Duane Bond II
Mr. Duane Bond II, age 57, passed away Monday, August 19, 2024, in Century, Fla. He was born in Jamestown, N.Y. and resided in Tennessee for some time before relocating to Century for the past 10 years. His favorite pastime was golfing and traveling with his wife. He enjoyed watching Florida Gators Football and was a Baltimore Ravens Fan.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca Wisor Tarvin.
Mr. Bond is survived by his father, Duane Charles Bond of Panama City, Fla.; wife, Cathy Bond of Century; one son, Christopher Nall of Century; one brother, Danny Taevin of Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Pam Bowman of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one grandchild, Trevor Nall; other relatives and friends.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. in charge of all arrangements. Atmore, Ala.
Michael Ray Rollins
Mr. Michael Ray Rollins, age 40, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024. He was born in Mobile, Ala. He was employed with P&R Mining. He was an avid Alabama fan, hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and cooking.
He was preceded in death by his granny, Minnie Stacey.
Mr. Rollins is survived by his wife of eleven years, Cassie Caraway Rollins of Huxford, Ala.; his parents, Richard and Rhonda “Sissy” Stacey Boutwell of Perdido, Ala.; his mother and father-in-law, Jeff and Beverly Caraway of Huxford; his siblings, Edward (Kendall) Hadley of Bay Minette, Ala., Christy (Mike) Garner, Mandy (Jack) Whidbee and Shelly (Jacob) Harville, all of Perdido along with special nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 2 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Sister Helen Stewart and Bro. Bubba Rolin officiating. Interment will follow in Lottie New Home Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Heath Williams, Brandon Wall, James Buckhault, Travis Stephens, Mike Garner, John Boy Salter, Dewayne Minchew and Jason Crysell.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Odom, Jacob Harville, Robert Knight, Rodney Howell, Quence Caraway, Kendall Reed and Paul Caraway.
The family will receive friends Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Linda Nadine Aplin
Mrs. Linda Nadine Aplin, age 65, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024, in Atmore, Ala. She was born to Albert Junior Smith and Gladys Clark Flowers in Atmore and has resided most of her life there. She attended Happy Valley Holiness Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, cleaning and talking on the phone. Her greatest pass-time was reading the Bible, attending church and singing.
She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Junior Smith; mother, Gladys Clark Flowers; one son, James “Jamey” McClain; two sisters, Peggy Mitchell and Linda Diane Smith.
Mrs. Aplin is survived by her step-mother, Polly Smith, of Monroeville, Ala.; two sons, Jason McClain of N.C.; Chad Mills of Clayton, Ala.; one daughter, Brandy Mills of Colo.; one sister, Sharon (Reverend Buford) Wiggins of Walnut Hill, Fla.; one step-brother, Tommy Wallace of Ala.; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Graveside and burial services will be held Monday, August 26, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Canoe Freewill Cemetery with Rev. Buford Wiggins officiating.
Pallbearers will be Buford Wiggins, Buddy McClain, Terrell Boutwell and Scotty Wiggins.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. in charge of all arrangements. Atmore, Ala.
Elaine McKinley
Died August 14, 2024 in Phoenix, Ariz.
It’s with a heavy heart that I write this. My mom, Elaine McKinley, took her last breath this morning with me by her side. We moved her to Arizona a little over a month ago and, thankfully, she got to spend her last days getting regular visits from Danielle, Levi, Chunk, & I. We had hoped that she would recover enough to go on lunch dates, have weekend cookouts at our house, and spend lots of time with Levi but God had other plans. We know that she is in a better place and her suffering is finally over, but her loss still weighs heavy on our hearts. We plan to bury her here in Phoenix so that we can visit her grave. We will have a memorial service for her in Atmore sometime next month and I will update everyone as plans evolve.
Ollie Strawbridge
Mr. Ollie Strawbridge, age 87, of Atmore, Ala. passed away Friday, August 23, 2024 in Bay Minette, Ala. He was born in Sulligent, Ala. to the late Thomas and Alice Estelle Millican Strawbridge. He was a 1959 graduate of Escambia County High School where he was a cheerleader and president of Future Farmers of America. He served in the United States Army and received a good conduct medal before being discharged to care for his mother after his father’s sudden death. He graduated from The University of Alabama in 1967 after transferring from Troy. He was employed at First National Bank for forty-six years serving as bank president for sixteen years. He was a life-long Methodist growing up a member of Bethel Methodist Church in Atmore and then became a member at First United Methodist Church of Atmore, raising his children in the faith. After retirement he moved to Florida, and joined Point Washington United Methodist.
He loved the community of Atmore and served as president of Atmore Jaycees, the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Ollie and Rachel moved back to Atmore in 2020.
He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Thomas Priddy Strawbridge, James Edward Strawbridge, Sr., Ronald Strawbridge, Lewis Strawbridge, Mary Wadeema Guyton and Sylvia JoAnn Johnson.
Mr. Strawbridge is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Rachael McGougan Strawbridge of Atmore; his children, David Strawbridge of Atmore, Anna-Lisa and her husband, Jason Daniel of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. and Laurie Strawbridge of Round Rock, Texas; his grandchildren, Ansley Daniel and Mary Alice Daniel; his sister, Sue Roley of Bay Minette; many nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Atmore with Pastor Michael von Keyserling officiating.
A private family graveside service will be held in Serenity Gardens Cemetery in Atmore, Ala.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, August 28, 2024 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.