Mary Louise Milligan
April 16, 2013
Mary Louise Milligan, 89, of Pensacola, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013.
She was born in Ellisville, MS, and retired from Monsanto. After her retirement, she was employed with Whales Dress Shop for many years. Mary loved to fish and spend time with her family. She was a member of Calvary Way Full Gospel Church.
Preceded in death are her husband, Allen Milligan; two brother and four sisters.
Survivors include her five children, Jean Murphy (Bill), James Hill (Sue), Patsy Akins, Mary Hill (Bobby Boatwright) and Billy J. Hill, Sr. (Deloris); 19 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held at noon on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Calvary Way Full Gospel Church with funeral services following at 1:00 pm with Reverend Carl Shiver, Reverend Jim Diamond and Reverend Mitch Turner officiating.
Interment will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers are Dewey White, Brad Thompson, Terry McDaniel, Jerry McDaniel, Norman McDaniel, Terry Hill, Timmy McDaniel, Johnny Hill, Steven Hill and Tim Ryan.
Special thanks are extended to Pastor Carl Shiver, Pastor Jim Diamond and Covenant Hospice at West Florida Hospital for their compassionate care of Mary Louise Milligan.
For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity.
District Softball Round Two: Jay, Northview In Action Today
April 16, 2013
The District 1 Class 1A softball tournament is under way this week at Chipley.
In day one of the tourney, the Jay Lady Royals defeated the Baker Bulldogs 10-0. Jay will face Baker at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The No. 1 seed Northview Lady Chiefs, who sat out Monday with a bye, will face Chipley at 6 p.m. in the second round of the district tournament.
The district championship will be played at 7 p.m. Thursday.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Leatrece Jeanette Nall Wolske
April 16, 2013
Leatrece Jeanette Nall Wolske surely went singing into God’s home of eternal love and grace on April 6, 2013, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Born July 9, 1925, in Atmore, she was one of five children and the youngest daughter of Stephen C. and Florence E. Nall. She grew up and lived in the Bellview area of Pensacola, where she completed Tate High School and was an active member of Bellview Baptist Church, its choir and programs for many years.
Leatrece had a beautiful talent for engaging and entrusting herself to people wherever she lived. Throughout her life she developed many caring, devoted and loving friendships. She was one of the beautiful flowers along life’s path that brought joy to each heart that she touched.
Late in life she married Leonard Wolske and moved to Cary, Illinois. After her husband’s death, she moved to Fredericksburg, Texas, where she lived near her sister for many years. She was a well-loved and faithful childrens’ helper and door greeter of Faith Baptist Church in Fredericksburg.
In her last years, she valiantly struggled with the increasingly debilitating symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, from which she succumbed.
She is survived by her sister, Eleanor and her brother, Stephen and a loving bunch of nieces and nephews.
A private memorial service will be held in Corpus Christi, Texas on Thursday, April 18 at 11:00 a.m.
Memorial donations may be made to Faith Bellview Baptist Church, Pensacola; Faith Baptist Church, Fredericksburg, Texas; or Alzheimers organization of choice.
Jacksonville Gets Extra Inning Win Over Blue Wahoos
April 16, 2013
Kyle Jensen launched a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning, accounting for the only run in the game as the Jacksonville Suns extending their winning streak to five games with a 1-0 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Monday night at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium in front of 4,018 fans.
Neither team mounted much of a rally through the first 10 innings of the contest, as both offenses continued their respective early-season struggles. Pensacola had only two runners reach third base the entire game with the best chance coming in the fourth. The Wahoos had runners on second and third with two outs for hot-hitting Tucker Barnhart, but starter Brian Flynn got Barnhart to ground out to end the threat.
Pensacola also had a runner thrown out at the plate to end the third inning as David Vidal was caught trying to score from second on an infield single from Ryan LaMarre.
Flynn, the Southern League’s strikeout leader entering the game, struck out just two over six innings but yielded only three base knocks. Edgar Olmos (1-0) earned the win for the Suns by tossing two innings of relief with two strikeouts. Michael Brady picked up his fourth save of the year with a perfect bottom of the 11th.
Jacksonville had a base runner in every inning except the eighth and 10th before finally scratching across a run on Jensen’s first round-tripper of the year. Chris Manno (0-1) took the loss for Pensacola as he gave up the run on three hits while striking out three in the 11th.
Blue Wahoos starter Daniel Renken went 5.2 innings in his second Double-A start, allowing five hits while striking out two and walking three. Renken continued a strong stretch of starting pitching for the Wahoos. Pensacola starters have given up just two runs in their last 27.2 innings pitched, an ERA of 0.65 over the last five games. However, the Wahoos are a combined 1-4 in their last five.
A big highlight of the evening was the presentation from Ballparks.com’s Joe Mock, awarding the Blue Wahoos their plaques for earning “Ballpark of the Year” last season from the website.
The five-game series continues on Tuesday night with Josh Smith taking the ball for the Wahoos against the Suns’ James Leverton. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. from Pensacola Bayfront Stadium. It’s Team Tuesday and select players will sign autographs on the concourse before the game.
Story by Kevin Burke
Pictured top: Daniel Renken tossed 5.2 innings for the Wahoos, but settled for a no-decision. Photo courtesy Emmele Photography for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Elizabeth P. Morrow
April 16, 2013
Elizabeth P. Morrow, 75 of Atmore, passed away Tuesday April 16, 2013, at her residence. She was a homemaker, born in Robinsonville, AL, on March 24, 1938, to the late Albert and Minnie Thompson Philyaw, Sr.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Morrow.
She is survived by two sons, David (Lisa) Morrow and Mark Morrow and one daughter, Shirley (Michael) Boatwright, all of Atmore; two grandchildren, Brianna Morrow and Barret Matthew Boatwright; one brother, Albert (Venetia) Philyaw, Jr. of Booneville, AL; and six sisters, Betty (Jack) Sharpless, Virgie Gohagin, Willie Mae (Larry) Shiver, Elaine (Billy) Morgan, Alice (James) Hall and Jannie (Don) Boutwell of Atmore.
Services will be Thursday April 18, 2013, at 10 a.m. from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leo Luker, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Wednesday evening April 17, 2013, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m.
Mentally Ill Gun Loophole Bill Advances
April 16, 2013
A bill seeking to strengthen the ban on firearm sales to the mentally ill was approved in a Senate committee Monday with the backing of the NRA. The bill attempts to close a loophole in the ban on sales of guns to the mentally ill, by preventing sales to people who have voluntarily committed themselves for treatment, but then left on their own.
Those people who voluntarily seek mental health help don’t currently face any restrictions on gun purchases once they leave treatment.
The measure passed the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously and now goes to Senate Rules. A House version of the bill is on the House calendar for a floor vote.
By The News Service of Florida
Locals Reported Safe At Boston Marathon (With List)
April 15, 2013
Reports are coming in from numerous North Escambia runners that were at the Boston Marathon this afternoon, and all are reported to be safe.
The local runners included several people with Paul Epstein, owner of Running Wild in Pensacola. Rusty Branch, pastor of the Dogwood Baptist Church on Highway 97, was in that group. At last report, he and his family were safe at the airport trying to get back home.
“We are fine, and the rest of the Running Wild group is fine,” Branch told NorthEscambia.com from the airport in Boston Monday afternoon.
Mark Rice, administrator of the Atmore Vision Center, also ran today’s Boston Marathon and has checked in with friends and family.
Matt Dobson of Jay, who frequently runs the Boston Marathon, did not participate this year. He qualified and was registered, but chose not to participate due to schedule conflicts and a lack of long runs. In 2004, Dobson finished the Boston Marathon 49th overall as the 16th fastest American.
Pensacola city councilman Brian Spencer did run the marathon and has been reported safe.
The following North Escambia/Pensacola area runners were reportedly at the Boston Marathon and have been reported safe:
- Heather Asmar, Pensacola Beach
- Russell “Rusty” Branch, Cantonment
- Nicholas Challen, Milton
- Kristen Corderman, Niceville
- Cherie Epstein, Pensacola
- Paul Epstein, Pensacola
- Steve Harris, Pensacola
- Evan Malone, Gulf Breeze
- Sarah Pritchard, Pensacola
- Stephanie Rafferty, Pensacola
- Mark Rice, Atmore
- Brian Spencer, Pensacola
Do you know anyone from the North Escambia or Pensacola area in Boston today for the marathon? Email news@northescambia.com
Pictured top: The “Running Wild” group from Pensacola running the Boston Marathon today are reportedly safe, according to the business. Rusty Branch, pastor of the Dogwood Baptist Church, is on the far right in the photo. They are shown in a photo this morning prior to the race.
Century Man Gets Prison For Drug Possession, Battery On Deputy
April 15, 2013
A Century man will spend the next few years in prison on drug charges and for fighting deputies to the point he was tased during a June 2012 incident in Century.
John Calvin Carter, 43, was found guilty of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence. He was sentenced by Judge Gary Bergosh to 31.8 months in state prison.
Escambia County deputies reported that they were on patrol near Pond Street and Jefferson Avenue last June when they observed several black males sitting around a table at the edge of the road. When deputies made contact with the men, they noticed a small baggie of marijuana on the ground. They obtained consent from the men for a pat-down search.
As deputies were searching 42-year old John Calvin Carter, they located narcotics in Carter’s sock. He was ordered to turn around and place his hands behind his back, but Carter instead shoved a deputy in the chest, knocking him to the ground. Carter then ran east on Pond Street, according to an arrest report.
Deputies gave chase and observed Carter remove the item from sock and drop it as he ran. When deputies caught up with Carter, he “reached into his pocket with his left hand as though he was attempting to remove something else that I believed to be a weapon”, the deputy wrote in the arrest report. Another deputy gave Carter numerous orders to remove his hands from his pocket before firing his taser at Carter.
After Carter hit the ground, deputies attempted to take him into custody but he continued to try to get to his pocket, the report states. Deputies tased him a second time and took him into custody.
The item Carter allegedly dropped was determined to be crack cocaine, according to the arrest report.
Fog Possible Overnight
April 15, 2013
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Areas of fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East wind 5 to 15 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 10 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Area Student Wins 2013 Congressional Art Competition
April 15, 2013
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller has announced the winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discover”. The Best of Show was “Self Portrait of “Innocence”” by Abby Harrison of Jay High School.
Harrison will be flown to Washington, D. C. to attend the National Congressional Art Competition to be held in June. She is also eligible for a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design.
The First Runner Up was “Granny” by Isabella Jenkins of Niceville High School. The Second Runner Up was “Lion’s Teeth” by Audrey Stevens of Rocky Bayou Christian School. The Third Runner Up was “Alter-Ego by Robin Elizabeth Berntsen of Niceville High School. “Rage” by Jessica Taylor of West Florida High School and “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” by Amanda Hart of Rocky Bayou Christian School received Honorable Mention.
The event, which was initiated by House members in 1982, is a nationwide annual art competition that allows high school students, from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and US territories to showcase their artistic ability. The winning work from each Congressional district is displayed in an eleven month exhibit in the Cannon tunnel that leads into the US. Capitol.
Pictured below: Pictured top: Abby Harrison of Jay High School with her Best of Show winner “Self Portrait of ‘Innocense’”. Some of the other submissions in this year’s contest. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
