By Staff
Obituaries for June 13, 2004 edition of the Atmore Advance
GEORGE MAXWELL
George Talmadge Maxwell, 85, of Pensacola, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004, in a Pensacola hospital.
Maxwell was a native of Atmore and a resident of Pensacola. He was a Fighter Pilot in World War II and retired from naval service with the rank of Captain in 1968.
He was preceded in death by his parents, W. R. "Dolphie" and Mary Talmadge Maxwell and his older brother, W. Randolph Maxwell Jr.
He is survived by his wife, June Reamy Jungklas Maxwell; son, Robert Lyons Jungklas Jr. of Memphis, Tenn.; two daughters, Ann Elizabeth Wolters of Columbus, Ga. and Mary Talmadge Yanker of Louisville, Ky.; five grandchildren, Robert Lyons Jungklas III, Kate and James Wolters and Anna and Maxwell Yanker and three brothers, Joseph W. Maxwell of Fairhope, Dr. Ben C. Maxwell and Robert H. Maxwell both of Atmore.
Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel.
Funeral Services will be held at the Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel in Pensacola at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Private burial with full military honors will be held at Barrancas National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to "Committed to the Dream" at East Hill Baptist Church, 3960 Spanish Trail, Pensacola, FL 32504.
Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Georgia Smith
Georgia Virginia Smith, 80, of Latham, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at OakWood Nursing Home in Bay Minette.
Smith was a native of Baldwin County and a resident of Latham for many years. She was a domestic housewife.
She was preceded in death by husbands, Frank Gray and William Smith.
She is survived by three daughters, Annissa Shuler of Bay Minette, Virginia Grant of Latham and Sharon and husband George Fabbian Pearson of Missouri City, Texas; eight sons, Robert and wife Marjorie Gray, George and wife Naghma Gray and Frank and wife Golden Gray all of Bay Minette, Jesse and wife Genola Gray of Severn, Md., Tom and wife Voncile Gray of Latham, Curtis Davis and wife Arlene Gray of Panama City, Fla., Jeffery and wife Janice Gray of Latham and Joseph and wife Susan Gray of Portsmouth, Va. and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Turner Funeral Chapel on Sunday and her body will lie in state at the church for two hours prior to the funeral service.
Funeral services will be held at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church in Latham at 1 p.m., Monday, with Rev. Charles Washington Jr. officiating. Burial will take place at Latham Cemetery.
Turner Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Mariana Longenecker
Mariana E. Longenecker, 67, of Elizabethtown, Pa., died Thursday, June 10, 2004, at Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster, Pa. She was the daughter of Walter and Elva Stoner Ebersole.
She was a native of Elizabethtown and a resident of Colquitt, Ga. and Atmore.
She was a member of Marietta Community Chapel and a former member of Colquitt Mennonite Church and Mennonite Christian Fellowship of Atmore. She was employed by Ridgeview Farm Restaurant in Elizabethtown as co-manger for 14 years, she owned and operated ABC Day Care Center and Kindergarten in Colquitt and was a volunteer with We Care Prison Ministries in Atmore.
She was preceded in death by her granddaughter and two brothers, Wayne Ebersole and David Ebersole.
She is survived by her husband, Paul L. Longenecker of Elizabethtown; three sons, Steven P. and wife Lenora M. Schrock Longenecker and Daryl R. and wife Janet M. Atkin Longenecker all of Birmingham and J. Lynford and wife Penni A. Swartz Longenecker of Lancaster; one daughter, Sylvia D. and husband Luke C. Weaver of Harrisonburg, Va.; one brother, Delmar and wife Ruth Ebersole of Iowa City, Iowa; four sisters, Clara and husband Roy Howe of Lawrenceville, Pa., Lois and husband Robert Kelchner of Elizabethtown, Ruth and husband Alvin Zimmerman of Harrisburg and Esther and husband Omer Yoder of Ephrata, Pa. and nine grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday and 9 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday at Marietta Community Chapel.
Funeral services will be held at Marietta Community Chapel at 10 a.m., Tuesday. Burial will take place at Good Mennonite Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Eastern Mennonite Missions, P.O. Box 458, Salunga, PA 17538-0458 earmarked for Partners in Evangelism.
Miller Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.