Henry Joel Day, 93, of Atmore, passed away June 28, 2015, in Atmore.

He was born on June 23, 1922, in Huxford to the late John Bernard and Vera Dreadin Day. He worked at Bateson Furniture Store as a salesman for many years and had owned Day’s Grocery in Atmore. He was instrumental in securing the VFW building in Atmore and was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and two other major battles.

He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Raymond Day.

He is survived by his wife, Louise Watford Day of Atmore; two sons, Sammy (Sandra) Day and Randy (Kitty) Day, both of Atmore; and one daughter, Sybil Day of Fairhope; two brothers, Winston Day of Cantonment, Fla., and Wendell (Diane) Day of Petaluma, Calif.; and one sister, Mildred Jones of Atmore; four grandchildren, Marla Driver, Kelly Gurganus, Natalie Sandoval and Jarrod Day; and six great-grandchildren, Caleb, Canaan, Zane, Ava, Samuel and Sawyer.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 2, from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Grindle officiating.

Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery with military honors.

Active pallbearers will be Jarrod Day, Jay Driver, Roland Sandoval, Caleb Driver, Billy Watford and Mike Franklin. Honorary pallbearers were the members of the Atmore VFW.

Visitation was held Thursday, July 2, from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.