William Donald “Don” Huie

March 6, 2010

William Donald “Don” Huie, of Wing, Alabama went to be with the Lord on February 17, 2010.

He was born in McDavid, and retired from Reichhold Chemical in 1988. He was an avid coon hunter and loved to spend time with friends in the woods. He traveled around the country to coon hunt and go to meetings to preserve the rights of dog hunters everywhere. He was on the forefront of opening Blackwater Forest for dog hunters and coon hunters. He was one of the founding members of the Jay Coon Hunting Club and the Northwest Florida Tree Hound Club, of which he was also on the Board of Directors.

Don never met a stranger and was a great storyteller. He remembered every detail and kept his listeners captivated until the end.

Don was preceded in death by his parents William Homer Huie and Pencie Ola Bass Huie. He leaves to cherish his memories sons Wayne (Jo Ann), Bruce (Myrtice), Jim (Debbie), and Tom and daughter, Sheila Bahner; and sisters: Frances Green of Old Town, Fl, Lillian Green of Century, Mavis King of McDavid, Mable Thames of Oak Grove, and Wylene (Pat) Miller of Marietta, GA; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Jim Huie, Josh Huie, Steven Huie, Guy Huie, James Skinner, and Henry Langford. Honorary pallbearers were Charles Davis, Curtis Nixon, Aubrey Johnson, Dan Fike, Steve Coplen, Robert Davis, Josh Simpson, Daniel Young, and Mike Yarborough. A special thanks goes to, Charles Davis, Dr. James Brown, Dr. Kevin Jones, nurses and staff at the Medical Center Clinic, and West Florida Hospital. Burial was at Ray’s Chapel Cemetery on Saturday, February 20.

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