Articles from the January 2, 2020 edition


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  • Ella Ruth Elliott

    Jan 2, 2020

    Ella Ruth Elliott, 79, of the Boykin community of East Brewton, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at Westgate Village Nursing Home. Mrs. Elliott attended school in the Boykin community and was a member of the Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, where she had served as Deaconess, Matron and an Usher. She had several hobbies, including gardening. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4, at Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Thomas Broughton and Rev. Danny Benjamin officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with...

  • Herbie Eugene Evans

    Jan 2, 2020

    Herbie Eugene Evans, 59, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, in Brewton. Mr. Evans was born July 25, 1960, to James and Bobbie Evans, in Brewton, where he had been a lifelong resident. Of the Christian faith, he worked as a derrick hand on an oil rig for many years and owned and operated Evans Tree Service. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28, at the chapel of Craver's Funeral Home with Bro. Eddie Hammac officiating. Burial followed at Hanberry Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Evans is survived by two sons, Bradley...

  • Roberta 'Bobbi' Gilbert

    Jan 2, 2020

    Roberta “Bobbi” Gilbert, 72, of Brewton, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, after a brief illness. Mrs. Gilbert was a native and lifelong resident of Brewton who was former manager at Cedar Forest Apartments and of the Protestant faith. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 26, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral home with Rev. Patrick Carden officiating and Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Gilbert is survived by one son, Wayne (Choumpree) Curry of Circleville, Ohio; one daughter, Tina Marie Curry of Bre...

  • Myrtis Euline Hall

    Jan 2, 2020

    Myrtis Euline Hall, 90, of Atmore, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2019 in Deatsville, Ala. Mrs. Hall was born June 14, 1929, to George Tenerson and Daisy Mae Ledkins Mosley in Monroe County, Ala. A member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, she had worked as a seamstress with Vanity Fair Mills. A graveside service was held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 30, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Rob Arrant officiating. Burial followed with Johnson Quimby Funeral Hsome directing. Mrs. Hall is survived by two sons, Edward Johnson and LaDon...

  • Roger Allen Pastorcich

    Jan 2, 2020

    Roger Allen Pastorcich, 68, of Wilmer, Ala., died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Mr. Pastorcich was born Feb. 27, 1951, to Joseph and Edith Burn Chancery Pastorcich in Baldwin County, Ala. He worked as a maintenance driver who had served in the Army National Guard. The funeral was held at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 30, at Pine View Cemetery in Pine View, Ala. with Bro. Charles Fails officiating. Burial followed with Johnson-Quimby Funeral home directing, Mr. Pastorcich is survived by one son, David (Arizona) Pastorcich of Wilmer; one daughter, Carol...

  • George Walder Scogin

    Jan 2, 2020

    George Walder Scogin, 84, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, in Pensacola following a lengthy illness. Mr. Scogin grew up in Bay Minette, where he played football and was senior class president of Baldwin County High School. He began working for Thompson's Fine Fashions at age 11 and in the mid 60's, he became manager of Thompson's in Atmore, which he managed until he retired in the early 1990's. He later worked for Harold Allen Mobile Homes and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Atmore, where he taught Sunday School and served as a deacon. A...

  • Frank L. Scott

    Jan 2, 2020

    Frank L. Scott, 91, of Brewton, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. Mr. Scott was born July 14, 1928, to Franklin and Leila Scott, in Brewton, where he was a member of the 1946 T.R. Miller High School graduating class. Attending Birmingham Southern College and then graduating from Troy State University in 1952, he began his career as a pastor. For more than 43 years, he served Methodist churches as a pastor in the Alabama West Florida Conference in Andalusia, Ariton, Dothan, Camden, Evergreen, Blountstown (Fla.), Selma, Greenville, Montgomery,...

  • Wilmer Mae Simpkins

    Jan 2, 2020

    A graveside service for Wilmer Mae Simpkins, 71, of Detroit, formerly of Atmore, was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31, at Mt. Shiloh Cemetery in Nokomis with Turner Funeral Chapel directing....

  • Walter Barrett 'Jr.' Travis, Jr.

    Jan 2, 2020

    Walter Barrett “Jr.” Travis, Jr., 81, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, in Brewton. Mr. Travis was a lifelong resident of the Brewton area and member of the W.S. Neal High School Class of 1957 who also was a U.S. Army veteran. Of the Methodist faith, he worked for Exxon for more than 26 years and was a member of the Travis Road Hunting Club. A graveside service was held at 10 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 29, at Travis Cemetery with Bro. Billy Ray Singleton officiating. Burial followed with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Travis is survived by his wif...

  • Ira Randolph 'Randy' Welch

    Jan 2, 2020

    Ira Randolph “Randy” Welch, 85, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, at a healthcare facility in Pensacola. Mr. Welch was born in Escambia County, Ala. and graduated from Flomaton High School. He retired after 24 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, having lived in Fort Walton, New York, Oklahoma, France, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines and received many medals and awards for his outstanding service to his country. After retirement, he lived in Fort Walton many years before he moved to Pensacola and then Flomaton, and finally Country Place Sen...