Marsha Gayle Thames English, 75, of Atmore, died Monday, July 1, 2019 at Santa Rosa Health and Rehab Center in Milton, Fla.
Mrs. English was a native of Atmore who was a 1962 Escambia County Training School graduate who retired from Vanity Fair in Atmore with more than 20 years of service. She was a member of Deliverance Ministry of Jesus Christ Church #1 in Atmore, where she served as a Church Mother.
The funeral was held at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 6, at Deliverance Ministry of Jesus Christ Church #1 with Rev. Kelvin Williams officiating. Burial followed at Pierce, Rabb and Montgomery Cemetery in Freemanville with Turner Funeral Chapel Directing.
Mrs. English is survived by one brother, John A. “Teen” (Loretta) Thames, Jr.; one sister, Mamie Gantt of Atmore; and numerous nephews, nieces and other family members and friends.
Mrs. English was preceded in death by one daughter, Crystal Montgomery Collins; her parents, John A. and Elizabeth Thames; and one sister, Finola Harvey.