E. L. “Buddy” Seeber, Jr.
January 15, 2013
E. L. “Buddy” Seeber, Jr., 72, of Cantonment passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at this home surrounded by his loving family. Buddy retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service. He also retired from the United States Post Office after 13 years of service.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Gail Seeber.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Hannah Seeber; sisters, Wilma Aguayo, of Barstow, CA, and Nancy Bledsoe of Ft. Walton Beach; four nephews and his favorite dog, Nicholas.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, January 18, 2013, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Reverend James Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, January 17, 2013, from 5-8 p.m.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North, 1000 Hwy 29S, Cantonment, is in charge of arrangements.
Jim “Dwight” Beasley
January 15, 2013
Jim “Dwight” Beasley, 50, was healed of Huntington’s Disease when he went to be with the Lord on January 7, 2013.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Annie Elizabeth Younce.
He is survived by his parents, Jim Gerald Beasley and Amanda Carol Beasley; his sons, John Hallmark, Anthony Beasley and James Beasley; his grandchildren, Brayden, Lilah, Joshua, and Rylee; his sisters, Kim Ware, Dawn Welch, Jennifer Schuetrum, and Angel Beasley; and his nephews, Zachary, Hunter, and Joseph.
He was a heavy equipment operator for many years and enjoyed deer hunting and anything NASCAR. His faith in God was unwavering and the Bible was his favorite book.
The family expresses its sincere appreciation to the staff and nurses at Specialty Center of Pensacola, Glenn Moe, R.N., and Ms. Evelyn Fields, all of whom went beyond expectations in caring for Dwight.
A remembrance service will be held on January 18, 2013, at 6 p.m., at Heritage Baptist Church in Cantonment.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests gifts of donations be made to Huntington’s Disease Society of America.
Trahan Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ina Lewis Poe Ferguson
January 15, 2013
Ina Lewis Poe Ferguson died January 12 in her home in Cantonment after a brief illness. She was surrounded by family and under the care of Covenant Hospice. A special thank you to Ina’s personal caregivers, Moné Bell (Ina called her “Angel”), Dee Grimes and Elizabeth Richardson.
Ina was born on March 31, 1927, in Moultrie, Georgia, the third of six children. She attended Moultrie Grammar School and graduated from Milton High School in 1944. Ina married Herbert Smith Poe and they made their lives in Pensacola, FL. Ina and Herbert were active members of Warrington Methodist Church for many years. Herbert died in 1980.
Ina enjoyed a successful career in civil service as an Administrative Assistant at the Naval Air Station. Upon retirement, Ina built a second career in residential real estate earning her real estate license at 60. She was a member of Toastmaster International. Ina married Robert W. Ferguson in 1989 and they also made their home in Pensacola. Bob died in 1997.
Ina lived an active life enjoying dancing and socializing including the Jesters, which is the longest running all female Mardi Gras krewe in Pensacola. Later in life she participated in The Red Hat Society and loved to read, play cards and dominos with friends and family. She will be remembered for her great sense of humor, compassion, generosity and love of her family and friends.
Ina was preceded in death by son, John David who died at 2 days old; parents, Mary Myrtle Gregory and Sirmon Greene Lewis; brother, Robert Harris Lewis; sister, Cleo Faye McCoy (Herman); great granddaughter, Katelyn Elizabeth Payne; nephews, Craig McCoy and Scott Baxley; and sister-in-law, Betty Lewis.
Ina and Herbert have 3 surviving children, Barbara Jean Peterson (William) of Windermere, FL; Deborah Joan Milam (Ray) of Pensacola, FL and Robert Smith Poe (Mary Jane) of Troy, AL.
Ina is also survived by her brother, James Richard Lewis and sisters Mary Ann Rader (Robert) and Joan Baxley (Glenn); grandchildren Kyle Peterson (Wendy), Kaci Peterson Ariza (Daniel), Michele Payne (Derrick), Lindsey Milam, Devin and Nathan Poe, Lee Griffin, great grandchildren, Kali and Will Peterson, Elijah and Ryland Ariza, Reagan, Addison and Caroline Payne. There are numerous loving cousins, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Kyle Peterson, Derrick Payne, Daniel Ariza, Tony Lewis, Devin and Nathan Poe. Visitation will be Friday, Jan 18, 6 – 8 pm, funeral Saturday, Jan 19, 11 am at Lewis Funeral Home, Milton, FL officiated by Rev. Winston Jay. Interment follows at Bagdad Cemetery, Bagdad, FL.
Helen Jeanette ‘Net-Net’ Coleman
January 15, 2013
Helen Jeanette ‘Net-Net’ Coleman, 45, of Pensacola passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013.
Helen was a native and life long resident of Pensacola and attended the Church of Christ in Cantonment. She was a person that loved helping others and in the past, volunteered with the Red Cross and the Ensley Volunteer Fire Department. Helen’s family relationship was very dear to her heart and her family will miss her deeply.
Helen is survived by four sisters, Pat Freeman (John), Diane Parker (Claude), Debra Johnson and Kathy Williams (Don); and seven nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Thursday, January 17, 2013m from 6-8 p.m. at Pensacola Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mary Gertrude Woods
January 15, 2013
Mary Gertrude Woods, 77 of Atmore, passed Monday January 14, 2013, at her residence. She was retired from Monsanto after 34 years of a draw twist operator.
She was born on November 8, 1935, in Bay Minette to the late Antis and Mary Strickland Pierce. Her hobbies were painting, sewing, gardening, and waiting for the arrival of the hummingbirds in the spring. But her true Love was growing yellow roses.
She is preceded in death by four brothers, Conner Kirkham, J. C. Kirkham, Clifford Pierce, and Clarence Kirkham; two sisters, Ethel Kirkham and Iona Pierce.
Survivors are one son, Anthony Keith (Brenda Jackson) Walz of Bay Minette; one daughter, Sandra Woods Mosley of Milton; one brother, William( Priscilla) Pierce of Charleston, S.C.; grandchildren: Robert Woods (Mary Alice) Mosley Troy, Jonathan Cory Walz and Joseph Aaron Walz both of Bay Minette; a great-grandson, Jack Leslie Mosley of Troy; nieces, Dana, Bonnie and Susan.
Services will be Wednesday January 16, 2013, at 10 a.m. Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Mike Grindle officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Tuesday evening January 15, 2013, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Victims Named, Driver Located In Fatal Drag Racing Accident
January 14, 2013
The victims and a driver that fled a scene have been identified in an alleged drag racing accident that claimed two lives early Saturday morning.
Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol that 30-year old Modesto Becerril-Lopez, the driver of a 2000 Volkswagen Passat, was racing the driver of an Acura on Blue Angel Parkway approaching Cerney Road. Becerril-Lopez lost control and hit a tree. He and his passenger, 21-year old Juan Vazquez-Moreno, were both pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Acura fled the scene. Monday afternoon, troopers said the driver, 19-year old Aden Michael Yabut, and his Acura had been located and were part of an ongoing investigation. Charges are pending the results of a traffic homicide investigation, the FHP reported.
Dog Blamed For Fatal Cantonment Crash
January 14, 2013
A dog is being blamed after a van ran over and killed a Cantonment man in a driveway Monday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 56-year old Iris Fortner was attempting to back into property near a residence on Desoto Road in Cantonment about 10:20 a.m. Passenger James. W Campbell, age 68 of Cantonment, had exited the passenger side of the 1995 Chevrolet van to open double metal gates at the residence. Fortner had also opened the driver’s door to look for Campbell and see what side of the double gate he was standing on.
While Fortner’s door was open, her large Boxer dog ran from their current address on Desoto Road and jumped into the driver’s compartment, resulting in the accelerator being depressed, the FHP report states. The van backed into the double metal gate and Campbell despite Fortner’s attempts to stop.
The van came to rest with Campbell trapped underneath. He was pronounced deceased on the scene by Escambia County paramedics. Fortner was taken to West Florida Hospital with minor injuries.
The Florida Highway Patrol is continuing their investigation into the incident.
The Cantonment and Molino stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Escambia County EMS and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the accident.
Arbor Day Trees Given Away
January 14, 2013
Hundreds of trees were given away Monday morning in Walnut Hill in celebration of Florida’s Arbor Day.
The tree giveaway was sponsored by Escambia County, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF/IFAS) Extension, and the Florida Forestry Service (FFS). A total of 4,000 trees were available for giveaway Monday morning in Walnut Hill and at an event in Warrington on Friday.
Species included crabapple, mayhaw, cherrybark oak, river birch, wax myrtle and bald cypress. Participants received two tree seedlings of their choice, and experts were on hand to offer planting and placement advice.
Pictured: Residents receive free trees during an Arbor Day tree giveaway Monday morning in Walnut Hill. Pictured inset: The line for the free trees stretched into the parking lot of the Walnut Hill Community Center. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Warrant Issued For Man In Last Week’s Belair Road Shootings
January 14, 2013
An arrest warrant has been issued for 22-year old Kwamane Q. Silas of Pensacola in connect with last week’s triple shooting on Belair Road in Escambia County.
Last week Silas was listed by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office as wanted for questioning, but now a felony warrant is active for his arrest. Deputies say Silas should be considered armed and dangerous.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Silas, you are asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Freddie Dayshen Fountain III, 23, was arrested last week in connection with the shootings. He was charged with two counts of attempted homicide, a weapons offense of firing missiles into a dwelling, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He remains in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $190,000.
About 10:10 p.m. on January 10, deputies responded to a shots fired disturbance in the 700 block of Belair Road in the Montclair area. Deputies found Aquarius Devaughn dead, and both Durall Sumler and Shawn Jordan suffering from gunshot wounds. Sumler and Jordan remained in Baptist Hospital at last report.
Century Traffic Stop Lands Woman In Jail On Meth Charges
January 14, 2013
A traffic stop in Century landed a Brewton woman in jail on multiple drug charges.
Keisha Lee Odom, 26, was charged with two felony counts of possession of methamphetamine and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy stopped Odom on Hecker Street in Century due to having no tag light. After Odom consented to a vehicle search, deputies reported finding a long list of drug paraphernalia, including coffee filters that tested positive for meth residue and burnt glass bongs.
After she was placed under arrest, deputies reporting finding a cigarette box in her pants pocket that contained a bag with a substance that field tested positive for methamphetamines.
Odom told deputies, according to an arrest report, that she had no knowledge of the meth or methamphetamine because the vehicle belonged to her cousin and the cousin had just given her the cigarette box in which the meth was located.
Deputies also located a 12 gauge Winchester in the vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Harris County, Georgia, in 1985. Odom was not charged in connection with the weapon theft because she was not born until 1986. She told deputies the gun had been handed down in her family for years.
Odom was booked into the Escambia County Jail and later released on a $6,000 bond. The Dodge Durango she was driving was seized by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.