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Next time you are off for an early morning jog or you need a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, grab a handful of nuts on your way out the door. These tiny edible seeds have more nutritional value than you think. Nuts are very underrated as a food and provide many nutritional benefits. They are rich in protein, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, fiber and omega-3’s. Research shows that people who eat nuts tend to be leaner and may have a lower risk of many diseases compared to those who don’t eat nuts. However, nuts are high in calories and fat, but don...
Carolyn Louise Jackson Anderson, 61, of Brewton, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 in an Evergreen, Ala. Medical facility following a brief illness. Mrs. Anderson was a native of Opp, Ala. and former resident of Allentown, Fla., where she attended the Allentown School System. She had lived in Houston, Texas and moved to Brewton, where she Wallace Baptist Church and was a homemaker. The funeral was held at 2:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, at Wallace Cemetery with Rev. James Aubrey Wilson and Speaker Tom Turman officating. Burial followed with Williams...
Delores Ann Brown, 60, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. Mrs. Brown was born April 19, 1957 to Anderson and Elizabeth Mitchell Williams. A 1975 graduate of Escambia County High School, she worked at Jefferson Smurfit Mill in Brewton and retired with 30 years of service. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, at Gaines Chapel AME Church with Dr. Audrey McAroy officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home of Atmore directing. Mrs. Brown is survived by her...
Billy Etheridge, 75, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018 in Atmore. Mr. Etheridge was a native of Eliska, Ala. and had resided in Atmore most of his life. A former auto salesman with Staff Chevrolet and Brantley Tires, he attended the Splinter Hill Holiness Church and Lottie Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bros. Malcolm Harrelson and Angelo Thomley officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mr. Etheridge is survived by one...
Calvin Leon Fleming, 57, of Castleberry, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Mr. Fleming was a native of Brewton and lifelong resident of Castleberry. He attended Conecuh County High School, was a machine operator in the logging industry and attended Divine Temple Church. The funeral was held at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Oak Grove Holiness Church Cemetery with Rev. Doug Greer officiating. Burial followed with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Fleming is survived by one sister, Ruby (Roger) Coleman of Castleberry. Mr....
Dennis Alvin Garrett, Sr., 72, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 in Atmore. Mr. Garrett was a native of Beaumont, Texas and has resided in Davisville since 1993. Of the Holiness faith, he had several hobbies, including singing, music and hot rods. A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22, the Bay Springs Full Gospel Church with Bro. Joe Gibson officiating and Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mr. Garrett is survived by his wife, Sara L. Garrett of Davisville; two sons, Jamie Lynn (Tracy) Garrett of Dry Springs, Fla. and...
Elizabeth “Libby” Albreast Garrett, 90, of Brewton, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 in a local hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Garrett was a native of Castleberry who moved to Atlanta, where she lived for more than 60 years before moving to Brewton. She was a member of Northside United First Methodist Church in Georgia and retired school teacher from the Atlanta School System with more than 30 years of service. A Conecuh County High School graduate who also graduated from Montevallo College and Georgia State, she was a member of the Bre...
Mary Walton Garrett, 92, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 in Bay Springs, Fla. Mrs. Garrett was a native of Carabelle, Fla. and resident of Bay Springs since 1947. Active in the community as a seamstress and baker, she was a member of the Bay Springs Full Gospel Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Kenny Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Bay Springs Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Garrett is survived by one son, Kenneth “Sambo” (Ma...
Leland Page Grace, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 in Brewton after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Grace was a Vietnam Veteran who received a purple heart for his outstanding bravery and service and loved to fish. He retired from CSX Railroad with 35 years of service. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 18, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. John Kemp officiating. Burial followed with Military honors at Bethel Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Grace is survived by his wife,...
Paul Eugene Hicks, 73, of Brewton, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, after a brief illness. Mr. Hicks was a native of Tampa, former resident of Plant City, Fla. and a lifelong resident of Brewton. A U.S. Army Veteran who served in Vietnam, he was the former owner and operator of Paul Hicks Welding and Maintenance and a member of Elim Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Elim Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Headley officiating. Burial followed at Elim Baptist Church Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel...
Sara Ann Boone Johnson, 86, of Flomaton, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 in an Atmore nursing facility after a brief illness. Mrs. Johnson was a native of Lafayette, Ala. and long time resident of Flomaton who was a member of the Little Escambia Baptist Church. Retired from Monsanto with 35 years of service, she was a member of the Eastern Star and former owner of The Garden Spot. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Jonathan Hill officiating. Burial followed at Pineview Cemetery with...
Edith Gaynell Lambert, 79, of Arab, Ala., died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Mrs. Lambert was born May 8, 1938 to Angus and Emma Presley Reed Lambert in Tibbie, Ala. She was a good friend to all who knew her. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral home Chapel with Bro. Joe Gipson officiating. Burial followed at Serenity Gardens Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel directing. Mrs. Lambert is survived by four sons, Wesley (Sondra) Culver and Eddie (Stephanie) Culver, both of Tennessee, William (Marla)...
Joseph A. Lanier, 66, of Waller, Texas, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Mr. Lanier was born April 13, 1951 to Columbus and Emma Hayes Billy Lanier. Known as “Blackhart,” he performed at the Texas Renaissance Festival and with the Pride of Bedlam, and was a retired school teacher. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, at Hoomesville Church of Christ in Damascus, Ala. with Bro. Wally Booker officiating. Burial followed at the church cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Lanier is survived by his wife, Carol Pic...
Erline Coburn Phillips, 85, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Mrs. Phillips was born March 25, 1932 and grew up in Evergreen Ala. A graduate of Evergreen High School and member of Evergreen Baptist Church, she retired from Poole Truck Line after 26 years as a fuel tax clerk. She relocated to Andalusia in 2006. The funeral ws held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Carolina Baptist Church in Andalusia with Bros. Kermit George and Keith Tankersly officiating and Williams Memorial Chapel of Brewton directing....
John Ivey Roberson, 66, of Brewton, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2018 after a brief illness. Mr. Roberson was a native and longtime resident of Brewton. He retired as an oilrigger and was a member of the Calvary Mennonite Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Regehr officiating. Burial followed at Calvary Mennonite Church Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Brewton directing. Mr. Roberson is survived by one son, John Scott (Christy) Burnett...
Donnie Eugene Rolin, 72, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Mr. Rolin was born Jan. 17, 1946 to Eugene “Buster” and Bessie Georgia Rolin in Atmore. A member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, he resided in the Poarch community his whole life and worked as a coast to coast truck driver, retiring in 1999. He was an avid fisherman. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 19, at McCullough Christian Center. Burial followed at Judson Indian Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mr. Rolin is survived by his wife, Dianna Lynn (La...
Ruby Jean Long Wheeler, 87, of Brewton, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 in a Pensacola hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Wheeler was a native and life long resident of Brewton. A 1949 T.R. Miller HIgh School graduate, she was a retired clerk from the Medical Center and member of both the Twin Creek Cloggers and North Brewton Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the North Brewton Baptist Church with Rev. Jason Lindsey officiating. Burial followed at Green Acres Cemetery in Brewton with Williams Memorial Chapel...
Leroy White, 79, of Byrneville, Fla., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Mr. White was born March 13, 1938 to Roy and Lanie White in McDavid, Fla. A graduate of Walnut Hill High School, he retired from Champion Paper International and enjoyed camping and traveling. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Chapel with Bros. Tony Richburg and John Bob Coleman officiating. Burial followed at Byrneville Methodist Church Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. White is survived by his wife of 59 years,...
Last Thursday morning, Feb. 15, at 10 a.m., local and Century residents joined Mayor Henry Hawkins along with Cathy Hardin and Victor Cisneros of the Florida Foresty Service for the Arbor Day Celebration and second Annual Tree Giveaway and Tornado Commemoration Event at the Century Community Center on Highway 4. Families and individuals of all ages came to receive the gift of a young sapling to plant in honor of the regrowth and rebuild Century has embraced since the tornado. "Today also marks t...
The history of churches in our area cover the family lines of many locals and early settlers. Among the early churches in the Canoe area was Canoe First Baptist Church which was founded in 1884. Among the early church members was the Lowery family. The Lowery family moved from the ghost town of Evansville in the mid-1870s. Young Andrew Monroe Lowery was raised in a Christian home and grew up to own sawmill and other business interests in the community. He was ordained a minister at the church...
In 1828 Lieutenant William H. Chase of the U.S. Army was sent to the U.S. Navy Shipyard west of Pensacola where plans had been laid out to build a group or forts for its protection. From his Pensacola base, he would spend almost thirty years overseeing the construction of coastal forts from Key West to Louisiana. This seems an exceptional explanation of a lifetimes work, but it is only a part of his. Chase’s position as Chief Engineer of the Gulf would assure much political power in West Florida, his ability to cut corners on fort construction...
Late winter/early spring of 1950 the last passenger train to stop in Walace Alabama took me on my first train ride. Destination, Flomaton. In fourth grade with probably thirty five other little country kids on a field trip to experience this trip of a lifetime together, we planned and waited and discussed. Some disagreements broke out about what the trip should include, but were settled amongst ourselves. We were learning diplomacy while studying transportation. Our unit on transportation covered trains, planes, ships and automobiles. I...
When Michael Martz grew up in Ohio, he spent a lot of time playing in an old barn on the family farm. He is now looking to preserve the history by using beams from 150-year old barn in the house he is now building in Pensacola. Martz, 55, stopped by the car wash in Century this week to spray off the old beams so they would be dry by time he got to his new homesite in the Nature Trail neighborhood in Pensacola. Martz said his parents bought the farm in 1964 and the barn was 100 years old at time....
Flomaton Fire Department Capt. Jeremy Lee recently awarded plaques to three volunteer firemen who have combined put in more than 130 years of service to the department. From left are Johnny Lambeth, with 40-plus years, Jimmy Brantley with 50-plus years, Capt. Lee, and Steve Stanton 40-plus years....
At the last Flomaton Town Council meeting, Police Chief Bryan Davis presented each member of the town council with his 'Chief's Award' for the council's continued support of the police department. From left are Roger Adkinson, Buster Crapps, Jim Johnson, Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr., Chief Davis, Lillian Dean and Charlie Reardon....
