Donald Dewayne “Ducky” Richardson
October 23, 2015
Donald Dewayne “Ducky” Richardson, 65 of Atmore, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015, in Atmore. He was a production supervisor with Atmore Industries. He was born in Atmore, on July 31, 1965, to the late Steven T. and Margie Eddins Richardson. He lived in the Atmore area most of his life and was a graduate of Escambia County High School, Class of 69.
Survivors include his wife, Pamela Bartley Richardson of Atmore; one son, Jason (Sherry) Richardson of GA; two brothers, Ronald Wayne (Cheryl) Richardson of Atmore and step-brother, Paul (Amanda) Hinton of Silas, AL; two grandchildren, Brooklyn and Lauren; one great-grandchild “Bear”; sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Services will be Saturday, October 24, 2015, at 2 p.m. from the JohnsonQuimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro Kenny Bartley and Bro Thurl Pearson officiating.
Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Family will receive friends Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel from 1 p.m. until service time.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Lynda L. Lewis Amerson
October 23, 2015
Lynda L. Lewis Amerson, 79 of Pensacola and formerly of Atmore, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015, in Pensacola. She was a homemaker. She was born in Atmore to the late Clarence and Addie Muriel Owens Lewis.She was a member of Bethel Methodist Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, William Earl Amerson; and son, Truman Earl Gavin.
Survivors include her daughter, Jean Cort of Strawberry Plains, TN; son, James Amerson of Pensacola; grandchildren, Franchesca Berry, Lance Berry, Shanks Gavin and Eric Gavin; and great-grandchildren, Megan, Dimitri, William and Eric Truman.
Services will be Saturday, October 24, 2015, at 10 a.m. from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bethel Methodist Church.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Clara Marie Butler Gary
October 23, 2015
Clara Marie Butler Gary, 78 of Atmore, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015, in Mobile. She was retired from a cookie factory in Broadview, IL. She was born in Florence, AL on June 7, 1937, to the late James and Louise Hinton Butler. She was of the Baptist faith.
She is preceded in death by a sister, Idia Butler and a granddaughter, Teresa Jay.
Survivors include one daughter, Rosa McGhee of Poarch; two brothers, Ray Wilkerson and Eldred Wilkerson, both of Florence; two sisters, Faye Wiley and Evelyn Smith both of Florence; two grandchildren, James Ivey and Jessica Ivey; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be Monday, October 26, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bubba Rolin officiating.
Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Dominique Bryant, James Ivey, Ethan Hall, Lavon McGhee and Gary Gibson.
Family will receive friends on Sunday, October 25, 2015, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Shannon Odom Adair
October 23, 2015
Mrs. Shannon Odom Adair, age 56 of Century, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015, in Pensacola.
Mrs. Adair was a native and lifelong resident of Century and she worked at the Sandwich Deli in Century for the past 10 years. She was of the Christian faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, Frank H. and Mary Ellen Campbell Odom and brother, Frankie Devon Odom.
She is survived by her husband, Keith Adair of Century; daughter, Misty (Paul) LaSala of Canoe; son, Steven David (Mindy) Lashley of Century; stepsons, Brian Keith (Michelle) Adair of Frisco City, AL and Kevin Patrick (Jessica) Adair of Uriah, AL; brothers, David Odom of Byrneville and Richard Odom of Century; sister, Robin Fawn Bonds of Pace; grandchildren, Ansley, Andrea, Aiden LaSala, Bekah Adair and Kallie Adair.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Friendship Freewill Baptist Church in honor and memory of Mrs. Shannon Adair.
Please share your memories and condolences with the family at www.flomatonfh.com.
Flomaton Funeral Home is directing.
Eddie Earl Flowers
October 23, 2015
Eddie Earl Flowers, age 60 of Jay, passed away on October 17, 2015, in Pensacola. He worked at Wayne Dalton Overhead Doors in Pensacola. He enjoyed his fishing. He was a loving son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to those that knew him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ervin (Junior) Flowers.
He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Flowers; son, Stephen Flowers; grandchildren, Jasper and Timothy Flowers; companion, Theresa Wise; and daughter, Alison Woodward; sisters, Diane (Raymond) Belanger and Susie (Gary) Dowling; brothers, Kenny (Tina) Flowers, Alton Flowers, Calvin (Jennifer) Flowers, David (Betty) Flowers, Larry Flowers, and Edward Flowers.
Funeral services were held Friday, October 23, 2015, at Jay Funeral Home with Brother LaDon Hall officiating.
Jay Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nicole Marie Hatfield
October 23, 2015
Nicole Marie Hatfield (Nikki), 29, died, Monday, October 19, 2015, from a heart attack at her home. She was born in Tallahassee and graduated from Leon High School in 2004 and University of South Florida in 2011 with a degree in Art History. Nicole was the Manager of Visitor Services and Exhibitions Assistant at the Pensacola Museum of Art. She was known by all for her deep devotion to her family, her passion for art, love for traveling the world and experiencing different cultures, incredible talent for organizing and making anything beautiful, contagious laugh and truly enjoying every second of life. She lit up the room in every way.
Survivors include the love of her life, David Lee; parents, Don and Cathy Dewey; father, Bob Hatfield; her sisters, Hayley (Toni), Heather (Matthew), Amy (Steven); her brothers, Dylan and Dustin; her nephew, Cortland; grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and dear family friends.
There will be a celebration of her life on Sunday, October 25, 2015, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Pensacola Museum of Art. All friends and family are invited.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Blue Book Fund, to have a piece of art purchased in Nicole’s name for the Pensacola Museum of Art, to donate call (850) 432-6247, jgup@pensacolamuseum.org and ask for Nicole’s Blue Book Fund.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home South is entrusted with arrangements.
Stella Mae Mace
October 23, 2015
Stella Mae Mace, 68 of Perdido, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in Perdido. She was a homemaker. She was born in Atmore on March 17, 1947, to the late Johnny Thomas and Etta Bell Harrison Thompson. She was a member of the New Testament Church of Rabon.
Survivors include her husband, Phil Mace of Perdido; two sons, William Mace of Perdido and Phil Mace, Jr. of Murrells, SC; three daughters, Sheila Edwards of Poarch, Tammy Keer of Texas and Elizabeth Mace of Foley; two brothers, Donald Thompson of Plainview, TX and Rufus Thompson of Bay Minette; one sister, Ruth Morris of Atlanta, GA; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Friday, October 23, 2015, from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Rubba Rolin officiating.
Interment was in Sardis Baptist Cemetery.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Inc is in charge of all arrangements.
Driver Charged With DUI In Nine Mile Road Crash
October 22, 2015
A man was arrested for DUI after crash with a motor scooter on Nine Mile Road.
Florida State Troopers said 24-year old Zachary Jordan Pittman was driving drunk when his 2000 Honda Accord crashed into a motor scooter occupied by 18-year old Antonio Delvalle. The accident happened about 3:30 a.m. on Nine Mile Road just west of I-10.
Devalle was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in critical condition. Pittman was charged with DUI with serious bodily injury and careless driving.
Coffee With A Cop Held In Century
October 22, 2015
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office held a Coffee With a Cop event Thursday morning at the Southern Panhandle restaurant in Century.
The Coffee with a Cop event provided an opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about what the ESCO is doing in their neighborhood.
Coffee with a Cop is a national initiative supported by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Similar events are being held across the county, as local police departments, sheriff’s offices, and state police forces strive to make lasting connections with the communities they serve. The program aims to advance the practice of community policing through improving relationships between law enforcement and community members one cup of coffee at a time.
Pictured top: Coffee with a Cop in Century Thursday morning. Pictured inset: Century Mayor Freddie McCall with Deputy James Gilman during the event. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Century Decides To Accept Bids For Website, Marketing Services
October 22, 2015
The Town of Century has decided that a maintenance contract for a new website and implementation of other marking plan proposals will be put out for bid after clarifying that the town will be responsible for footing the bill.
Century’s current website was developed by an area marketing firm in 2012 for $5,950, part of a $11,450 package that also included a five year comprehensive marketing strategy.
In 2013, the town was awarded a technical assistance grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to develop an economic development strategic plan. After hearing proposals from four contenders, the town contracted with the Haas Center (the research and consulting arm of the University of West Florida) to develop the plan at no cost to the town.
The Haas Center’s detailed plan and recommendations included a new website for the town, with suggestions from the Haas Center in late 2014 that the website be created by a volunteer or perhaps UWF marketing interns.
On October 5, Dr. Felicia Morgan from the UWF Marketing Department and Johnathan “Jet” Tisdale of the Pace company White Paper Marketing presented a marketing plan with a one year contract at $1,650 per month cost for website maintenance, an email subscription drive, website and a database management and other marketing resources. Any additional costs, such as advertising purchases, would add to the bottom line.
After questions arose about whether the cost would be the sole responsibility of the town, or if any grants or other funding sources existed, the council tabled any action on accepting the proposal. A question was also raised if the the town should accept bids on the marketing plan.
This week, town officials reported that the UWF Marketing Department had already contracted directly with White Paper Marketing for $8,000 for website and logo design and those items had been accomplished.
Now the town will pay their consultant, Debbie Nickles, to create a request for proposals in order to receive bids to implement the marketing plan, including website maintenance, newsletter production, a recreational guide and formation of a young professional’s group. The town will pay for the services using economic development funds.
A timetable to accept bids has not yet been set.
Pictured top: Dr. Felicia Morgan from the UWF Marketing Department and Johnathan “Jet” Tisdale of the Pace company White Paper Marketing address the Century Town Council on October 5. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.