Highway 29 At Tate School Road To Close Briefly
May 25, 2012
Highway 29 at Tate School Road will be shutdown north and southbound about 8:30 this morning for about 15-20 minutes by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office to allow Tate High School’s graduating seniors to cross the highway in their annual processional to their senior breakfast.
Edward Allen “Poppy” Presley
May 25, 2012
Edward Allen “Poppy” Presley, 54 of Nokomis, AL, passed away Wednesday May 23, 2012, in Atmore. He was employed by Masland Carpets for over 25 years as a die manager. He was born in Atmore to James O. and Jacquelyn Daniel Presley, Jr. on October 18, 1957.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Perlie and Leona Daniel; Ollie and Gladys Presley and his father-in-law, Ronald Strawbridge.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Strawbridge Presley; one son, Troy Allen Presley; two daughters, Allison Presley Wynn and Anna Presley all of Nokomis, AL; his parents James and Jackie Presley; one brother, Mark D. Presley; one sister, Laura Presley Smith and husband, Don all of Nokomis, AL; six grandchildren, Cole Wynn, Cameron Wynn, Chasen Wynn, Ceanna Wynn, Cierra Wynn and Troy Edward Presley; nieces, Kelley Presley, Stephanie Maddox and husband Walt of Tuscaloosa, AL; nephew, Eric Roberts and wife, Morgan; mother-in-law, Loyce Strawbridge; brother-in-law, Tommy Strawbridge and wife, Janet; sister-in-law, Sherry Daniel and husband, Dennis; nephews, Travis Daniel and wife, Jessie; Josh Daniel, niece, Jill Davis; nephews, Brandon Strawbridge and wife, Mandy, and Brian Strawbridge and wife, Megan.
Services will be held Saturday, May 26, 2012, at noon at Atmore Memorial Chapel with Rev. Don Davis and Rev. Dennis Daniels officiating. Interment will follow in Nokomis Baptist Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Daryl Williams, Olan Albritton, Travis Daniel, Josh Daniel, Brain Strawbridge, Brandon Strawbridge, Eric Roberts and Jason Stuart.
Family will receive friends, Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Atmore Memorial Chapel from 10 a.m. until service time.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc., is in charge of all arrangements.
Essie Mae Chavers
May 25, 2012
Mrs. Essie Mae Chavers, age 89, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012, in the Brewton hospital.
Mrs. Chavers was a native and life long resident of the Wallace community. She taught school at the A.D. Kelley school in Wallace for a number of years, and volunteered for the National Weather Service for 50 years. She was a member of Hanberry Holiness Church. Mrs. Chavers was preceded in death by her husband, Lee C. Chavers; a son, Floyd Chavers; two brothers, Leonard Pettis, and Cleve Pettis; and a sister, Voncile Chavers.
She is survived by her son, Elton (Jackie Windham) Chavers of Bon Secour; one daughter, Kathryn (Leonard) Conrad of Wallace; four brothers, Howard Pettis of Mobile, Coley Pettis of Mobile, Claude Pettis of Theodore, and Allen D. Pettis of Wallace; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. from the chapel of Craver’s Funeral Home with Rev. Phillip Pettis and Rev. Wilbur “Gam” Graves officiating. Interment will follow in Hanberry Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Craver’s Funeral Home on Sunday from 12:30 p.m. until service time at 2:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hanberry Holiness Church Cemetery Fund.
Leonard B. “Lennie” Daniels
May 25, 2012
Leonard B. “Lennie” Daniels, age 81 of Cantonment, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
Mr. Daniels was the co- owner/operator of Daniels Ellis Electrical Supply Company for over 50 years. He was a member of East Brent Baptist Church. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He will be remembered as a man who loved his family with all of his heart, he put God first in everything he did. A good and honest man who was non-judgmental. He was a best friend “to many”. He led by example. He always said that “there is a right way, a wrong way and God’s way”. His employees always said of him that no matter how difficult times were, Lennie always kept the faith.
He is preceded in death by one grandson, Riley Daniels; five sisters, Vera Strickland, Lynette Brown, Johnnie Baggett, Addie Lee Hall and Margie Parker and one brother, Walter Daniels.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Gwynne Daniels; three children, Zeta Gornick (Joe), Angie Gilmore (Mark) and Mike Daniels (Gena); five grandchildren, Rachel Parker, Brandon Gilmore, Chad Gornick, Justin Gilmore and Reagan Daniels; one great-grandson, Carson Parker; one brother, James W. Daniels; numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Doyle Mobley,Enzor Kimbro, Gary Bedgood, Charlie Martin, John W. Ellis, James Wiggins. Honorary pallbearers will be Raymond Gilmore and Lennie’s Sunday school class.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to East Brent Baptist Church Building Fund, 4801 North Davis Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32503, or The Ronald McDonald House, 5200 Bayou Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32503.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 26, 2012, at East Brent Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Dale Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.
LS “Pete” Bartley
May 25, 2012
Mr. LS “Pete” Bartley, 77, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Phillipsville, AL. Mr. Bartley was a native of Walnut Hill and a resident of Phillipsville for the past 34 years. He attended Walnut Hill Baptist Church. He was a woodworker, cabinetmaker and an avid gardener.
He is preceded in death by a son Bruce Bartley and grandson L. Shawn Bartley.
He is survived by his wife, Estelle Bartley of Phillipsville; four sons, Edwin (Carol) Bartley of Phillipsville, John Edward (Barbara) Ryland of Robinsonville, Ronnie (Viola) Ryland of Phillipsville, and Donnie (Amanda Marie Crain) Ryland of Bay Minette; daughter, Sherry R. (Reth) Smith of WhiteHouse Fork; two sisters, Martha (Adrian) Stacey of Atmore and Joyce Black of Texas; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Craig Hayles officiating. Burial will follow at the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 26, 2012, from 6:00 to 8:00 p. m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Quincy Stacey, Larry Hayles, Barry Homan, Brandan Brlyski, David Garrett and Logan Smith.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in charge of all arrangements.
Grace C. McCain
May 25, 2012
Grace C. McCain, 78, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. She was born in Molino to Reno and Grace Coffield.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Grace Penton; two brothers and four sisters.
Her mother died the night she was born, and she was raised by her aunt and uncle.
She is survived by her sister Lillian Nowak of Cantonment.
Grace graduated from Tate High School and when she turned 18 went to work at the paper mill and worked until 1994.
She married J.C. McCain in 1993, and they shared a beautiful friendship for 19 years.
Grace had no children of her own but enjoyed two stepchildren during and after her first marriage (Clyde Jr. & Myra Whitmore) and Michael, Jack and Jerry of her second marriage.
Grace loved to travel and see new places She went to British Columbia, Canada, while her husband worked there, also Washington, Oregon, New Hampshire, Maine, and all the northeastern states. Used to go to the “Smokies” every year. Had her first and only sleigh ride in the woods in New Hampshire, and she loved it.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 25, 2012 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home South.
Howard A. Webb, Sr.
May 25, 2012
Howard A. Webb, Sr., 85, went home to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in heaven on May 23, 2012, where he joined his father, James J. Webb, Sr., his mother Annice B. Webb, and his sister Lucille Elizabeth Webb.
He leaves behind his beloved wife of 57 years Margie F. Webb; four sons, Howard A. Webb, Jr (Connie), Norman R. Webb, Donald A. Webb (Tina) and Phillip W. Webb (JoAnne); six grandchildren, Zachary (Brook), Benjamin, Megan, Brantley, Christy and Lorraine (Richie); six great-grandchildren, Tyler, Dillon, Kelsey, Emma-Leigh, Dalton and Ava, brother James J. Webb, Jr. (Margaret); lifelong friend Earl V. Keene (Mireya) and many nephews, nieces and cousins.
Born and raised in the Pine Forest community of Pensacola, he moved to Bratt, Florida in 1973 to finish raising his sons on a farm and retired to Daphne, Alabama in 2004.
A graduate of Tate High School, he was drafted into the US Army Air Corp during World War II. Afterward he attended Toccoa Falls Bible College. Returning to Pensacola, he was employed at the St. Regis Paper Mill until the Chemstrand Nylon Plant opened. He retired from the maintenance department at Monsanto in 1985, and then worked as a service mechanic at Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation until 1995. He was a member of Bratt First Baptist Church.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012, from 6 until 8 p.m. and 1 hour prior to the service. The Rev. Grant Barber will be officiating the services at Pensacola Memorial Gardens, Saturday, May 26 at 1:00 pm.
Pallbearers are James A. Webb, Douglas Webb, William Webb, Rev. John F. Webb, Mark Webb and Joseph Urquhart.
Third Grade FCAT Scores Released
May 24, 2012
Third grade FCAT scores in reading and math were released Thursday morning by the Florida Department of Education.
In Escambia County, 51 percent of third graders score a grade level 3 or higher in reading, while 52 percent scored a passing grade level 3 or greater in math.
In Santa Rosa County, 72 percent of third grade students scored a 3 or more in reading, and 72 percent score a 3 or higher in math.
Coming up this weekend on NorthEscambia.com, we’ll take a look at how local schools fared on the third grade reading and math FCAT.
Photos: Waterspout On Pensacola Bay This Morning
May 24, 2012
A waterspout formed over Pensacola Bay about 6:30 this morning. There was no rain associated the waterspout, which traveled across the bay for about five minutes. Photos by Brenda Kahalley for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Teen Gets Six Years For Drug Trafficking
May 24, 2012
A Century teen caught selling drugs during an undercover operation has been sentenced to six years behind bars.
Ladarrious Tamiraye Lett, 17, was sentenced as a youthful offender by Judge Paul Rasmussen for a first degree felony drug trafficking charge. Rasmussen recommended that Lett serve his time in a boot camp program.
The court did not impose an ordinarily mandatory $100,000 fine due to Lett’s youthful offender status, overruling objections by the state.
Lett was caught in the act of selling 25 Lortabs by undercover officers near the Dollar General store on North Century Boulevard on April 21, 2011, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report.
Lett was previous adjudicated as an adult in an unreleated weapons case and sentenced to nine months in the county jail. In October 2010, he was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted delinquent under 24 years of age, tampering with evidence and culpable negligence. Lett, who was a 16-year old middle school student at the time, traded $40 in marijuana for .22 caliber pistol that was dumped on North Century Boulevard following a traffic stop. A deputy ran over the gun, shooting out his own tire.