Jeri Y. Cisneros
Mrs. Jeri Y. Cisneros, age 57, passed away on August 1, 2021 in Atmore, Ala. She was born in Atmore to the late James Lafayette Findley, Jr. and Lora Foreman Findley. She was a member of New Home Pentecostal Church. She was an LPN with PCI Home Health.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Lora Foreman Springer and father, Jesse Guy Springer; her siblings, Joan, Margie, Wesley and Richard.
Mrs. Cisneros is survived by her husband, Jose Cisneros of Atmore; her children, Dalton Cisneros, Kian Cisneros and Ayden Lowe; her brothers, Jimmy, John, Joe, Eddie and Donald; her aunts, Patty and Lorene; her sisters, Sarah, Jessie, Linda, Carol and Mary along with many nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Funeral service will be held Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jose Cisneros, Bro. Steven Breceda and Sister Jessica Stinson officiating.
The family will receive friends Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Ronald Keith Weaver
Mr. Ronald Keith Weaver, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at age of 59. He was a lifelong resident of the Bay Minette, Ala. area. He was employed with the sanitation department with the City of Bay Minette for years. He loved hunting and fishing. He loved his grandchildren. He also loved tending to hogs, cows, and chickens.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. Ewing Weaver and Mrs. Mary Viola Broughton Weaver; three brothers, Pete Weaver, Lum Weaver, Ray Weaver; three sisters, Viola Williams, Diane Gerbige and Alberta Sanders.
Mr. Weaver is survived by his wife of forty years, Pauline Weaver of Crossroads, Ala.; two sons, Ronald Weaver (Rhonda) of Bay Minette; Joseph Weaver of Crossroads; one daughter, Liz Weaver of Crossroads; two brothers, Ollie Weaver of Whitehouse, Ala. and Michael Weaver of Bromley, AL; two grandchildren, Joseph Graham Weaver, Ryleigh Rae Weaver, many nieces, nephews, friends and relatives.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Petty- Eastside Chapel funeral Home LLC with Rev. Bruce Hooks and Sister Helen Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Durant Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday August 6, 2021 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Petty- Eastside Chapel Funeral Home LLC.
Pallbearers will be Steven Gerbige, Cecil Weaver, Johnathan Weaver, Thomas Earl Hadley, Lamar Hadley and Steve Jackson.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Weaver and Levi Weaver.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in in charge of all arrangements. Atmore, Ala.
Ida M. Sanders
Ida M. Sanders, age 89, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 at Century Health and Rehab Center. She was born in Atmore to Jake and Jennie Gratton. She was a member of Second Mt. Triumph Baptist Church where she served in the choir and had other duties. She worked at McNeely Jewelry for many years and then with Vanity Fail until she retired.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, Lillie Bell Hines and two sons, Curtis L. Sanders and Bernard Sanders, Sr.
Mrs. Sanders is survived by Connie (Timothy) Craft and Jay Sanders; ten grandchildren, Shannon (Charles) Frye, Brenda Sanders, Curtis Sanders, Derrick Kelly, Fred (Wanda) Wiggins, Dominic (Tiny) McKenzie, Patriec M. Sanders-Johnson, Bernard Sanders, Jr., Deon Aubrey, Jarrel Sanders; forty great-grandchildren; host of nieces and nephews; special nieces, Thelma Grant, Vivian Williams, Jennie Rudolph; special friends, Annette Thames, Betty Packer, Reginal and Rita Williams and Alma Staples; special son, Steve Johnson.
A memorial service was held Friday, August 6, 2021 at 4 p.m. at Christian Memorial Funeral with Elder Timothy Craft, eulogist. Interment followed Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 9 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery.
Christian Memorial Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements
John David Loewen
Mr. John David Loewen, age 74, of Walnut Hill, Fla., passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Oakwood Manor, Brooksville, Miss. He was born to the late John and Sally Allen Loewen in Merced, California. After his parents separated he was taken in and raised by his paternal grandparent, Dave and Catherine Loewen. His uncle Jim was like an older brother, mentor, and even surrogate father at times, helping to mold his young life and teaching many valuable skills and lessons for life. He resided in Walnut Hill until health issues necessitated moving to Oakwood Manor in August of 2020. He was baptized into the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite by minister Wilbert Peters. He grew up in the same community as Barbara, the girl who later became his wife, and they were married on a Friday evening, November 24, 1967.
He was a diligent worker and provided for his family with auto body repair and painting, row-crop farming, and aquaculture. For much of his life, beginning even in his childhood, he suffered from significant health issues, enduring numerous hospitalizations and multiple surgeries. Despite these setbacks, he was not a complainer but rather forged ahead as his strength permitted and worked to the best of his ability.
His personable nature coupled with his quick wit and sense of humor earned many dear friends, and his attitude was an encouragement to many. Singing was special to him, and he enjoyed quite a number of years singing tenor in a quartet with his friends. His life is an example of God’s ability to create a valuable object from broken pieces, and this perhaps will be his most inspiring legacy.
Mr. Loewen is survived by his wife of fifty-three years, Barbara; four children, Pam, Michael and Lynette, Faye and James, and Winston and Renee, together with their families; one brother, Michael; one, sister Thalia; thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild; two brothers-in-law, Richard and Wilma and Lynn; two sisters-in-law, Alice and Norman and Virginia Koehn, together with their families.
Funeral service will be held Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Walnut Hill Mennonite Church in Walnut Hill, Fla. with Minister Galen Harms, Minister Mike Koehn and Minister Wilbert Peters, officiating. Interment will follow at Walnut Hill Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Walnut Hill Mennonite Church in Walnut Hill.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Evie Lou Baggett
Mrs. Evie Lou Baggett, age 75, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at her home. She had resided most of her life in Atmore and was a member of Martinville Baptist Church. She loved shopping and traveling with her late husband Roy Baggett. They both loved traveling with the Poarch Creek Seniors. She loved traveling so much that she, loved to talk with her son Rex, to find out about all the different places he had been traveling to being an airline pilot.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Dan Williams (Ellen Miller) Williams; husband, Roy Baggett; one brother, Louis Zangas; two sisters, Elizabeth Williams and Polly Hicks.
Mrs. Baggett is survived by her son, Rex Baggett (Stephanie) of Atmore; one sister, Marie Lynn of Atmore; two grandchildren, Lindsey Baggett and Clay Dall.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home LLC with Rev. Earl Harrison officiating. Burial will follow at Little Rock Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, August 10, 2021 from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home LLC.
Pallbearers will be Rex Baggett, Doug Murphy, Clay Dall and Cameron Murphy.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. in charge of all arrangements. Atmore, Ala.
Opal Katherine Roberson Kelly Wiggins
Mrs. Opal Katherine Roberson Kelly Wiggins, age 83, of Goodway, Ala., passed away Friday, August 6, 2021. She was born in Moyeville, Ala. She was a seamstress at Vanity Fair Mills in Atmore, Ala. until she eloped with her husband, Sylvester Wiggins of Goodway. She enjoyed helping raise grandchildren. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Goodway.
She was preceded in death by husbands, John Thomas (JT) Kelly, Ingram Luker and Wendell Kelly, Sr.; her father, George Franklin “Frank” Roberson and mother, Nannie Ellen Burkett Roberson; one brother, Otha Roberson.
Mrs. Wiggins is survived by her husband of thirty-three years, David Sylvester Wiggins of Goodway; her son, Terry “Steve” (Kimberly) Kelly of Atmore; stepsons, Rodney (Carol) Wiggins of Mobile, Ala., David (Elaine) Wiggins, Terry (Janice) Wiggins, and Melvin (Sissy) Wiggins, all of Goodway and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Petty-Eastside Funeral Home in Atmore with Randy Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Godwin Cemetery in Bratt, Fla.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Petty
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will include Brandon Wiggins, Koleman Wiggins, Kampbell Wiggins, Jessie Wiggins, Kyle Wiggins, Kelly Wiggins and Michael Roberson.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. in charge of all arrangements. Atmore, Ala.
Michael Lafrance Williams
Mr. Michael Lafrance Williams, age 50, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Mobile Infirmary. He was born to Louise Williams-Bishop and Walter Colston. He was a proud 1989 graduate of Escambia county High School.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Williams-Bishop; father, Walter Colston; sisters, Regina Williams and Theresa Miller; brother, Kevin Williams; aunts, Viola Williams (adopted mother) and Helen Williams.
Mr. Williams is survived by his son, Bryson Williams; bonus son, Brandon Jones; granddaughter, Aubree Na’loni Williams and I’lan Reign Henderson; Goddaughter, Karsyn Arnold; sisters, Tonya Simmons, Felicia “Faye” Richey, Darryline Johnson, Barbara Howard and Patricia (Larry) Williams; brothers, Anthony Williams, Keith Williams, Adrian (Tarji) Colston and Paul Edward (Regina) Mack; aunts, Mary Williams, Dorothy Jones and Inez Colston; step-mother, Mary Colston; uncles, Calvin Williams, Leon Williams, Booker T. Williams and Charles Williams; nieces, Kashawanda Smith, Hannah Williams and Shamirria Colston; nephew, Dejuan Taylor; companion, Brandy Sinquefield; friends, Brandon Tanner, Cynthia Malone, Valorie Jones, Andrea Hodges; cousin, Mike “PJ” Palmer and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Graveside services were held Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Stallworth Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Monroe Tucker, Jr. officiating.
Christian Memorial Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Ella L. Edwards
Ella L. Edwards, age 104, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021 at the home of her son.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Stallworth Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday, August 13, 2021 from 3 until 6 p.m. at Christian Memorial Funeral home.
Christian Memorial Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Tiffany L. McMillan
Ms. Tiffany L. McMillan, age 40, of Montgomery, Ala., formerly of Atmore, Ala. passed away recently.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Emmanuel Faith Center – Atmore (outdoors) with Bishop Wayne Johnson – Host Pastor and Bishop Terry Ellison – eulogist. Inhumation will follow in Pierce, Rabb and Montgomery Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday, August 13, 2021 from 2 until 5 p.m. at Turner Funeral Chapel.
Turner Funeral Chapel in charge of all arrangement.
Kasuan Demetrius Bullard
Mr. Kasuan Demetrius Bullard, age 39, of Mobile, Ala. passed away Monday, August 2, 2021.
He was born to the late Deborah Bullard. He was an advanced 2001 graduate of Williamson High School and went on to obtain both Bachelors and Master’s degree in Education. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. He served in various capacities as an educator and coach for the Mobile and Escambia County Public School Systems. He was a member of Greater Nazaree Missionary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his mother; his aunts/uncles, Mary Thomas, Jacquelyn Bullard, Johnny Bullard, Lonnie Ray Bullard, Helen Pritchett, and Mary Bullard.
Mr. Bullard is survived by his wife, Giovauna Bullard; children, Giana Bullard and Kasuan Bullard; his siblings, Jermaine Bullard, Iris (Ronald) Johnson, and sister-in-law, Arnitra Booth; a host of relatives and friends.
Graveside services were held Monday, August 9, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Pine Crest Cemetery DIP, Mobile.
Christian Benevolent Funeral Home, Inc. in charge of all arrangements. Mobile, Ala.