Franklin Hall
August 11, 2020
Franklin “Tracey” Hall, 60, of Atmore, AL passed away on August 6, 2020. He was born on September 19, 1959, to the late Charlie Ernest and Margaret Coker Hall. He was a graduate of Ernest Ward High School in 1977 and attended Hall’s Fork Assembly of God Church. He worked in the construction industry and enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and playing bass guitar.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Timothy “Timbo” Hall and his sister, Delois “Dee” Hall.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Donna Hanks Hall; one daughter, Donna King (Joseph Lee Holloway) of Uriah, AL; one son, James R. “J.R.” Hall (Virginia) of Gordo, AL; one brother, Tony (Jeanene) Hall of Bay Springs, FL; one sister, Donna Lee Hall of Atmore, AL; eight grandchildren, Tracie Alexis, Jaxon, Lillie, Allyson, Jayson, Landon, Aiden and Emma Rose; one niece, Kristen Hall and two nephews, Brandon (Jessica) Hall and Ricky Hunt.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 3 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Richard Daniels and Bro. Windell Hadley officiating.
Interment was at Bay Springs Cemetery in Bay Springs, FL.
Active pallbearers were Brandon Hall, Jake Jordan, Jaxon King, Ronald Peebles, Sammy Lee and Tony Hall.
Honorary pallbearers were Charlie Bodiford, Keith Jay, Paul Lundy and Jimmy McKinley.
For the safety of you and others, please practice social distancing requirements, though wearing a facial mask is strongly encouraged.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Julie Hadley
August 11, 2020
Julie Hadley, 89, of Perdido, AL, passed away on August 8, 2020. She was born on June 5, 1931, to the late Arlene Ganey Harville. She was a member of Perdido Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Arlene Ganey Harville; her husband, Marvin Hadley; her sons, Edward Hadley, Earl Hadley and Anthony Hadley and her sisters, Thelma Harville and Virginia Gentry.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Tammy Harrelson (Chris Chandler) of Lottie, AL, Angie (Jerry) Cowart of Pine Grove, AL, Kim Hadley (Glenn) Dorsey of Gulf Breeze, FL, Shelia Kay Hadley of CA and Clayton Hadley of Rabun, AL; her great-grandchildren, Zayden, Jessica, Tonya, Brittany, Brianna, Brian, Tristan and Gunnar and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Malcolm Harrelson officiating.
Interment will follow at Guy’s Chapel Cemetery in Rabun, AL.
Active pallbearers will be Clifford Hall, Jr., Jerry Cowart, Marcus Loftis, Blake Bossard, Clayton Hadley and Terrance Newsome.
Visitation will be Wednesday, August 12, 2020, from 10 a.m. until service time at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
For the safety of you and others, please practice social distancing requirements, though wearing a facial mask is strongly encouraged.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Nannette Cobb Shell
August 11, 2020
Nannette Cobb Shell, age 87, passed away on August 7, 2020. She was born and lived in Atmore for 84 years. For the past 3 years, she resided at Westminster Village in Spanish Fort, AL.
Nannette was born on March 3, 1933, to the late Nancy Lowery Cobb and William Rufus Cobb. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Bill Cobb and Ty Cobb and sister, Linda Bodtke.
She is survived by her husband of 69 years, James Howard Shell, as well as her children, Nancy Shell Fayard (husband, Gary) of Atlanta, GA and James Burton Shell (wife, Kim) of Pawleys Island, SC. She is also survived by five adoring grandchildren, John Fayard, Chris Fayard, Mollie Shell Schimmel, Laura Shell, Sam Shell and three great-grandchildren, Liam Fayard, Isabelle Fayard, and Charlotte Fayard. Her most cherished role in life was being “Nana” to all and
loving them each “50 million”.
Nannette retired after a successful career at Atmore Milling and Elevator. She then embarked on a second career at Escambia County High School. Upon her second retirement, she began her last and final career as the loving Nana to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She found joy in gardening, cooking and sharing with others. She could often be found on her tractor with its bushhog.
Nannette was the longest surviving member of First United Methodist Church of Atmore and loved her time working with the children in the nursery during church services.
A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the First United Methodist Church of Atmore Nursery, 311 South Pensacola Avenue, Atmore, AL 36502.
Notes and cards may be sent to: Howard Shell, #47 500 Spanish Fort Blvd., Spanish Fort, AL 36525.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Franklin D. Cotton
August 11, 2020
Franklin D. “Red” Cotton, 83, of Atmore, AL, passed away on August 3, 2020. He was born on July 12, 1937, to the late J. D. and Ada E. Brown Cotton. He owned and operated The T&W Flea Market, Red’s Swap Shop, Brother’s Furniture and Summerdale Flea Market.
He moved to Atmore and opened The Atmore Flea Market, Cotton’s Furniture Store and Cotton’s Mini Storage. He was a member of The First Pentecostal Church of McCullough. He was a caring and generous person who loved helping anyone in their time of need.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Pat Hutson and his siblings, Jack Cotton, Ernest Cotton, Buster Allen Cotton and Morris Cotton.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Beulah Grissett Cotton; his sons, J.R. and his wife Virgie Cotton of Pensacola, FL, T.W. Cotton of Pensacola, FL and Matt and his wife Kelley Cotton of Atmore, AL; one daughter, Ashley Cotton of Atmore, AL; one brother, Gary Cotton of Atlanta, GA and two sisters, Virginia Hendry of LA and Barbara Aceto of Pensacola, FL; 14 grandchildren and 12 plus two on the way great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Andy Lolly, Bro. D.L. Harvell and Bro. Alton Lister officiating.
Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, AL.
Active pallbearers were Matthew Cotton, T.W. Cotton, Kenny Boykin, Joseph McCraney, Michael Trawick and Mark Presley.
Honorary pallbearers were Floyd Hopkins, Benny Enfinger, Gary Gibson and Michael Woods.
For the safety of you and others, please practice social distancing requirements, though wearing a facial mask is strongly encouraged.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Larry Wilber Godwin
August 11, 2020
Larry Wilber Godwin, 71, of Atmore, AL passed away on August 3, 2020. He was born on August 19, 1948, to the late Siddie Godwin and Claudia Parker Godwin Mitchem. He served in the United States Army and worked in the construction industry. He is preceded in death by his parents; his step-father, Cliff Mitchem and his siblings, Judy Paul, Geary Godwin and Terry Godwin.
He is survived by his sibling, Jan (James) Jeter; his step-siblings, Cliff (Deborah) Mitchem, Jr., Sandy Grabre, Jim (Denise) Mitchem and Tim (Katherine) Mitchem; his nieces, Becky Ganey and Vicky Jeter; his nephews, Pete Godwin and Allen Hall; his children, Christy (Ronnie) Huskey, Bubba (Sylina) O’Barr, Wade Minchew and Natalie (Mark) Rodgers and his grandchildren, Rylee Huskey, Ruthie Huskey, Tad Huskey, Karahgan O’Barr, Camryn O’Barr, Shyla O’Barr, Dakota O’Barr, Bailey Jones, Gavin Rodgers, Landon Rodgers, Chase Minchew, Chelsea Minchew, Christopher Minchew and Chandler Minchew.
Funeral services were held Thursday, August 6, 2020, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Dale Patterson officiating.
Interment was at Bratt-Godwin Cemetery in Bratt, FL.
Active pallbearers were Freddie Jernigan, Bill Ganey, Bo Bryan, Ronnie Huskey, Mark Rodgers and Lathon Owens.
For the safety of you and others, please practice social distancing requirements, though wearing a facial mask is strongly encouraged.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
Adam Gene Miller
August 10, 2020
Adam Gene Miller, born June 6, 1991 passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the age of 29. He was the first born son of Gene and Kelly Miller and weighted 11 lbs. 1 oz. at birth. He was born in Pensacola, Florida but raised in the Gateswood area of Alabama for most of his life. Adam was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He especially loved going fishing with his late Paw Paw, Ralph McCormick, who spent a lot of time with his grandsons. Adam played football at Tate High School where he started on the varsity team his junior and senior years. He was a captain on the team his senior year and was known as Big Country. He was liked by both teachers and students at Tate. The last few years he was a proud member of the Teamsters Union and the team at UPS. He was truly loved and will be deeply missed.
He was preceded in death by his Maw Maw, Betty Jenks McCormick; Paw Paw, Ralph E. McCormick; and aunt, Lisa Ramey.
Adam is survived by his mother, Kelly McCormick Miller; dad, Gene Ray Miller, Jr.; grandmother, Paulie Hunter; grandfather, Gene R. (Char) Miller, Sr.; two brothers, John Ray (Little Country) Miller and Chason Harris; two aunts, Traci McCormick Garman (Jodie Howard) and Vicki McCormick (Stan) Pagonis; and cousins, Megan, Rachel, Sarah, Jessica, Brandon, Nikki, Carly, Margaret, and Alex.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30AM, on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Farm Hill Holiness Church with Pastor Clyde Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at 9:30AM prior to services.
Pallbearers will be Brandon McCormick, Brandon Wiggins, Ron Smith, John Rasmussen, George Purvis, and Thornton Rogers.
Donald Wayne Gunn
August 9, 2020
Mr. Donald Wayne Gunn, age 62, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Mr. Gunn was a native of Atmore, AL, raised in Flomaton, AL, former resident of Atlanta, GA and had resided in Flomaton, AL for the past 10 years. Mr. Gunn was a 1976 graduate of Flomaton High School, owner operator of an over the road trucking company and drove for Holox Trucking Company. His hobbies included collecting antique cars and traveling. He attended Lambeth-Boutwell Holiness Church. He is preceded in death by his mother, Lillie Moye Gunn; brother, Walter E. Gunn; maternal grandparents, Ellis and Ola Moye and Walter and Emma Gunn and numerous aunts and uncles.
He is survived by his father and step-mother, Ben and Donna Gunn of Flomaton, AL; two brothers, Kenny (Latecia) Gunn of Brewton, AL and Herbert (Tish) Rabren of Auburn, AL; two sisters, Debbie (Mike) Dawson of Flomaton, AL and Brenda (Roger) Turner of Sims, AL and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 3:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Boutwell and Bro. Josh Pope officiating.
Burial will follow at the Lambeth-Boutwell Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Sunday, August 9, 2020 from 1:30 PM until service time at 3:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Curtis Moye, Mike Dawson, Tristan Gunn, Teddie Lambeth, Glenn Jackson and Greg Stokes.
Frances E. Hampton
August 8, 2020
Frances E. Hampton, age 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her children on August 7, 2020 at her home in McDavid, FL after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on October 9, 1940 in Pensacola, FL, Frances made a life owning and operating several restaurants including Cagle’s Restaurant, Panhandle, Fran’s Country Inn, Fran’s Diner, and Fran’s Country Grill. “Ms. Fran”, after her retirement in 2015 as the longest running restaurant owner in Escambia County, began pursuing her other passions including raising thoroughbreds to race, tending to her flower gardens on her farm, and spending time with her family and friends. Her favorite pastime was to feed the multitude of birds that made her property their home.
Frances is preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Effie Olsen, and her siblings Pete Olsen, Helen Cole, Mary “Doodlebug” Ferguson, Ruby Moore, Willie Olsen, and Michael Olsen. Frances is survived by her children Randal Baker, Bonnie Baker, and Allen (Jennifer) Hampton, her heart and soul, Chase Hampton, and Matthew Caine as well as her siblings Nellie Williams, Jerry Olsen, Janis Scott, and Janey Hood.
Pallbearers include James Walker, David Martinez, Kevin Cole, Tim Holland, Timmy Parker, Matthew Caine, Calvin Mattin, and Ben Porter. Honorary Pallbearers include Gary Carnley, Greg Parker, and Chuck Bell
The family would like to give a special thanks to Linda Mack and Covenant Care for helping the family navigate through an extremely difficult time.
Visitation will be Wednesday, August 12, 2020, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Funeral Service will follow at 3:30 PM. Pastor Mike Mashburn will be officiating. Interment will be at Klondike Cemetery.
Ronald Grills
August 8, 2020
Ronald “Bill” Grills, 82, of Cantonment, Florida passed away on August 2, 2020. Bill was born November 1, 1937, in Evarts, KY. Bill joined the Navy at 17 and retired in 1977. He began his career traveling with the Blue Angels as a crew member. During his service he was a parachute rigger supervisor and survival training instructor. He retired from the Navy and worked for Civil Service as a fuel cell repair specialist for the remainder of his career.
Bill is survived by his wife of 47 years, Jackie Grills; his children, Jason Grills (Nicole) and Shawn H. Grills; his brother-in-law, Bruce Forehand; favorite niece, Jennifer Forehand Williams (Tommy); nephews, Chris Forehand (Kim), Craig Forehand, Rex Grills, and Dave Grills of KY; and several great nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank their wonderful neighbors and friends for all their friendship and support. They also thank Lauralwood Retirement for care during his stay and the nurses and doctors at West Florida Hospital for risking their lives during this pandemic.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to health care providers of Pensacola for PPE or to our local Alzheimer’s Association.
Please wear a mask, it could save someone’s life….or yours.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Rev. Mike Mashburn officiating.
Burial will follow in Barrancas National Cemetery, NAS Pensacola, FL.
The family will receive friends at 9 a.m. prior to services.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Daniel J. Bolton, Jr.
August 8, 2020
Daniel (Dan) J. Bolton, Jr. 85, of Cantonment, Florida, passed on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Dan was born on February 19, 1935, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the son of Daniel and Stella (Taylor) Bolton. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Spurgeon in LaCamp, Louisiana.
Dan served in both the United States Navy and Air Force. After his service, he worked as an aircraft mechanic for Texas International followed by Continental Airlines. Dan proudly retired from Continental Airlines after over 30 years of dedicated service. Over the years, Dan enjoyed many hobbies and past-times. Dan raced cars, cheered for Alabama football, spent hours watching NASCAR in his workshop, crafted beautiful rocking chairs and other woodworking projects, horse-played with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and relaxed on the back porch with his “momma cat” and kittens.
Dan is survived by his three children, Danny (Sandi) Bolton of Molino, FL; Shonda (Randy) Allred of Pace, FL; and Cathy (Kip) Jones of Carrolton, GA; eight grandchildren, Jennifer (Tommy) Reed, Danny (Kristin) Bolton Jr, Amanda (Derek Geuder) Allred, Bryan Bolton, Noelle (James) Sparks, Brandon (Rachel) Allred, Sarah (Jacob) Waldrep, and Micaela Bolton; eight great-grandchildren: Gage, Kara, Clayton, Breanna, Aubrey, Emma, Lilith, and Gryphon; and one sister, Martha (Sonny) Bryant. He is also survived by many more whom he considered his own dear family, including two of his late wife’s brothers.
Dan was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy (Dot) Bolton; his parents, Daniel and Stella Bolton; his wife’s parents, Buddie and Getsia Spurgeon; two great-grandchildren, John and Keller Allred; and three brothers-in-law, Floyd Spurgeon, Erbon Spurgeon, and Jimmy Spurgeon.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home in Pensacola, FL.
The funeral services were followed with military honors at Eastern Gate Memorial Gardens.