Neal L. (Spookey) Davis, Sr.
June 11, 2010
Neal L. (Spookey) Davis, Sr., age 74, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, at the UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, after a six year battle with cancer. Neal was born in Century, FL on September 16, 1935.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry Davis, Jr. and Myra Louise Davis Crary.
He is survived by his wife and companion of 50 years, Connie Davis of Robertsdale, AL; sons, Neal Lee Davis, Jr. of Robertsdale and John L. Davis(Beverly), Ft. Meyers; and daughter, Anne L. McGowan (Steve), Molino; grandsons, Eric Davis, Ft. Lauderdale and Michael Davis, Ft. Meyers; and granddaughters, Kelly Davis, Ocala, Katie Davis, Ft. Meyers, and Jordan McGowan, Molino; stepgrandson, Mathew McGowan, Pensacola.
In lieu of flowers, the family ask that donations be made to the David C. Koch Regional Perfusion Cancer Therapy Research Fund, 5150 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232, Dr. David L.Bartlett, Director.
Visitation and memorial service will be held at the Hamilton Baptist Church, Gateswood, Alabama at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 2010.
Eugenia Ann Gentry
June 9, 2010
Eugenia Ann Gentry, age 37 of Milton, FL, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Johnny J. Penton and Annie Regina Walker and her brother, Thomas ‘Tommy” Walter Penton.
She is survived by her brother, William “Bill” Penton; sister, Joyce Marie Knight; uncles, Gerald Walker (Jennifer), Curtis Walker, Randy Walker and Ronnie Walker; aunts, Barbara Jean Woodcock, Willie Lee Hawk (Wayne Almond) and Elmira Calvin (Wayne).
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, June 13, 2010 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Perkins officiating. Interment will follow at Enon Cemetery, Walnut Hill, FL.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service.
FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 100 Beverly Pkwy, is handling arrangements.
Selma Parrish Upton
June 7, 2010
Mrs. Selma Parrish Upton, 86, passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2010 in Century, FL.
Mrs. Upton was a native of New Orleans, LA, and a resident of Byrneville, FL for most of her life. She was one of the first ladies to work for L & N Railroad, a seamstress for many years, a former employee of Vanity Fair Mills, a writer for the Tri-City Ledger, a healthcare giver and attended the Bethel Temple Holiness Church. Preceded in death by her two Husbands, George Dallas Parrish, and Raymond Upton, a Daughter, Nelda Faye Parrish, a Granddaughter, Terri Lynn Smith, a Brother, and two Sisters.
Survivors include: a Son, Prentis “Pep” and Ann Parrish of Cantonment, FL; a Daughter, Wanda Parrish Smith of West Palm Beach, FL; 2 Grandsons, Corey Parrish of Cantonment, FL, and Robert Smith of Palm Beach Gardens, FL; a Granddaughter, Cindy and Chad Rolin of Wellington, FL; 6 Great-Grandchildren, Brooke Parrish, Blaze Parrish, Sarah Clarke, Adam Clarke, Dylan Smith, and Zachary Smith; a Sister, Nola Agerton of Milton, FL; and numerous Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Carnley officiating.
Burial will follow at Byrneville Cemetery
Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2010 between 6:00 and 8:00 P.M. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Evelyn Dora Gilley Nelson
June 7, 2010
Evelyn Dora Gilley Nelson, 87, went home to her heavenly Father on Friday, June 4, 2010. She was born in Century, Florida on October 28, 1922 to Henry and Maggie Malone Gilley. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lumon Nelson; her parents; her sister, Beatie Chandler, and her brother, Hilton Gilley.
She is survived by her loving and devoted daughter, Frances Nelson Nettles ; son-in-law, Larry Nettles; two grandsons, Wayne and Jason Nettles; six great-grandchildren, Brandon, Summer, Breanna, Austin, Zachary and Raina Nettles; sister, Bertie Toler of Mobile, AL; Margie Garrett of Bratt, FL; sister-in-law, Stella Gilley of Slidell, LA.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Nelson will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home, 100 Beverly Parkway with Reverend Jack Giddens officiating. Interment will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME SOUTH, 100 Beverly Pkwy, is in charge of arrangements.
Katie Mae Marshall
June 6, 2010
Mrs. Katie Mae Marshall, 69, of Walnut Hill, Fla. transitioned into eternal rest on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Atmore Community Hospital.
She was a homemaker and a member of House of Prayer in Walnut Hill.
Those left with beautiful memories of her life are her six daughters, Addie Lee Thames, Joyce Ann Thames and Tracey Marshall, all of Walnut Hill, Fla., Deidra Richardson, Alanda Richardson and Amber Richard, all of Atmore; four sons, Bruno Marshall and Jimmy (Faye) Marshall, both of Atmore, Jerry Russell of Walnut Hill, Fla. and Jimmy (Mary) Mims of Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Margaret (Lewis) George of Pensacola, Fla.; five brothers, Floyd (Mary) Thames, Jr. of Walnut Hill, Fla., Calvin (Pearlie Mae) Shedrone and Jimmy Shedrone, both of Mobile, Floyd T. Thames of Niagara Falls, N.Y. and Simon Shedrone of Monroeville; seven grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the House of Prayer Church in Walnut Hill with Bishop John D. Young officiating. Inhumation was held in the New St. Paul Cemetery in Walnut Hill. Public viewing was held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. funeral time at the Church with Turner Funeral Chapel, LLC of Atmore directing.
Charles Hayden Abbott
June 4, 2010
Charles Hayden Abbott, 99, of Lynn Haven, Fla., passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. He was born in Century, Florida in 1910 and was devoted to Northwest Florida all his life, working to enhance the quality of life for all citizens through his civic work and devotion to educational programs.
He was an outstanding athlete who lettered in baseball, basketball, football and track in high school before becoming a professional baseball player with the Southeastern League. He played baseball against Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Bill Dickey, among others. He went to spring training with the Boston Red Sox in 1930, before a knee injury ended his major league aspirations.
He served his country with distinction and honor in World War II as a Chief Electricians Mate in the United States Navy, where he was stationed in San Diego, San Francisco, and Pearl Harbor. Except for his years in service, he has lived in Panama City since 1937, working as district manager of Gulf Power Company and owner of Abbott Refrigeration.
He was the great great grandson of the man who served as sheriff of Northwest Florida in 1825 when it was a territory. He was appointed sheriff of Bay County by the governor in 1961, where he served for two years. He was director of the Law Enforcement Assistance Center for sixteen years, where he promoted law enforcement training throughout Northwest Florida.
He served his community through the First Presbyterian Church, where he was an Elder Emeritus, also through the Boy’s Club and Rotary Club of Lynn Haven, where he was named the club’s first Paul Harris Fellow. He had been involved in every aspect of the law enforcement program at Gulf Coast Community College since it began, including service as a founding and sustaining member of the Law Enforcement Advisory Committee and as a valuable guide during a period between program directors. He attended every law enforcement graduation ceremony since the program began, until 1998 when his health prohibited him from attending.
The College recognized his extraordinary service through the Charles H. Abbott Award for Academic Excellence, which is given to the student in each law enforcement class with the highest academic achievement. He was a member emeritus of the Gulf Coast Community College Foundation for many years and a four-term director and two-term treasurer. He and his beloved late wife, Mary, were benefactors of the Foundation for many years and continued the support for many years, donating to the Honors Plaza Endowment Campaign.
The members of the District Board of Trustees named the college’s law enforcement training facility the Charles H. Abbott Criminal Justice Training Academy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Rigell Abbott and brother, Bryan Abbott.
He is survived by a niece, Lenore Hilbert; 3 nephews, Frank Abbott, Jim Gaunt, Richard Gaunt; great nieces, Leigh H. Webb; great nephews, W. Guy Hilbert, Dr. Frank Abbott, Terry Abbott; great great nieces, Hayden Hilbert, Dabney Abbott; great great nephews, Kyle Hilbert and Christopher Abbott.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of Panama City with Dr. Richard Watson officiating. Interment will be in the Bayview Cemetery, Pensacola, FL at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Charles & Mary Abbott Scholarship Fund c/o Gulf Coast Community College Foundation, 5230 W. Hwy 98, Panama City, FL 32405 or to the First Presbyterian Church of Panama City, 100 E. 7th St., Panama City, FL 32401 in memory of Charlie Abbott.
Yvonne Coffey
June 2, 2010
Yvonne Coffey, 69, of Jay, Fla., died on May 31, 2010. She attended Berrydale Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jeanette and Gordon Jones, and husband, David L. Coffey Sr.
She is survived by son, David Jr. (Donna) Coffey; daughters, Vicki Coffey (Rhonda Blanke) and Mary Voyles and Tine Coffey (Kenny) Flowers; sister, Carolyn (Jerry) Henderson; grandchildren, Stacy (Blake) Thomas, Cara Coffey, Samantha Flowers, Matthew (Samantha) Cooley, Amber Owen, and Andrew Burst; great-grandchildren, Madalyn Thomas, Ciara Owen, and Alexa Owen.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Jay Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Thompson and Pastor Donnie Henderson officiating. Burial will follow at Golden Memorial Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jay Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Billy Golden, Richard Thompson, George Gibbs, Poque Thompson, Bernie Wall and Ben Coffey.
Flowers or donations can be made to the American Cancer Society and The American Heart Association.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Grace R. Weeks
June 2, 2010
Mrs. Grace R. Weeks, 76, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010. She retired from Escambia River Electric Co-op, after many years of service and she was a member of Berrydale Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, W.T. and Inez Robinson and her husband, Jack Weeks.
She is survived by her sons, Paul (Beverly) Wade of Brewton, and Ronnie (Libby) Wade of Jay; a daughter, Diane (David) McCurdy of Jay; grandchildren, Kimberly Wade Madden, Michael Wade, Stephen Wade, Brian McCurdy and Jason McCurdy; brothers, Tommy, Eugene, Jimmy and O’Neil Robinson; a sister, Jeanette Lowe, four great-grandchildren; and numerous other family and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 29, at 2 p.m. at Berrydale Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Gandy officiating. Burial followed at Pine Level Cemetery with Jay Funeral Home directing.
Randy ‘Shorty’ Moye
June 1, 2010
Mr. Randy ‘Shorty’ Moye, 50, died Friday, May 15, 2010. He was a lifelong resident of Century and had been employed by Service Welding, Burkhead Cotton Gin in Jay, Fla., and Commercial Landscaping. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Joseph, and his sister, Joann Moye.
He is survived by his parents, Pierce and Carolyn Moye of Century; his wife, Glenda Mayo of Century; daughters, Susan (Brian Beswick) Beeker of Milton, Fla., and Kimberly (Bryan Johnson) Copeland of Atmore; his sisters, Patricia (Larry) Johnson and Wanda (Everette) Brown, both of East Brewton, and Brenda Patterson of Century; his brother, Andy (Theresa) Moye of Flomaton; his grandchildren, Amber, Brian Jr., Zachary, Logan and Layla; a special friend, Bonnie King and numerous other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Jay Funeral Home with the Rev, Raymond Wiggins and Brother Tommy Lee Johnson officiating. Burial followed at McCurdy Cemetery with Jay Funeral Home directing.
Annette Lambeth Griffis
May 31, 2010
Ms. Annette Lambeth Griffis, 48, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at a Pensacola, FL hospital.
Ms. Griffis was a native of Bogia, FL, a former resident of Century, FL for most of her life, a resident of McDavid, FL and attended the Pentacostal Church. She was preceded in death by her Father, J.D. Griffis, a Brother, Joseph Wayne Griffis, a Nephew, David Griffis, Brother-in-law, Kenneth Hanks, and a Sister-in-law, Mary Griffis.
Survivors include: a Son, Cody Lambeth of Atmore, AL; her Mother, Ruby Griffis of McDavid, FL; four Brothers, Danny Griffis, Gary Griffis, Dennis Griffis and Tony Griffis, all of McDavid, FL; two Sisters, Patsy Griffis of McDavid, FL and Brenda Hanks of Century, FL; and a Number of Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Daniels officiating.
Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2010 between 6:00 and 9:00 P.M. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Griffis, Terry Capps, Chad Hanks, Rusty Bagwell, Jackie Johnson, and Mark Hennington.
Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Johnson, Jeff Johnson, Tony Griffis, Dennis Griffis, and Gary Griffis.