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Mrs. Judy Marie Sanchez, 78, passed away at her home in Atmore on May 26, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles Edwin and Sudie Lee Jordan Smith; brothers, Charles Presley Smith, Albert Paul Smith, Thomas Raymond Smith and William Harold Smith; and sisters, Annie Lee Cole, Doris Berzeler, Sammy Taylor and Wanda Jean Green.
She is survived by her partner, Alan Sanchez of Baxley, Ga.; four daughters, Terri (Brian) McCreary of Atmore, Shelia Kimmons of Cedar Bluff, Cindy (Randall) Peebles of Bratt, Fla. and Crystal Gail (Danny) Branson of Brewton; two sons, David Jernigan of Flomaton and Timothy Alvin (Deloris) Jernigan of Tylertown, Miss.; sister, Kathy Robinson of Ocala, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025 at 2 p.m. at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC with the Rev. Rickey Tedder officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on May 30, 2025 from 1 p.m. until service time at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC.
Pallbearers will be David Jernigan, Tim Jernigan, Tommy Pickern, Brad Adams, Brian McCreary, and Justin Harrison.
Honorary pallbearers will be Steven Kimmons and Brennen Jernigan.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home LLC in Atmore is in entrusted with all arrangements.