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History told from primary sources is always a fascinating way to learn about the way things were at an earlier time. I've always consumed history in a large quantity. A friend recently asked me if it took a lot of time to prepare articles for publication and I said no; but upon reconsidering; it does take a long time with research and all, but it doesn't feel like a great amount of time because it is so interesting. It is much like the quote from Albert Einstein. "Put your hand on a hot stove fo...
Thinking back on just how far we have advanced with technology makes me wander what we might see in the next twenty or so years. If you think about it we have made tremendous advances in transportation and communications along with other every day items. When I was a youngster in the late fifties and early sixties, believe it or not there was still a couple of people in this area that their main form of transportation was a mule and wagon. Of course the roads were really narrow by today's standards, even highway 29 was really narrow and...
Out of pure curosity we went to look for Alabama. "My Homes In Alabama", "Mountain Music" , "Christmas In Dixie" and every song they had ever sang to us.. That Alabama, at Ft. Payne Alabama. We found their museum and the bus out front. "And That's Close Enough To Perfect For Me". No, we'er not young enough to push our way to the front of the stage, but we do turn up the volume when the CD clicks in. "Oh Play Me Some Mountain Music".Lawdhammercy, I have had to pull off the road to settle my legs after that one. We drove the rim of Little River C...
Hazel Beasley, 85, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Mrs. Beasley as born Sept. 3, 1932 the first child of H.W. Wise and Agnes Polk in Jay, Fla. and enjoyed several hobbies, including gardening. She was a friend to all who knew her. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 1, at Jay Cornerstone Church with Pastor Frederick Barrow officiating. Burial followed at Cora Baptist Church Cemetery with Jay Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Beasley is survived by her husband, Mack Beasley; one son, Bobby (Vicki) Harrison; one daughter, Sherry (Ernie)...
Christopher Allen “Chris” Bell, 39, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Repton. Mr. Bell was born in Monroe County, Ala. and had been a lifelong resident of the Repton area. A member of Range Assembly of God Church, he worked as a carpenter in the construction industry and was a musician. The funeral was held at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 4, at Johnson Cemetery with Pastor Al Cobb officiating and Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Bell is survived by his parents, James Bell of Range, Ala. and Sandra Bradley of Gulf Shores; two sisters, Alissa (Ce...
Margie Brown, 70, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 in Pensacola. Mrs. Brown was a native and lifelong resident of Byrneville, Fla. who enjoyed several hobbies and outdoor activities. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 5, at the Beulah Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Donnie Kimmons officiating and Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Brown is survived by one son, Cory (Betty) Brown of Pensacola; three daughters, Sherry (Gregory) Chavers of Crestview, Sabrina (Ronald) Fischer of Century and Deborah Elliot of Pensacola; one brother,...
Charles “Chuck” Nathaniel Carden, 78, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018 in Texas. Mr. Carden was born in Pollard, Ala. And was a former resident of both Pollard and Flomaton before relocating to Atmore, where he lived the past 14 years. An avid golfer, he was a member of Carden Singers and Friendship Freewill Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Rusty Burnham officiating. Burial followed at Pollard Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mr. Carden is sur...
Charles Ruben Davis, 80, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Atmore. Mr. Davis was a native and lifelong resident of Davisville. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Canoe, Carney Lodge #549 and the American Legion Post #90 in Atmore. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral home with Bro. Waylan Stuckey officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 34 years, Willodeane Davis of Atmore; three sons, Donald David...
Donald Eugene Davis, 85, of Davisville, Fla., died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Mr. Davis was born Jan. 16, 1932, to Ammon and Pearl Davis of Davisville. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force and avid Blue Angels' fan, he delivered buses from High Point, N.C. to Mississippi, Mobile and Atmore. Many remember him as driver of the van for senior citizens in Davisville. The funeral was held at 11:30 a.m., First Baptist Church in Bratt, Fla., with Culley's Funeral Home directing and Revs. Jesse Wood, Tim Hawsey and Delbert Redditt officiating. Burial...
Charlotte Rene Hill, 69, of Brewton, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. Mrs. Hill was born July 2, 1948 to Billy and Orene Hill in Brewton. A 1966 graduate of T.R. Miller High School and later Troy University, she was a retired loan clerk and member of First Presbyterian Church of Brewton. A Celebration of Life was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 1, at First Presbyterian Church of Brewton with Revs. Parker Johnson and John Mathieu officiating and Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hill is survived by one son, John Benjamin Hill of...
Infant Kairo Princeton Hixon died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at D.W. McMillan Hospital in Brewton. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Stallworth Cemetery with Bishop Bernard Bishop officiating. Burial followed with Turner Funeral Chapel directing. Infant Hixon is survived by his mother, MaryElaine Hixon of Century; twin sisters, Nobi L. Hixon and Norela A. Hixon, both of Century; two grandparents, Darrell (Nympha) Hixon of Navarre and Belen (Hixon) of San Diego; and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins and other family...
Eleanor Annette Jones, 78, of Atmore, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. Mrs. Jones was born April 13, 1939 to Luke and Bernice Rutherford Emmons in Century. She worked at the Bingo Palace and Swift Lumber in the bookkeeping department. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Greg Forbes officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Jones is survived by three sons, James (Angie) Jones of Milton, Kenneth (Jenise) Jones of Pensacola and...
Judith Lands, 76, of Andalusia, formerly of Jay, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Andalusia Manor. Mrs. Lands loved fishing and was a good friend to all who knew her. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Jay Chapel with Bro. Joe Macks officiating. Burial followed at Jay Cemetery with with Jay Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Lands is survived by one daughter, Roxanne Powell; one brother, Barney (Sharon) Jones; three sisters, Lou McCall, Jessie Martin and June (Larry) Edwards; four grandchildren; and numerous nephews, nieces and...
Bobby Mathis, 61, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2018 in Pensacola. Mr. Mathis was a native and lifelong resident of Century. An avid fisherman, he was a past Little League Coach and member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 2 at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Revs. Glenn Johnson and Steve Crawley officiating. Burial followed at Flomaton Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mr. Mathis is survived by one son, Dennis Mathis of Century; one daughter, Annie Mae Mathis of Century; two...
DeWayne “Wayne” Pittman, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at Santa Rosa Hospital. Mr. Pittman was born on April 30, 1944 to Arthur R. and Sally Johnson Pittman and was a lifelong resident of Milton. Retired from the Santa Rosa County department of roads and bridges with 32 years of service, he was an avid outdoorsman. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Jay Chapel Funeral Home. Burial followed at Springhill Baptist Church in Milton with Family-Funeral and Cremation directing. Mr. Pittman is survived by his partner, Pearl Cai...
Nathaniel “John” Rothschild, 85, of the McCullough Community of Atmore, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. Mr. Rothschild was a native of Monroe County and lived his early life in Coy, Ala. before moving to the McCullough Community of Atmore. A member and Deacon at the Mt. Gillead Baptist Church, he was a retired employee of Scott Paper Co. (now Kimberly Clark) and he was a mason. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at Mt. Gillead Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Jones officiating. Burial followed at Pierce-Rabb Cemetery wit...
Tommy Ray Taylor, 72, of Atmore, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. Mr. Taylor was born April 6, 1945 to Lee Olivett and Ida Ora Portwood Taylor in Brewton. He was employed as a truck driver. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 1, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Earl Harrison officiating and Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife, Beverly “Kathy” Taylor of Atmore; three sons, Kenneth Ray (Mary) Taylor of Springfield, Mo., Chris Conatser of Tennessee and Nate Dennison of Virginia; one bro...
Wilbert G. Walker, 82, of Atmore, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 at Atmore Nursing Center. Mr. Walker was a native of Mobile who relocated to Atmore, where he lived most of his life. A 1955 graduate of Escambia County Training School, he was a U.S. Army veteran who retired as Sargeant from the National Guard with more than 25 years of service. He was employed by A.C. Moore Elementary School, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Samco Products and Winn Dixie. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Gaines Chapel AME Church with Rev. Amos...
Century residents could see up to a 10 percent raise in gas, electric and water rates and up to 25 percent on gas outside the town limits after Century Council Monday night listened to former Gulf Breeze City Manager Buzz Eddy explain how the Municipal Public Service Tax (MPST) and the alternative revenue source it could generate could help the town of Century. However, the town council took no action on the proposal and will make a decision at a later date. The tax is based on the impact of uti...
An alert driver on Highway 89 in Jay spotted smoke coming from the roof vents of Concord Primitive Baptist Church Sunday morning that prompted five fire departments to respond and quickly bring the blaze under control. Jay Fire Chief Tony Simmons said someone saw the smoke about 8 a.m. Sunday and called 911. The church is located about two miles past Jay High School and about a half mile from the Jay Fire Department. Simmons said when firemen got to the scene the fire was in the attic and was qu...
With the opioid crisis reaching epidemic proportions, the Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff's Office is working with the drug court officials to raise money to arm all first responders with a drug called 'Narcan', which is designed as a reversal agent for people who have overdosed on the drug. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lambert said he has been working with Judge Brad Bryne and Drug Court Director Denise Carlee to raise about $7,800 to arm deputies, police officers and firef...
The Jay Council Monday night discussed the immediate and long-term plans of flushing, preventing and reconditioning or replacing the cast iron pipes to resolve the dirty water problem in Jay. The town has been flushing the lines over the last four months when sediment was found, but the water has remained discolored. In an official release, the town of Joy outlined its multi-layered plan to resolve the issue. The first step is to hire a flushing contractor to systematically flush the lines, begi...
Since last week five Democrats have qualified for local elections in Escambia County (Ala.) for the June 5 primaries and candidates for both parties have until 5 p.m. Friday to qualify with their local chairman. At this point there will be only one contested local race on the ballot in June with incumbent District 5 county commissioner David Quarker facing Karean Reynolds on the Democratic ticket. Other Democrats to qualify since last week are incumbent District 3 county commissioner Larry White...
"Tragic" was slowly and deliberately spelled out in the otherwise quiet library of Flomaton High School Tuesday morning as Jade Sowards spoke the letters to earn her way to the state championship spelling bee. Sowards, an eighth grader at Brewton Middle School won the Escambia County county-wide spelling bee in the fourth round against her competitors. Escambia County had four participants in this year's event including Sowards, Michael Bowen, a fourth grader from Flomaton Elementary School,...
Robert Cochrane McMillan, age 67, of Grayton Beach, Florida, his home for the last four years, passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. He was born on May 11, 1950 as the youngest of five children to Thomas Edward McMillan and Elvira Minge Cochrane McMillan of Brewton, Alabama. He attended T.R. Miller High School where he played many sports for the Tigers. After graduation in 1968, he attended Marion Military Institute and the University of Alabama where he was...
