07, 2011, in Pensacola. She was a retired bus driver with the Escambia County (Fla.) School District.
She was born in New Orleans on October 20, 1925, to the late Marion White and Roberta Eunice Dotson Merritt.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Grimes and a brother, James Merritt.
She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Tyson of Bay Minette, James Tyson of Harriett Bluff, GA, and Robert “Skeeter” Tyson of Killen, AL: two daughters, Frances Tyson Vaughn of Seguin, TX, Dottie Ann Davis of Walnut Hill; 14 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Monday May 9, 2011, at 10 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel in Atmore with Bro. Ted Bridges and Bro. James Boyd officiating. Interment will follow in the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Christopher Tyson, Clinton Davis, Byron Vaughn, John K, Vaughn, Thomas “Ty” Tyson and Lee Minor Tyson.
Family will receive friends Sunday evening May 8, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Joseph Walter Kimmons
May 6, 2011
Mr. Joseph Walter Kimmons, 47, of Century, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Century.
He was a native of Century and a longtime resident of the community. During his working years, he worked in the construction industry. He is preceded in death by his parents, Marvin Earl and Eleanor ‘Kitty’ Kimmons; a sister, Debra Jean Kimmons and brother, Marvin Earl Kimmons, Jr.
He is survived by his daughter, Lauren Bateman of Pensacola; brothers, Thomas R. (Jan) Kimmons of Pensacola, FL and Benny E. (Lynn) Kimmons of Jay; sisters, Mary (James) Williamson of Jay, and Rhonda Talbot of Brewton; granddaughter, Aubree Black and numerous other nieces and nephews and other family members.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 6, from 6 until 9 p.m. at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 7, at 1 p.m. at Flomaton Funeral Home with Rev. James Gay officiating. Interment will follow in Beulah Chapel Assembly of God Cemetery in Century.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Griffis, Roger Jackson, Cyle Adkins, Adam Young, Jamie Young and Buddy Kimmons. Honorary pallbearers will be Greg Gibson anbd Joshua Griffis.