Glen McDaniel
October 17, 2016
Glen McDaniel, 83, of Cantonment, FL, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016. Glen was born in Darlington, FL on October 2, 1933, to the late Randall McDaniel and Mary Morrison McDaniel. Glen graduated from Walton County High School in DeFuniak Springs, FL in 1953. He then attended Massey-Draughn Business College in Montgomery, AL for two years, and then was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served for two years in the Signal Corps during the Korean War Conflict. He met his wife, Joyce, while stationed at Ft. Carson near Colorado Springs, CO. They were married in Pensacola, FL on March 2, 1957.
Glen served on the Florida Highway Patrol for 30 years and retired at the rank of Captain and at the time of retirement was District Commander of Northwest Florida. He was a member of Glendale Masonic Lodge receiving his 60 year pin recently. Glen was a member of the Masonic Memorial Team in Pensacola, Chaplain (emeritus) of Zelica Grotto, and member of the Scottish Rite. He was an avid fisherman, golfer, and hunter. He was a member of the Dogwood Dulcimer Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters, Lunete, Florence, Lyndell and Rosetta.
Glen is survived by his wife, Joyce; son, Alan (Susan) McDaniel; daughter, Gretchen (George) Tolbert; grandchildren, Shelby (Mike) Williams, Josh (Savana) Hatten, Jonathan Tolbert, Kelly, Cara and Jacob McDaniel; and his sister, Mabel Chalker.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with FHP Chaplain Cliff Morgan officiating.
Masonic graveside services were held at Barrancas National Cemetery, NAS, Pensacola, FL.
Pallbearers were Mike Williams, Robert Barker, Mack Bailey, Josh Hatten, Johathan Tolbert and Jacob McDaniel.
The Florida Highway Patrol will service as honorary pallbearers.
Glen’s family offers special thanks to the physicians and all of the staff at West Florida Hospital.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067-6411.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Clarence Wiley Daniels
October 17, 2016
Clarence Wiley Daniels (Bill or Lil Boy, as he was known to most of his family and friends), age 73, made his transition to his eternal Heavenly home on October 12, 2016. He was born in Bonifay, Florida to Beatrice Josey Bass and George Leroy Daniel. He was blessed to have been raised by Momma and Daddy Josey until he joined the U.S. Army for six years, serving in the Vietnam War.
He leaves behind his wife, Juanita Daniels, with whom he celebrated 47 years of marriage. He also leaves behind his children, Sandra Daniels, Francine (Buck) Morris, and Brian (April) Daniels. He was blessed to have had nine grandchildren, Drew (Brooke) Daniels, Brad (Virginia) Morris, Kyle Morris, Camron Morris, Tiearra Daniels, Aislynn Daniels, and Emma Daniels, along with two great-grandsons, and expecting his great-granddaughter, MacKenzie Grace, this year. He leaves behind his loving, faithful dog, Lily, who will miss her Daddy’s lap and cuddles. He has his four brothers, Cecil, Roy, Raymond, and Larry (deceased) and two sisters, Louise and Wanda, and to also include a special “Sister” Glenda- he lovingly called “Glimpy”.
After his service in the U.S. Army, he worked and retired from Civil Service. He loved his service to the church, in filling the baptismal pool and cutting the lawn. He worked for several years at Cottage Hill Water Waters, and was loved by many customers. In his spare time, as he had developed such as love of racing since childhood, he built and owned several dirt track cars. In 2013, he founded the Southern Vintage Racing Association and was a regular face around the dirt and asphalt tracks. His love of racing will always live on in his family with his son driving #26 at the tracks. He was never one to stop and sit, but always on the go and working either doing little jobs, building race cars, or just helping others out. He always had a joking nature about him and could make others laugh often.
A special thank you to Sacred Heart Hematology staff and Dr. Yazan Alsayed for providing such great care for him, that even through this tough battle, he looked forward to seeing the entire staff, joking with them all with a smile on his face.
Funeral services were held at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment, Florida on Monday, October 17, 2016, with processional to follow to Assembly of God in Cantonment, Florida for his final resting place.
Pallbearers were Fellow Vintage Racers, Ben Spears, Jerry Marquis, Jason Marquis, and Craig Lee.
Honorary pallbearers were Quentin Bodiford and Ronnie McDonald.
In Lieu of flowers, the family asks that you please send donations to the MDS Foundation, Leukemia Foundation, or the American Cancer Society. We are thankful for the assistance and support they provided through this difficult time.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with the arrangements.
Walter Larry Meacham
October 17, 2016
Walter Larry Meacham, Sr., age 66, of Molino, FL, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. He was born the youngest child of seven to parents Myrtle Lamb and Larry Walter Meacham. He was born on August 30, 1950, in Pensacola, FL.
Larry graduated from Tate High School, Class of 1968. He loved to be outside and work with his hands. He loved to hunt and fish. Larry had a huge field with corn and vegetables. He was a farmer at heart and hard working. Larry always shared his vegetable garden with friends. He even had a sign out in his field that read: “Free Greens”. Summer will never be the same without him.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Blake, Dan, and Glenn Lamb.
Larry is survived by his wife of 33 years, Deborah Meacham; daughter, Jessica Meacham; son, Larry (Julie) Meacham, Jr.; grandson, Taylor Meacham; brothers, Chase Lamb and Phillip (Pat) Lamb; sister, Willie Halbert; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other family members and friends.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at Highland Baptist Church, 6240 Highway 95A in Molino, with Pastor Brian Calhoun officiating.
Pallbearers were Jackie Beasley, Forrest Gibbs, Taylor Meacham, Mike Freisinger, John Houston Chance, and Jimmy Miller.
Honorary pallbearers were Robert Kennedy, Donnie Nicholson, Marshall Fant, and Harold Holder.
Burial was in Highland Baptist Cemetery.
Trahan Family Funeral Home of Pensacola is in charge of arrangements.
Landon’s Big Play: Teams Help Boy With Cerebral Palsy Score Touchdown
October 16, 2016
Landon Hawthorne is like many 10-year old boys — he has love of football and a determination to play.
The Bratt Elementary student was born with ataxic cerebral palsy, but that does not stop his love for the game. Landon plays for the Flomaton Hurricanes, and he recently ran the ball against Jay and Brewton as they faced off with Flomaton. Saturday, Flomaton visited the Cantonment Cowboys, who allowed Landon his biggest play ever.
After his teammates helped him onto the field, Landon ran the ball down field and across the goal line for a touchdown…both teams cheering as he celebrated in the end zone.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts
October 16, 2016
Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Escambia County:
- 9 Mile Road (S.R. 10/U.S. 90A) from Beulah Road to Pine Forest Road - Clearing of trees and shrubs on the 4.8-mile segment has begun. Lane closures are only permitted between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- U.S. 29 (S.R. 95) Widening from I-10 to 9 Mile Road – Crews have begun clearing operations for pond locations. Motorists will see activity in relation to this near the intersection of Ryan Avenue and Detroit Boulevard. Lane closures will only be permitted between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- State Road 292 (Perdido Key Drive) Resurfacing (from Alabama State Line to ICWW Bridge) – Intermittent and alternating daytime lane closures will resume Monday, Oct. 17 as crews mill and place the structural course of asphalt on the main line traffic lanes. This operation is anticipated to be complete within the next two weeks.
Santa Rosa County:
- Interstate 10 (I-10) Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard- Drivers will encounter the following impacts on I-10 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 through Thursday, Oct. 20.
- Traffic will be shifted to the outside on the I-10 on-and-off ramps at Avalon Boulevard/Exit 22 as crews install barrier wall.
- Alternating lane closures, between the Escambia Bay Bridge and Avalon Boulevard as crews continue widening work.
- I-10 Resurfacing from east of S.R. 87 to the Okaloosa County Line – Intermittent and alternating lane closures east and westbound between the S.R. 87 interchange and the Okaloosa County line from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Oct. 21 as crews perform construction activities. Motorists are reminded the speed limit is reduced to 60 MPH within the lane closure.
- S.R. 87 Widening from two miles south of the Yellow River to Hickory Hammock Road –The Yellow River beneath the S.R. 87 bridge will be temporarily closed Friday, Oct. 14 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. as crews mobilize equipment for construction of the new northbound bridge. Boaters are advised to avoid this area.
All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather. Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling in a work zone and to watch for construction workers and equipment entering and exiting the roadway.
Vote By Mail: 310K Ballots Received Statewide, 11K In Escambia County
October 16, 2016
More than 310,000 Floridians have already cast ballots for the November general election, according to the state Division of Elections. Of more than 2.9 million vote-by-mail ballots that have been distributed by county elections supervisors, 310,760 had already been returned as of 10 a.m. Friday, according to numbers posted on the division’s website.
In Escambia County, over vote by mail ballots had been returned, according to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections website.
Republicans accounted for 130,758 of the returned ballots, while 124,773 were from Democrats. Another 9,091 had been returned by people registered with third parties, and 46,138 were from independent voters.
In the August primary, 1.28 million Floridians voted by mail, with Republicans making up nearly half.
Photos: Century Fall Festival, Car Show
October 16, 2016
The Century Area Chamber of Commerce held a Fall & Craft Festival & Car Show Saturday at Showalter Park. The event will feature craft booths, family fun, food, a car show and live entertainment.
For a photo gallery from the Fall Festival, click here.
For a photo gallery from the Car Show, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Fog Possible Overnight
October 16, 2016
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Florida Gov’t Weekly Roundup: As Trump Stumps, Courts Take Care Of Business
October 16, 2016
As Florida dried out from the second hurricane of the season, it once again found itself this week in the center of the election universe as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stumped from Panama City Beach to West Palm Beach in a defiant manner amid scandals engulfing his campaign.
Meanwhile, courts were busy in Tallahassee, extending the voter-registration deadline and finding part of a new death-penalty law unconstitutional.
TRUMPING THE NEWS
As accusations of sexual assault emerged that would typically torpedo the political prospects of lesser candidates, part-time Florida man Trump denounced the charges as “outright lies,” expanded his targets to include establishment Republicans and ratcheted up his attacks on the media and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
And Floridians got a front row seat, with Trump speaking to faithful throngs in Panama City Beach, Ocala, Lakeland and West Palm Beach.
Addressing thousands of cheering supporters at Aaron Bessant Park in Panama City Beach on Tuesday, Trump painted Clinton as a pawn of a global establishment that would usher in the destruction of the nation. He also opined on a variety of issues in Florida, including whether the management of Lake Okeechobee has caused droughts in the state.
Trump’s three-day swing through Florida came as polls show him slipping behind Clinton in the state. It is highly unlikely that Trump can win the White House without Florida’s 29 electoral votes.
The Panama City area is part of a Northwest Florida stronghold for Republicans in statewide races. State Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican running for a seat in Congress, referred to the importance of the region while talking to the Trump crowd about former Vice President Al Gore’s visit to South Florida with Clinton earlier Tuesday.
“In 2000, we made sure Al Gore was never going to be the president of the United States,” Gaetz said.
During remarks in Miami Beach, Gore alluded to the state’s 2000 recount, which cleared the way for the presidency of George W. Bush, as he stressed the importance of every vote.
“You can consider me as an Exhibit A of that truth,” Gore said, according to a transcript released by the Clinton campaign.
But it was the release late last week of a video that showed Trump talking about kissing and groping women without consent that put other politicians on the spot this week.
Gov. Rick Scott, who chairs a super PAC backing the Republican nominee, called Trump’s comments “wrong” but stopped short of condemning the Republican presidential hopeful.
On Tuesday, as Democrats tried to use the video as a way to tie GOP candidates to Trump, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio reaffirmed support for the party’s nominee.
Rubio, who unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination this year, issued a statement that rejected Trump’s “offensive rhetoric” but expressed a bigger aversion to Clinton becoming president.
“I ran against Donald Trump. And while I respect that voters chose him as the GOP nominee, I have never hesitated to oppose his policies I disagree with,” Rubio said in a statement. “And I have consistently rejected his offensive rhetoric and behavior. I disagree with him on many things, but I disagree with his opponent on virtually everything.
“I wish we had better choices for president. But I do not want Hillary Clinton to be our next president. And therefore my position has not changed.”
COURT REQUIRES UNANIMOUS JURIES IN DEATH CASES
Nine months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Florida’s death-penalty system gave too much power to judges, instead of juries, the state Supreme Court followed up Friday with another major decision that said part of the system is unconstitutional.
The Florida court, in a 5-2 ruling, said juries are required to be unanimous in recommending death sentences. That invalidated part of a law passed early this year that would have allowed 10-2 jury recommendations for defendants to be sent to Death Row.
Friday’s ruling also vacated the death sentence of Timothy Lee Hurst, who was sentenced to death for the 1998 killing of a fast-food worker in Pensacola.
Hurst was the plaintiff in an appeal that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in January that Florida’s system of allowing judges — and not juries — to decide whether defendants should face death equates to an unconstitutional violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a trial by jury.
During the spring legislative session, lawmakers and Scott quickly passed a measure to try to address the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. As part of that, the Senate pushed to require unanimous jury recommendations for the death penalty.
But the House balked, and Attorney General Pam Bondi and state prosecutors also opposed the proposal. In a compromise, the two chambers settled on requiring 10 jurors to vote for the death penalty. The Florida Supreme Court on Friday said that part of the new law was unconstitutional.
“The act, however, is unconstitutional because it requires that only 10 jurors recommend death as opposed to the constitutionally required unanimous, 12-member jury,” the court majority ruled.
JUDGE GIVES MORE TIME FOR VOTER REGISTRATION
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Wednesday approved a request by the Florida Democratic Party to extend the deadline for voter registration because Hurricane Matthew forced people to flee the East Coast last week. Walker set the new deadline for Tuesday.
“While we wish it had not taken a lawsuit to get the Scott administration to do the right thing, today’s ruling is a major victory for all Floridians and for the democratic process in the Sunshine State,” Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Allison Tant said in a statement.
Scott initially balked at idea of extending the deadline, saying “(e)verybody has had a lot of time to register.”
But Scott’s office sent out a statement before the Wednesday court hearing suggesting that the Legislature consider changes to the state’s voter registration law during the 2017 session. Florida has one of the earliest registration deadlines in the nation, and the law has no provision for what happens if a disaster strikes near the deadline.
Lawyers for Scott and Secretary of State Ken Detzner voiced no opposition to the extension during the hearing.
STORY OF THE WEEK: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tried to rally voters across Florida this week amid a furor about his campaign.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: — “When you’re taking money out of the masses’ pockets and then giving it literally — to the Democrats’ argument — to the top 1 percent, to the detriment of everybody else, that is de facto socialism.” — Incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran during a panel discussion on economic business incentives in Texas.
UWF Drops Back And Forth Shootout At Delta State, 55-51
October 16, 2016
The UWF football team compiled a school-record 557 yards of total offense and was in position to ice the game with a 2-point lead, but saw a miscommunication on offense result in a turnover that Delta State turned into the game-winning score and a 55-51 decision at Parker Field-McCool Stadium Saturday evening.
UWF (4-3, 2-2 Gulf South) showed its offensive muscle early and often by scoring a touchdown on each of its first four drives. In just 4:01 of possession, Nobles rattled off four touchdown passes and led the Argonauts to 267 yards of offense.
The Argos started the scoring with an Antoine Griffin 39-yard touchdown catch just over two minutes into the first quarter. DSU (4-3, 2-2) responded with a 13-play, 73-yard drive that ended on a three-yard rush to tie the game at 7-7 early.
West Florida responded with 20 unanswered points, including Ishmel Morrow recording his sixth and seventh touchdowns of the year with 27- and 69-yard scores. UWF would cap first quarter scoring with Anas Hasic’s GSC-leading eighth touchdown of the year coming from 31-yards out.
With the Argos leading 27-14 at the end of the first quarter, Delta State would post three unanswered, second quarter touchdowns to take a 35-27 lead. The Argonauts momentarily halted DSU’s momentum by utilizing a nine-play, 67-yard drive that ended with a 17-yard Nobles-to- Kevin Grant touchdown connection. Nobles concluded the half with a staggering five touchdowns and 355 passing yards.
Delta State held a slim 35-34 advantage heading into the locker room after a first half that featured a combined 753 yards of total offense.
To start the second half, the Statesmen extended their lead with a 12-yard scoring run from Chris Robinson to make the score 42-34 after a quick, five-play, 46-yard drive over the course of 1:42.
The Argonauts ate up 3:22 of clock en route to an eight-play, 72-yard drive that concluded with Jemari Ford’s first rushing score of the year on a 15-yard scamper on second down leaving Delta State with just a one-point lead, at 42-41.
Just 2:02 later with Delta State set to punt, Marcus Clayton blocked, picked up the loose ball and returned it 21 yards to give UWF a 48-42 lead with 7:37 remaining in the third quarter. Clayton’s block is both the first-ever blocked kick and the first special teams touchdown in program history.
After a 45-yard, highlight-reel-worthy catch by Hasic put the Argos in field-goal range at the Delta State 12-yard-line, Andrew Bogaenko converted on a 26-yard attempt to push UWF’s lead to 51-42.
UWF would take that lead into the fourth quarter, but Delta State responded with Robinson’s fifth touchdown of the game to cut UWF’s lead to a slim 51-49 margin.
One of three turnovers, and West Florida’s most costly turnover of the game, came on a Nobles’ fumble with 2:50 remaining allowing DSU to start the eventual game-winning drive at the UWF 17-yard-line.
Robinson continued to give the Argonaut defense headaches late in the contest, as the running back scored his sixth touchdown of the day on a six-yard rush.
The Argonauts had 90 seconds remaining to attempt a comeback, but four incomplete passes secured Delta State’s 55-51 victory.
With Delta State holding the Argonauts scoreless in the fourth quarter, it snaps a streak of 11 consecutive quarters where the Argonauts posted at least one score.
Chris Schwarz led the ground game for UWF, averaging 5.1 yards per carry after a 12-attempt, 61-yard effort. Hasic had a game-high 155 yards receiving on eight catches, while Morrow posted his fifth 100-yard performance in the last six games with 132 yards on five receptions. Nobles totaled 452 yards through the air with five touchdowns after going 24-for-42 passing.
Trent Archie led all players with a UWF single-game record 18 tackles. Marvin Conley contributed with 11 tackles of his own, while Sam Adams was the lone Argonaut to post multiple tackles for loss.
West Florida was hindered by 13 penalties accumulating 119 total yards in addition to Delta State’s 20 points scored off turnovers. Robinson paced the Statesmen offense with six touchdowns and 298 total yards divided between 100 receiving yards and 198 yards on the ground.