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Louis Parker Sr.
ATMORE – Mr. Louis Parker Sr., 72, passed away March 20 at his residence. Funeral services were held March 26 at Greater Mt. Triumph Baptist Church in Atmore with the Rev. Willie Hawthorne officiating. Graveside services followed in Stallworth Cemetery in Atmore.
Mr. Parker was a native of Frisco City. He attended school at Escambia County Training High School in Atmore, later served in the U.S. Army and worked for Monsanto as a Chemical Operator for 36 _ years, retiring in 1989.
Mr. Parker's parents, Sam and Daisy Parker, and his wife, Narvell J. Parker, preceded him in death.
Survivors include one son, Louis Parker Jr. of Atmore; one sister, Lucille Cooper of Manhattan, N.Y. and three brothers, Andrew Parker and Joseph Parker, both of Detroit, Mich. and Sam Parker of Pensacola, Fla.
Family received friends on March 25 at Turner Funeral Chapel.
Zeno Green Sr.
BAY MINETTE – Mr. Zeno Green Sr., 80, passed away March 23 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on March 31 at Union Baptist Church in Bay Minette with Pastor Dwight L. Boykin officiating. Graveside services will follow in Sunrise Cemetery in Bay Minette.
Mr. Green was a member of Union Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on March 30 at Union Baptist Church with Robinson Funeral Home of Atmore directing.
Mary Tom Cannon
BREWTON – Mrs. Mary Tom Cannon, 75, passed away March 24 at D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton. Funeral services were held March 26 at Union cemetery with the Rev. John Mathieu officiating.
Mrs. Cannon was a native of Andalusia and had been a resident of Brewton since 1967, coming from Atmore. She retired from D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital after serving a number of years as the Director of Medical Records. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Brewton.
Mrs. Cannon's husband, Franklin M. Cannon, preceded her in death.
Survivors include three sons, Mickey (Lee) Cannon of Atmore, Steve Cannon of Pensacola, Fla. and Mark (Kathy) Cannon of Brewton; one brother, Jerry Johnson of Evergreen; two sisters, Jo Ann Harper and Linda Hammond, both of Evergreen; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The family received friends prior to the funeral on March 26 at Craver's Funeral Home.
Willie Mae Jenkins
GULFPORT, Miss. – Mrs. Willie Mae Jenkins, 86, passed away March 18 in Gulfport, Miss. Funeral services were held March 21 from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Rushing officiating. Graveside services followed in McCullough Cemetery.
Mrs. Jenkins was born in McCullough on Feb. 5, 1919 to the late Joseph M. and Beatha Neal Hall. She was a retired seamstress with Max Smith Garment Co.
Mrs. Jenkins' husband, Lee Cleat Jenkins, and one sister, Mable Marshall, preceded her in death.
Survivors include one brother, Marshall (Doris) Hall of McCullough; three nephews, Rodney (Sheila) Hall of Atmore, Ronald (Frankie) Marshall and Donnie (Sharon) Marshall of Flomaton; five nieces, Shirley Baylor (Johnny) Rushing of Atmore, Sarah (Mike) Ward of Mobile, Rita V. Whatley of Atmore, Rebecca (Robert) Arnold of Midland, Texas and Shirley Beck of Dothan, a special great-nephew and niece, Tommy and Lela Young; CNA home caregivers and numerous great-nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers were Rodney Hall, Donnie Marshall, Tommy Young, Dywayne Hadley and John Flowers.
Honorary pallbearers were Michael Ward, Tim Walker, Christopher Hall and Robert Arnold.
Family received friends on March 20 at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.