LUCILLE CROWE
Lucille Crowe, 74, of Pensacola, died Friday Dec. 10, 1999 at a local nursing home.
Mrs Crowe was a native and life long resident of Pensacola.
She is survived by her daughter; Sunni Jarman; a sister; Elsie Jarman; three brothers; John V., Ernest, and Arthur Carr; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 1:15 p.m. Monday at Barrancas National Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be, Butch Luna, Rick Luna, John E. Jarman, Doug Bedilion, Thomas Dragon, Jr., and James Hobbs, Jr.
FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 100 Beverly Pkwy, is in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 pm Sunday at Faith Chapel Funeral Home.
JOHN L. HENDERSON
John L. Henderson, 75, of Pensacola, died Tuesday, December 7, 1999, at a local hospital.
Mr. Henderson was born in Greenville, Ala. on January 25, 1924 to the late Willie Henderson and Mary Murphy. He was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Mrs. Mary Henderson on February 1, 1947. John L. Henderson worked at Armstrong Corporation Company for 35 years, until he retired.
He was preceded in death by Irene Salvage.
He leaves to mourn, six children, Mary Frances Henderson of Georgiana, Ala., Ima Burnett Herbert, Webbie (Lillie) Burnett, both of Pensacola, Florida Benjamin Brooks of Rochester, N.Y., Ronald Henderson of Brooklyn, N.Y. and George (Willie Mae) Burnett of Sanford, Fla.; five sisters, Nancy (Fred) Gragory, Louise (Loveless) Wyatt, Lula Mae (George) Peake, and Annie (George) Litte, all of New York City, N.Y. and Mary Jean (Lennett) Sanderson of Virginia Beach, Va.; one brother, Charles Jewel Henderson of New York City, N.Y.; a very special friend, Emma Jean Harvey; and a host of grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Services at 1 p.m. Monday, December 13, 1999, at Joe Morris & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Lewis, pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Barrancas National Cemetery.
JOE MORRIS AND SON FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may call at Joe Morris Chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday.
KENNETH W. LEWIS
Kenneth W. Lewis, 64, a lifelong resident of Pensacola, died Friday, December 10, 1999.
Mr. Lewis had worked as an ironworker for many years, and had made many friends in his lifetime.
Ken was preceded in death by his parents, William (Dood) and Katherine Lewis; and by his granddaughter, Melissa Lewis.
He is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Jearldine Lewis; two daughters, Karen Landson and Christy Milling; two sons, Alan and Kevin Lewis; five brothers, Howard, Mike, Larry, Philip and John Lewis; and by seven grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at Pensacola Memorial Gardens Funeral Home with Sister Hazel Godwin officiating.
Interment
will be in Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Mike Nickle, Larry Lewis, Sr., Larry Lewis, Jr., Tom Huge, Kenny McGee and Ricky Godwin.
PENSACOLA MEMORIAL GARDENS FUNERAL HOME, is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation is tonight from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
SARA AUGUSTINE PEACOCK
Mrs. Sara Augustine Peacock, age 78, of Pensacola, died Saturday, December 11, 1999.
She was born August 26, 1921 in Lottie, Ala. and was married 54 years to LeRoy Peacock, who preceded her in death five years ago. Our Mom held the most important job in our country - she was a homemaker. Not only did she care for our family in every physical way, she was the foundation upon which Jesus used to build a Christian family. She modeled the sacrificial love of Christ to each of us which later led us, one by one, to receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Mom was saved at the First Baptist Church of Cantonment over 40 years ago and now talks with her Lord face to face.
Mrs. Peacock is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Charles Donovan; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Marge Peacock; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 10 a.m. in the Faith Chapel with the Rev. Pat Andrews, Pastor Warren Gilpin, and the Rev. George Shamblin, officiating.
Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, Ala. at 12 noon.
Asked to serve as Pallbearers are John Johnson, Warren Davis, Carl Peacock, Billy Peacock, Bob Mannick, and Lynn Chambless.
Honorary Pallbearers are Jerral Lewis, Paul Lesley, Lloyd Morton, Randy Markham, A.R. Smith and Tommy Ward.
FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 100 Beverly Pkwy, is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m.
ALVIN PINKARD
Rev. Alvin Pinkard, 51, of Wetumpka, AL died Thursday, December 9, 1999 in a local hospital.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Pinkard of Pensacola; mother, Pinkie Bell Pinkard of Wetumpka, AL; son, Gregory (Maggie) Pinkard of Bay Minette, AL; daughters, Cassandra Pinkard of Pensacola, Yolanda Pinkard of Atlanta, GA, Marsha (Jessie) Tate of Jacksonville, NC, Renee and Latasha Turpin of Montgomery, AL; step-daughters, Jaquilla and Janise Coleman of Pensacola; brother, McKinley (Vester) Pinkard; father and mother-in-law, Arthur and Geraldine Kimbrough of Pensacola; a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at Houser Memorial AME Church with Bishop R.K. Thompson officiating.
Pallbearers will be Stewarts.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ministers.
JOE MORRIS and SON FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.
PERRY ZAC SMITH, JR.
Perry Zac Smith, Jr., 75, of Pensacola, died Friday, December 10, 1999 at a local hospital, after a short illness.
Mr. Smith was born in Slocomb, Al, and had resided in Pensacola for the past 35 years. He began work with Dyson and Co., and later founded Zac Smith and Company, General Contractors.
He was a member to the First Assembly of God, where he was a former board member, elder, and Sunday school teacher. Mr. Smith served his country in the Army Air Corps., during WWII. He was an avid tennis player.
He is survived by his wife Jane Donnahoo Smith; sons and daughters-in-law, Steve & Barbara Smith; George & Debbie Smith; Grandchildren, Candace, Allison, Zachary, & Hillary; Mother-in-law Mamie Bottoms of Slocomb, Al; Step sons, Frank Donnahoo of Newnan, Ga; David Donnahoo of Dulluth, GA/ Step daughter, Becky Oliver of Tifton, GA; Step Grandchildren Bill Donnahoo; Aubrey Donnahoo; Shelly Oliver, Matthew Oliver, Amy Oliver; Several nieces, nephew, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Monday, December 13, 1999 at the First Assembly of God Church, with Rev. Bill Franklin, Rev. Jim Hale, and Rev. Jim Courtney officiating. Burial will follow at Bayview Memorial Park.
Visitation will be 6-8 PM Sunday at HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL.
Pallbearers will be C.H. Norton; Jim Rhymes, Ben Meyers, Bill Strickland, Mark Richards, Milton Waters.
HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to First Assembly of God Church, 4301 Bayou Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32504, or to the American Heart Association.
MOSES M. AYERS
Moses M. Ayers, 77, of Pensacola, died Monday, December 13, 1999.
Mr. Ayers had been a resident of Pensacola for the past 44 years. He retired from NAS Pensacola after 30 years of employment. Mr. Ayers was a member of Warrington Baptist Church, where he was active in the children's department.
His wife, Billie Ayers, and his daughter, Linda Ayers Awbrey, preceded Mr. Ayers in death.
Survivors include his daughter, Vicki Yvonne Ayers; sisters, Jo Ganey and Ruth Braren; granddaughter, Suzon Awbrey and grandson, Brad Awbrey, both of Fayetteville, Ark.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1999 at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel with the Reverend Gordon Pittman, Dr. Elaine Casey and Dr. Ric Butler officiating.
Burial will follow at Bayview Memorial Park.
BAYVIEW FISHER-POU CHAPEL, 3351 Scenic Highway, is in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Warrington Baptist Church, 103 East Winthrop, Pensacola, Florida 32507.
JAMES MARVIN BAKER, SR.
James Marvin Baker, Sr., 55, of Bagdad, died Sunday, December 12, 1999.
Mr. Baker was of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, having served with the U.S. Army. He was a Department of Defense police officer with N.A.S. Pensacola.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Willie L. Baker; and his mother, Gertrude Goodson Baker.
Survivors include his wife, Alice R. Baker; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Tony and Jennifer Baker, J.M. Baker, Jr., Tommy and Denise Baker and Chris and Missy Baker; four granddaughters and two grandsons; father, Marvin J. Baker; two sisters and brother-in-law, Diane and David Gregg and Nola Lafaye Baker; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Homer and Robin Baker, Frankie D. Baker and Johnny and Colleen Baker; numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1999 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Andrews officiating.
Burial will be in Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery.
FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 100 Beverly Pkwy, is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may call at Faith Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
JERRY RANDALL BONDS
Mr. Jerry Randall Bonds, 41, passed away Saturday, December 11, 1999.
Mr. Bonds had been a resident of McDavid, Fla. for the past 37 years. He was a member of the Century United Methodist Church, and an employee of Air Products.
He is preceded in death by his father, Malcolm D. Bonds.
Survivors include his mother, Lucille Bonds of McDavid; two daughters, Abbi Bonds of Pace and Ashley Bonds of Pace; a brother, Larry and JoAnne Bonds of Atmore, Ala.; three sisters, Dianne and Coy Campbell of Molino, Sue Hadden of McDavid and Terry and Tony Taliancich of Centreville, Va.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 1 p.m. at the Century United Methodist Church with the Rev. Janet Lee officiating.
Burial will follow at the Flomaton Cemetery.
ATMORE MEMORIAL CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.
JOEL CHESTER BUSH, SR.
Joel Chester Bush, Sr., 79, of Pace, died Friday, December 10, 1999 at his home.
He was a retired, self employed, contractor, and the former owner of Bush Painting C., which was established in 1963. Mr. Bush was born in Butler, Ala., Choctaw County, and resided in Santa Rosa County for the past 26 years, prior to this he resided in Escambia County for 26 years. He was a veteran of WWII.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy E. Bush of Pace; daughter, Donna Smith and son-in-law, John of Defuniak Springs, Fla.; son Joel C. Bush, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Jackie of Milton; son, Patrick Wigen and daughter-in-law, Lorna of Milton; son, Donnie Wigen and daughter-in-law, Sherry of Gulf Breeze; daughter, Gail Trawick and son-in-law, Michael of Molino; son, Jeffrey Bush and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth of Milton; daughter, Terri Adams and son-in-law, Roger of Milton; 17 grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren.
Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at Cedar Hill Chapel with the Rev. David Haultberg, the Rev. Ron Carnley, and the Rev. Jim McGahee, officiating.
Pallbearers will be Allen Mefford, Michael Mefford, Roger Adams, II, Leagon Adams, Gabriel Wigen and Jessie Owens.
Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Wilson and Robert Mefford.
CEDAR HILLS CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may call at Cedar Hill from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday.
ALICE CHILDRESS FILLINGIM
Alice Childress Fillingim, 69, of Navarre, died Sunday, December 12, 1999. She has suffered from cancer in both lungs for over two years.
Before her illness, she was doing volunteer work for the elderly and children. She was active in W.S.C.S. Sunday school, the youth, and the F.A.N.S. club. She was a member of Gulf Breeze U.M.C.
She was a wonderful loving mom, grandmother and friend. Her home and heart was always open. She was well known for her smile on cloudy days.
She was a cosmotologist for 20 years, a CNA whose patients would say, her smile was better than their Dr.'s medicine.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Ada Childress; brothers, Jesse, Bennie, Ollie, and Dan; and sisters, Mary and Juanita.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Fillingim, Sr.; four sons, Michael, Ben, Larry, and Richard; three daughters, Cyndi, Sherry and Becky; brother, Clark; sisters, Viola, Hattie and Belle. She had nine grandsons, Mike Jr., Daron, Robert, Richard, Benjamin, Ryan, Johnathan and Joshua; seven granddaughters, Tracy, Angie, Dusti, Erin, Jenifer and Joslyn; and three great- grandchildren, Sara, Justin and Baleigh.
Funeral services will be held at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 at 2 p.m. with Dr. Herbert Sadler, Dr. Paul Nixon, the Rev. June Nixon and Mr. Tom Sharron, officiating.
Burial will be at Bayview Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be William Childress, Don Childress, Richard Thorpe, Sam Johnson, Larry Petterson and Jimmy Cooper.
Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Meyers, Joe Rascoe, Joe Reed, Louis Grant and Jack Stephens.
HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to the Gulf Breeze UMC Community Life Center.
ANNIE MAE FOSTER
Annie Mae Foster, 83, of Pensacola, died Thursday, December 9, 1999, at a local hospital following a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Foster was born in Quintette, Fla. on October 11, 1916 to Shelley Maxwell and Ella Matthews. She was a life long resident of Escambia County. She graduated from the prestigious Southern Normal Preparatory in Brewton, Ala. She retired from Pensacola Junior College. She was an avid church and community worker. She was a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was a Church Mother, Sunday School Teacher, member of Church Women United, Missionary Society, Electa Chapter No. 201 of Order of Eastern Star and a member of the First West Florida District Association.
Survivors include two daughters, Annie Jean Glenn and Ella Deloris Foster, both of Pensacola; granddaughters, Kimberly E. Brown (John E.) and Michelle A. Foster, both of Pensacola; three great-granddaughters; daughter-in-law, Andrewnetta M. Foster of Pensacola; sister, Georgia M. Bradley of Pensacola; devoted sister-in-law, Mattie Maxwell of Pensacola; devoted nephew, William Maxwell of Pensacola; two nephews; four nieces; three god-daughters, LaDean (E.V.) Hill, Frankie (Waverly) McIntosh and Greta Spellman, all of Pensacola; and special friends, Myrtis Walker, Love Brown and Lorraine Young, all of Pensacola.
Services at 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1999, at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. A.L. Durant, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating.
BENBOE FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.
Friends may call at Benboe Chapel from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Eastern Star services 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
A special thanks to Dr. Paul Tramburro, Nurse Linda Jones, Belinda Vickery of Olson Home Health and American Home Patient.
HELEN S. KIEFFER
Helen S. Kieffer passed away Tuesday, December 7, 1999.
She was a wonderful, energetic woman.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Kieffer; daughter, Stephanie Ann Eastwood; granddaughter, Elizabeth Birach; grandson-in-law, Kenneth Jones; and a beautiful 2 1/2 month old great-granddaughter, Stephanie Michelle; two sisters, Kathryn Fogarelli and Roselle Sertch.
Helen will be greatly missed by all friends, family and loved ones. We want her to know she was greatly loved and admired and may she rest in peace.
Memorial services were held Monday, December 13, 1999.
FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 100 Beverly Pkwy, is in charge of arrangements.
CALVIN H. McLEAN
Calvin H. McLean, 72, of Pensacola, died Sunday, December 12, 1999, in a local hospital.
Calvin was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Tommie, earlier this year. He was a member of Joy Baptist Church.
He is survived by three brothers, E.B., Dewitt and Daniel McLean; and two sisters, Mabel Jackson and Annie L. Yoder.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1999, at Pensacola Memorial Gardens Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Grider officiating.
Burial will follow in Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
PENSACOLA MEMORIAL GARDENS FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
HONOR WILSON MOORE
Honor Wilson Moore, 72, of Pensacola, died Sunday, December 12, 1999, after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Moore was a native of Glasgow, Ky. and had resided in Pensacola for the past 23 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Glasgow, Ky. Mrs. Moore was a member of the Pick-N-Poke Garden Club.
She is survived by her husband, William (Bill) L. Moore, Jr. of Pensacola; a daughter, Susan Moore, of Pensacola; three sons, William L. Moore, III and his wife, Linda of Mobile, Ala., Robert M. Moore and his wife, Myra of Pensacola, and Steven P. Moore and his wife, Susan of Pensacola; two sisters, Opha B. Laporte and her husband, Marcel and Imogene Sharp, all of Byran, Texas; three brothers, Earl R. Wilson, Joel A. Wilson, and George L. Wilson, all of Glasgow, Ky.; sister-in-law, Ellen Jane Wilson of Bay City, Texas; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, December 16, 1999 at the Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Gary West officiating.
Family burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, Ala.
HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1999 at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel.
PAULA SUMMERLIN HAYNER MORGAN
Paula Summerlin Hayner Morgan, age 36, of Cantonment, passed away Monday morning after a brief illness at the home of her parents, Francis and Belva Summerlin of Cantonment.
She was born in and lived all of her life in Pensacola.
Other than her parents, she is survived by her husband, Jerry Morgan; son, James Eric Hayner of New York; two sisters, Mary Helen Summerlin of Cantonment and Carol Summerlin Hicks of Milton; two brothers, Roe Bert and Chad Summerlin of Cantonment; maternal grandmother, Mary A. Sessions of Navarre; and paternal grandmother, Ruby Summerlin of Pensacola.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Wednesday from the chapel of the Donnie Sowell Funeral Home in Milton. Pastor Glenn Jago, of First Baptist Church of Cantonment, will officiate with interment
in the Bagdad Cemetery.
DONNIE SOWELL FUNERAL HOME is in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family offers special thanks to Winnon and Kay Howard and Jan and Jean Kassab.
COLONEL WILLIAM PRYOR SLOAN
Colonel William Pryor Sloan, USAF, of Ojus (Miami), FL, died on Saturday, December 11, 1999 in Pensacola, FL.
Born to Bessie Pratt and Arch Sloan at Ojus (Miami), FL, November 16, 1906. Col. Sloan graduated from high school in Cave Spring, GA. He attended Georgia Tech in 1927 and 1928. He joined the Army Air Corps as a flying cadet, won his wings in 1929, and served in fighter and attack squadrons. In 1934, then lieutenant, Sloan married Eleanor Ruth Wilcox of Madison, CT at Wheeler Field, Honolulu, HI. He retired from active duty with the Air Force in June, 1958, continued defense work for several years, and settled in Mobile, AL. Col. Sloan's career spanned key years of preparation for World War II, the great conflict itself, and the height of cold war tensions.
In 1938, then captain, Sloan organized the Army Air Corps' engine maintenance instruction at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, IL, running classes around the clock, seven days a week. At the time, the Air Corps (later the Army Air Force and US Air Force) had fewer than 26,000 personnel and about 400 combat aircraft. Germany's Luftwaffe had half a million personnel and over four thousand fighting planes. In 1941, then major, Sloan was given charge of the development of two new training centers, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS and Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX, both still major USAF training centers. In 1939 about 1,500 men were graduated from technical training schools. Two years later, the rate was 42,000 and rising rapidly. WWII brought commands in the Air Transport Command and other assignments.
During the Berlin Airlift Col. Sloan commanded a key stopover at Stephenville, Newfoundland. In 1951-56, commanding the Air Force depot in Memphis, TN, he organized the first computer-based aircraft parts system in the Air Force. There were no computer specialists. They were developed at the depot. Following his retirement, Col. Sloan managed support for the Air Force surveillance units in Turkey. In 1964, Col. and Mrs. Sloan moved to Mobile, AL, where he was active in civic work and military family welfare and Mrs. Sloan concluded her 75 years of service to the Girl Scouts. They moved to Pensacola in 1993, where Mrs. Sloan died that October.
Col. Sloan is survived by William M. Slona of Annapolis, MD; Richard Pratt Sloan of Pensacola, FL; and Marjory Sloan Werstak of Winter Haven, FL; and by six grandchildren, Davin Sloan, Heike Sloan and Ian Pryor Sloan of Annapolis, William Robinson Sloan of Pensacola, Jeffery Sloan Werstak of Atlanta, GA and Jason James Werstak of Columbia, SC.
Visitation for family and friends is 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 16, 1999 at Bayview Fisher-Pou Funeral Home, 3351 Scenic Highway, Pensacola, FL.
Services and military honors at Barrancas National Cemetery, Pensacola NAS, FL at 11 a.m., Thursday.
BAYVIEW FISHER-POU CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements.
