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.
Voncile Reid Dobbins
January 10, 2011
Mrs. Voncile Reid Dobbins, 78, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011, in Flomaton..
Mrs. Dobbins was a native of Poplar Dell and a resident of Flomaton since 1976. She was a member of the Catawba Springs Baptist Church where she was a very active church worker, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #302, in Myrtle Grove and a member of the Samaritan’s Purse Organization. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert “Herb” Dobbins and her parents, William Millard and Lillian Reid.
She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Edwards of Canyon Lake, TX and Jean Dobbins of Atlanta, GA; two brothers, Wilford “Snookie” and Becky Reid of Holt, FL and Gilbert and Bobbi Reid of Milton, FL; a sister, Jackie and Jimmy Maness of Gulf Breeze; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 12, 2011,at 10 a.m. at Petty- Eastside Chapel Funeral Home in Atmore with the Rev. Jerry Keese and the Rev. Dexter Truesdell officiating.
Burial will follow at Byrneville Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 11, 2010, between 6-9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be members of her church.
Dorothy “Dot” Coln Cunningham
January 9, 2011
Dorothy “Dot” Coln Cunningham passed away Friday, January 7, 2011.
Dot graduated from Erskine College, Due West. SC, and she received a Masters Degree from Florida State. She moved to Pensacola in 1966 after accepting a position with the University of Florida Extension Service. Dot began working with Escambia County School System in 1980 where she taught at Ransom Middle School for 20 years.
She was an active member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church for many years. She was currently serving as president of Escambia County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee. She was also a proud member of the Red Hats.
Dot was preceded in death by her parents, James Odell Coln and Blanche McDowell Coln.
Dot is survived by her husband of 44 years, Jimmy Cunningham; a son, Scott Cunningham and his wife, Tiffany; a stepson, Lewe “Chip” Cunningham and his wife, Beth; grandchildren Amanda, Jessie, Donald, Tyler; great grandchild, Jace; sister, Nancy Coln Jones, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Molino with Rev. Alan Gantzhorn officiating. Interment will follow at Aldersgate Cemetery.
Pall bearers will be Greg Cunningham, Andy Cunningham, Michael Floyd and Matthew Floyd. Honorary Pallbearers are Jayne Gindl, Linda Gindl, Norma Ramsey and Nancy Ward.
Flowers will be gladly accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
The family will receive friends at 5-8 p.m. Monday, January 9, 2011, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home in Cantonment.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home, 1000 Hwy 29 South, Cantonment is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Rosie Lee “Rose” Patrick
January 5, 2011
Mrs. Rosie Lee “Rose” Patrick age 73,of Brewton, passed away Monday afternoon January 3, 2011, at her residence after an extended illness. Mrs. Patrick was a native and former resident of Escambia County, Florida, before moving to Brewton two years ago. She was a retired waitress and cashier for Circle Doughnuts in Pensacola at which she worked for 36 years. She attended the Potter’s House Apostolic Church.
Survivors included one son, Eddie (Marie) Ramer of Brewton; two Daughters, Ann Sloan of Brewton, Ala; Rose Mary (Douglas) Stevens of Pace, Fl; two brothers, Joe Patrick of Pensacola and Alton Patrick of Pensacola; five sisters, Diane Smith and Jeanette Testone of Pensacola, Catherine Cofield of Century, Margie Patrick of Mobile, Marilyn of Pensacola; nine grandchildren including a special granddaughter, Sherry Smith; 19 great grandchildren; numerous other family and friends.
Mrs. Patrick was preceded in death by her husband, James Ramer; parents Joe and Wilma Patrick; daughter Marie Sims; and sister Alonia Kimbell.
Visitation will be held Saturday morning January 8, 2011, from 9 until 10 a.m. service time at Potter’s House Apostolic Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Rosie Lee “Rose” Patrick are scheduled for Saturday morning January 8, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Potter’s House Apostolic Church with Rev. Clyde Madden and Rev. Stephen Pendleton officiating. Interment will follow in Pilgrim’s Rest cemetery in Molino with Craver’s Funeral Home in Brewton directing.
Nelda Faye Neal
January 3, 2011
Mrs. Nelda Faye Neal, age 65, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011 at her Flomaton residence.
Mrs. Neal was born in Haleyville, AL and had been a resident of the Flomaton area for the past 40 years, coming from Greenville. She was a beautician by trade and was a member of Little Escambia Batist Church. Mrs. Neal was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Roy J. Neal.
She is survived by two sons, Waymon (Trish) Neal of Flomaton and Jamie Neal of Flomaton; one brother, J.W. Bankston of Birmingham, AL and three sisters, Oledith Oliver, Dorothy Baxter, and Leavrette Sabatino, all of Haleyville; three grandchildren, Emily (Matt) Pike, Sarah Neal, and Olivia Neal; one great-grandchild, Adrianna Pike.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Little Escambia Baptist Church with Rev. Doug Hogg and Rev. Jerry Ritchie officiating. Interment will follow in Little Escambia Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Flomaton Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.