Obituaries

Richard G. Gresla, 94, of Central Lake, Michigan, and winter resident of Fairhope passed away Friday, March 3, 2023 at Adams Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Indiana.

He was born on September 1, 1928 in Monroe, Michigan to the late George Gresla and the late Olga (Schmidt) Gresla.

Richard was married to Maxine O. Burnham on February 4, 1956 in Lansing Michigan. She preceded him in death on July 1, 2022, after 66 years of marriage.
He was a supply officer in the Navy during the Korean War, where he served on a destroyer.

Richard was a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Fairhope, Alabama. He was a lifelong active member of several churches and served in many supportive positions. 

Richard graduated from Monroe High School (Michigan) in 1946, where he was Co-Valedictorian.  He studied at the University of Michigan where he received a B.S in Engineering in 1951, and a Master of Business Administration in 1955.  He was a long time corporate controller for Joy Manufacturing, and retired from their successor, Cooper Industries, in Houston Texas in 1987.

Richard had a passion for playing tennis, well into his seventies, and walked over 5 miles a day for over 40 years.  He also enjoyed his evening martini.   

Survivors include three sons, Dr. Mark (Janelle) Gresla, of Decatur, Indiana; Eric (Madhu) Gresla of Chicago, Illinois; and Timothy (Janiene) Gresla, of Winchester, Massachusetts; eight grandchildren, Abby Gresla, Jennifer (Robert) Chapa, Ashley (Tom) Huie, John (Alice) Gresla, Alicia Gresla, Christopher Gresla, Nicholas Gresla, Kristen Gresla; and five great-grandchildren, Noah, Olivia, Charlotte, Amelia, Madelyn, and a sixth great-grandson is expected in June.  

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Robert and Jack, and a sister, Carol Heck.

 A memorial service will be held at a later date in Monroe, Michigan with interment at Lakeview Cemetery in Central Lake Michigan.  

For further information, tributes, or memorial service updates please visit Obituary | Richard G. Gresla | Zwick and Jahn Funeral Homes (zwickjahn.com)
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Stanley Marion Grubin died after a long battle with cancer in Pittsburg, Kansas on May 25, 2022, at the age of 92.

Stan is survived by his children Marty Grubin and wife Leslie (Dunwoody, GA), Lucy Gladbach and husband Jim (Deerfield, MO), Marcia Haskell (Aliso Viejo, CA) and Nancy Jensen (Pittsburg, KS); siblings, Wanda Turre (Cherry Hills, CO), Charlie Grubin (Anchorage, AL) and Diane Shranz (Denver, CO). He has 13 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his spouses Mary Grubin and Joyce Grubin; daughter Cindy Beshara, siblings Edward Mazur, Thomas Thompson, Walt Mazur, Eugene Grubin, Chester Grubin, Eugenia Grubin and Jeanette Grubin.

Stan was born on November 6, 1929, in Colorado Springs, CO to Eugene and Wanda Grubin. His parents emigrated from Poland and raised 11 children on a farm in Colorado during the Great Depression. At the age of 13, he left home riding freight trains across the western United States looking for work. He worked various jobs including hunting bears that were decimating sheep ranches, driving ambulances, and acting as a bouncer at a local ballroom. He joined the Army in 1952 and served as a sharpshooter in the Korean War. Stan served his country with distinction receiving commendations for his expertise in winter warfare.

After the Korean War, Stan returned to Colorado and married Mary Jean Saam. They welcomed 5 children over the next eight years. Stan graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in Electrical Engineering while working for Western Electric as a telephone cable installer. In 1960, Stan was promoted to Department Chief, Industrial Relations in New York City. While living in Randolph Township, New Jersey, Stan was elected Mayor and was active in the Urban League in Newark, New Jersey. Over his 37-year career at Western Electric, he managed thousands of workers at several large manufacturing plants in Oklahoma City and Dallas, Texas.

Stan retired to Laguna Niguel, CA in 1982 and in 1997 moved to Fairhope, Alabama. As one who never shied away from the spotlight, Stan volunteered to be the Grand Marshall of the Fairhope Christmas Parade, made his presence known on the golf course and nurtured new friendships at
Thomas Hospital where he purportedly worked out, but was mostly seen drinking coffee and holding court. He spent time with dear friends, Jason, and Michele Braly, and attended Saint Lawrence Catholic Church.

For those who knew Stan, he had a larger-than-life presence and never met a stranger. His children remember him as a loving father with a great sense of humor who encouraged them to pursue their dreams.

 
A memorial service will be held at a future date in Fairhope AL. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to either Presbyterian Village Good Samaritan Fund or Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
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Rio del Valle Hackford, (born June 28 1970), son of Taylor and Georgie Hackford, step-son to Lynne Littman and Helen Mirren, brother to Alex Hackford, Husband to Libby McLaughlin Hackford, Father of Waylon and Buck Hackford, and great friend to so many, lost a brave and deeply challenging 4-year battle against Uveal Melanoma on April 14, 2022. 

Rio was a well-known figure in New Orleans and Los Angeles, where he created the legendary bars: The Matador, One-Eyed Jacks and Pals in New Orleans, The Monty and The Eldorado in LA, The Grasshopper in Long Beach, and The Homestead in San Francisco. His extraordinary understanding of design, hospitality, music and generous friendships made him the center of an extensive community of friends and patrons who mourn him along with his family.

QUOTES:
“Rio just knew things. Esoteric things. Off the map things. Secret things. Wonderful things. He knew these things because of his charm, wit, honesty, character & tough personality. He was a real man in a sea of poseurs”.
- Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age

Rio...a titan of kindness, love, class, courage. And cool.
A legend.- Renee Zellweger

“As loyal and funny as anyone could be. Rio was the best ever. Truly one of a kind.”  Vince Vaughn

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Edward Theodore Clayton, Jr., of Magnolia Springs, Alabama passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at his home with family by his side.

Ted was born on July 21, 1934 in Atmore, Alabama. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Theodore Clayton, Sr., his mother, Lillian Boone Clayton and stepmother, Grace Dorriety Clayton. He was married for 58 years to Charlotte White Clayton from Excel, Alabama. Ted devoted his career to the school bus manufacturing industry. He was National Sales Manager with Bluebird Body Company and retired as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Thomas Built Buses. Throughout his career, he was active in the National Safety Council and received the organization's Distinguished Service to Safety Award, which is the council's highest honor bestowed on an individual. After his retirement, he was honored to be inducted into the National Association for Pupil Transportation Hall of Fame. He was a member of Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church. In his lifetime, he was active serving in his church ministries and leadership. Ted had a heart for serving others. Before retirement he was on the board with Big Brothers and Big Sisters for United Way. One of his highlights after retirement was serving as a volunteer with the Kairos Prison Ministry.

Ted is survived by his wife, Charlotte White Clayton; his children, Jennifer Clayton Jones (Jeffrey Wynn Jones) of Fairhope, Alabama, Edward Theodore Clayton, III (Taska Gardner Clayton) of Magnolia Springs, Alabama, Ashley Clayton Hertz (Darren Scott Hertz) of Bangkok, Thailand and Robert Daniel Clayton of Summerdale, Alabama; his sister, Glenda Clayton Lowry of Atmore, Alabama; and eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

A worship service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2 at Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church in Fairhope, Alabama. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, Alabama. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Kairos Prison Ministry or Kindred Hospice in Daphne, Alabama.

The family would like to thank Eastern Shore Presbyterian Church, Kindred Hospice, family and friends for the outpouring of love and care they have expressed to Mr. Clayton and the family during his time of sickness.

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Marilyn Merrill Stewart, 92, peacefully passed away December 27, 2021 in Bala Cynwyd, PA with her daughter and son-in-law by her side. Of Bala Cynwyd. She was born in Marblehead, MA., August 22, 1929 the daughter of Wilbur Mudge and Myrtle Gertrude (Hazel) Merrill.

Marilyn had a positive impact on the people around her owing to her tremendous joie de vivre and kind and open heart. A true lover of the water since birth, she and her sister Ginger grew up on Cape Cod and lived on coasts around the world. She remained very close to her sister and her sister’s children throughout her life.

She won every academic award conceivable throughout her early schooling and on throughout her college years at Radcliffe (Harvard University). These years cemented her insatiable curiosity for life and launched pursuits she would retain for the rest of her days. Pursuits such as voracious reading, writing sonnets, speaking French, attending Opera, and many more.

Upon graduation from Radcliffe, she moved to Houston, Texas. Working as a cartographer, she accelerated her studies in the French language. She went to the Sorbonne in Paris for this purpose. Later, she got her Master’s degree from Rice University and taught French there.

Upon returning to the U.S., she married the love of her life…her “Long, tall Texan”, Walker C. Stewart. They would spend the rest of his life adventuring in their little Cessna, vacationing on their houseboat, and traveling the world together. When Walker retired, they moved to Franklin, Maine to live a simpler life and be close to her sister and family. A surprise occurred late in life and they had a daughter, Susan Virginia. They were still going to Cudjoe Key, Florida in the winters and that continued until Susan started school. Marilyn’s Texan withstood 8 winters in Surry, Maine before the whole family started going south again for the winter. This time to Fairhope, Alabama which became their home once Susan started high school.

Marilyn volunteered for Children of the World Non-profit Adoption Agency, Saint James Episcopal Church and sang in the choir, completed the Education for Ministry program at Sewannee: The University of the South and belonged to many local clubs and organizations.

After Walker passed away, she returned to Maine to live in Blue Hill near her sister, where she volunteered at the Bagaduce Music Lending Library, was on the vestry and priest search committee for St. Francis by the Sea, and never missed an opportunity to be with her friends in her beloved Tai Chi and Exercise organizations. She continued to travel the world, this time with a renewed focus on wildlife. Her adventures took her to far-flung places: Ecuador, Africa, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia, India, Iceland, The Arctic and more.

During the last years of her life, she has lived happily in a wonderful retirement community just 5 miles from her daughter and son-in-law in Philadelphia. She made friends there as she did everywhere, of both the residents and the staff.

She is survived by daughter, Susan Brunsvold and husband, Ryan; stepdaughter Rebecca Sanders and husband Ken; her nieces, Marilyn Smith and husband Tom; Dawn Dewing and husband Brent Hamor; niece-in-law, Priscilla Dewing; grandnieces and nephews, Erika Machtinger, Nicholas Dewing, Ginger Harrington, Samantha Dewing, Mallory Zwerdling, and Jordan Zwerdling. She was predeceased by her husband Walker Stewart in 1994, her nephew, Neal Dewing, and her sister Virginia Dewing both in 2019.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Marilyn’s memory may be made to your local SPCA or the Bagaduce Music Lending Library, 49 South St., Blue Hill 04614.

Arrangements made by Logan Funeral Home, Philadelphia, PA. 

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Our beloved sister/aunt, Elizabeth Whisenhant Annan, passed away September 23, 2021 in Duluth, Georgia, at the age of 85. She is survived by her sister, Linda Adams, two nieces, Michelle Moebes, (Benjamin), Ashley Sanders, (Jonathan), and six great nieces and nephews.  She is predeceased by her husband, Armand Annan, III. 

 

Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1936, she graduated from Murphy High School and Huffstetler Business College. She was married to Corporal Armand A. Annan, III, and lived in Point Clear, Alabama.  At that time she was employed by Southern Industries Corporation in Mobile. During the period of Corporal Annan's two year military service in Tacoma, Washington, Mrs. Annan served as assistant to the Director of Industry Relations at KTNT-TV, the CBS affiliate in the Seattle/Tacoma area. 

 

Upon their return to Alabama, Mrs. Annan was co-owner/business partner of Gulf Rebel Charter Fishing and also served as a veterinary assistant with Dr. RH Stine at Eastern Shore Animal Clinic in Fairhope. She was later employed by Magnolia Trace Real Estate, owned by Mr. JK McLean in Point Clear, as well as Callahan and Associates in Fairhope.


An avid musician, she played both the piano and organ, serving as organist at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Foley, Alabama and at Christ the King Church in Daphne, Alabama. Upon occasion she was a substitute in various area churches, including the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Mobile.

Mrs. Annan was active in the community having volunteered as a Girl Scout Troop Leader, as well as serving as the Para-Professional in Baldwin County for the Deep South Girl Scout Council in South Alabama.  

She was an avid environmentalist and animal rights supporter. She dearly loved her Scottish Terrier dogs which she trained and showed in Competitive Obedience throughout the Gulf States while also competing in Earthdog Tests and training in Tracking Competition.

Internment will be at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile at a future date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Alabama Scottish Terrier Rescue Association (ASTRA), c/o Frances Nelson, 445 Derby Lane, Montgomery, AL  36109.

 

 

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Kathy Richmond

Funeral services for Mary Katherine "Kathy" Richmond, will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 20th, 2020 in the Chapel of Welch Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation one hour prior to the service. Mary was born on December 10, 1935 in Barnwell, Alabama and died on August 14, 2020 in White Oak, Texas. A full obituary is available online at www.cammackfamily.com

 

 

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Hamilton, Peter Bryce, Jr., 50-year resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and a current resident of Point Clear, Alabama, native of Mobile and Brewton Alabama, son of Anne Elizabeth Boyd and Peter Bryce Hamilton, grandson of Daisy Bell Miller and Dr. James Thompson Boyd, great grandson of Mary Elizabeth Foskee and Thomas Richard Miller, great-great grandson of Cherry Ann Gloyd and Robert Miller; grandson of Augusta Jolly Clarkson and John Gaillard Hamilton, great-great grandson of Charolette Elizabeth Cartledge and William Thomas Hamilton. Died August 6, 2020 at 91   


He was born April 30, 1929.  Peter was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years Jeni Cobb Hamilton and son Peter Bryce Hamilton III.  He is survived by his children Frances Murray Hamilton, John Cobb Hamilton, wife Meegan, Thomas Alexander Hamilton, wife Patricia, sister Anne Abbott, and grandchild Haley Anne Hamilton. 


Peter served in the US Army in the Korean War as a quarter master officer and liaison officer between 25th Infantry Division and the Turkish Brigade.  He retired from the Bell South Telephone Company after 35 years of service in 1987.  He started with the company as a college trainee and worked in management positions in Atlanta, GA, Miami, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Pensacola and Ft. Lauderdale Florida and New York City.  He taught at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton Florida as an adjunct Professor.  Peter attended UMS in Mobile (1938-1941) and after graduation from high school at Lanier High School in Montgomery Alabama, attended the University of South Sewanee Tennessee.  He graduated from the University of Alabama and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity. 

Peter was active in many community activities including the North Palm Beach Rotary Club, Board of Directors of Lauderdale YMCA, member of Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, member of church vestry for two three-year terms, helped to run church soup kitchens and day center for street people, Boy Scouts of America and YMCA Indian guides.  


Funeral services to be arranged at Union Cemetery in Brewton Alabama when COVID-19 social distancing policies permit gatherings. 

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John “Jack” P. Hord was a permanent resident of Lake Tansi in Crossville, TN.  He was 90 years old at the time of his death on July 10, 2020 after a successful journalism career.  He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Cyndi, two sons, Winn of Birmingham, AL and Rick of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

He was a native of Campbellsville, KY, graduating from his high school there where he was president of his class for four years.  He received two athletic scholarships in basketball, one to Cumberland Junior College in Williamsburg, KY and then to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, winning numerous basket ball awards during both high school and college.

Upon graduation from William & Mary, he served his duty in the Army during the Korean War.  He was discharged honorably with a Staff Sergeant rating and began his journalism career at a weekly newspaper in his home town.  Shortly thereafter, he relocated to South Florida to become the Palm Beach and North Broward counties bureau chief for the Fort Lauderdale Daily News.  In this capacity, he was one of the founding editors for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, eventually serving as its managing editor.  He also worked for the Miami Herald and features editor for the Chicago Daily News.

In 1968, Jack was named press secretary for a US Senator from Florida.  He ended his working career as a regional director of public information for the U.S. Department of Labor in Philadelphia, PA.  After 26 years with the government, he retired to Cape May, NJ and later to Fairhope, AL.

After five years of being part time residents of Lake Tansi, he and his wife made Tennessee their permanent residence. 

In lieu of flowers, his family requested donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Association, Jack’s favorite charity.
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Phil Brady
May 15, 1937 – April 22, 2015
Phillip Agnew Brady Jr, 77, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, April 22.  He was born on
May 15, 1937 in Mobile to the late Phillip A. Brady and Carol Miller Brady.
He graduated from Fairhope High school in 1955 and was a
published writer and avid photographer.   He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Catherine May Voss Brady, brother Capt. Henry Miller Brady, children Caroline Brady Diaz-Barriga, Kate Brady Catalina and Phillip Agnew Brady III and grandchildren John Gabriel Diaz-Barriga, Brady Elizabeth Diaz-Barriga, Mahlon May Rose Brady Catalina, Louis Francois Catalina V, Phillip Agnew Brady IV.
 
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Hazel Harrison Buck
Hazel Buck Aug. 19, 1913 – March 2, 2105 
Hazel passed away peacefully at her residents in Fairhope Monday March 2nd. Hazel was always involved in her community and a member of multiple organizations. She was a member of the D.A.R, Eastern Shore Federated Woman’s and a lifelong member of the Girl Scouts. She was also a graduate of Ole Miss where she made her debut as a Tri-Delta in 1933. There will be a memorial held at the Serenity Chapel of Homestead Village March 22, 2015 at 2:00pm.
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BUCHANAN, Carolyn Sue Vick, 
Born March 1, 1934, died July 10, 2014 at her home in Fairhope, Alabama. She was a native of Wilcox County, Alabama and the daughter of J. P. Vick, Sr. and Carrie Stockman Vick. She spent her early adulthood in Selma, Al., where she was affiliated with the lumber business. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard W. Buchanan, Sr.; sisters, Della Simmons and Mildred Sessions; and brothers, J.P. Vick, Jr., Reginald Vick, and Billy Vick. She is survived by her daughters and granddaughter, Vikki Turner Tullis (Will) of Mobile, Al., Suzanne Turner Herring (Bobby) of Daphne, Al., Madison Baker Herring, of Daphne, Al.; brother, Bob Vick, of Atlanta, Ga.; sister, Bessie Louise Sessions, of Grand Bay, Al.; devoted caretaker and confidant, Gertrude Kelley; and steadfast friend, William A. Finch. A private memorial service will be held at Camden Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Camden Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 518, Camden, Al., 36726.

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