John Wesley Johnson
October 21, 2018
John Wesley Johnson was born January 9, 1946, in Escambia County, Florida. He peacefully passed away surrounded by family Thursday, October 18, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Sharon Scull Johnson; daughter, Crystal L. Johnson Lampert (Travis); brother, Charlie Johnson (Wanda), brother, Danny Johnson (Joanne) and many extended family members.
He is predeceased by his mother Laura “Leatha”; father, Charles; and brother, Ted.
John graduated from Pensacola High School in Pensacola, FL. He served in the Army National Guard as a Paratrooper and assisted with hurricane relief efforts. After his honorable discharge he entered the carpentry field, building many hotels for Disney and eventually owning his own business. For the last 18 years of his career he served as the lead kitchen designer for Home Depot where he made some wonderful friendships. He took great pride in his work and his last kitchen design was a remodel for his wife.
John enjoyed classic cars, westerns, classic country music, spending quality time with his wife and daughter, and he loved his three little puppies – Bailey, Kobi and Petey.
In the last few months one of John’s favorite things to do was to go to Publix on Cervantes with his wife. He loved driving the cart around and visiting with all of the employees. He always commented on how nice the staff was to him, especially the girls in the pharmacy.
A special thank you to Dr. Owera and the staff of the Woodlands for their wonderful care over. Also a special thank you to nephew Douglas Johnson for all of the help with projects over the years.
The family will host a celebration of life Sunday, October 28, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the family home, 2808 E. Gonzalez St., Pensacola, FL 32503.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Friends of the Escambia County Animal Shelter or Amazing Grace Bully Rescue.
Robert Haskew Middleton, Sr.
October 18, 2018
Robert Haskew Middleton, Sr. 97 of Atmore, AL. passed away October 16, 2018, in Fairhope, AL. He was a retired salesmen, born in Pineapple, AL. on April 16, 1921, to the late James Lambert and Phenie Owens Middleton. A WWII veteran, he served in the Army, and was a member of the American Legion in Atmore with 75 years of service. He was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Atmore.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Gladys Middleton, grandson Will Middleton and brother Zolon Middleton.
He is survived by son Bob (Linda) Middleton of Gulf Shores, AL, daughter Pam (Pat Rowan) Middleton of Irvington, NY, grandchildren Jill (Bryan) Arnold and Adam Middleton, and great-grandson Will Middleton.
Services will be Friday, October 19, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. from the First Baptist Church of Atmore with Rev. Arnold Hendrix officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery with full military honors.
Family will receive friends, Thursday evening October 18, 2018, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m.
Jonathan L. Quarrier
October 18, 2018
Jonathan L. Quarrier was born in Mobile, Alabama April 2, 1977. He lived in Monroeville, AL, Albemarle, NC, El Paso, TX, and Pensacola, FL.
In 2010, he married Shannon Ashely Morris of Pensacola
He and Shannon lived in Pensacola and proudly gave birth to a son, Nathan William Quarrier in 2011.
Jonathan was fun-loving and quick-witted, positive characteristic that he passed on to his son.
Jonathan is survived by his wife, Shannon; son, Nathan; parents, Rev. and Mrs. Wayne L. Quarrier of Pensacola; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. C.L. Quarrier of Camden, AL.
A memorial service is scheduled at Olive Baptist Church on Saturday, October 20 at 10 a.m. He will be buried in Old Repton Cemetery in Repton, AL, next to his sister, Jennifer Jo Quarrier, who preceded him in death.
Joseph Warren “Joey” Huss, Jr.
October 16, 2018
Mr. Joseph Warren “Joey” Huss, Jr., age 55 of Wolf Log Road in Flomaton, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 in Junction Texas.
Mr. Huss was born in Odessa, TX and was a long-time resident of Flomaton. He worked as a welding inspector for a number of years. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Huss was preceded in death by his step-father, Charlie Kilgore; and a step-brother, Ryan Shultz.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene Huss of Flomaton, AL; his mother, Daphne Kilgore of Perdido Key, FL; his father and step-mother, Joe and Bert Huss of Franklin, AL; a son, Josh (Kristen) Huss of Flomaton, AL; one brother, Todd (Janet) Schultz of Brewton, AL; and a sister, Sandy Jones of Perdido Key, FL.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 19, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. from the chapel of Craver’s Funeral Home with Rev. Dorsey McDonald officiating. Interment will follow in Catawba Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at Craver’s Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 P.M. until 9 P.M.
Pallbearers will be: Chris Hoomes, Chris Griffin, Steve Turner, Gary Maher, Gary Lawson, Donnie Lasko.
Patricia Ann Turner
October 16, 2018
Patricia Ann Grimes Turner was born on May 7, 1942 in Byrneville, Florida, to her beloved parents, Jack and Daisy Grimes. She was delivered by Mrs. Callie Shaw, neighbor, and the mother of her future lifelong best friend. She married the man of her dreams, love of her life, father of her five children, and husband of 60 years, Melvin ‘Cowboy’ Turner in June of 1958. After her marriage, she moved to Flomaton, Alabama where she spent years raising her children into kind, and caring people, who in turn gave her fifteen beautiful and sweet grandchildren. Her house was a home that was never completely neat and tidy like she always longed for it to be. Instead, it was always a home full of children running, and playing; neighbors, family, and friends eating talking, and always laughing. Her home was a favored gathering place of nieces, nephews, and neighborhood kids alike because there they always felt welcomed, and unconditionally loved, and besides she was a wonderful cook. She was an excellent listener of teenage drama, referee to arguing children, and soother of crying babies. Her favorite pastimes included teaching her children and grandchildren an appreciation of the great musical oldies, especially Elvis, shopping with her daughters, cooking for large crowds, and rocking her grand, and great-grandbabies.
Because of Patricia’s sweet and gentle spirit, she left this world a better place than she found it. She died on Monday morning, October 15, 2018 after suffering from a long ugly illness that robbed her of her very essence and precious memories. In the hours prior to her death, she was surrounded by the presence and love of her husband, children, and grandchildren.
She is survived by and will be greatly missed by her husband, Melvin Turner of Flomaton, Alabama; her three sons and daughters-in-laws, Roger and Tammy Turner of Flomaton, Alabama, Michael and Debbie Turner of Bay Minette, AL, Burt and Deborah Turner of Flomaton, Alabama; her daughters, Kimberly Gafford of Flomaton, Alabama, and Cassie and son-in-law, Luke Daffron of Millport, AL; her grandchildren, Cody Turner, Ashley Knowles, Brett Gafford, Allison Mulder, Olivia Turner, Jacob Turner, Amelia Turner, Thomas Turner, Tabitha Hendricks, Rebekah Turner, Nick Turner, Stephanie Turner, Cooper Daffron, Kate Daffron; her great-grandsons, Grayson and Garrison Knowles, and Emmett Mulder and Brayden Hendricks who will miss their Maw Maw’s love and presence more than they will ever truly know. Patricia also leaves behind her only surviving sibling her baby brother, Johnny Grimes of Byrneville, Florida. The rest of Patricia’s survivors include her sister-in-law’s family, brothers-in-law and their families, her brothers’ and sisters’ families, and two of the best friends a woman could ask for, Alice Faye Chavers, and Lily Ruth Graves.
Patricia experienced deep and mournful sorrow in her life with the passing of her parents, Jack and Daisy Grimes; her three brothers, Ed, Joe, and Jerry Grimes; her four sisters, Luverne Smith, Tommie Campbell, Sylvia Moore, and Emma Fay Bell, and her oldest and precious grandson, Lee Turner.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel from 6 to 9 P.M.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Flomaton Funeral Home Chapel at 2 P.M. with Rev. Johnny W. Lambeth officiating.
Interment will be in Pleasant Home Holiness Church Cemetery, Flomaton, AL.
Pallbearers will be Mrs. Turner’s grandsons.
Mary Alice Peterson
October 15, 2018
Mrs. Mary Alice Peterson, 82, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018 in Pensacola, Florida.
Mrs. Peterson was a native of Canoe, AL and has resided in Bratt, FL since 1975. She was a navy wife serving at various duty stations around the country. She was a member and Sunday School Teacher at the Bratt First Baptist Church where she filled various positions. She was also a cake decorator, doll maker, seamstress, Girl Scout leader and softball coach. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Myra Gilman; sister, Helen Wolfe and brother, Luther J. (Junior) Gilman.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Roland D. (Pete) Peterson of Bratt, FL; one son, Gregory “Greg” (Tracy Ann) Peterson of Decatur, TN; two daughters, Janice Ann Peterson (David) Coleman of Bratt, FL and Karen Peterson (Dave) Tibbals of Perdido Key, FL; two brothers, James Edward (Sherrye) Gilman of Bratt, FL and Robert Earl (Gloria) Gilman of Bratt, FL; four sisters, Geraldine Godwin of Bratt, FL, Willie-Jean (Alton) Edwards of Bratt, FL, Betty Lou (Fred) Moore of Bratt, FL and Patricia (Rick) Gregory of Bratt, FL; one brother-in-law, Glenn Wolfe of Bay Minette, AL; ten grandchildren, Wayne, Patty, Jade, Jennifer, Jessie, Mari, Samantha, Ashley, Amanda and Nick and eighteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 3:00 PM at the Bratt First Baptist Church with Rev. Delbert Redditt officiating.
Burial will follow at the Godwin Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 16, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Andrew Wilson, Dennis Weaver, Wayne Coleman, Caleb Jernigan, Dave Tibbals and Michael Weaver.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Patty Stacey, Jade Wilson, Jennifer Wilson, Jessica Coleman, Mari Tibbals, Samantha Yoho, Ashley Peterson, Danny Gilman and David Coleman.
Memorial may be made to the Godwin Cemetery Fund.
Kenneth R. Morgan
October 13, 2018
Kenneth R. Morgan of Molino passed away peacefully in his home Tuesday, October 9, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 75. Mr. Morgan was born in the Tatertown area of Pensacola on August 12, 1943. He worked in the electrical power industry for more than 51 years. He worked for R. H. Bouligny for 30 years, Gulf Power for 16 years, and Gulf Power Contractors for five years.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Grady and Mable Morgan; three siblings, Judy Pearl, Michael, and Perry.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Morgan, three siblings, Tim Morgan (Barbara), Pat Powell, and Teresa Morgan (Danny), three daughters, Sheila Bozeman (Steve), and Krystal Zepp (Matt), and Sammie Copple (Shane); grandchildren, Connor, Logen (Kaitlyn), Cameron, Will, Morgan, Gavin, and Quinton; great-granddaughter, Emmerson; and many special nieces and nephews.
Kenneth brought joy to family, friends, and countless children at local schools and other events as Santa Claus for many years. He was a gentle giant who loved, and was loved by all who knew him.
Funeral services will be held on Monday October 15, 2018, at Faith Chapel North. The family will receive friends from 4:30 pm until funeral services begin at 6:00 pm.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Rosalyn Slay
October 13, 2018
Ms. Rosalyn Slay, 65, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018, in Daphne, Alabama.
Ms. Slay was a native of Bay Minette, AL and had resided in Baldwin County, AL most of her life. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alvin Charles and Ruth Slay, Jr.
She is survived by her brother, Charles Edward Slay of Daphne, AL; sister, Martha C. Slay of Daphne, AL; nephew, Mark (Karen) Moore of Daphne, AL; two great nephews, Reilly Moore and Colston Moore both of Daphne, AL and one great niece, Kaylee Owens of Chatham, AL.
Visitation was held Friday, October 12, 2018 from 10:00 AM until 12 Noon at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Mary LaVonne LaCoste
October 13, 2018
Mary LaVonne “Vonnie” LaCoste, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven on October 10, 2018 following a characteristically courageous and hard-fought battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 82.
Born the sixth of seven children on April 9, 1936, in Jay, Florida to Andrew and Lilly Mae Dunsford, Vonnie had fond memories of her childhood where she helped pick cotton in her sharecropper father’s fields and learned to cook biscuits when she was so little she had to pull up a chair to stand on beside her mother. She was raised in both Jay and Century and attended Century High School, where she met the love of her life, Melvin LaCoste. At 16, she married Melvin and they shared 61 years of love, laughter, tears and joy before he passed away in 2014.
Melvin attended apprenticeship school and learned to be an electrician. The trade took the young couple from Pensacola to New York City in the early 1950s where a teenaged Vonnie who had never been to a city bigger than Pensacola learned to navigate Manhattan. Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s, they made their home where work took them: Utah, Idaho, California, Texas and Birmingham, Ala. Vonnie never forgot the adventures their travels yielded, nor the friends they met along the way. But home for her was always Florida and she was never completely content until she was there.
Vonnie worked as a waitress as a young woman, and later at Monsanto, but her true calling was motherhood and she was never so happy as when she had a baby to tend to, whether it was one of her own four children, her many nieces and nephews, grandchildren or great-grandchildren. Babies and small children gravitated to her; she could soothe the fussiest and calm the most temperamental. While adults might try her patience, she had an endless supply for children, and never seemed to tire when taking care of them.
Beautiful, feisty, smart, funny-Vonnie was an introvert in an extravert’s body. She was happy to be alone with her nose buried in a book, but could be the life of the party telling stories and jokes. She took pride in keeping an immaculate home, cooking Southern food that could rival any five-star chef, and providing common sense advice and a sympathetic ear in equal measure to her children. She and Melvin were dedicated members of Smyrna Baptist Church for more than four decades and their church family was a constant anchor in their life.
Vonnie enjoyed traveling with her husband and with her beloved late sister, Betty Fuller, and especially loved the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. She loved country music artists like George Jones, Johnny Horton, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn and sang their songs to generations of children as she rocked them to sleep. But to her no one sang as sweetly as her own Melvin and she could never reconcile herself to being separated from him, even if temporarily. Those who love her are rejoicing in their reunion.
Vonnie was a matriarch of a massive extended family, all with personal memories of how she touched their lives. She will be remembered for her beauty-both inside and out-her fierce loyalty, her strong faith, her tender heart, and her passionate love for her husband and family.
Vonnie is preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Melvin LaCoste, Sr.; parents, Andrew and Lillie Mae Dunsford; sisters, Cammie Simmons and Betty Fuller; and brothers, Dewy, Rudolph, Cleon and A.T. Dunsford.
She is survived by her four children and 12 grandchildren, Skip LaCoste of Pensacola, wife Jean and children Kari LaCoste-Jones, Joshua and Sarah Emerich; Tim LaCoste of Slidell, La., wife Vickie and children Megan Gulledge, and Leanne and Chantry Huffman; Scott LaCoste of Chumuckla, wife Mitzi and children Wyatt and Cameron LaCoste and Alexis and Nate Gentry; and Jenny LaCoste Caputo of Austin, Tx., husband Anton and children Dante and Lexi. She also survived by nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are grandsons Joshua LaCoste, Dante Caputo, Wyatt LaCoste, Cameron LaCoste, and nephews Bryan LaCoste, Danny Fuller and Marc Fuller.
Funeral services were held Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Faith Chapel North, with interment at Bayview Memorial Park, 3351 Scenic Hwy., Pensacola.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas George Greenwell
October 6, 2018
Mr. Thomas “Tom” George Greenwell, Sr., age 83, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at his home in McDavid, Florida.
Mr. Greenwell was a native of Bogia, FL and had resided in McDavid, FL most of his life. He retired from Monsanto with 39 ½ years of service, was an avid outdoorsman and a member of Ray’s Chapel Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Greenwell of McDavid, FL; two sons, Thomas George (Sandra) Greenwell, Jr. of Molino, FL and Mark Andrew (Cindy) Greenwell of Bluff Springs, FL; one daughter, Beth (Ken) Hayes of Molino, FL; one brother, Roger (Rhoda) Greenwell of Cantonment, FL; three sisters, Joyce Nelson of Cordell, GA, Barbara Johnson of Bluff Springs, FL and Sharon (Kenny) Rigby of Cantonment, FL; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, October 5, 2018, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Nathan Brown officiating.
Burial was at the Ray’s Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Timothy Greenwell, Daniel Greenwell, Josh Greenwell, Jeremy Greenwell, Dakota Smith and Jordan Lee.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.