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James “Jimmy” Dean, 53, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Mr. Dean was born June 27, 1966, to Robert Earl and Shelvia Keel Dean in Atmore, Ala. He attended Escambia County High School, where he lettered in baseball and football. He was a member of the 1983 state championship team, the Blue Devils that won the 3A state title, then graduated in spring of 1984. He then went to Patrick Henry Junior College, where he led the team in hitting his freshman year, then transferred to the University of Montavello before he finished up at Auburn Uni...
Gale Frances Hastings, 61, died Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Brewton. Mrs. Hastings was born Dec. 17, 1958, in Connecticut, and had resided in Brewton for more than 40 years, coming from Lakeland, Fla. She was of the Catholic faith. A memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced by Craver's Funeral Home. Mrs. Hastings is survived by her husband, William M. Hastings, Sr., of Brewton; four sisters, Ruth Hastings, Cindy Hastings, Karen Hastings and Donna Hastings; seven grandchildren; and numerous other extended family members and...
William “Bill” Brandt, 75, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. Mr. Brandt was a native of Century and former resident of Flomaton who had resided in Uriah, Ala. since 1988. Former owner of Bill's Truck Stop in Flomaton, he was of the Jehovah Witness faith. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Elder Richard Ash officiating. Burial followed at Rigby Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral home directing. Mr. Brandt is survived by his wife of 48 years, Charlyn Bra...
Paul D. Enfinger, 81, of Davisville, Fla., died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. Mr. Enfinger was born Sept. 14, 1938, to A.V. and Daisy Smith in Dale County, Ala. He worked during his life in many jobs, such as a lifeguard, a disc jockey named 'Perky Paul', owner of Enfinger Plumbing Company, worker at Vogtle Nuclear Plant, a school bus driver, a prison guard, a soldier in the U.S. Army and as a farmer. A minister for more than 45 years, he was a missionary who pastored five churches during his life and founded Calvary Deliverance...
Mary Alice Edwards Johnson, 96, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, in a Monroeville healthcare facility. Mrs. Johnson was born Jan. 2, 1924, in Range, Ala., where she lived all her life. She was a member of Hartwood Methodist Church. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, at Hartwood Methodist Church with Thad Evens and Rev. George Weaver officiating. Burial will follow at Hartwood Cemetery with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Johnson is survived by numerous nephews, nieces, great nephews, great nieces. Great-great- nephews,...
Rodney Eugene Howell, 53, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, in Molino, Fla. Mr. Howell was a native and lifelong resident of Molino, Fla. who was also of the Assembly of God faith. An avid dirt track racer since 1986, he was known as ‘Triple Nickle’ and raced at Florida and Alabama tracks andworked as a welder and fabricator. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. James Gay officiating. Burial followed at Traveler's Rest Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr....
John Steven Watson, 75, died Monday Feb. 17, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla. Mr. Watson was a native and resident of Jay, Fla. who had spent most of his life in the Byrneville community. A U.S. Marine veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, he was a retired truck driver and member of the Byrneville Methodist Church. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 21, at Byrneville Methodist Cemetery. Burial followed with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Watson is survived by his wife of 50 years, Louise Levins Watson of Jay; three sons, Keith...
Nola Mae Watts, 81, of Century, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Jay Hospital in Jay. Mrs. Watts was a native of Atmore’s Freemanville community and had been a resident of Century for most of her life. A graduate of George Washington Carver High School, she has been a member of Pilgrim Lodge Baptist Church for more than 70 years, where she has been a choir member, a Missionary Society member and a Sunday School teacher. She worked as a school cafeteria worker for many years. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29, at Pilgrim Lodge...
Joseph Hilton Blackburn, Jr., 63, of Flomaton, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton. Mr. Blackburn was a native of Forfolk, Va. and resident of Flomaton for 60 years after coming from Georgiana, Ala. He enjoyed local and college sports and was an avid outdoorsman. The funeral was held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, at Flomaton Funeral Home with Rev. Waylon Stuckey officiating. Burial followed at McCurdy Cemetery in Century with Flomato Funeral home directing. Mr. Blackburn is survived by the mother of his...
Sheila Faye Conway Crowder, 53, of Brewton, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, in a Pensacola hospice facility. Mrs. Crowder was born June 18, 1966, to Wilson Levi “Buck” and Rosie Lee Buckhault Conway in Atmore. A lifelong resident of the Escambia County, Ala. area, she worked as a truck driver and homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16 at Pineview Cemetery with Bro. George Hendricks officiating. Burial followed with Craver's Funeral Home of Brewton directing. Mrs. Crowder is survived by two dau...
George “Buddy” Ivey Edwards, 95, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Mr. Edwards was born Oct. 25, 1924, to James Ivey and Anna Belle Scott Edwards. He began attending Alco Methodist Church with his parents and later served as priest in the Community of Christ Church in Brewton, where his wife was a founding member. He later attended the First United Methodist Church and retired in 2000 as owner of Branco Wood Products. He worked with his son for five years in the American Longleaf Pine Seedling nursery and retired, returning to work at the garden cent...
Alicetine Miller Lisenby, 90, of Wallace, Ala., died Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 at a local hospital following a brief illness. Mrs. Lisenby was born Sept. 3, 1929, in Baldwin County, Ala. A lifelong resident of Wallace, she was a member of the Wallace Baptist Church and attended Wallace School. She had retired as a seamstress with Vanity Fair after 35 years of service and enjoyed several hobbies. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 17, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. James Aubrey Wilson and Rev. Freddie Lindsey...
Shirley Ann Thrailkill, 92, of East Brewton, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in a Milton, Fla. nursing facility. Mrs. Thrailkill was born March 16, 1927, in Eureka, Ill. and had been a resident of East Brewton for about 40 years. Retired as a computer operator at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital, she attended the First Church of the Nazarene in East Brewton. Mrs. Thrailkill is survived by one nephew, Gene Thrailkill of Norman, Okla.; and one niece, Carol Hacker of Roanoke, Ill....
Gordon “Danny” Toler, 72, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2020, in Bay Minette, Ala. Mr. Toler was a native of Fairhope, Ala. and had resided in Whitehouse Fork, Ala. for most of his life. Retired from the Baldwin County Highway Department with 31 years of service, he was a member of the Bay Minette Masonic Lodge #498, the Whitehouse Fork Baptist Church and was a bow hunter. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Whitehouse Fork Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Lewis officiating. Burial followed at Whitehouse Fork Cemetery with Pet...
James Marlin Wages, 82, of Flomaton, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton. Mr. Wages was born April 9, 1937, in Ponotoc County, Miss., and had been a resident of Flomaton since 1981, coming from Mississippi. An over the road trucker, he had most recently worked for H and D Construction in Flomaton. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel with Cheryl Dykes officiating. Burial followed at McCurdy Cemetery in Century with Flomaton Funeral Home directing. Mr. Wages...
James Bell, 67, of the Range community, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 at an Evergreen hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Bell was born Aug. 21, 1952, to Narvel and Verlie Crutchfield Bell in Monroeville, Ala. And had been a lifelong resident of Range. A 1972 graduate of Repton High School, he retired after 42 years of service with L and N and CSX Railroads in the bridge department. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at Johnson Cemetery with Rev. Frankie Bell officiating. Burial followed with Williams Memorial Chapel...
Elaise Washington Bonner, 84, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Mrs. Bonner was born Jan. 27, 1936, to W.J. and Irene Darby Whatley in Lowndes County, Ala. A homemaker, she was a member of Apostolic Faith Church. The funeral was held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at Apostolic Faith Church in Century with Pastor William W. DuPont officiating. Burial followed at Century Cemetery with Christian Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Bonner is survived by her eight children, David Sanders of Mobile, Larry L. (Angelina) Ware, Sr. of Brooklyn, Ala.,...
Helen Stacey Houck Courtney, 86, of Atmore, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Atmore. Mrs. Courtney was born Feb. 16, 1933, to J.D. Curtis and Nettie Louise Smith Stacey in Canoe, Ala. Of the Baptist faith, she worked as a certified nursing assistant for most of her life. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at Bratt-Godwin Cemetery with Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home directing. Mrs. Courtney is survived by one son, Larry (Betty) Houck of Atmore; one daughter, Martha Floyd of Atmore; four brothers, Elvin (Carolyn) Stacey...
Angela Findley, 64, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Pensacola. Mrs. Findley was a native and former resident of Louisiana and had resided in Century for the past 38 years. Of the Baptist faith, she was a 25-year employee of Century Pharmacy and an honorary member of Sisters on the Fly. The funeral was held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 13, at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Nathan Brown officiating and Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral home directing. Mrs. Findley is survived by one son, Blaine (Tamara) Findley of Century; one daughter,...
Ralph Darnell Hearndon, 65, of Brewton, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in a Pensacola hospital. Mr. Hearndon was born in Fort Sill, Okla. and had been a resident of Brewton for the past 45 years. A member of Jubilee Full Gospel Church, he worked as a market manager in the grocery industry. The funeral was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Jubilee Full Gospel Church in Riverview with Bro. Reo Pugh and Bro. James Gay officiating. Burial followed at Weaver Cemetery in the Appleton community with Craver's Funeral Home directing. Mr. Hearndon...
Alvenzer Calvin Lee, 75, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Mr. Lee was born Dec. 17, 1944, to Winston and Irma Lee in Flomaton and attended Carver High School in Century, Fla. Relocating to Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1962, he worked for various factories and earned his CDL license. Employed driving tractor trailers in Brooklyn for 20 years, he retired in 1995 and returned to Century in 1999. The funeral was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at Apostolic Faith Church with Rev. Henry E. Swanson officiating. Burial followed at Century Cemetery with...
Frances Vincent Leszczynski, 72, of Byrneville, Fla., died Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at Century Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Lesczcynski was a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and resident of Byrneville for 15 years, coming from Milton, Fla. A U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam as a pilot, he had a career as a pilot, flying all over the U.S. and as a flight instructor. He flew medivac flights and worked for Petroleum Helicopter Incorporated out of Lafayatte, La. and was of the Catholic faith. A memorial service will be held by Mr....
Edward “Pete” Martin, 75, of Bay Minette, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in a Mobile hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Martin was born May 2, 1944, to Henry “Buck” Smith and Dorothy York Martin in Mobile. A longtime resident before he relocated to Bay Minette, he was a retired painter with Hines Realty and was of the Church of God faith. A graveside service was held at 3 p.m., Friday, Feb. 7, at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Ron Headley officiating. Burial followed with Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. Martin is survive...
Tony Lavaine Martin, 81, of East Brewton, died Thursday, Feb. 6,, 2020, in a Pensacola hospice facility following a brief illness. Mr. Martin was born July 11, 1939 to Otis and Brown Gandy Martin in Butler County, Ala. and had been a lifelong resident of East Brewton. A member of the Pursue Life Church, he was a member of the W.S. Neal High School Class of 1958 and retired from Scott Paper Company. The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Williams Memorial Chapel Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Montgomery and Speaker Bernie...
Levon McKinley, 75, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. Mr. McKinley was born Nov. 15, 1944, to James Thomas, Sr. and Bessie Mae Browning McKinley in Atmore, Ala. After graduating from Escambia County High School in 1963, he attempted to join the military, but instead married and moved to Gulfport, Miss. In 1964. He worked as a truck driver, traveling all over the U.S. A graveside service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at Serenity Gardens Cemetery in Atmore. Burial followed with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing. Mr. McKinley is...
