Anton F. Rimpf, Sr.
January 23, 2011
Anton F. Rimpf, Sr. went home to be with his Lord on January 20th, 2011.
“Tony” to those who knew him, and “Pop” to his family, grew up in Barrineau Park, FL. He served in the USMC and retired from Monsanto Corporation after 35 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Cantonment, FL.
He is survived by his wife and best friend of 56 years, Carrie B. Rimpf. One son, Anton F. Rimpf, Jr. & wife Cindy and three step-children, Jeannie Rutherford & husband Jim of Molino, John Barbaric of Pensacola, Randy Barbaric of Seminary, MS. Grandchildren, Angela Neal, Andrea Ontiveros, Scott Barbaric, Brian Rimpf, Bridget Rimpf, Nathan Rimpf, & Kevin Rimpf. Six great-grandchildren, April, Brian, Rachel, Bailey, Carter & Greyson. A seventh great-grandchild is due on Jan 31st. Also survived by one sister, Helen Clark and one brother, Steve Rimpf & wife Carol.
Tony is preceded in death by his parents, Anothony Rimpf and Julia Engle, 2 sisters; Theresa Martin & Agnes Freeman, 2 brothers; Frankie & Joey and grandson, Shane Barbaric.
The family will receive visitors on Sunday, January 23, 20100 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North-Cantonment. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 24, 2010 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North-Cantonment. Interment will follow the service at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Cemetery, Barrineau Park, FL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made to First Baptist Church Cantonment and Covenant Hospice.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 south Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.
Ernestine L. Poston
January 20, 2011
Ernestine L. Poston, age 87, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at Century Care Center in Century, Florida after a long illness. Mrs. Poston a long time resident of Pensacola and is best remembered as the owner of Ernestine’s Beauty Salon. She was active in several charitable and civic organizations in Pensacola.
Survivors include her sons; James E. Poston and Keith B. Merron, 1 grandchild, 2 great grandchildren and her sister and brother.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, January 21, 2011 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North-Cantonment with Rt. Rev. Eric Long of St. Christopher Episcopal Church in Pensacola officiating.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to service time.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Highway 29 South Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.
Eula Flowers Lotscher
January 19, 2011
Eula Flowers Lotscher, 83, of San Diego, California, died January 9, 2011, at her daughter’s residence.
She was a homemaker, born in Escambia County, Fla. on Jan. 14, 1927, to the late Glover and Nora Seales Flowers.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Joseph William Lotscher, and five brothers, Jim Flowers, Luther Flowers, Dick Flowers, McKinley Flowers and Wesley Flowers.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary (Ken Terrill) Lotscher and Donna (Phil) Bird, all of San Diego, Calif.; one sister, Alberta Barnes of Pace; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 21, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Flowers officiating. Interment will follow in Antioch Cemetery in Nokomis, Fla.
Family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, January 20, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements.
Marvin L. Condrey Sr.
January 19, 2011
Marvin L. Condrey Sr., 71, of Atmore died Monday, January 17, 2011 in Pensacola.
He was retired from the U.S. Army, born in Brewton on March 2, 1939, to the late Dan and Isabella Allen Condrey.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Flossie Mae Condrey, and two sisters, Mattie Richarme and Ura Mae Miller.
Survivors include three sons, Jerry Godwin of Winfield, La.; Kenneth Condrey of Flomaton and Marvin L. Condrey Jr. of Andalusia; one daughter, Carla Daeffler of Waterloo, N.Y.; two Sisters, Lillie Belle Miller and Luverne Madison, both of Atmore; 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 21, 2011, from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. William Odom officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery with full military honors.
Family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, January 20, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements.
Barbara Moore Holt
January 19, 2011
Mrs. Barbara Moore Holt, age 87, passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at a Germantown, TN hospital.
Mrs. Holt was a native of Jay and had been a long time resident of the Flomaton area before moving to Auburn and then on to Nesbit, MS. She was a homemaker and was a member of Flomaton First Baptist Church. Mrs. Holt was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Ira Everette Holt.
She is survived by a son, Ricky (Debbie) Holt of Auburn, AL; a daughter, Sue (Parker) Bowman of Nesbit, MS; a brother, Jackie Moore of Pensacola; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Graveside funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Jerry Keese officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trisomy 18 Foundation 4491 Cheshire Station Plaza Suite 157 Dale, City, VA 22193 (810)867-4211.
Ida Brown Jones
January 14, 2011
Ida Brown Jones, 89, of Atmore passed away peacefully with family at her bedside on January 13, 2011.
She was born in Lottie, AL, and lived almost all her life there. She was a long time member of Lottie United Methodist Church and an active member for many years. She moved to The Meadows Assisted Living facility in the fall of 2006.
She was preceded in death by her husband Henry Ardis, who was killed in action in 1945. She was also preceded in death by husband Dolphus S. Jones in December 2003 after 57 years of marriage. She was the youngest of nine children born to Mary Milsted Brown and William Lee Brown. Three sisters and four brothers preceded her in death.
She is survived by her daughter Janice (Elbert) Croley of Pensacola, and son Terry (Linda) Jones of Atmore; seven grandchildren, Jesse (Linda) Croley of Hoover, AL, Stephen (Rachael) Croley of Molino, Rex (Kristina) Croley of Pensacola, Kathy (Wayne) Bedsole of Cantonment, Ashley (Jason) Harper of Hoover, AL, Wendy (Brandon) Whitehead of Blakely, GA, Amy (Kevin) Sanders of Dothan; 16 great grandchildren, and one brother, Thomas Brown of Robertsdale.
The family offers a very special thanks to Alice Daily for her many years of care and devotion to our mother, to the staff at The Meadows Assisted Living and The Atmore Nursing Care Center for their care.
Serving as pallbearers will be the grandsons and grandsons-in laws.
The family will receive friends Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 1:30 till 3:00 with services following at 3:00 with Reverend Diana Everette and Reverend Jim Reese officiating. Interment will follow at Lottie United Methodist Cemetery.
Betty Lou Gentry
January 14, 2011
Betty Lou Gentry, 74, of Walnut Hill was surrounded by her family when she peacefully went home to be with the Lord and Savior on January 12, 2011.
Betty was a kind and generous person who never tired of taking care of and spending time with her family and friends. She was very proud of her family and her strength and guidance will be missed greatly.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Leslie and Rosie Lee Walker; her husband, John Edward Gentry; son, Terry Dean Gentry; three brothers, William Monroe Walker, Dewey Edward Walker and Leslie Eugene Walker and four sisters, Alberta McGhee, Vera Mae Johns, Dorothy Lee Bethea and Rose Marie Gentry.
She is survived by her son, James Edward Gentry; daughter, Patricia Darlene Gentry, nine grandchildren, Tara Ann, Jeremiah Egan, Joshua Evan, James Ethan, Laura Michelle, Stacey Lynn, Alicia Nicole, Dusty and Drew; three great grandchildren, Brooklynn, Jacob and Michael Wayne as well as many nieces and nephews. She will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Services will be held at Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 1 p.m. from the Enon Baptist Church in Enon, Fla. with Bro. Ed McMillian and Bro. Chip Barbas officiating. Interment will follow in the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers are Douglas Johnson, Roy Thomas, Travis Grant, Kevin Faircloth, Zane Gray and Buddy Bethea. Honorary Pallbearers are Randy Dortch, Tim Gentry and Larry Gibson.
Family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday evening, January 14, 2011, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements.
Linda Dianne Howell
January 13, 2011
Linda Dianne Howell, 63, of Jay, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2011. Other than five years in Pascagoula, MS, she lived her entire life in Jay, Florida. She succumbed to diabetes after a courageous 46 year battle. She was a lifetime member of Cora Baptist Church.
Dianne “Di” graduated from Jay High School in 1965 and went to Larson’s Business College, graduating with a Business Degree in Accounting.
She was preceded in death by her precious son, James Marvin Howell, Jr., who passed away in 2008 at the age of 39 of the same disease. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Oren and Elizabeth Holloway, and brother, Oren Michael “Mike” Holloway.
Dianne is survived by her beloved husband of 44 years, James Marvin “Jim” Howell and a beautiful daughter, Dana (Sammy Jr.) Lowery. She is also survived by her mother-in-law, Eloise Howell of Century, FL. She has three grandchildren, whom she adored, Andrew Howell (U.S. Marine Corp-Camp, Lejeune, NC) and Brandy and Hunter Lowery of Jay; brothers, Eddie (Mary) Holloway of Silver City, New Mexico, and Greg (Dawn) Holloway of Jay; sisters, Charolette (Eddie) Flowers of Jay, Marsha (Vic) Rutherford of Pensacola and Susan (Mark) McGee of Jay; brothers-in-law, Ed (Myrna) Howell and Bob (Diane) Howell and numerous nieces and nephews all who felt like Aunt Di’s favorite; special neighbors, Gina Patterson, Kay and Rita Nevels and families and longtime friends, Helen and Jerry Lowery of South Carolina.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2011 from 6 to 9 P.M. at Jay Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 14, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Jay Funeral Home with Rev. LaDon Hall and Rev. Robert Gandy officiating services. Burial will follow at Cora Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Ryan Bitely, Aaron Farish, Joshua Holloway, Mark McGee, Geno Oliver, and Ricky Patterson.
Honorary pallbearers are David Bush, Terry Bauldree, Billy Hill, Jim Settles, Jerry Burgess, Gary Holloway, and Max Houston.
Di was an Angel who walked this earth and has taken her place in Heaven. She was and is the definition of unconditional love.
The family would like to give a special thanks to The Century Dialysis Center in Century, Florida.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John Woodrow Gott
January 11, 2011
John Woodrow Gott, age 93, of Molino, beloved husband, father, grandfather, railroadman, career navy man, and a member of America’s greatest generation, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 5, 2011.
He was born in Bluefield, WV, on July 2, 1917 to John Woodrow Gott, Sr. and Annie King Gott. His father was an engineer on the N & W Railroad. He married Julletta B. Hale of Hale’s Dairy in January, 1946.
John worked for the N & W Railroad prior to the start of WWII. He joined the Navy after Pearl Harbor. His career included serving in the Pacific with Bull Hulsey. He was on Secretary of Defense James Forrestal’s staff shortly after the war and worked in Naval Attache with Chaing Kai-shek in Formosa. John also appeared in the Navy TV show “Navy Log” about JFK and his PT109. His career included PT boats, LST’s, cargo, supply, and MSO’s. He retired from the Navy in 1964 and entered Civil Service at the Naval Supply Center at Charleston, SC. He retired in 1979 with 37 years of service to the U.S. Navy.
John and Julletta lived in Charleston, SC from 1958 to 1989 when they moved to Pensacola. Julletta later passed away in 2004.
Survivors include sons, John (Katie) Gott of Cedar Park, TX, and Andy (Linda) Gott of Molino; grandchildren, Annie Gott of Cedar Park, TX, and Neal and Ashley Gott of Pensacola; sister, Juanita Gott Devore of Clearfield, UT; numerous nieces and nephews.
Trahan Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Graveside service and interment will be held at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, January 14, 2011, at Barrancas National Cemetery. There will be a celebration of his life at his son’s home in Molino after the services.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the local SPCA.
Timothy Wayne Sunday
January 10, 2011
Infant Timothy Wayne Sunday of Atmore died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 in Brewton.
His grandfather, Walter B. Sunday, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his mother, Teresa Dianne Sunday; four brothers, Colton Sunday, Travis Sunday, Nicholas Sunday and Landon Sunday and two sisters, Melissa Sunday and Peggy Sunday, all of Atmore; his grandmother, Peggy Sunday of Walnut Hill, Fla. and several aunts and uncles.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 in Oak Hill Cemetery with Sis. Helen Stewart officiating.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of all arrangements.