Carolyn Kay Pittman Monaghan
September 14, 2018
Carolyn Kay Pittman Monaghan, 60, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at her home in Cantonment, Florida with her son, Keith and his fiancé, Jamie by her side.
Kay was born the fourth of six children on April 26, 1958, in Pensacola, Florida to Bruce Pittman and Nayda Faye Poe Pittman.
She is preceded in death by her father.
Kay is survived by her mother, Faye Pittman; son, Keith Landgraff (Jamie); grandson, Drake Landgraff; and numerous extended family members.
Kay’s faith in Christianity guarantees a place for her. She mastered many health challenges throughout her life and wished upon her death to donate her body to science and we respectfully honor that request.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 23, 2018, at the home of her son, Keith, 911 Jacks Branch Road, Cantonment, Florida.
In lieu of flowers family request that donations be made to the Ronald McDonald House.3
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Donald King
September 14, 2018
Donald “Joey” King, 51, of Clear Springs, AL, passed away on September 11, 2018, after a battle with cancer. He will be dearly missed by so many friends and family members.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Betsy Jean Hart; and step father, William “Bill” Hart.
He was survived by his father, Norman (Ruby) King; wife, Patricia King; brother, Glenn (Annette) King; three step children, Joshua (Becky) Allen, Dixie Hadley, and Skye Brown; five grandchildren, Jade and Jordan Allen, LJ “Spud”Hadley, CJ “Hoot” and Lilly Bug Moye; three nieces, Brittany King, Kayla Mott, and Xadie Mott; two nephews, Wesley King and Xander Mott; aunt, Susan Vann; and numerous family members.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North.
Burial will follow in Clear Springs Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. prior to services.
A Celebration of Life will be held after his burial, at his home, located at 28326 County Road 112, Robertsdale AL.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Larry Dean Milliken, Sr.
September 14, 2018
Mr. Larry Dean Milliken, Sr., age 71, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018.
Mr. Milliken was born in Ohio and moved to Atmore, AL in his early years. He attended Escambia County High School and was a graduate of the class of 1965. He was a retired instrument technician with NADEP with 24 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Vincent and Miriam Nell Milliken.
Survivors include his lifelong friend and mother of his children, Lelia Ann Benner of Atmore, AL; one son, Larry Dean (Lisa) Milliken, Jr. of Atmore, AL; one daughter, Jennifer M. (Dennis) Keller of Havervill, MA; one brother, Alan L. (Libby) Milliken of Pensacola, FL; one sister, Rhonda (Butch) Kinney of Prattville, AL; two grandchildren, Hunter Dean (Hannah) Milliken and Sara Ashlyn Milliken; three great-grandchildren, Tyson D. Milliken, Levi A. Milliken and Chase L. Milliken; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends and his special Pensacola Family.
Funeral services will be Sunday, September 16, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Dukes officiating.
Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Visitation will be Sunday, September 16, 2018, from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Mark Milliken, Roger Milliken, Stevie Luker, Donnie Seago, Adam White and Danny White.
Special thanks to Javasa, Gina, Anita and many other wonderful staff at Century Health and Rehab for the loving care he received.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Frances Melton Doyle
September 11, 2018
Frances Melton Doyle passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 in Pensacola, FL.
Frances was born Dec., 5, 1925, to the late Henry and Velmer Jolly in South Carolina. She completed her registered nurse training at Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing.
She is predeceased by her late husband of 44 years, James “JT” Thomas Melton; parents; and three brothers.
Frances is survived by her husband, Bunn E. Doyle; three sons, William M. “Mike” (Marion) Stephens, David D. “Buzz” Stephens, and Edward Thomas Melton; two daughters, Jamie Melton; and Gayle (Richard) Kuhhirte; 10 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and one sister, Joan Smith of Newberry, SC.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wed., Sept. 12, 2018 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Bro. Bill Flannigan officiating. Burial will follow in Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at 9:30 a.m. prior to service.
Denver “Bubbie” Blake Shuttlesworth
September 9, 2018
Denver “Bubbie” Blake Shuttlesworth, age 19, passed on Thursday, September 6, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Denver was a native and life-long resident of the Atmore, AL area. He was a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and Friendly Holiness Church. He was a 2017 graduate of the Victory Performing Arts Academy of Pace, FL, member of the Poarch Creek Indians 4-H Club, and the Poarch Creek Indians Summer Youth Program. He was the 2016 Joy of Life Mardi Gras King, played football and baseball at J U Blacksher School, participated in the Native American Youth Organization (NAYO), and was a member of the Skyhigh for St. Jude. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandfathers, William Fretwell and Jerry Bailey, paternal grandparents, Worthy James Shuttlesworth and D.D. Darnell.
He is survived by his mother and step-father, Sandy and Darrell Hollinger of Uriah, AL; father, Randal Shuttlesworth of Perdido, AL; brother, Austin Shuttlesworth of Perdido, AL; sister, Anna Grace “Tootie” Hollinger of Uriah, AL; maternal grandmother, Ruth Bailey of Poarch, AL; paternal grandmother, Gladys Darnell of Tuscaloosa, AL; grandparents, Alex “Buster” and Yvonne “Pug” Hollinger of Uriah, AL; special uncle, Randy Fretwell of Poarch, AL; numerous uncles, aunts, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the McCullough Christian Center with Pastor Ray Ward, Bishop Darryl North, and Pastor Trevor Daughtry, and Pastor Todd Bailey officiating.
Burial will follow at the New Home Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday, September 10, 2018 from 6:00 PM until service time at 11:00 AM at the McCullough Christian Center.
Pallbearers will be Austin Shuttlesworth, Randy Fretwell, Jr., Dalton Tolbert, Logan Peaden, Cody Rolin, Hunter Tuberville, Joseph Parker, and Thornton Sells.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Jeff Ostmeyer, Jeff Rollo, Wes Rollo, Hunter Peaden, Lane Peaden, Corey Bailey, Rusty Lassiter, Clint Lassiter, Kenneth Robinson, Garrett McMillan, Dakota Barlow, Austin Hadley, Billy Long, and the Poarch Creek Indians Tribal Council.
The family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers throughout their journey. A very special thank you is extended to St. Jude’s Hospital, Pilots for Christ, Ronald McDonald House, North Baldwin Infirmary, Atmore Community Hospital, and the Poarch Creek Indians Health Department.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials can be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 and Pilots for Christ at P.O. Box 707, Monroeville, AL 36461.
William Thomas Crooke
September 6, 2018
William Thomas Crooke, 77, of Pensacola, Florida was called home by Our Lord on September 1, 2018. He was born to William H. Crooke and Lillian I. Kersey on July 6, 1941. William was a truck driver for many years to provide for his wife and five children, and did so with great pride. He was our hero and the most wonderful husband, brother, father, grandfather, uncle and friend anybody could be so lucky to have. He was a very patient and a saint of man. He was a very wholesome Christian man who loved the Lord. He had a great love of fishing and always had to have his coffee, cookies and banana pudding. He always loved spending time with his family. He was a very simple man that never expected anything in return. He was a man of success that lived well, laughed often and loved much; who gained respect of everyone and the love of his children; who leaves the world better than he found it; who has never lacked appreciation for anyone or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had. He is now reunited with his first love, and we now have two angels in heaven looking over us, our father/grandfather and mother/grandmother, Carol Crooke. He was a member of Farmhill Baptist Church in Cantonment, Fl.
He is preceded in death by parents, William H. Crooke and Lillian I. Kersey; the first love of his life and mother of his children, Carol A. Crooke; stepmothers, Audrey Crooke and Bertha Kramek, grandfather and grandmother Adams.
William leaves behind to cherish his memory by his loving wife, Lola Crooke; sons, Timothy (Dawn) Crooke, John Crooke, and David Crooke; daughters, Katherine (Michael) Littlefield and Sarah Crooke; granddaughters, Jazmine Bodiford, Maria and Victoria Crooke; grandsons, Joseph and Adam Crooke; five step-children; numerous step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, and many nieces/nephews and other family and friends that he loved so dearly.
Funeral Services were held Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Faith Chapel North followed by a graveside service at Pensacola Memorial Gardens on Pine Forest Road.
The family is very grateful that Pastor Darrell Black officiated the services.
A Special Thanks to West Florida Hospital and Select Speciality Hospital for the loving care that they provided for our Father.
Pallbearers were Jamie Hobbs, Adam Crooke, Joseph Crooke, Michael Littlefield, John Cole, and Bro. Drannon Vines.
He will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him. He truly made an impact on our life.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
James Robert Daniels, Sr.
September 6, 2018
James Robert (“Jim”) Daniels, Sr. went to be with the Lord on September 4, 2018, at the age of 76 due to complications following heart valve surgery. Jim was a retired project manager from Monsanto’s Pensacola Plant and a long-time resident of the Pensacola area.
Jim is survived by his wife, Connie; his children, Jim (Mary) Daniels, Jr., Tammy (Robert) Hicks, Shelly (Billy) Perkins, and Jamie (Danny) Broxson; his brother, Sal (Sadie) Genovese; his sister, Francis Genovese; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Jim was born in Houston, TX on January 18, 1942, to George and Dorothy Daniels. Shortly thereafter, he moved to New Orleans, LA where he grew up and spent his formative years. In 1959, he married Connie Davenport, his high school sweetheart, and soon started a family. He joined Monsanto in 1972 at their world headquarters in St. Louis, MO. Jim relocated to the Pensacola Plant in 1976, where he served as a senior project manager until his retirement in 1997.
Jim was an avid golfer and a huge sports fan. He was fun-loving and enjoyed all things New Orleans and Louisiana, including good food, good music, Saints football, and especially his beloved LSU Tigers. His “swaddling clothes” were in fact purple and gold. Jim loved spending time with his family and was often the life of the party at family gatherings. Jim loved to sing and was an active member of the choir at Gonzalez United Methodist Church. His gregarious and loving presence will be sorely missed by his friends and family.
Jim’s celebration of life will be on Saturday, September 8, 2018, in the sanctuary of Gonzalez United Methodist Church in Cantonment, FL. Friends are invited to the visitation from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
A service of remembrance will begin at 1 p.m., with interment immediately following in the GUMC cemetery.
The Rev. Michael Ramsey and the Rev. Riley Richardson will officiate the service.
Pallbearers are Joe Genovese, Casey Genovese, Matthew Perkins, Jacob Hicks, Nathan Hicks, and Daniel Perkins.
Honorary pallbearers are Tommy Daniels and Cameron Broxson.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North has been entrusted with arrangements.
Maxine A. Perkins
September 6, 2018
Maxine A. Perkins, 87, of Molino, Florida, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018. She was born May 19, 1931, in Cottondale, Alabama. She was the beloved daughter of the late Eddie Mack Booth and Lillie Mae Allen.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, James R. Perkins; parents, Eddie Mack Booth and Lillie Mae Allen; step-father, Carter Herbert; sisters, Mary Alice Fulgham, Mae Francis Hart, Doris Nell Herbert-Stephens; brothers, James Booth, Marvin Booth, and Henry Herbert.
Mrs. Perkins started her career as a waitress, where she met the love of her life in May of 1949. First time she met him he said “I’m going to marry you”, she said “You’re crazy”. Then on July 4, 1949, they were married at Corry Station Chapel in Pensacola, Florida. Now a Navy wife, she began her world travels raising five children and strongly supporting her sailor. While stationed in San Diego, California she worked as a waitress at the Del Coronado where she served aristocrats, movie stars, and politicians; to name just a few, Ronald Reagan, Lucille Ball, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis. Her husband was then selected to be a member of Seal Team 1 on January 1, 1962 (Plank Owner). As a mother of five and a wife of a Navy Seal she packed her family and moved overseas. Once the tour was complete the entire family returned stateside. Upon retirement the family moved to a farm in Titusville, PA. Now a farmer’s wife she began canning, hunting, and fishing. Then her cherished journey began as a grandmother, “Granny”. Years later the family moved again to their final destination, Pensacola, Florida, where the story first began. Mrs. Perkins lived the rest of her life at the same home in Molino, Florida. Now known as “Granny’s House”.
Mrs. Perkins is survived by her daughters, Belinda Christie, Cynthia Perkins, and Oneita Yuhasz; sons, Jimmy (Missy) Perkins, and Bobby (Julie) Perkins; grandchildren, Karen (Scott) Spencer (LeMire), Tammy Mayo (Sosnowski), Lisa McGee (Perkins), J.R. (Rachel) LeMire, Joe (Amanda) Sosnowski, Jason (Hanah) Perkins, Joshua Perkins, Russell McAnally, Tony (Jennifer) Yuhasz, Megan Yuhasz; 19 great-grandchildren; and many loving nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 7, 2018, at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Molino, Florida. Rosary to start at 9:30 a.m.
Burial will follow in church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Joe Sosnowski, Russell McAnally, Tyler Storandt, Malcom Mayo, Scott Spencer, and Lamar Flowers.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with arrangements.
Henry Raymond Robbins
September 6, 2018
Mr. Henry Raymond “Pop” Robbins, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, in Century, Florida.
Mr. Robbins was a native and lifelong resident of McDavid, FL. He was a brick mason by trade, avid fisherman and loved his family. He was of the Baptist faith. He is preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Stella Robbins; one son, Ricky Robbins; wife, Margaret Louise Nicholas; two brothers, James R. Robbins and Pellar Robbins; and his dog, Debo.
He is survived by his two sons, Barry (Apryl) Nicholas of McDavid, FL and Clayton (Tammy Moe) Simmons of McDavid, FL; one sister, Carolyn Robbins (Donald) Jordan of Flomaton, AL; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Rick MaHarrey officiating.
Visitation will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018, from 10 a.m. until service time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Norma Boutwell Belvin
September 3, 2018
Norma Boutwell Belvin was born on June 28, 1923. She graduated with honors on September 1, 2018, when she moved to Heaven to the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was the best wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother one could hope for. She was loved by all who met her and most everyone called her Grandmother. Her love and hospitality were contagious. She loved her family with her whole heart. Grandmother taught us to love Jesus and those around us. She truly epitomized a Proverbs 31 woman. Using her gift of service, Norma cooked many memorable meals at both Central Baptist and Scenic Heights Baptist Church, both in Pensacola.
Norma was proceeded in death by her husband of 49 years, Robert; her parents and her siblings.
She is survived by her loving children, Bob and Cecilia Belvin, JoAnn and Gary Adams, and Elise and Bobby Drinkard; grandchildren, Lew and Mi Belvin, Grayson and Debi Belvin, Lauren and Bryan Hinote, Ashley Drinkard; and her six great grandchildren and special nieces and nephews.
The family could not have asked for any better care for Grandmother than was given by Pam and Brenda. These ladies became part of our family and the family will forever be grateful for all they did for grandmother and her family.
Special thanks to Adam, Robin and Martha of Emerald Coast Hospice who loved Norma and her family and comforted the sisters in Mother’s final days.
Visitation will be Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at Faith Chapel North from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
Interment will be Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Victoria Cemetery at 1 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Ministry Village at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola.