James E. Burkett
August 23, 2018
James E. Burkett, 67 of Atmore, AL. passed away Friday August 17, 2018, at his Rresidence. He was retired after 29 years of service with the City of
Atmore as a supervisor for Public Works. He was born on November 18, 1950, in Atmore, AL, to the late Comer and Lela Bruce Burkett.
He is preceded in death by his parents, a son, Sonny James Burkett, a brother, Tommy Burkett and a sister, Cindy Burkett.
Survivors are a son, Phillip (Miranda) Burkett of Dallas, GA; three daughters, Christina (Mark) McLure of Middleburg, FL, Glenda (Bubba) Ardis of Lottie, AL, Shan Shan Grace Burkett of Poarch, AL; five brothers, Gene Burkett of Atmore, AL, Floyd Burkett of Nokomis, AL, Wayne Burkett, Johnny Burkett and Mike Burkett all of Atmore, A;. four sisters, Ruby Sanspree of Atmore, AL, Claudia Powell of Perdido, AL, Francis Godwin and Shirley Boatwright both of Atmore, AL; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be Monday August 20, 2018, at 10 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Allen Chase and Bro. Derek Gobert officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers are, Dustin Lindsey, Roger Scott, Chris Byrne, Tommy Godwin, Scotty Burkett, Steven Burkett, David Godwin and Jakob Burkett.
Family will receive friends, Sunday August 19, 2018, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 4-7 p.m.
Charles Edward Barnhill
August 23, 2018
Charles Edward Barnhill, 79, born November 24, 1938, in Huxford AL, went home to be with the Lord on August 19, 2018.
He was a tribal member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Shirley Barnhill and his brother, Vernon Barnhill.
He is survived by his two sons, David Barnhill of Spartanburg, SC, and Jerry (Sandra) Barnhill of Milton, FL. He is also survived by nephew, Tim Barnhill; niece, Angie Jarvis; seven grandchildren, Audrey Stevens, Thomas Thornhill, Tabitha Cook, Mitchell Barnhill Annie Barnhill, Sarah Barnhill and Leighton Barnhill; and four great grandchildren.
He was a beloved father and grandfather who will be terribly missed.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. at on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Graveside service to follow in Elizabeth Chapel Community Cemetery (Chumuckla).
Visitation will be held Friday, August 24, 2018, from 9-8 at the funeral home.
Marvin Roy Lee
August 23, 2018
Marvin Roy Lee of Molino, FL, loving husband, father, and friend, passed away on August 5, 2018, his 68th birthday.
Marvin was born August 5, 1950, in Lubbock, TXs. He was the youngest of four siblings. He retired from Monsanto Company after 35 years. Marvin was Dale Earnhardt’s biggest fan. He loved watching and going to races, working on his property on his tractor, shining up his truck, drinking his Coca Cola and enjoying a fish fry with the family.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years Shirley (ne’e Mitchell); his children Kevin (Amy), Brian (Sharon), Brandon (Stacy) and Lori Purser Campbell; his grandchildren Adam, Kinsey, Brent and Brody; his mother-in law Celia Mitchell and her family; Carl and Mahalla Hartbarger; his siblings Jean (Troy) Ratcliff of Marietta, GA; Dr. Russell (Kathy) Lee of Pisgah Forest, NC and Carol Wilson of Cantonment, FL; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He is preceded by his parents Josephine (ne’e Bobe) and Mason Leavon Lee.
The family is having a Celebration of Life & Luncheon at Molino Community Center on September 1st at 11 a.m.
Joseph Wayne Levins
August 16, 2018
Mr. Joseph Wayne Levins, age 76, passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2018, at his home in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Mr. Levins was a native and former resident of Byrneville, FL and had resided in Lawrenceville, GA for the past 53 years. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict serving with the USAF, former owner and operator of Brenjo, LLC-A&B Discount of Atlanta, GA for 30 years and was a member of the Byrneville United Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Hazel Levins; one brother, Wilbur Levins; first wife and mother of his children, Jackie Kelley Levins and a son, Joseph Mark Levins.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Brenda Joyce Levins of Lawrenceville, GA; two sons, Kelly Barnes and Stacey Thornton both of Georgia; one daughter, Karen (Jeff) Killam of Byrneville, FL; six grandchildren, Michael, Stevie, Nathan Brooke, Kelby and Joseph; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 17, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Hawkins officiating.
Burial will follow at the Byrneville Methodist Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Friday, August 17, 2018, from 9 a.m. until service time at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Greg Levins, Kelby Killam, Joseph Killam, Tony Levins, Todd Levins and Jody Levins.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Catherine Albert McLeod Bray
August 16, 2018
Mrs. Catherine Albert McLeod Bray, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, in Cantonment, Florida.
Mrs. Bray was a native of Atmore, AL, former resident of Orange Beach, AL and had resided in Atmore, AL for most of her life. She was a member of the St. Thomas by the Sea Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Katie Albert; one sister, Josephine Albert Ward; four brothers, Tony Albert, Johnny Albert, George Albert and Bug Albert; husband, Derhyl Lee Bray; special friend, Guido Whelehan; and son-in-law, Don Dewrell.
She is survived by one son, Ken (Jerri) McLeod of Cantonment, FL; two daughters, Kay Dewrell of Foley, AL and Janet McLeod of Atmore, AL; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Graveside services will be Friday, August 17, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Father A. Jayaraj officiating.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Annette Doyle Wells
August 16, 2018
A dedicated elementary school educator, Annette Doyle Wells loved God and all His creations. She lived a life devoted to the service and edification of all those she encountered. Annette retired from the teaching profession in 2008, but continued to serve her family, church and community with boundless enthusiasm. She blessed others with her gift of prayer as well as her joy-filled and playful spirit. Annette was an adventurer and loved to travel, and she taught us to find God everywhere.
She is predeceased by her parents, Harold and Almeda Doyle; beloved twin sister, Jeanette Wells; and brother, James Doyle.
She is survived by her cherished husband, Fred Wells; daughters, Sally (Michael) Heard and Becky (Moody) Jandhyala; grandchildren, Laney Heard and Lula Pearl Jandhyala; extended family and many friends.
Interment will be at 10 a.m. Friday, August 17, 2018, at Barrancas National Cemetery.
A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Trinity Presbyterian Church of Pensacola.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
John Wesley Henderson, Jr.
August 13, 2018
John Wesley Henderson, Jr. was born July 10, 1929, to John Wesley Henderson and Grace Ida Bray Henderson, in Trenton, New Jersey.
He was preceded in death by his parents; aunt Dorothy (Dot) Henderson; brother, Robert Henderson; his beloved wife, Vivian Annie Henderson; along with his brothers-in-law, Charlie Heath, Johnny Bunn, H.C. Miller, Jimmy Miller and Robert Pate; and his sisters-in-law, Edith Heath, Sarah Bunn, Evelyn Clifford and Katherine Pate.
John, or Jack as he was known to many, is survived by his children, John Steven (Vicky) Henderson and Darlene Henderson; grandchildren, DeAnne Henderson, Brandy Henderson, Wesley Henderson, and Josh Thibault; his great-grandchildren, Sierra, Kobe, Olivia, Gabrielle, Gage, Courtney and Dillon. Jack is also survived by his sisters, Evelyn Pae and Peg Henderson-Mills; and brother, Charles Henderson, along with countless nieces and nephews.
After the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Jack made the decision to join the Navy. At age seventeen and after lying about his age, Jack joined the Navy. The Navy brought him to Pensacola where he met his lifelong friend Vance Hawks. Vance talked Jack into going on a blind date with his girlfriend’s sister, and he met the love of his life, Vivian Annie Miller, or Ann as she was better known. After that first date in January the two were married in December. The Navy took them many places, California, Virginia, and Rhode Island. They made countless friends along the way and had many adventures. While they were happy something was missing in their lives, unable to have children of their own they adopted their son, Steven. When Jack retired from the Navy in 1966 as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, the Henderson family found themselves in Brewton, Alabama, where Jack began his career with AT&T. Out of the Navy and more settled the Henderson family grew when they adopted their daughter, Darlene. Jack did well with AT&T and he moved up the ladder. In 1970 his job took him and his family to Atlanta. Jack made very special friends working with AT&T and retired in 1986 as an Engineering Associate.
Retired for the second time at age 57, Jack decided it was time to go back to Florida. Their children grown, they retired to Milton, Florida. Not being one to rest on his laurels, the twice retired Jack kept working. He roofed houses, he drove a school bus and found great joy working delivering flowers for the Open Rose Florist in Milton.
Jack was an outdoorsman. He loved camping, fishing and boating. His family has many great memories of camping trips and fishing. He could throw a cast net with the best of them. He also tried his hand, successfully, at crabbing, shrimping, and scalloping. Camping was more than a hobby, it was a way of life. Through camping, the Henderson family made lifelong friends with the Thompsons, Jimmie, Martha and Susan. While Jack enjoyed the outdoors, he was never a hunter. It may have been that snipe hunt his brother-in-law Charlie sent him on that curbed the desire to hunt.
The phrase “Jack of all Trades” applied to Jack Henderson in every sense. There was little he could not do. In Jack’s family the standard was, “If Jack can’t fix it you might as well throw it away.” From working on cars to building a television and other electronic gadgets, Jack could do anything.
He was not a man of many words but when Jack spoke you should probably listen. He was wise man always happy to share his knowledge. He was honored as Instructor of the Year at one duty station in the Navy. That love of teaching carried over to his family where he taught everything from spotting constellations to how to maintain a car. He passed on his love of motors and cars to his son Steven and made sure Darlene could also care for her own vehicles. He could cook. Oh could he cook. Christmases will not be the same without his cookies or his Christmas pastry wreaths. Jack’s pineapple-orange sherbet ice cream was legendary. He could even sew. Many were convinced that Jack hung the moon.
The most important thing he taught his family was how to love. When his wife Ann was diagnosed with cancer, Jack became a caretaker. His life was taking care of his beloved Ann. He tended to her every need and did everything in his power to keep her as comfortable as possible until she passed away, with him by her side, in May 2002. After Ann passed away, Jack’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought him more joy than they will ever know and he was proud of each of them.
There was one thing that Jack could not fix, cancer. It had taken his cherished wife and in 2013 it came for him. It was slow. Jack was tough and he fought it. He almost had it licked, but in 2017, it came back and came back with a vengeance. Jack did not give up, he continued to fight. The fight finally, got to be too much. Saturday, August, 11, 2018, shortly before noon, Jack went home to be reunited with all of those loved ones who had gone before.
Jack will be sorely missed by many. His family invites you to share in the celebration of his life at Faith Chapel North on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at 11 a.m. with interment to follow at Barrancas National Cemetery at 1 p.m. The family will be receiving visitors at Faith Chapel North on Tuesday, August 14, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Covenant Hospice, in appreciation of the wonderful care they took not only of Jack but his family in his last days or to the American Legion or the USO.
Pall bearers will be Aaron Beasley, Wesley Henderson, David Levan, Jonathan Levan, Dennis Mitchell and Pat Sawyer.
Mack David Harrelson
August 13, 2018
Mr. Mack David Harrelson, age 69, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, at his resident in Canoe, Alabama.
Mr. Harrelson was a native of Brooks, Alabama and had resided in Canoe, AL most of his life. He was of the Holiness faith.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Francis L. Harrelson of Canoe, AL; two daughters, Rhonda (Jimmy) Boutwell of Canoe, AL and Hannah (Stephen) Johnson of Atmore, AL; one brother, James Harrelson of Atmore, AL; one sister, Ella McCarter of Georgiana, AL; eight grandchildren, Laura (Jerome) Quinn, Bake Flowers, Benjamin Boutwell, Cheyenne Johnson, Landon Johnson, Anthony Johnson, Paidin Dantzler and Jacklyn Harrelson; one great-grandchild, Daniel Quinn and special niece and nephew, Wendell and Roxanne Harrelson.
Funeral services were held Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Malcolm Harrelson officiating.
Burial was at the Traveler’s Rest Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dustin Lindsey, Christopher Boatwright, Mikey Harrelson, Jeffrey Hightower, Justin Hightower and Shawn Boutwell.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Louis B. Long
August 13, 2018
Mr. Louis B. “Andy” Long, age 61, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018, at his residence in Canoe, Alabama.
Mr. Long was a native of Atmore, AL and had resided in Canoe, AL for most of his life. He was employed with Southern Towing with 18 years of service. He was an avid fisherman and was a member of the Corinth Primitive Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his father, Joe Neal Long.
He is survived by his mother, Ann Long of Canoe, AL; two sons, Thomas (Ashley) Long of Walnut Hill, FL and Richard Long of Perdido, AL; two brothers, Scott Long of Canoe, AL and Jerry (Christine) Long of Atmore, AL; one sister, JoAnn Long of Century, FL and four grandchildren, Triston, Cameron, Alyssa and Aleigh.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Gene Freeland officiating.
Burial will follow at the Canoe Freewill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mike House, Greg House, Chris House, Triston Long, Cameron Long and William Cottingham.
Honorary pallbearer will be Billy Gates.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Daniel Jefferson Perkins
August 9, 2018
Daniel Jefferson Perkins of Cantonment passed away on August 6, 2018, at his home off Becks Lake Road. Daniel loved his family and was happiest when he was spending time with them in the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, boater, and a novice chef who loved spicy food. He also enjoyed spending time at the gym and listening to contemporary Christian music. From the time he was a child Daniel loved dogs and frequently had at least one.
Daniel is survived by his son Brandon Nathaniel Perkins; stepdaughter Kiera Kimbler; father Jefferson Perkins; mother Bobbie Jo Rowe; sisters Janice Gilley (Ron) and Cynthia Perkins; as well as a niece, two nephews, numerous cousins, extended family, and beloved friends.
Visitation will be Thursday, August 9, at 4 p.m. with memorial service at 5 p.m., both at First Baptist Church Cantonment, 118 Morris Avenue, Cantonment.