By Staff
Dec. 16, 2003
Charlotte Mae Pickens, 74, of Atmore died Tuesday at her home.
Arrangements incomplete under Turner Funeral Chapel
Myrtle Estelle Pritchett
Dec. 15, 2003
Myrtle Estelle Pritchett, 91, of Century died Sunday in the Century Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and the daughter of R.F. and Lucy Pritchett.
She is survived by one brother, W.S. Sam Pritchett of Century and a sister, Edna White of Flomaton.
Graveside services were held Tuesday at Green Acres Cemetery in Brewton.
Arrangements by Atmore Memorial Chapel.
Nelline Sanders Steele
Dec. 15, 2003
Nelline Sanders Steele, 37, of Semmes died Monday in Mobile. Born in Escambia County, Ala., on March 5, 1966 to Marvin L. and Rita Berry Sanders, she was a paralegal in the office of Mark Ulmer. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a graduate of Ernest Ward High School.
She is survived by her parents, Marvin L. and Rita Berry Sanders of Bratt; one brother, Eric Sanders of Bell, Fla.; grandmother, Lou Ada Henderson of Atmore. She is the former wife of Ronnie Earl Steele.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. O.B. Richardson and Rev. Billy Randolph officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matthew Berry, Casey Berry, Tim White, Mike Steele, Bobby Burges and Randy Wiscaver. Honorary pallbearer is Tony Hadley.
Family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Friday at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Arrangements by Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Bethena Johnson Evans Coleman
Dec. 14, 2003
Mrs. Bethena Johnson Evans Coleman, 83, died Sunday. A native of Pineview, she was a former resident of Atmore and had lived in Flomaton for the last 10 years. She attended the Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband Emmitt Coleman.
She is survived by a son, Tommy Coleman and wife Linda of Pensacola, a brother, Joe Johnson of Pensacola, a sister, Grace Shivers of Flomaton, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Day officiating. Burial followed in Godwin Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jerry Fischer, D.C. Odom, Floyd Calloway, Kenny Higdon, Sylvester Strength and Bob Howell.
Arrangements by Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Bob Weaver
Dec. 13, 2003
Bob Weaver, 47, died Saturday in Perdido. He was a native and lifetime resident of Perdido and a member of Perdido Masonic Lodge # 752, the Shriners and Eastern Star. He attended the Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Weaver of Perdido; his mother, Alean Weaver of Perdido; two sons, Kevin Weaver and William Hadley, both of Robertsdale; two daughters, Suzanna Lambeth of Atmore and Shirley Bailey of Loxley; his sister, Beatrice Weaver of Perdido; and ten grandchildren, Makayla Weaver, Dakota Lambeth, Tyler Lambeth, Nicholas Lambeth, Desi Rae Bailey, Nikki Bailey, Katie Hadley, Destiney Hadley, Shasta Hadley and Kaylee Hadley.
Services were held Tuesday at the Fretwell Holiness Church with Sister Helen Stewart and Brother Wendell Hadley officiating. Burial followed at Lottie Methodist Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jerry Hall, "Buster" Jerrell, Ken O'Leary, Tom Foster, Richard Boutwell and Willie D. Brooks.
Arrangements by Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Albert Thomas Mackey, II
Dec. 12, 2003
Mr. Albert Thomas Mackey, II, 56, died Friday at a local hospital. He was a native of Atmore and a resident of Nokomis for most of his life. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Alvin Slay; his father, Albert Thomas Mackey, Jr.; a brother, Joey Albert; a sister, Thelma Denise Albert; and his dad, Joseph R. Albert.
He is survived by his mother, Thelma Slay Albert of Nokomis; two sons, Brad Rowell of Flomaton and Thomas Mackey of Nokomis; two daughters, Samantha Rowell of Brewton and Carrie Walton of Atmore; two brothers, Garry Mackey of Lexington, Ky. and John Albert of Pensacola; and three grandchildren, Tray Robison, Justin Walton and Cory Walton.
Graveside services were held Monday at the Oak Hill Cemetery with Garry Mackey officiating.
Arrangements by Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Luverne Voncille Williams
Dec. 12, 2003
Mrs. Luverne Voncille Williams, 78, of Cantonment, died Friday in Pensacola. She was a caregiver born in Escambia County, Fla., on April 15, 1925 to the late Henry David and Christina Glass Williams.
She is survived by one son, Billy Ray Williams of Walnut Hill; two sisters, Velma Sanders and Helen Barnett, both of Cantonment; two grandchildren, Wade Williams and Wendi Sapp, both of Davisville; five great-grandchildren, Lauren Sapp, Austin Sapp, Bailey Lohr, Tiffany Herrington and Weston Williams.
Services were held Monday from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Earl Harrison officiating. Burial followed in Dry Springs Cemetery.
Arrangements byJohnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Jimmie Hall Johnson
Dec. 10, 2003
Jimmie Hall Johnson, 82, a native of McCullough and former resident of Mobile, died Wednesday at Alabaster. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Clydie Hall, two brothers, Gray Hall and Ray Hall, and two sisters, Elizabeth Hall Reid and Ira Hall Fuller Kyser.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Luther Johnson Jr. of Columbiana, a daughter, Linda J. Danzey and husband Larry, of Columbiana, two grand children Shane Danzey and wife Shanna of Jamison, and Ashley Cross and husband Travis of Gardendale. She is also survived by one great-granddaughter, Emily Danzey; three sisters, Nola Wise of Spanish Fort, Jean Miller of Semmes, and Joyce Hollingsworth of Atmore, as well as three brothers, Hilton Hall of Walnut Hill, Gwenn Hall of Atmore and Earl Hall of Atmore, and other relatives.
Visitation was from 12-2 p.m. Friday and the service was at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Burial followed in Mobile Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were James Hilton Hall Jr., Norville Miller, Ronnie Fuller, Keith Miller, Darrell Miller and Orvis Hare. Honorary pallbearers were Richard Thomas, Clark Danzey, Tobert Bearett, Terry Hall and Charlie Hankie. Arrangements by Mobile Memorial Gardens.
Rosa Lee Crowe
Dec. 9, 2003
Mrs. Rosa Lee Crowe, 93, a native of Century died Dec. 9 in Boston, where she had lived for many years.
She was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Boston and a former member of Pilgrim Lodge Baptist Church in Century. She was a member of the senior choir and had a restaurant in Century for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Jesse West and her husband, Clarence Crowe.
She is survived by two daughters, Alice Lewis and Gladys Phifer and husband Robert Phifer, all of Boston; eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
Services were held Sunday at Pilgrim Lodge Baptist Church with Rev. Leonard Watson Jr. officiating. Burial followed in Century Cemetery. Friends served as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Turner Funeral Chapel.