Darrell Ardis Jr.

Mr. Darrell “Bubba” Ardis Jr., 46, passed away on Sat., July 21, 2018, at his home in Lottie.

He was a native of Atmore and has resided in Lottie most of his life. He was a member of the Lottie Road Kustoms, avid race fan and a member of the St. Anna’s Episcopal Church. He was loved and well liked by many.

He is preceded in death by his father, Darrell Ardis; grandfather, Ewing Ardis; grandmother, Cassie Ardis; and grandmother, Elsie Holland.

He is survived by his mother, Jean Ardis of Lottie; wife of 14 years, Glenda Ardis of Lottie; two sons, Dustin (Brittany) Lindsey of Bay Minette and Justin McKinley of Lottie; one daughter, Dallas Lindsey (Josh) Downey of Poarch; two brothers, Thomas (Joanie) Ardis of Lottie and Douglas Mitchell of Lottie; three sisters, Felecia Ardis (Gary) Overstreet of Thomasville, Regina Ardis (Charlie) Brown of Bay Minette and Elizabeth Mitchell (Andrew) Daughtry of Atmore; one grandchild, Clayton Downey; one uncle, Larry Ardis of St. Pete, Fla.; many special nieces and nephews; father in law, James Burkett of Atmore; and mother in law, Susan McCord (Barry) of Atmore.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow, Thurs., July 26, 2018, from the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Father Mike Hill officiating.

Burial will follow at the Lottie New Home Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Wed., July 25, 2018, at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Taylor Newton, Jeremy Downey, Jason Downey, Daniel Biggs, Korey Biggs, Brad Tolbert Billy Walker and Dale Clemmons.

Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Martin, Don White, Jeremy Bryars, Rocky Rutherford, Jason Bryars, Ryan Legault, Ricky McGhee and Mal McGhee.

Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC is in charge of all arrangements.

James Allen Young

James Allen Young, beloved husband of Alice Charline Young, loving father of Charline Denise Young, Rebekah Young Shivers (Brian) and Jamie Young Blackwell (Phillip), devoted grandfather of Bethany Shivers Ealum (Jeremy), Rachel Faith Wooten (Kelton), Sarah Elisabeth Blackwell, Aimie Katherine Blackwell and Phillip David Blackwell, and overjoyed great-grandfather of Elliott Benjamin Ealum, passed from this life and entered into the presence of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on July 17, 2018.

He was born to Kelly and Ione Young on July 31, 1953, but most importantly, he was born again on Jan. 21, 1973, while serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga.

During his life, he had the honor of serving the Lord in many different areas of ministry, but his greatest passion was telling people about salvation through Jesus Christ.

His favorite verse was Joshua 24:15, which reads in part, “…as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD,” his favorite hymn was “Victory in Jesus” and his most cherished item in all of the world was his old well-worn King James Bible from which he would frequently read and quote.

Before his home going to heaven, James had read through this precious treasure 66 times.

Funeral services were held on July 23, 2018, from the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Harvey and Bro. Phillip Blackwell officiating.

Burial followed at the Canoe Freewill Cemetery.

Visitation was held on July 23, 2018 at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Glenn Young, Harold Vaughn, Chip Barbas, Jeremy Ealum, Kelton Wooten and Ronnie Lehmann.

Honorary pallbearers were his shipmates, Ray Burglund, Bill Vanbeaver, Mike Sweitzer, Robie Robinson, Paul Sanders and Richard Donohue.

Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC was in charge of all arrangements.

 

Joseph Frank Bush

Mr. Joseph Frank “Joe” Bush, 56, passed away on Wed., July 18, 2018, in Jay, Fla.

He was a native of Laurel, Miss. and has resided in Flomaton since 1972. He was a member of the Flomaton First Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, R.C. and Phyllis Bush; and one brother, Ronnie Bush.

Survivors include his two brothers, Terry (Kathy) Bush of Flomaton and Jessie “Micky” (Janice) Bush of Robertsdale; and a number of nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on July 21, 2018 from the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Barrow officiating.

Burial followed at the Godwin Cemetery.

Visitation was held on July 21, 2018 at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were Jeremy Bush, Tad Bush, Brad Adkinson, Dak Sims, Ronald Tullis and Jimmy Knowles.

Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC was in charge of all arrangements.

 

Sandra Jean Emmons

Mrs. Sandra Jean Emmons, 60, passed away on Sat., July 21, 2018, in Bay Minette.

She was a native of Nanticoke, Pa. and has resided in Bay Minette for most of her life. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, liked oil painting and drawing.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Joe Emmons Sr.; father and step-mother, Merle and Patricia Ann Zeigler; mother, Martha Mae Richerson; and two brothers, David Zeigler and Oran Zeigler.

Survivors include her step-father, Wayne Richerson of Milton, Fla.; two sons, Bobby Joe (Michelle) Emmons Jr. of Bay Minette and Ernie Lee (Lisa) Hall of Canoe; two brothers, Bill (Linda) Zeigler of Georgia and Joe Zeigler of Pennsylvania; three sisters, Tammy (Randy) Parkman of Mississippi, Linda Enzer of Mississippi and Sue Ann Boyd of Canton, Pa.; and four grandchildren, Bobby Emmons III, Cody Dylan Emmons, Jonathan Byrd Garrett and Sandra Inez Hall.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wed., July 25, 2018, from the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with officiating with the Rev. Jon Anderson officiating.

Burial will follow at the Moyeville Cemetery.

Visitation was held on July 24, 2018 at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Emmons III, Cody Emmons, Lewis Harville, Jordan Mudrich, Tony Stabler and Brian Harrelson.

Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC is in charge of all arrangements.

 

William Herbert Hendrix Sr.

William Herbert “Bill” Hendrix Sr., 91, of Atmore, passed away on Fri., July 20, 2018, in Atmore.

He was born in Goodway on Dec. 17, 1926, to the late Herbert Henry and Zelma English Hendrix.

He was a graduate of Marion Military Institute and served in the United States Army. He was a longtime member and deacon of the First Baptist Church of Atmore.

He was active in many of Atmore’s civic organizations and youth athletic programs for many years. He was one of the founders of Escambia Academy in Canoe.

He served on the board of directors of First National Bank and Trust, serving many years as chairman.

He also served as a trustee of Judson College in Marion. He owned and operated Hendrix Tractor Co. Inc.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Zelma Hendrix; and two brothers, Jack Hendrix and Harold Hendrix.

He is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Dorothy “Dot” Hendrix of Atmore; his son, Bert (Sandra) Hendrix of Mobile; his daughter, Sheri (Jack) Darby of Atmore; and his son, Robert (Melanie) Hendrix of Atmore; grandchildren, Elisabeth (Heath) Ward, Hayley (Zac) Palm, Will Hendrix, Jana Hendrix and Deeya (Silas) Seamans; and great-grandchildren, Hendrix Ward, Mary-Grace Ward, Anna Kate Palm, Lee Palm, Darby Locke and Dillon Seamans.

Funeral services were held on July 22, 2018, from the First Baptist Church of Atmore with Dr. Larry Patterson and Bert Hendrix officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Will Hendrix, Heath Ward, Zac Palm, Jack Hendrix, George Watkins, Thomas Guy, Michael Williamson and Steve Jernigan.

Visitation was held on July 22, 2018, from the First Baptist Church of Atmore.

The family requests donations be made to The Patterson Chapel Renovation Fund at First Baptist Church in lieu of flowers.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.