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Loving Memory 6B Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 THE SOUTH to PLACE A DEHH NOTICE. ttU 4J5-8M6. 98ITUAHIES PHOTOGRAPHS SU8MITTW TO THE PENSACOUNtWS JOURNAL SMY PUSUSHE8, BISTRI6MTEB, RtHJBPOSEO MW 0IHtRISE USEO IN PRIM, ELECTRONIC tO OTHffl M0 FWT FORMS. with admiration and gratitude by her large family of those related and chosen alike.

Dot was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry and by three brothers. She is survived by her sister, Althea McPherson of San Antonio, TX; her sons, Fred (Janice) of Stone Mountain, GA, Rick (Toni) of Pensacola, Tom (Sparkie) of Gulf Breeze, Larry (Alicia) of Atlanta, GA and daughter Bonnie (Hugh) Meyer of Bowling Green, KY; along with twelve devoted grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren, plus two on the way. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the Azalea Trace Community Room. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Azalea Trace Heritage Fund or to Covenant Hospice, 5041 N.

12th Pensacola, FL 32504. HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements. Express your condolences in our gueswook at pnj.comobits Dems want to move backFla. primary TALLAHASSEE Democrats want to move Florida's presidential primary back to a later date to comply with the rules of both major parties. Their legislation filed this week, though, drew opposition Thursday from Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, a Merritt Island Republican.

Florida jumped its primary from March to January in 2008 to give the state more influence in selecting nominees. Both national parties then threatened to strip Florida of delegates. Haridopolos said that's a risk worth taking. He said Florida is the most important state in deciding presidential elections so it should be among the first to hold its primary. WWII vets get France's top honor ATLANTA Thirteen American World War II veterans from Alabama and Georgia have received France's highest honor.

France's consul general in Atlanta, Pascal Le Deunff, awarded the Legion of Honor to the veterans Thursday. It is to recognize their role in helping liberate France in 1944 and 1945. The National Order of the Legion of Honor was established by Napoleon Bonapartein1802.lt recognizes eminent service to France. Recipients are designated by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Le Deunff recognized each veteran individually, reading off where he served and what other honors he had received.

He then addressed each man in French and pinned the medal onto his chest. License plate could honor KKK leader JACKSON, Miss. A fight is brewing in Mississippi over a proposal to issue specialty license plates honoring Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan. The Mississippi Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans wants to sponsor a series of state-issued license plates to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which it calls the "War Between the States." The group proposes a different design each year between now and 2015, with Forrest slated for 2014.

"Seriously?" state NAACP president Derrick Johnson said when he was told about the Forrest plate. "Wow." Forrest, a Tennessee native, is revered by some as a military genius and reviled by others for leading an 1864 massacre of black Union troops at Fort Pillow, Tenn. Forrest was a Klan grand wizard in Tennessee after the war. Associated Press RICHARD "LARRY" O'NEIL 1929-2011 Richard Lawrence O'Neil, "Larry," passed away on February 7, 2011 at the age of 81. Larry was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Pensacola, FL in 1971.

He was a devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather and a friend to everyone who new him. He was the owner of O'Neil Construction, Inc. here in Pensacola. He will be missed by his loving wife, Dee; his brother, Omer; his eight children and their spouses, Rick (Lori), Amy (Sam), Sally (Randall), David (Kathy), Joy (Eric), Allen (Christina), Mickey (Sabina) and Beth (Rodney); and his 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. There will be a mass in his honor for friends and family at the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit, 10650 Gulf Beach Highway in Pensacola on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 11:00 am, followed by a memorial and celebration of life across the street at Grand Lagoon Yacht Club from 12:30 to 3:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in honor of his great-grandson, Joshua Betley. Express your condolences in our guesibook at pnj. comobits FAYE LEDBETTER 1939-2011 Faye Ledbetter, 72, of Milton, FL passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2011. A native of Gilbertown, Alabama, she resided the last few years in the Milton area.

She was employed with the US Government for 33 years, retiring in 1993. She was a member of New Life Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband Don Ledbetter, 5 Children, including step children, fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2pm, Saturday, February 12, 2011 at New Life Baptist Church, 6380 Bayberry Street, Milton, FL with Brother Brian Oakes officiating. Flowers will be accepted or contributions may be made to New Life Baptist Church Food Pantry.

Lewis Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Family and friends may send condolences and share fond memories with the family at www.lewisfuneralhomes. net. Express your condolences in our gueswookatpnj.comobits Bye-bye haotic. Hello coordinated.

cono Family life. Simplified. www.pnj.comcozi MM DOROTHY (DOT) FOLKERS 1924-2011 Dorothy Folkers, 86, of Pensacola died Wednesday morning, February 9, 2011, after a brief illness. Born Dorothy Mae Cameron on September 6, 1924, in Beardstown, IL, she lived many years in Peoria, IL before moving to Pensacola in 1961. Dot will be remembered most for being a wonderful mother, a joyful friend, and a generous writer.

She shared her gifts of humor, positivity and love with all who knew her. While working and raising five children she had many of those opportunities, but especially felt such joy from her time of friendship and camaraderie while living at Azalea Trace. Dot will be remembered DIANA BARTALO 1946-2011 V-I tin Ml 'if Diana Bartalo passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 8, 2010. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, she will be deeply missed. She was born and raised in Rochester, NY.

She worked at Curtis Burns for 25 years before taking an early retirement to move to Pensacola, FL where she could be closer to her grandchildren. She loved spending time with her grand-kids, teaching them how to make homemade pasta and cookies. She is survived by husband of 41 years Raymond Bartalo, step-daughter, Sharon ERNST "JAY" LEIDNER 1936-2011 Ernst "Jay" Leidner, our most beloved father and devoted husband passed away at Ollie Steele Burden Manor in Baton Rouge, LA on Sunday, February 6, 2011. He retired as Vice President and General Manager of Louisiana Land Exploration Company. He was 74 years old and a native of Pensacola, FL and a resident of Baton Rouge, LA.

He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Masters Degree in Petroleum Engineering. He was of the Catholic Faith. Award of the Aerospace Medical Association for Research in Problems of Acceleration; John Jeffries Medical Research Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Advancement of Aerospace Medical Research from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; AGARD, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, multiple aspects of engagement and consultation; author of close to 200 research articles and chapters in the areas of sensory motor function, spatial orientation and motion sickness; presenter of numerous papers at international scientific meetings in Germany, Holland, Sweden, Japan, France, England, Italy and Australia. He belonged to numerous professional organizations in addition to those already mentioned, some of them: Southern Society for Psychology and Philosophy, Society of Sigma Xi, the Association for Otolaryngology, and the National Academy of Sciences. In November of 2010, longtime friend Dr.

Angus Rupert organized to have friends and colleagues, both national and international, gather in Pensacola at the Institute of Human and Machine Cognition to consider the implications and continuing research Dr. Guedry has inspired. After this series of meetings, a special program held at the Naval Aviation Museum, dubbed the Fred Fest, celebrated Dr. Guedry's years of exceptional achievement as well as his generous support of other scientists. In addition to his professional associations, Fred was a member and former Board Member of First United Methodist Church; member and sisters, Gertie Robinson, Ola Mae Penton, Dora Nelson and Nora Odom.

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy (Greg) McCranie of Pace, FL and Angela (Pete) Melton of Milton, FL; two sons, Ricky (Jena) Lowry of Milton, FL and Ezell (Letitia) Lowry of Pace, FL; nine grandchildren, Brian McCranie, Chad McCranie, Adam Lewis, Blake Lowry, Dexter Lowry, Mike Melton, Daniel Harris, Audrey Nix and Katie Nix; six great grandchildren, Olivia McCranie, Alex McCranie, Courtney Melton, Michael Melton, Madison Harris and Kailea Lowry; a brother John (Mary) Barlow of Pace, FL; a sister, Pearly (Clayton) Stewart of the New York Community, FL and many friends. A Going Home Celebration for Mrs. Ethel will be Saturday February 12, 2011 at 2 PM at Brownsdale Baptist Church with her Son, Brother Ricky Lowry officiating. Interment will follow in Cora Baptist Church Cemetery in Jay with her grandsons, Brian, Chad, Adam, Blake, Dexter, Mike and Daniel serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday February 11, 2011 from 6 until 8 PM.

The family would like to extend the greatest appreciation to Emerald Coast Hospice and her very special caregiver, Tiffany Bachand. National Cremation Burial Society of Milton has been entrusted with the arrangements. ft National Cremation" fl I 5 0 C. I fr I Express your condolences in our gueswook at pnj.comobits TX; Jennifer and Tom Johnson, Pensacola; Maria and Harvey Peak, Maryville, TN; his grandchildren and great grandchildren; Lee, Chrisie, Daniel, and Matthew Ryan Merritt, Longview, TX; Matt, Lara, Olivia, Rylee and Ryan Joseph Merritt, Austin, TX; Ryan Jennifer, and Caroline Merritt, Boca Raton, FL; Rick, Anna, Kate and Caroline Johnson, Pensacola; Cam, Christy, Chase and Alexandra Johnson, Pensacola; Chad, Stacy, Nathan and Allison Peak, Maryville, TN; Teresa, Greg, Merritt, McKenna, Marae, Dalton, Peyton and Pleasance Herrmann, Bristol, TN. He is also survived by three sisters, Rosemary Hornberger of McAllister, PA; Bennie Kenney of Pensacola; Jane Gabriel of Chicago, IL; and many sisters and brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and friends.

His grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be at Rose Lawn Funeral Home in Gulf Breeze on Friday, February 11 from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 12, at 10:00 a.m. at Gulf Breeze Untied Methodist Church in Gulf Breeze where he was a long time member. Dr.

Herbert Sadler. Pastor Emeritus, will lead the service. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the missions Department at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be expressed at www.roselawn-fh.com Express your condolences in our gueswook at pnj.comobits time he taught at Newcomb College, New Orleans and engaged in research at both Tulane University and the School of Aviation Medicine, Pensacola.

He moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky when he joined the Army Medical Research Laboratory in 1954 and there was appointed Director of the Psychology Department in 1958. He returned to Pensacola in 1961 to the School of Aviation Medicine, renamed the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory. At NAMRL he served as Chief, Perception and Behavioral Sciences Department from 1961-1980; Head, Sensory Sciences Department, 1980-1983, Senior Scientist, 1983-1986, and Chief Scientist, 1986-1990. He continued his research under the shared auspices of NAMRL and the University of West Florida as Scholar ScientistProfessor of Psychology with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His association with UWF and the Institute officially came to an end when he retired; however, the indefatigable "Dr.

Dizzy," as he has been called, continued to consult and research from his home office up to the time of his death. His professional honors, awards, and publications are too numerous to list in entirety. Among them: Elected Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; Elected Fellow Aerospace Medical Association; Raymond F. Longacre Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Aviation Medicine, Aerospace Medical Association; Elected to the Barany Society; Elected Fellow American Psychological Association; Eric Liljencrantz ETHEL E. ENFINGER 1927-2011 Ethel E.

Enfinger, age 83, of Milton, FL, passed away Tuesday February 8, 2011. She was born June 29, 1927 in Castleberry, Alabama to the late Lloyd H. Barlow and Frances E. Reed. Ethel was a member of Olivet Baptist Church in Milton and was a True Christian who believed that anything and everything in life was made possible by God.

She was a true "Entrepreneur," in her lifetime she acquired many different businesses and made them successful along with her real estate deals. Ethel was blessed with 4 wonderful children and worked very hard in life to make sure, even after they were grown, that she left them something in life. She could do most anything that was put before her in life and make it Ethel was married to the late Raymond Lowry, who passed away in 1965 and later married Richard Harvell Enfinger, who would become Sheriff of Santa Rosa County in 1972 with the help of his beloved wife on the campaign trail and served two terms in office until his retirement on January 5, 1981. Sheriff Enfinger passed away April 8, 1997. Besides her husbands, Ethel was preceded in death by four brothers, Albert, Marvin, Jim and Leonard Barlow; and four CHARLES DANIEL MERRITT 1921-2011 Charles Daniel Merritt, 89, a resident of Gulf Breeze for 66 years, died February 6 in Tennessee.

Born in Muscogee, Florida on April 28, 1921, he was the son of Charles Brooks and Velma Bell Merritt, both members of pioneer families of that area. In 1944 Charlie met and married Gretchen Broxson. They shared a deep and abiding love for 66 years. Charlie was a unique and unforgettable man. His wonderful memory and sense of humor remained a part of him until he left us.

He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend; a man of strong core principles that he and Gretchen instilled in their children. He was also a great storyteller and often regaled his co-workers at Eg-lin Field, the Naval Air Station, and Cyanamid with tales of adventure and history of Gulf Breeze and the Muscogee area. Everywhere he traveled, he made friends, and enjoyed meeting new people. Also, his love of the water, fishing, and nature was unbounded and is a legacy he left to his children and grandchildren. After his retirement he stayed busy with his woodworking, gardening, cooking, taking care of his fruit trees, and creating new types of jams, jellies and marmalades.

He is preceded in death by his parents, and his youngest son, Charles Cameron Merritt. He is survived by his wife, Gretchen, his children Dan and Cathy Merritt, Longview, DR. FREDERICK E. GUEDRY, JR. 1921-2011 Dr.

Frederick E. Guedry, 89 of Pensacola, FL died February 5, 2011. He was born on December 10, 1921 in New Orleans, LA, the only child of Emily Spalding Guedry and Frederick Ernest Guedry, Fred was a true son of his city. He learned to play baseball with neighborhood boys in abandoned lots and started his education with the Jesuits at Holy Cross. He enrolled at Tulane and took a degree in psychology.

While an undergraduate, he lettered in baseball and pitched a no hit game against LSU, an accomplishment he remembered fondly all his life. He belonged to the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. After graduation, he enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and became Assistant Communications Officer aboard the USS LST 273. Fred participated in 7 major invasions and 10 landings on Japanese held islands in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Though promoted four times to become Commanding Officer of LST 273 by age 23, he considered the true heroes of World War II the disabled and dead whose terrible loses he never forgot.

After the war, Fred returned to Tulane and received his master's and doctorate degrees in 1948 and 1954. During this (Randy) Dodsworth daughter, Kathy (Robert) Brown, and her grandchildren Daniel and Rachel Dodsworth and Hay-ley and Mia Brown. She also leaves behind her loving sisters Marie (Tommy) D'Andreta, Joanne (Tom) Angela (Joe) Gumina, Dorothy Jones, Mary Ann Tomasso, and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at Eastern Gate Funeral Home on West 9 Mile Rd in Visiting hours are Friday, February 11 from 4-6pm with a prayer service at 5pm. Services will be lpm Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Eastern Gate Memorial Funeral Home, 1985 West Nine Mile Road, Pensacola 32534, with burial at Eastern Gate Memorial.

To sign online condolences please go to Express your condolences in our guestbookatpnj.comobits He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernst Jacob and Heloise St. Martin Leidner. He is survived by his wife, Marie P. Leidner; three daughters and sons-in-law, Ashley L. and Henry Lastrapes, Camille L.

and Tom Heap, Anne-Marie L. and Ingram Leedy; two brothers, Robert L. Leidner, Charles D. Leidner; seven grandchildren, Jay, Brent and Camille Lastrapes; Brandon and Olivia Heap and Elise and Gram Leedy. A Graveside service at Holy Cross Cemetery in Pensacola, FL on Friday, February 11 at 2pm, with Fr.

Doug Halsema officating. In lieu of. flowers, memorial donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association, 3717 Government Street, Suite 7, Alexandria, LA 71302. HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements. Express your condolences in our guestbookatpnj.comobits past president of the Greater Pensacola Tennis Association; member of the Pensacola Racquet Club; and member of the Pensacola Yacht Club.

He is preceeded in death by his father, Frederick Ernest Guedry, his mother, Emily Spalding Guedry, and his first wife, Kathryn Clark Guedry. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Alma Bailey Guedry; daughter, Charlene Tittemore Leinback, daughter, Kathleen Guedry Lovan Dr. Wendell), daughter, Deborah Guedry Brothers (Capt. E. E.

grandchildren, Elizabeth Anne Leinback, Michael Bailey Mooney, Kevin Patrick Mooney, and Hannah Christie Brothers; his cousin Dr. Archie Guedry Addison (Dr. Monique), sisters-in-law Jan Busbee, Bea Rivers, Barbara Graves, Myrtle Bailey, and Linda Snow (Bob); brothers-in-law Grover Bailey (Sue), Ben Bailey (June), Wayne Bailey, and Tom Clark (Betty Ann); numerous nieces and nephews; many exceptional colleagues and friends; and one very special big orange cat, Zan. Funeral services for Dr. Guedry will be held on Friday at 2 p.m., February 11, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church, 6 Wright Street, Pensacola with Dr.

Wesley Wachob officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., also at the church. Burial will be at Bayview Memorial Park immediately following the funeral service. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church or to the Pensacola Humane Society. HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements.

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