Everett Lewis “Buck” Jarman
June 14, 2013
Everett Lewis “Buck” Jarman, 74, of Atmore, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013 in,Pensacola. He was born on April 19, 1939, in Mobile to the late Clinton L. and Leona Laurendine Jarman. He was a commercial truck driver and served in the United States Marine Corp. He was an avid University of Alabama football fan.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Ms. Bonnie Jarman; brother, Thomas Clinton Jarman; and sister, Lavenia Davis.
He is survived by his son, Les (Leslie) Jarman of Foley; two daughters, Roxie (Harold) Pearson of Atmore and Diana Hirota of Mesa, AZ; three sisters, Charlene (Dennis) Wagahoff of Indianapolis, IN, Sara (Red) Crawford of Tucson, AZ and Carolyn (Lewis) Lang of Portland, OR; three grandchildren, Brianna Pearson, Kyleigh Macks, and Tyler Jarman.
Funeral services will be Monday, June 17, 2013, at 10 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Alan Harp officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Seth Smith, Jonathon Frost, Dennis Wagahoff, Billy Aaron, Les Jarman and Harold Pearson.
Family will receive friends, Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, Inc is in charge of all arrangements.
Hot Father’s Day Weekend
June 14, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind around 5 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Light west wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
- Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
- Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93.
- Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
- Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.
- Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
- Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Pictured above: Thursday evening’s sunset as seen from a North Escambia roadside. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Gospel Projects 2013 Tee Ball World Series Results
June 14, 2013
Here are the scores from the Gospel Projects 2013 Tee Ball World Series Thursday night in Milton:
- Tri-County American 22, Perdido 21
- Brent 40, Cantonment 19
- GP World 37, Molino 16
- Pace 29, Bellview 18
- Tri-County Nationals 27, East Milton 15
- NEP Gold 30, Navarre 8
- NEP Blue 23, Milton 10
- Myrtle Grove 28, GP American 13
Play continues Friday, Saturday, and Monday with the world series championship game on Tuesday.
Have photos you’d like to share from your favorite team? Email news@northescambia.com
Pictured: The Tri-County Nationals beat East Milton 27-15 Thursday in the Gospel Projects World Series. Submitted photos by Stephanie Hart for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Thelma Phillips
June 14, 2013
Thelma Phillips of Berrydale passed away peacefully on June 11, 2013.
Thelma was a life long resident of Berrydale and grew up with many brothers and sisters on her parent’s farm. She learned the value of work at a young age as the entire family picked cotton and peanuts by hand, long before the use of mechanized farming equipment became widespread.
She met her childhood sweetheart Howard, while they both attended Fidelis School in the 1940’s. They married on April 26, 1946, and celebrated many wonderful years together until his death in 2009. She began working at the Chemstrand plant which later became the Monsanto Corporation. Her husband, a firm believer in education, convinced her to attend Troy Teacher’s College in Alabama while he continued to work. She lived in the dormitory but always tried to commute back home to Berrydale every weekend.
Thelma graduated from Troy with a Bachelors degree in education and began teaching in Harold school located in Harold, Florida for a short time. Later she transferred to Fidelis School where she taught fifth grade for more than 20 years. Often she taught generations of the same family over the years. One of her greatest joys in life was teaching students and she never failed to remember everyone. When Fidelis was closed she transferred to Jay and taught for 2 years until her retirement in 1987.
She enjoyed many happy years in retirement and spent time with her family and friends but never forgot her students. Often times many would drop by her house years after leaving Fidelis to visit. She also loved to crochet and made many afghans and hats which she donated to the Sacred Heart Cancer Center.
Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Alva and Bertie Phillips; her husband Howard Phillips; an infant son, Laney Howard Phillips; sisters, Louise Freels and Catherine Davis; and brother, Neal Phillips.
She is survived by her son Michael (Rosie) Phillips; sister, Rochelle (Wayne) Brown; and brothers, William E. Phillips, Cecil (Margaret) Phillips, Joe Phillips and Lloyd Phillips.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 13, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Jay Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 14, at Jay Funeral Home with Pastor Donald Endress officiating services. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery.
The family would like thank the entire staff at Specialty select hospital; most especially the ICU nurses Wendy, Stacy and Josh who were so kind and provided not only expert care for Thelma but also provided encouragement to the family during this difficult time.
Mobile Opens Series With 5-2 Win Over Pensacola
June 14, 2013
Nick Evans launched two home runs, including a tie-breaking shot in the ninth inning to lift the Mobile BayBears to a series-opening win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, 5-2, on Thursday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. The game was played in front of a sellout crowd of 5,038, the 12th sellout of the season.
The BayBears, riding a string of late-inning victories, continued their come-from-behind prowess on Thursday. Entering the eighth trailing 2-1, Mobile posted the final four runs of the contest for the victory. In the eighth, Keon Broxton singled and Mike Freeman double to put runners at second and third with nobody out before Nick Ahmed drove home Broxton with a sac fly to tie the game. Wilkin De La Rosa come on to get the final two outs of the inning while stranding the go-ahead run at third.
In the ninth, the BayBears again put the first two runners on via a single and an error. Ahmed stepped to the dish having already smoked a solo homer in the fourth inning, and jolted his second homer of the game, a three-run shot on a 3-0 pitch to give Mobile its three-run lead.
Kevin Munson came on in the ninth to pick up his 11th save of the season by retiring the Wahoos in the ninth. With the win, Mobile held its half-game lead over Mississippi who also won on Thursday night.
The late rally spoiled what was a solid start from Tim Crabbe. The right-hander tossed a season-high 7.1 innings, allowing just two runs on four hits while striking out four. Crabbe had retired 20 of the last 21 and 10 straight entering the eighth inning before being pulled after the Freeman double.
Pensacola tallied single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to take a 2-1 lead. In the fifth, Ray Chang blasted a solo shot, his second home run since returning from Triple-A. An inning later, Tucker Barnhart extended his hitting streak to eight games with a two-out single to score Ryan LaMarre.
The two teams continue the five-game series on Friday night with a 7:00 p.m. first pitch. Ryan Dennick (3-6, 3.18) gets the start for Pensacola against Mobile’s Bo Schultz (1-0, 0.00).
story by Kevin Burke
Joyce Marie Watkins
June 14, 2013
Mrs. Joyce Marie Watkins, 70, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Atmore.
Mrs. Watkins was a native of Goodway, AL and a resident of Atmore for most of her life. Mrs. Watkins was a long time employee at Buy-Rite Drugs. She attended the Presley Street Baptist Church. Her parents, Ned & Ida Mae Womack; two brothers, Raymond Womack and R.B. Womack; and one sister, Ella V. Page precede her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Watkins of Atmore; two daughters, Brenda Smith of Fairhope and Sonya (Rob) Ellis of Atmore; and one grandchild, Rachel (Rob) Lindell of Bay Minette.
Funeral services will be Sunday, June 16, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Grindle officiating.
Burial will follow at the Serenity Garden Cemetery.
Visitation will be Saturday, June 15, 2013, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Rob Lindell, Heron Pete, Jerry Page, Jimmy Womack, Phillip Watkins and Cecil Ellis.
Contributions can be made to the Presley Street Baptist Church Memorial Fund or The Escambia County Humane Society.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC, is in charge of all arrangements.
Local Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
June 13, 2013
The Department of Defense has announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Thomas Jr., 31, of Pensacola, died June 10, in Helmand, Afghanistan. The incident is under investigation.
He was assigned to the 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Kleber Kaserne, Germany.
More details will be posted as they become available.
Escaped Inmate Busted Within 10 Minutes
June 13, 2013
An inmate that escaped from the Escambia County Jail didn’t manage to get very far during his 10 minutes of freedom this morning.
Just after 8:00, inmate worker Michael Eugene Washington, 41, walked away from the Escambia County Jail on “L” Street. He was seen walking down Fairfield Drive and then observed by officers walking toward Pace Boulevard. He climbed onto the roof of a building in the 2800 block of North Pace Boulevard.
The building was surrounded and Washington was taken into custody within 10 minutes of his escape.
A ladder truck from Escambia County Fire Rescue was used to assist in removing Washington from the roof.
Two North Escambia Church Burglaries Under Investigation (Updated)
June 13, 2013
[Updated] Two church burglaries discovered Wednesday are under investigation by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
A burglary was reported Wednesday morning just before 8:00 at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Highway 29 at Thompson Road in Bluff Springs. A powered mixer, two Peavey speakers and a wireless microphone system were stolen (pictured below).
“It is sad that someone would rob a church,” said Pastor Jimmy Wood “My prayer is that whoever did this will return what they have stolen and surrender their life to the Lord.”
Wednesday afternoon, members of the Antioch Springs of Life Church at the corner of North Pineville Road and Jakes Road in Nokomis discovered that their house of worship had been burglarized. Someone stole an air conditioner, speakers, sound equipment, dishes and a few other miscellaneous items, according to church members.
An Antioch Springs member said this was the third burglary at their church in recent years. They believe the latest burglary happened between 6:00 Tuesday night and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday.
There was no immediate indication that the two burglaries were related. Anyone with information on either crime is asked to contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620 or Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
Pictured top: The Antioch Springs of Life Church on Pineville Road in Nokomis. Pictured below: A powered mixer and speakers stolen from the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Highway 29 in Bluff Springs. Courtesy images for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Animal Control Seizes 18 Dogs Due To ‘Poor Living Conditions’
June 13, 2013
Escambia County Animal Control seized 18 dogs Wednesday afternoon in Century.
Bill Pearson, Escambia County spokesman, said Animal Control was called to the property on Plum Street by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. According to Sena Maddison, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office, there was concern about “poor living conditions” for the dogs and puppies on the property. There were no charges filed in the case.
Further details were not available late Wednesday afternoon.
From the roadway, animal control officers and the residents were seen loading dogs into an animal control truck. None of the animals appeared malnourished or injured. Neighbors said they believed the animals were cared for adequately, with separate dogs houses, overhead dog runs and proper food and water. Officials said the animals seized did not have proper licenses and proof of vaccinations.
Pictured above and below: Escambia County Animal Control seized 18 dogs from a property on Plum Street in Century Wednesday afternoon. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
