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In a previous book entitled: Traveling Tips Along Success Road (Upword Press, 2008), I wrote this about the anatomy of success: SUCCESS IS not everything but striving to succeed is. It is having a badge of honor of giving the most we have and being productive to the peak of our capacities. SUCCESS IS mentally painting big pictures and then working to turn those pictures into reality. It is setting ‘stretch’ goals and working relentlessly toward their accomplishment. SUCCESS IS built on following a process to success. This process entails thi...
Lenard Plez Albritton, 76, died Monday, July 15, 2019, in Nokomis, Ala. Mr. Albritton was a native fof Wardville, Fla. who had resided in Nokomis for the past 50 years. A welder, fabricator, diesel mechanic, truck driver and school bus driver, he had many interestes and was an avid outdoorsman. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 23, at Petty-Eastside Chappl Funeral Home with Rev. Ed McMillian officiating. Burial followed at New Home Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Funeral Home directing. Mr. Albritton is survived by his wife of 50...
Shelby Dewey “Butch” Blackman, 76, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Brewton, Ala. Mr. Blackman was a native of Pensacola, former 27-year resident of Jay, Fla., and had resided in Brewton for the last 9 and a half years. A volunteer with the Dixonville VFD and a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, he served with the USMC as a frogman. The funeral was held at 12 p.m., Thursday, July 26, at the Cornerstone Christian Church with Rev. Fredrick Barrow. Burial followed at Traveler's Rest Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Bla...
Bobby “Bob” G. Bonner, 75, died Monday, July 22, 2019 in Pensacola. Mr. Bonner was born Feb. 2, 1944, to Curtis A. and Pauline Gill Bonner in Thomaston, Ga. Retired Tax Collector of Escambia County, Ala., he was owner of Bonner Printing and President of Bonner Food Services, Inc. and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atmore. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 26, at the First Baptist Church of Atmore with Rev. Arnold Hendrix and Rev. Kevin Garrett officiating. Burial followed at Serenity Gardens with Johnson Quimby Fun...
Tommy Roy Finklea, 62, died Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Atmore Community Hospital. Mr. Finklea was born April 1, 1957, in Wilcox County, Ala. and was baptized in Gravel Creek in Canden, Ala. A member of Second Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church in Atmore, he was employed as a professional painter and enjoyed painting cars. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Monday, July 15, at Second Mt. Triumph Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Joe L. Hayes officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mr....
Brenda F. Johnson, 53, died Saturday, July 13, 2019. Ms. Johnson was born Jan. 6, 1966, to Bessie M. Johnson, the fourth of six children. A member of the 1987 Escambia County High School graduating class, she was a member of the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Robinsonville, where she served as a door greeter and usher. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 20, at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Monroe Tucker and Rev. Allen Johnson officiating. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery with Christian Memorial...
Curtis Lee “Pap” Jones, 77, of Atmore, died Friday, July 26, 2019. Mr. Jones was a native of Meridian, Miss. who lived in Baldwin County, where he attended Douglasville High School in Bay Minette. Relocating to Detroit, Mich., where he lived for many years and worked in construction with Rosati Masonary Company, he moved back to Atmore more than 10 years ago and married. A member of New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Atmore, he enjoyed working with his hands. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 3, at a church to be det...
Clarence Ray Langham, 87, died Saturday, July 20, 2019. Mr. Langham was born Aug. 23, 1931, to Clarence Lee and Beatrice Jernigan Langham in Appleton, Ala. A graduate of T.R. Miller High School Class of 1947, where he was an exceptional football player, he served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper with 187th Airborne Regiment Combat Team that invaded Korea in 1952. Upon returning to the U.S., he attended Troy State University and later became proprietor of Ray's Cleaners in Brewton for 45 years. A member of both the Kiwanis Club and Community...
Muriel Erlean Philyaw, 61, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in Atmore. Mrs. Philyaw was a native of Atmore who resided in the Canoe, Wawbeek, Ala.area for most of her life. A former employee at Vanity Fair as a seamstress, she was a partner of Finley’s Gas Station and worked as a CNA at Atmore Nursing Care and sitting with the elderly. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 27, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Malcolm Harrelson officiatng. Burial followed at Canoe Free Will Baptist Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel F...
Amanda Kay Townson, 46, died Sunday, July 14, 2019 in Foley, Ala. Mr. Townson was a native of Houston, Texas and former resident of Bratt, Fla., where she lived most of her life, who had resided in Summerdale, Ala. for the past two years. She was of the Baptist faith. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 18, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Rickey Tedder officiating. Burial followed at Sardis Baptist Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Townson is survived by fiancee, Lincoln T. Mund of Summe...
