Obituaries "WX"

Walker, Clifton A. Jul 25, 1935 - Aug 15, 1954
Newspaper article, Pensacola newspaper, Mon., Aug. 16, 1954, Warrington Youth Killed By Lightning. Bolt Strikes Tree; 2 Others Injured; Several Stunned.

A bolt of lightning which struck out of an almost clear sky killed a 19year old Warrington youth, injured two other persons and stunned several others who were visiting near Tarkiln Bayou, off Perdido Bay, Sunday afternoon.

Killed instantly as he leaned against a pine tree was Clifton A. Walker, of 502 S. Second St., Warrington. He was sitting on an old iron cot along with several relatives and friends when the surprise bolt struck. Mrs. Harry T. Martin, who was knocked unconscious by the blast, said he was sitting closest to the tree at the time.

Treated at Baptist Hospital for burns were Thomas A Walker, 12, brother of the dead youth, and Mrs. E. M. Kindel, 45, of 107 E. Central Ave., Warrington, his aunt. Hospital officials said Sunday night Mrs. Kindel was still being treated for small burns, but that the boy had been released.

Hamp Gandy, of the sheriff's officer, said Edward Kindel, husband of the injured woman, told him they heard two or three claps of thunder but that they sounded "way off." Mrs. Martin too said "it was a little hazy in the north but not there," and that the Walker youth was just about ready to leave when he was killed.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Walker, of the Warrington address.

DURING VISIT
The Walker youth, together with Mr. and Mrs. Kindel, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Martin, who were building a boat landing on a lot they own along the water, when the freak bold struck about 2:25 p.m. Mrs. Martin said all the persons around three tree were stunned momentarily by the "loud clap of lightning and thunder."

She said she could not recall seeing the bolt but that a little girl of the group who was out in a boat told of seeing a "big gust of smoke and dust" just after the lightning hit.

Walker, who was clad in a bathing suit at the time, was given artificial respiration but without success. He and the injured persons were rushed to Baptist Hospital by residents living nearby who ran to the scene after hearing the bolt and feeling the vibration, Gandy said.

In addition to his parents, the youth is survived by one brother Thomas Allan Walker; an uncle, E. L. Walker; one aunt, Mrs. E. M. Kindel, all of Pensacola, and other relatives.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fisher-Pou Funeral Home.

Wheat, Clyde Edward (Cottie) Oct 22, 1889 - Oct 30, 1968
Pensacola Journal, Fri., Nov 1, 1968

Clyde Edward (Cottie) Wheat, Sr., 79, 411 West Gregory St., died in his home Wednesday morning.

He was a native and life-long resident of Pensacola, a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and Catholic Knights of America. He is a retired civil service employee of the Naval Air station.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva V. Wheat of Pensacola; four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Hantz, Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. James Hice and Mrs. Imogene Dickerson all of Pensacola; two sons, Clifford Wheat, Macon, Ga., and Ray Wheat, Pensacola; four sisters, Mrs. Sybil D'Alemberte, Mrs. Kathleen Barker, Mrs. Vera Crain and Mrs. Irma Ledow and a brother, Lloyd Wheat, all of Pensacola; 32 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the Chapel of Waters & Hibbert Funeral Home. Mass will be said at St. Michaels Catholic Church at 10 a.m. by Msgr. Wm. Cusick.

The Rosary will be said Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Sheriff William E. Davis, Robert Hice, Edward Brown, Joseph Brown, James Dickerson and Alex O'Neal.

Whitwell, Henry A. Apr 3, 1881 - Jan 17, 1943

Pensacola newspaper, Jan 1943 (Fisher Pou Info)

Henry A. Whitwell, 62, died Sunday night at the Pensacola hospital. He was a retired lumber and timberman. he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Murris Graham and Mrs. J. M. Fleming of Pensacola and Miss Juanita Robson of Cumberland, Md., a son, Henry Whitwell, Jr., of Pensacola, and brother Walter Whitwell of Pensacola, and six grandsons.

Funeral services will be held this morning at 9:45 from Fisher-Pou chapel and at 10 o'clock at St. Michaels Catholic church, with Dr. M. B. Daly saying the mass. Active pallbearers will be: Azam McGovern, George C. Pfeiffer, John Oliver, B. M. McDonald, Ollie Everitt and Langley Bell. Honorary, Chief William O'Connell, Barney McClure, James Herrin, William S. Rosasco, J. T. Todd Sr., J. O. Carroll, John McGovern, Lt. Walter Zur-Linden and Judge Harvey Page.

Burial will be in St. Johns cemetery with Fisher-Pou directing.

Wilburn, Arthur James Aug 31, 1892 - Mar 21, 1962 v
a Pensacola newspaper

Arthur James Wilburn, 69, died Wednesday afternoon at his home 1003 W. Pine Street.

Mr. Wilburn was a native of Greenville, Ala., but had resided in Pensacola for the past 60 years. He was a member of the Baptist Church and the Escambia Masonic Lodge No. 15.

He is survived by his widow Mrs. Laura Clopton Wilburn of Pensacola; a stepson, Sidney Clopton of Pensacola; three brothers, Fritz Wilburn and Ernest Wilburn both of Pensacola, and Johnnie Wilburn of Tampa; four sisters, Mrs. Zoille Watson and Mrs. Lottie Belle Robinson, both of Pensacola, Mrs. Janet Moore and Mrs. Vassar Davis, both of Montgomery, Ala. 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Fisher -Pou Chapel with a member of Escambia Masonic Lodge No 15 conducting the services.

Pallbearers will be Masonic Lodge members.

Burial will be in Clopton Cemetery with Masonic Services at the grave.

Fisher Pou Funeral Services will direct.

Wilburn, Laura Clopton (Herrington) Feb 11, 1890 - Sep 20, 1968
Pensacola Journal, Sat., Sep 21, 1968

Mrs. Laura Clopton Wilburn, 78, of 1003 W. Pine St., died Friday morning in a local convalescent center.

She was a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola and a member of St. Stephens Catholic Church.

Survivors include a son, Sidney Clopton of Pensacola; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 9:45 a.m. Monday in Fisher-Pou Chapel and at 10 a.m. in St. Stephen's Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. William Brennan saying Mass.

The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Fisher Pou Chapel.

Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Chipley Clopton, Jeff Clopton, Johnny Clopton, Tommy Clopton, David Clopton and Jerry Clopton.

Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Wells, Joe Patti, Allen Williams, Clyde Richburg, John Lewis Reese and Lewis Averill

Burial will be in Clopton Cemetery with Fisher Pou Funeral Service directing.

Williams, Ida Mae (Simmons) Abt. 1912 - Jul 7, 1965
Pensacola Journal, July 9, 1965

Mrs. Ida Mae Williams, of 422 Berkley Drive, died Wednesday night in a local hospital.

Mrs. Williams was a lifelong resident of Pensacola, a retired nurse and a member of the East Hill Church of Christ.

Survivors include her widower, Warren Williams of Pensacola; a son, James Williams of the U.S.Air Force, Montgomery, Ala; mother, Mrs. Ruby Simmons; four sisters, Mrs. Evie Myers, Mrs. Clara Fowler, Mrs. Janette White and Mrs. Joyce Shell, all of Pensacola; a brother, Harry Simmons of South Florida.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of McNeil Funeral Home with, Evangelist Claude Wilsford, pastor of the East Hill Church of Christ officiating.

Pallbearers are: Lawrence Baker, John C. Stacey, Harry B. Wadell, Sam C. Hastings, Robert P. Goelz and Lanier Kendrick.

Burial will be in the Bayview Memorial Park Cemetery with McNeil Funeral Home directing.

Wise, Henry F. Apr 8, 1894 - Jul 27, 1943
Pensacola newspaper, Jul 1943 (Fisher Pou Info)

Man Crushed to Death by Boat. Accident Occurs at Naval Station.

Henry F. Wise, 45, of route 3, box 233, was accidentally killed yesterday morning at the Naval Air station, where he is employed. Justice of the Peace J. L. Bryant was so notified by naval authorities.

Wise was crushed by a boat. Judge Bryant said no inquest will be necessary.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lela Wise. Four sons, Frank E., Oscar G., John P. Wise all of Pensacola and Willie M. Wise, U. S. Navy; one daughter, Mary W. Wise. Two brothers, Ed and Floyd Wise. Four sisters, Mrs. J. E. Bonifay, Mrs. W. O. Bullard, Mrs. W. J. Carroll and Mrs. W. O. Kelly of Beaumont, Texas. His mother, Mrs. L. J. Alfred, and one grandchild.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Fisher-Pou.

Wise, John Edward Jun 29, 1895 - Feb 27, 1968
Pensacola News, Wed., Feb. 28, 1968

John Edward Wise, 72, of 3131 W. Cervantes St., died Tuesday afternoon in a local hospital.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola and a member of the East Hill Baptist Church. He was Past Master of West Pensacola Masonic Lodge 296, past district Deputy Grand Master for the State of Florida and a Scottish Rite and York Rite mason. He was past Patron of the Eastern Star Chapter 252 and a member of the Bricklayers, Masons, Marble Masons; Tile Setters and Terrazzo Workers local union 8.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Myra Mae Martin Wise of Pensacola; two sons Robert E. Wise of Pensacola and Terrell E. Wise of Jackson, Miss.; two daughters Mrs. Edith Marie Besler of Brunswick, Ga., and Mrs Zadie Wise Maxwell of Jackson, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Caro and Mrs. John Edward Bonifay, both of Prenscola; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Fisher-Pou Funeral services.

#2 Pensacola Journal, Thurs., Feb. 29, 1968

John Edward Wise, 72, of 3131 W. Cervantes St., died Tuesday afternoon in a local hospital.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola and a member of the East Hill Baptist Church. He was Past Master of West Pensacola Masonic Lodge 296, past district Deputy Grand Master for the State of Florida and a Scottish Rite and York Rite mason. He was past Patron of the Eastern Star Chapter 252 and a member of the Bricklayers, Masons, Marble Masons; Tile Setters and Terrazzo Workers local union 8.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Fisher-Pou Chapel with the Rev. Robert Vaughn officiating.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Eastern Star, Chapter 252. Active pallbearers will be F. C. Briggs, George Smith Jr., Elwood Gonzalez, W. J. Caro, Sam Rosenau, Watson Leech, and T. S. Tidwell.

Burial will be in the Beulah Cemetery with masonic services at the grave.

Wise, Myra Mae (Martin) Jan 31, 1896 - May 28, 1981
Pensacola Newspaper, Sat., May 30, 1981

Myra Mae Wise, 86, of Cervantes St., Pensacola, died Friday at a local hospital.

Mrs. Wise, a native of Alabama, had resided in the Escambia area for the past 60 years. She was a member of the Brownsville Baptist Church, the O. E. S. of West Pensacola No. 252, the P. M. Club and the Royal Neighbors Clubs.

Survivors include a son, Robert E. Wise of Pensacola; a stepson, Terrell Edward Wise of Jackson, Miss; a stepdaughter, Zodie Maxwell of Pensacola; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Faith Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Clayton Baker officiating and the Rev. R. Millard Spikes assisting.

Burial will follow at Beulah Cemetery with Faith Chapel directing.

Friends may call Saturday 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

O. E. S. service will be 7 p.m. Saturday.

Wisman, Cora Mae (Carroll) May 16, 1904 - Jun 29, 1949
Pensacola newspaper, Jun 1949 (Fisher Pou Info)

Mrs. Cora Mae Wiseman

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Mae Wiseman, 45, who was accidentally killed Wednesday night when she was struck by a L&N passenger train, will be held at 10 a.m. today in the Fisher Pou chapel with the Rev. W. G. Watson, assistant pastor of the First Baptist church officiating.

Pallbearers will be: Rosear Green, A. C. Adcock, Nick Carnley, Williard Caro, James McCants and Allen Taylor.

Burial will be in Bayview Memorial Park cemetery with Fisher Pou directing.

Surviving are her mother, Mrs. M. Carroll of Milton; a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Boyden of Pensacola; two sons, Herbert Wiseman, U. S. Navy, and Cecil Wiseman, U. S. Army, overseas; two sisters, Mrs. W. O. Meaker of New Orleans; Mrs. T. F. Murphy of Mobile and two grandchildren.

#2 Pensacola newspaper, Jun 1949 (Fisher Pou Info)

Rail Accident Fatal for Woman

Body Decapitated At East Heights

County lawmen Wednesday night investigated the macabre decapitation of a 46 year-old East Pensacola Heights woman who died instantly when her head was severed from her body by a Pensacola bound L&N railroad train engine near Bayou Texar, Sheriff R. L. Kendrick said.

Witnesses said the victim, Mrs. Cora Mae Wiseman, evidently was drinking when she walked onto the railroad tracks about 20 feet from her one-room dwelling which fronts on Pensacola bay near the L&N railroad trestle.

Thrown 100 Feet

Sheriff Kendrick, who personally investigated the accident, said he arrived at the scene shortly after the woman was killed. He said her head was evidently thrown a distance of nearly 100 feet from the spot where she was run over.

George Axelson, engineer on the Jacksonville-Pensacola train, said he did not see Mrs. Wiseman, but thought the train had struck "a dog." Axelson slowed the train down, and backed up. He said that several persons were gathered around the spot before he realized that anyone had been killed.

George Kimmons, bachelor who occupied a small house near Mrs. Wiseman, said that she had been drinking all day Wednesday, and that he saw her from his door as she walked toward the train track. He said he shouted to her, but that it was too late.

Kimmons said he was first to arrive at the spot where the body lay, clad only in a scanty cotton dress. The head was on the opposite side of the track, facing Bayou Texar.

C. E. Brigman, conductor on the train, said the accident must have occurred near 9:20, as the train was due in th Pensacola station at 9:30.

Kimmons said that at the instant he shouted to her he heard the train give a long whistle and two short blasts and knew that she had been hit. A half-filled wine bottle lay about 10 feet from the badly mutilated body.

A coroner's jury, empanneled by County Judge Harvey Page, viewed the body before it was removed from the spot where it lay. Judge Page said he was only acting in the absence of Justice of the Peace L. B. Morgan.

Six men were empanneled for the jury, and viewed the wine bottle. They were instructed to report to Judge Morgan's office next Wednesday at 2:00 p.m.

Assisting Sheriff Kendrick in the investigation were Deputies William O. Amos, Van Byrd and Highway Patrolman M. E. Tanton, who was one of the first to arrive at the scene of the accident.

Wisner, Daisy I. (Joseph) Apr 16, 1881 - Mar 20, 1963
Pensacola Journal, Mar. 21, 1963

Funeral services for Mrs. Daisy I. Wisener, 81, of Rt. 7, Box 121, who died Wednesday at a local hospital; will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Fisher-Pou Funeral Chapel with Rev. Burl M. Mathews officiating.

Pallbearers will be D. L. Ciulla, Phillip Ciulla, Reginald Bishop, Phillip Bell, Leroy Joseph, Fletcher Joseph and Henry Golden.

Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery with Fisher-Pou Funeral Service directing.

Mrs. Wisener was a lifelong resident of Pensacola and a member of the Gadsden Street Methodist Church. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Hattie Ciulla of Pensacola, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Worsnop, Ethel Commyns May 27, 1912 - May 3, 1985
#1 Pensacola News Journal, Sun., May 5, 1985

Ethel Commyns Worsnop, 73, 3021 Bay Street, Gulf Breeze, died in a local hospital Friday morning.

Mrs. Worsnop was a native and life long resident of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church and was a direct decendent of Thomas Commyns, one of the original settlers with Galvez in 1781.

Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Payne, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and a son, Richard Worsnop, Gulf Breeze; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Funeral Mass will be conducted in St. Ann's Catholic Church, Gulf Breeze, Monday 10 a.m. with Msgr. Luke Hunt and Rev. Fr. Roger Latosynski officiating.

Burial will be at St. Michael's Cemetery.

The rosary will be recited in the chapel Sunday 7 p.m.

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to St. Ann's Spiritual Center, Gulf Breeze, or the American Cancer Society.

Visitation will be in the chapel of Waters & Hibbert Saturday 4 to 6 p.m. and Sunday 6 to 8 p.m.

#2 Pensacola News Journal, Mon., May 6, 1985

Ethel Commyns Worsnop dies, descendant of pioneer family.

A bronze medal in the Gulf Breeze home of Ethel Commyns Worsnop certifies the family connection to the beginnings of Pensacola and West Florida history in the second Spanish colonial period.

A certificate from the Pensacola Historical Society shows that she is a descendant of Thomas Commyns one of the original settlers of Pensacola.

Family records indicate that Commyns came to West Florida with Bernando De Galvez the Spanish officer who led Spanish and French troops in ousting English troops during the 1781 "Seige of Pensacola."

Mrs. Worsnop, 73, died Friday. She was a native and lifelong resident of Pensacola and Gulf Breeze.

Mrs. Worsnop, a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church had enjoyed knitting, traveling and playing bridge.

She is survived by her daughters Nancy Payne of Tuscaloosa, Ala., her son, Richard Worsnop of Gulf Breeze, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Funeral Mass will be conducted in St. Ann's Catholic Church, Gulf Breeze, today at 10 a.m. with the Revs. Luke Hunt and Roger Latosynski officiating.

Memorials may be made to St. Ann's Spiritual Center, Gulf Breeze, or the American Cancer Society.