Betty Jane McNeill
March 8, 2016
On the evening of March 6, 2016, Betty passed away at the Joyce Goldenberg Covenant Hospice Facility in Pensacola, surrounded by her family and pastor.
Betty was born in Andalusia, AL on August 12, 1939, and was married to and preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Preston H. McNeill and one child, Jonathan McNeill.
She is survived by her children, grandchildren and great-children as follows: Gregory (Carolyn) McNeill, Carrie Waters and Waylon McNeill; Pam (Carl) Denham, Cory Denham and Lucas Litchfield, Cortney (Kaleb) Bowden; Sean McNeill, Caleb McNeill and Annie McNeill.
Betty was a plant enthusiast and enjoyed the beautiful yard that she and Preston built and planted during their many years together. Their yard has always been admired by family, friends and neighbors and especially enjoyed in the spring when it is full of blooms of all colors. She was a loving and giving mother who always put others first. She also enjoyed cooking and baking for those she loved, her fried chicken will be missed by many. She was a sweet, quiet and kind friend to many and she will be greatly missed.
Visitation will be held at Clear Springs United Methodist Church, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at the Clear Springs United Methodist Church on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 10 a.m.
Interment will follow at Clear Spring Cemetery.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Ida Mae Morris
March 8, 2016
Mrs. Ida Mae Morris, 92, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2016, in Jay.
Mrs. Morris was a native of Repton, Alabama and a resident of Century since 1953. She was an employee of the Florida Line Café in South Flomaton, Milky Way, and manager of the first deli of Piggly Wiggly. She managed McCurdy Dairy Bar, Nall’s Grocery Jr. Food, Job Service, Family and Children Service and Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the Cannan Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Martin L. Morris; parents, Lizzie and Jerry Odom; three brothers; two sisters; and daughter-in-law, Danette Morris.
Survivors include her son, Buddy Morris of Flomaton; two daughters, Sue and Kenneth Hall of Brewton and Voncille and W.L. Tyree of Century; four grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 11, 2016, at 2 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Odom officiating.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 10, 2016, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at the McCurdy Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Chris Hall, Zane Hall, Brad Morris, Steve Tyree, Michael Tyree and Martin Tyree.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Doris L. Yelverton
March 8, 2016
Doris L. Yelverton, 85, of Pensacola, FL passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016.
Doris was born in Pensacola on November 25, 1930, to Pleasant H. and Allie Mae (Byrd) Glass.
Seldom is cause of death given in an obituary but we all want to know “what happened”. I feel it helps to bring closure. It was a ruptured brain aneurysm that took Mom, but not without a fight.
Mom lit up a room the moment she walked through the door with her smile and her laughter, her hugs and her “Hey, Darlin’.” If you had the privilege to know her, you are blessed, and if you didn’t, you missed a treasure. She reached out to people, total strangers, everywhere she went and made them feel special. She emulated her Savior, Jesus Christ in all she did.
She was “Mini” to her grandchildren and all of their friends. Her husband, children, grandchildren, sister, nephews, nieces, friends and her cat were the lights of her life. She loved us all so, so deeply. Her home was filled with pictures of all of us since we couldn’t be there all the time she could at least see our faces.
She Owned and Operated Doris Yelverton Interiors. For nearly 45 years she was passionate about her interior decorating business. She loved what she did and all the people she did it for. Some have remained dear friends throughout the years. She never forgot a name or a face.
When Mom retired at age 72 she redirected her passion to her church, Calvary Way Full Gospel. All of these amazing people loved on her and allowed her to love and take care of them. She had the gift of service and she exercised that gift every day, constantly giving of herself to others. She was secretary and treasurer in her Sunday school class for as long as I can remember. She was on the events decorating committee with her closest friends and they all worked in the kitchen together during events. She would help decorate, set up the food, make sure everyone had what they needed and then clean up. Oh, how she enjoyed this part of her life. She took care of Daddy through failing health in his last years and after his passing the church and all she did there gave her fulfilling purpose.
Mom was a whole lot of preciousness in a small package. But never say a bad word or threaten her family or friends or you’d find out that there was a whole lot of feisty in that little package too!
Although there is now an enormous void in every life she touched, Heaven is where she’s lived her life to reach and it’s now a sweeter place. She is safely home leaving a legacy of love.
She is preceded in death by her parents and loving husband of 60 years, Richard L. Yelverton.
Survivors include her daughters, Trezza Linton and Tina Meyers (Cliff); grandson, Aaron Bourgeois; granddaughter, Casi; grandson,Cameron Meyers and sister, Ruth Joseph.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel.
Burial was at Barrancas National Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Michael Shawn Joseph, William Joseph, Tim Yelverton, Tim Hamilton, Josh Bates, Chuck Arnold, Mike Beck and Larry Williams.
Honorary pallbearers were Richard Ward and Aubrey Johnson.
A dictionary of words of appreciation, love and kindness couldn’t even express what I would like to relay to the following people and organizations.
I wish I could name every person involved in the TLC of Mom but some names I didn’t get and some I may have forgotten. To those people, you are no less appreciated.
Emergency personnel: Fire Dept. – Mr. Longworth and team; EMS personnel; Sacred Heart Hospital ER personnel; Drs. – Terry A. Neill, MD; Matthew Daniels, MD; Kennon McDonnell, MD; Ronaldo R Patiag MD; John, ARNP; Brent Hazen, MD; Richard Dobhan, MD; Nurses, Aides and Caretakers – Floor 7: Andrea, , Elena, Rachael, Leah, Iris, Carol; Surgical ICU: Kourtenay, Shannon, Laura, Bradley, Scott, Jen, Jessica, Lisa, Lauren, Barbara, Dale, Caleb, Kalli, Meg; Housekeeping: Kimberly and Janice ; Palliative Care personnel: Kerri and team.
Covenant Hospice personnel: Marian, Kathy, Andrea, Kristy, Kristen, Rachel, Steven, Mary.
Friends and family who have been an unyielding support. For your prayers, visits, calls, texts, food, precious time, kindness and love.
God bless you all and unending gratefulness, from our hearts. Trezza, Aaron, Tina, Cliff, Cameron and Casi and Ruth.
In lieu of flowers, make donations to Joyce Goldenberg Hospice Inpatient Residence, Covenant Care, 10075 Hillview Drive, Pensacola, FL 32514 in honor of Doris Yelverton.
James “Jim” Marshall Ward
March 4, 2016
James “Jim” Marshall Ward, 74 of Walnut Hill, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Birmingham, Al. He was a cattleman most of his life. He was born in Atmore to Marshall L. and Helen Boone Ward, on November 23, 1941. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his father, Marshall L. Ward.
Survivors are his wife, Martha Sizemore Ward; his mother, Helen Ward, both of Walnut Hill; three sons, Jason Ward of Walnut Hill, Wayne (Sherri) Williams of Graceville, FL and Grant Williams of Atlanta, GA; two sisters, Marilyn (Terrell) Bridges and Mary Helen O’Quinn, all of Pensacola; three grandchildren, Alyssa Ward, Cierra (Jaren) Bannerman and Jobe Corbitt; one great-grandchild, Kellyn Corbitt; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 11 a.m. from the Walnut Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Ted Bridges officiating.
Interment will follow in Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
Active Pallbearers will be Heath Ward, Brett Ward, Scott Ward, Horace Ward, Roy Glenn Ward, Russ Ward, Tim Tucker and Marshall Bridges.
Honorary pallbearers will be Harry Ward, David Smith, Scott Garrett, David Garrett, James Earl Hall, Jimmy Davis, Todd Simmons, Willis Bowles, Silas Lee, Doyal Smith, Larry Boswell, Billy Ray Williams, D.B. Vaughn, Kevin Faircloth, Jimmy Mason and Jim Staff.
Family will receive friends on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church from 9 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Linda Moshell King
March 4, 2016
Mrs. Linda Moshell King, 63, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in Mobile.
Mrs. King was a native of Jacksonville, Florida and a resident of Perdido for most of her life. Mrs. King was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a very hard worker. She was of the Holiness faith. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn King; son, Bartis Hadley; and parents, Eddie and Virginia Starkes.
Survivors include her sons, Joseph (Dawn) Hadley of Perdido and Michael Alpha (special boy she raised) of Morgan City, LA; four daughters, Kay (Bubba) Bossard of Perdido, Faye (Rex) Phillips of Perdido, Beverly (Doug) Armentrout of Saraland and Tammy Hadley of Bay Minette; one brother, Robert (Linda) Moshell of Lynnwood, WA; two sisters, Patricia Dean of Perdido and Sharon Moshell of Bay Minette; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Sunday, March 6, 2016, at 2 p.m. at the New Hope Community Church with Sis. Helen Stewart and Rev. Malcolm Harrelson officiating.
Visitation will be Saturday, March 5, 2016, from 6 p.m. until service time at the New Hope Community Church.
Burial will follow at the Bryars-McGill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Timothy McKinley, Billy Dean, Jr., Eddie Dean, Anthony Dean, Michael Brown and Austin Dean.
Honorary pallbearer will be Doug Armentrout.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes is in charge of all arrangements.
Mary Nell Maher
March 4, 2016
Mary Nell Maher age 64 of Santa Rosa County went to rest with Jesus on March 3, 2016. She was a loving , caring, mother , maw maw , mother-by-love, aunt, sister and friend. She was thoughtful , selfless, and had a fantastic sense of humor. She had a giving heart in both her personal life and in her family business. She never met a stranger, and she loved with her whole heart. She took pride in her family, which she considered her greatest achievement. There were no practices, games, or recitals that her kids or grandkids could not see or hear her from the stands. She will be missed deeply by all that knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Ruth Wilson; brothers, Hershel V. Shores, Rufus E Wilson; and sister, Carolyn A Wilson Scott.
She is survived by her brothers, Jimmy Wilson and Theron Wilson; sisters, Francis Goff, Martha Wilson and Hilda Wilson; sons, Gary Maher, Kenneth Maher, Chris Maher, Tommy Maher and Todd Jones; daughters, Melissa Scott, Janine Snyder, Melissa Maher, Marsha Maher, Ann Jones; grandchildren, Megan Maher, Kevin Maher, Keaton Maher, Leigha Maher, Myles Maher, Kevin Maher, Scott Maher, Jasmine Maher, Jennifer Maher, Taylor Scott, Sunny Maher, Aiden Maher, Tyler Snyder, Shauna Snyder, and Osman Jones.
Funeral services will be held March 5, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Jay funeral home and burial will follow at Jay city cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Jay funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
Don Wyatt Gay
March 4, 2016
Don Wyatt Gay passed away in his home Wednesday, February 24, 2016, from complications of a lung disease. He was 73 and was born on April 10, 1942, to gunsmith, game warden and police officer Dudley Gay and his wife Nell.
Don enjoyed a successful career and retired from Bell South/AT&T and also retired as a Major in the Army National Guard. He rose through the ranks of the National Guard and at one time was company commander of the Pensacola branch of the National Guard. Upon retiring Don tried his hand at real estate and found he had a knack for it, spending the next 20 plus years selling real estate and developing properties as the sole proprietor of Costa Blanca Realty. Don was a history buff spending plenty of time reading and watching anything about the Civil War, WWII and devoured practically any annals of antiquity. In his free time, he also enjoyed time with his kids, grandkids, and found his own child like passion for cycling late in life.
Don is survived by Beverly Gay and their three kids, Bob Gay and wife Traci, Greg Gay and wife Sheila, and Terri Sutek and her husband Eric, as well as several grand and great-grand kids.
A small private funeral will be held at Barrancas cemetery at NAS for family only.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the humane society in Don’s memory as a celebration of his love for all God’s creatures.
Richard Lee “Ricky” Fine
March 3, 2016
Richard Lee “Ricky” Fine, 62, of Pensacola, passed away February 28, 2016. He graduated from Escambia High School, Class of 1973.
He is preceded in death by his father, John Richard Fine and his sister, Cynthia Fine.
He is survived by his mother; Bertie Fine; daughter, Sarah Fine; son, Shawn Fine; grandchildren, Trinity Fine, Daniel Fine and Madison Fine; siblings, Mike Fine (Ellen), Bert Fine (Danny) and Phelicia Fine; many nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 4, 2016, beginning at 12 p.m. with the funeral services to begin at 1:00 p.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Brother Gary Kelley officiating.
Interment will follow at Jordan Cemetery.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.
Phillip Ryan Clark
March 3, 2016
Phillip Ryan Clark, 61, of Berrydale, passed from this life on earth into the arms of His savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, February 25, 2016.
Phillip is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. Tice O. C. Clark and Mrs. Nina (McCallister) Clark.
He is survived by his wife, Debby (Lee) Clark of Berrydale; two sons Bryan Scott Clark of Harvest, AL and Patrick Anthony Clark of Pensacola; three grandchildren; two brothers, Rev. David R. (Paula) Clark of Cartersville, GA and Mr. Stephen D. (Glenda) Clark of Semmes, AL; four nieces, Rachael Clark of Cartersville, GA, Rebecca (Jonathan) Akins of Cedartown, GA, and Susan and Roseanna Lee of Milton; three nephews, Stevie and Johnny Clark, and Dwayne Lee of Pell City, AL; uncle, Marvin McCallister of Liberty, TX; a very special great-niece, Lauren Williams; special “nieces”, Tyler Danielle Parker and Angelique Savoie of Berrydale; special “nephews”, Zachary Parker and Nicholas Parker of Berrydale; two very special friends, Tommie Lee and Nolan “Bo” Parker, both of Berrydale; and his “babies” (cats) TJ, Bear, Little Bit, and Socks.
Phillip was a retired interstate truck driver and a member of Berrydale Baptist Church. In his retirement years he wanted to help the community by giving back to the community. His dream was of becoming a hydroponic grower of vegetables. Unfortunately, before making his dream a reality he was called home.
Funeral services were held Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Lewis Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David R. Clark officiating.
Burial was in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrydale.
The family wishes to extend their appreciation to the Jay Hospital Emergency Room personnel, as well as the air ambulance personnel who diligently did their duties.
Jeanette Catherine Flagler
March 3, 2016
Jeanette Catherine (Mathis) Flagler, 76, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016, in Pensacola. She was born March 31, 1939, in Milton. She was a loving and devoted mother and wife who would help anyone without hesitation. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed fishing, gardening and spending time outdoors.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Mary Mathis; brothers, Ernest Mathis, Raymond Mathis, Eddie Mathis, Woodrow Mathis (Betty) and Doyle Mathis; and sister Geneva Manning.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Howard Flagler; her daughters, Rhonda Danyus and Kim Moon (Doug); her son, Gary Flagler; grandchildren, Stephanie Gardner (Chris), Richard Danyus, Ashley Danyus, Douglas Moon (Kharen), Michelle Moon, Ryan Flagler, Darby Flagler and Kelly Flagler; and eight great-grandchildren; and sister,Virginia Stryker; as well as countless nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Friday, March 4, 2016 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with interment to follow at Sardis Baptist Cemetery.
Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in trusted with arrangements.