Alexander Holder, Jr.
January 3, 2011
Alexander Holder Jr., 79, of Pensacola, FL passed away on January 1, 2011 at the Specialty Center of Pensacola. He was born October 10, 1931 in Peterman, AL to Alex and Ida Simpson Holder. Alex graduated from Atmore High School and from Auburn University. He served in the Army National Guard.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Brenda Holder, son Jeff Holder, brother John Holder, and sister Nell Holder.
He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Martha Boone Holder; daughter Terry Kropp (Eric), son Mark Holder (Stephanie), daughter-in-law Laura Holder, 8 grandchildren, and three great-granddaughters; sisters Vera Lindauer (Charles), Helen McKenzie (William), brother Jim Holder (Lois), and their families.
Alex was a devoted member of Innerarity Point Baptist Church in Pensacola.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM, Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home South, 100 Beverly Pkwy. Funeral service will be at Faith Chapel South on Wednesday, January 5 at 1:00 PM, with Reverend Tim Coleman officiating.
His wife and family would like to thank the nurses and staff of the Specialty Center of Pensacola and the nurses and staff at the Veranda of Pensacola for the undying devotion and care that was given to him every day!
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in his honor to Light Evangelism Ministry (LEM), P.O. Box 4427, Pensacola, FL 32507 to support the ministry of GN Mark Dahn & his family. More information can be found about the ministry at lightevangelismministry.org.
Recycle Your Christmas Tree
January 3, 2011
ECUA will pick up its customers’ Christmas trees curbside as part of the regular yard waste collection service. The use of drop-off sites has been discontinued this year due to waning demand over the last few years.
Customers are asked to remove all tinsel and decorations from their trees and to ensure that trees, or portions of the trees are no more than six feet in length. Trees can be placed at the curb with other yard trash, and should not be placed in the green garbage containers.
For more information, please call ECUA Customer Service at (850) 476-0480
2010 Persons Of The Year
January 2, 2011
NorthEscambia.com is naming several Persons of the Year for 2010. The recipients are being named daily during the first week of January. Those named so far include:
(Additional recipients will be named each day this week.)
$3 Pain At The Pump
January 2, 2011
The New Year is bringing pain at the pump. The price of a gallon of regular gas has topped the $3 mark around the North Escambia area, and analysts say prices will only continue to rise in the new year.
The average price of a gallon of standard-grade gasoline in Escambia County was $3.04. That’s up 43 cents a gallon from the year-ago price of $2.61, according to the daily price survey published by AAA.
Analysts with AAA said pump prices will likely increase through January, hold steady in February and then jump again in the spring. By the second quarter, gas prices of $3.75 are predicted, with more increases during the summertime.
John Hofmeister, an ex-president at Shell Oil, has told several national media outlets that $5 a gallon gas could be a reality by 2012.
The highest-ever average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Escambia County was $4.05 in July of 2008.
Pictured: Gas tops $3 a gallon at this station on Highway 29 at Roberts Road. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Colder Weather Back
January 2, 2011
Colder weather has returned, with Sunday night’s low once again dipping below freezing.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Clear, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Wind chill values between 25 and 35 early. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
- Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southeast between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
- Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
It’s A Girl: Meet The First Baby Of 2011
January 2, 2011
Olivia Marie Folmar was the first baby of 2011 born in Escambia or Santa Rosa counties. She was born about 1:50 Saturday morning at Sacred Heart Hospital. The daughter of Evan and Sumer Flomar, Olivia weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
2010 Persons Of The Year: Wilbur Earl Hendrix
January 2, 2011
NorthEscambia.com is naming Persons of the Year for 2010 each day this week.
Wilbur Earl Hendrix of Molino has posthumously been named one of our North Escambia Persons of the Year.
Hendrix was one of five Molino residents that organized and founded the Molino Volunteer Fire Department, and he served as Molino’s first fire chief.
Hendrix passed away July 31, 2010, at the age of 76. He was a lifelong resident of Molino.
In 1968, Wilbur Hendrix and his wife Carolyn founded Hendrix Lawn and Cycle and Hendrix Service Center. Together, they owned and operated the successful, community-minded business for over 38 years.
“A man of God and family, Wilbur will be remembered by those who knew him best as someone who worked with his hands his entire life. Wilbur was creative and inventive, able to find ingenious solutions, and could always be looked to when something needed repairing, even after his fingers and wrist had to be repaired. He was always willing to help anyone in need of finding a problem with automobiles, lawn mowers and equipment, even traveling strangers who needed help. He never turned his back on anyone who needed his help,” according to his obituary.
Kenneth Green
January 2, 2011
Mr. Kenneth Green age 81, of Frisco City, AL, died Friday December 31, 2010, in the Atmore Nursing Home.
Mr. Green was a native of Lower Peach Tree, AL, and had lived in Monroe County all of his life. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge # 1 in Monroeville and was a 32nd degree Mason.
Mr. Green was preceded in death by his wife, Reba Green and a son David K. Green.
He is survived by son, Ricky Green of Frisco City, AL; two daughters, Sudy Jose, of Kona, HI, Marcella Green Wilson, of Bratt, FL; one step-son, Jesse L. Stokes, of Frisco City; one sister, Mary Mosley, of Monroeville; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Monday January 3, 2011, at the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary Wieborg officiating. Interment will be in Johnson Memorial Gardens in Pineville with Johnson Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Monday from 12- 2 p.m. prior to service time at the funeral home.
Carolyn Hicks Terry
January 2, 2011
Carolyn Hicks Terry passed away on December 28, 2010 after an eight year battle with multiple myeloma. She died surrounded by her family at Cartersville Medical Center, Cartersville, GA.
Born December 11, 1944, Carolyn was the second daughter of Myra and Herbert Hicks of Barth, FL. She graduated from Pensacola High School, where she met her husband, James “Ike” Terry, attended Pensacola Junior College, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida State University in 1966. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta women’s fraternity. Ike and Carolyn married on September 3, 1966.
Working after her marriage as a public health nurse, Carolyn traveled throughout rural Escambia County bettering the lives of terminally ill tuberculosis patients. However, her first love was education, and she began teaching Health Occupations to middle school students in 1971, teaching first at Beggs Educational Center and then at Ransom Middle School before retiring in 2003. Working closely with education specialists, Carolyn helped write the first Health Occupations textbook published by the State of Florida.
Ike and Carolyn moved to Barth in 1977, building their home on eighty acres and establishing the Lakeside at Barth campground. Carolyn loved the woods at Barth, especially enjoying bird watching from her front deck.
Carolyn and Ike were active members at First United Methodist Church in Pensacola, where Ike served as organist until his death in 1986, and Carolyn sang alto in the Sanctuary Choir. She served many couples as their wedding hostess at First Church, and enjoyed participating in and attending many concerts and musical offerings. After moving to Cartersville in 2008, Carolyn was able, on occasion, to join the choir of her new church, Sam Jones United Methodist. She continued supporting the adult choirs at both Sam Jones in Cartersville and First Church in Pensacola with her prayers and her musical talents. Her special prayers always included the words of St. Francis of Assisi, “Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.”
While living in Cartersville, Carolyn wrote many cards and made phone calls to the sick and home bound members of Sam Jones United Methodist, and was an active grandmother to her two granddaughters, attending every school and church event.
Carolyn served at various times on the Board of Directors for Molino Utilities, the Molino Volunteer Fire Department, Pensacola Symphony Children’s Chorus (now Pensacola Children’s Chorus), Visiting Nurses Association, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International and North Pensacola Relay for Life. Until her cancer prevented her from attending meetings, she was an active member of the Cantonment Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow.
Carolyn loved to travel. Throughout her life, she traveled to forty nine states and many countries in Europe. She loved to camp, and particularly loved vacationing at National Parks and State Parks. She relished her regular trips to the Smoky Mountains and Disney World. Carolyn attended every home game of the Florida State University football team for twenty years. She instilled in her two children a love and appreciation for different cultures and travel experiences.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband, James “Ike” Terry, and her parents Myra McLean Hicks and Herbert Fisher Hicks.
She is survived by two children, Matt Terry (Barbara) of Cartersville, GA, and Anne Terry Vasile (Victor) of Huntsville, AL; two granddaughters, Alice Ann and Emma Jane Terry of Cartersville; a sister, Marjorie Lu Hicks Greenwald of Pensacola; nephew, Michael Greenwald (Kathy) of Hayward, CA and great-niece, Katherine Greenwald of Hayward. Carolyn also leaves many loved extended family members and good friends who have helped her during her battle with cancer.
Pallbearers will be Jim Bassett, Bill Dannelly, Michael Greenwald, Paul Plant, Swinson Schipman, and David Wooten. Honorary Pallbearers are members of the Cantonment, FL Rotary Club.
Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 PM, Sunday January 2, 2011 at Harper Morris Memorial Chapel on Airport Blvd. Funeral will be 11:00 AM Monday January 3, 2011 at First United Methodist Church, Pensacola, with The Rev. Dr. Wesley Wachob, The Rev. Dr. Henry Roberts, and The Rev. Alan Gantzhorn officiating. Burial will follow the service at Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery.
Flowers are appreciated, or donations may be made to the “Cantonment Rotary Club Foundation” with a designation for the “Ike Terry Memorial Scholarship fund.”
Guard Unit Begins Deployment Monday For Afghanistan
January 2, 2011
An area guard troop is preparing for deployment to Afghanistan on Monday
The 1165th Military Police Company from Fairhope and Brewton will leave Monday for about a month of training in Mississippi before deploying to Camp Eggars in Kabul Afghanistan to provide security. Camp Eggers is near the Presidential Palace and the U.S. Embassy.
Members of the 1165th have previously been deployed to Iraq twice and to the Olympics in Salt Lake City. They also assisted in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.
Nearly 200 members of the 1165th Military Police Company based in Fairhope are being deployed, including about 25 based at Brewton’s Don Bryant National Guard Armory.
There will be a public farewell ceremony at noon Monday at the Fairhope Civic Center, 161 North Section Street.