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Larry Wilber Godwin, 71, of Atmore, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Mr. Godwin was born Aug. 19, 1948 to Siddie Godwin and Claudia Parker Godwin Mitchem. He was a U.S. Army veteran who worked in the construction industry. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug., 6, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Dale Patterson officiating. Burial followed at Bratt-Godwin Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Godwin is survived by four children, Christy (Ronnie) Husky, Bubba (Sylina) O'Barr, Wade Minchew and Natalie (Mark)...
Donald Wayne Gunn, 62, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Montgomery, Ala. Mr. Gunn was a native of Atmore, Ala., who grew up in Flomaton, resided in Atlanta, Ga., then relocated back to Flomaton 10 years ago. A 1976 graduate of Flomaton High School, he was owner and operator of an over the road trucking company and drove for Holox Trucking Company. He attended Lambeth-Boutwell Holiness Church. The funeral was held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Boutwell and Bro. Josh Pope officiating. Burial...
Julie Hadley, 89, of Perdido, Ala., died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. Mrs. Hadley was born June 5, 1931, to Arlene Ganey Harville and was a member of Perdido Baptist Church. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wed., Aug. 12, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Malcolm Harrelson officiating. Burial followed at Guy's Chapel Cemetery in Rabun, Ala. with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Hadley is survived by five grandchildren, Tammy Harrelson (Chris Chandler) of Lottie, Ala., Angie (Jerry) Cowart of Pine Grove, Ala., Kim Hadley...
Franklin 'Tracey” Hall, 60, of Atmore, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Mr. Hall was born Sept. 19, 1959, to Charlie Ernest and Margaret Coker Hall. A member of the 1977 Ernest Ward High School class, he worked in the construction industry and attended Hall's Fork Assembly of God Church. The funeral was held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Richard Daniels and Bro. Windell Hadley officiating. Burial followed at Bay Springs Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mr. Hall is survived by his w...
Helen Faris Hill, 90, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at West Gate Village in Brewton. Mrs. Hill was born July 22, 1930, in Ballinger, Texas and had been a resident of Brewton since 1994, coming from Albuquerque, N.M. A civil servant with the Atomic Energy Commission, she had attended First United Methodist Church in Brewton. Mrs. Hill is survived by two daughters, Janet (James) Grosso and Carol Gordy, both of Brewton; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren....
Daniel “Danny” Ray Hooks, 64, of Pineview, Ala., died Monday, July 20, 2020.Mr. Hooks was born May 29, 1956, to James Fletcher Hooks, Jr. and Mattie Ree Emmons Hooks Welch, in Brewton.A private graveside service will be held at a later date.Mr. Hooks is survived by his wife, Sherry White Hooks of Pineview; and two sons, Ryan Hooks of Pineview and Josh Hooks of Brewton.Mr. Hooks was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Shirley Hooks; and his brother, Mike Hooks....
Donna Marie Kirk, 75, of Jay, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Mrs. Kirk was born Nov. 16, 1944 to Louis and Gertrude Davis of Butler, Penn. She received a nursing degree and became a registered nurse, practicing for many years. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m., Wed., Aug. 12, at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery with Wallace McCoy officiating. Burial followed with Lewis Funeral Home of Milton directing. Mrs. Kirk is survived by her husband, Kenneth “Butch” Kirk; one brother, Bill Davis; one sister, Kathy (Mike) Kondos; and numerous nep...
Pink Franklin White, 66, died Sunday, July 26, 2020. Mr. White was born Dec. 26, 1953, to Walter Lee White, Sr. and Anna Lee White, in Century, Fla. He enjoyed sports, especially football and basketball. Mr. White is survived by one son, Terence (P.W.) Davis; one brother, Walter White, Jr. of Pollard, Ala.; three sisters, Christanna Grice and Mamie White, both of Century, and Maybelline White of Pensacola; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nephews, niece and other relatives and friends....
The War Between the States proved a dividing line in American history, one which is still being crossed, drawn and re-crossed even today. Whereas many would seek to view that era through a modern lens, those who fought for their state, and the South, take a different view. One such different view might have been found in Private S.K. McCall of Monroe County, Alabama. McCall was born in Bainbridge, Georgia on May 29, 1841. He ended up in Monroe County where he joined Company D, of the 3rd...
Since 1988, The Alger-Sullivan Historical Society has worked to collect and display items that reflect an earlier time. Originally dedicated to the lumber and logging history of Century, the society’s museum now holds relics that also represents the regional history of many communities of the great logging era. Above the doorway of our first display room is a huge carved oxen yoke donated from one of the area’s last oxen drivers, Joe Ross. In another room other yokes are seen. One item crucial to the work of oxen sits among the saws and axes of...
Today being my 76th year on this good earth I decided to share some of my most embrassing moments. I am at that stage in life that it is all funny now, but when these things happened I thought my life was over. Here goes, I was a first grader, my family was ‘church mouse poor', I wore pretty homemade feed sack dresses and bloomers made from bolts of white broadcloth. Mama kept us in good underwear. She bought cards of elastic to put in the waist and legs....................bloomers. So, I was playing with the girls on the playground and the b...
Modern Woodmen of American donated backpacks and lunch boxes recently to the Escambia County (Ala.) foster care program through tEscambia County DHR's Forgotten Initiative. Above left, County Adocate Jennifer Strawbridge and MWA's Pam Pritchett....
